Sexual violence reproduces inequalities of gender, race/ethnicity, class, age, sexuality,
ability status, citizenship status, and nationality. Yet its study has been relegated to the …

Over the last few decades, research, activity, and funding has been devoted to improving the
recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in the fields of science, engineering, and …

Since the passage of the Civil Rights Act, virtually all companies have antidiscrimination
policies in place. Although these policies represent some progress, women and minorities …

In sheer numbers, no form of government control comes close to the police stop. Each year,
twelve percent of drivers in the United States are stopped by the police, and the figure is …

This article examines the legal consciousness and incorporation experiences of
undocumented immigrants in the United States. Although this population may be …

In contrast to the antistructuralist and antipositivist agenda that has animated the “narrative
turn” in the social sciences since the 1980s, a more uniquely sociological approach has …

As historians of crime and violence have largely come to agree, urban life in the past was
more rather than less violent. Imprisonment rates in the United States fluctuated within a …

Why do some people not hesitate to call the police to quiet a barking dog in the middle of the
night, while others accept the pain and losses associated with defective products …

Have you ever read a newspaper article about a controversial topic and thought that you
would have approached the issue from a completely different angle? Have you ever …

What role has litigation played in the struggle for equal pay between women and men? In
Rights at Work, Michael W. McCann explains how wage discrimination battles have raised …