Latest news from American Sociological Association (ASA) on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/beyond-buzzwords-the-real-impact-of-race-gender-and-dei-at-work/?sc=rsin /articles/beyond-buzzwords-the-real-impact-of-race-gender-and-dei-at-work/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:55:04 EST This brief explores how women of all races and men from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups experience workplace discrimination. This brief also offers insight into how companies can promote diversity and increase their economic standing. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/sociological-research-reveals-how-immigrants-can-reduce-crime/?sc=rsin /articles/sociological-research-reveals-how-immigrants-can-reduce-crime/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:05:23 EST This media brief provides expert quotes and data discussing immigrant residents, both documented and undocumented, in the context of their impact on crime rates. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/report-urges-need-to-close-research-gaps-affecting-women-s-health/?sc=rsin /articles/report-urges-need-to-close-research-gaps-affecting-women-s-health/?sc=rsin Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:20:12 EST Medical sociologist Chloe Bird provides context on a report issued by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that presents a roadmap to enhance the inclusion of sex and gender considerations in research. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/expert-sociologists-available-for-commentary-on-the-u-s-healthcare-system/?sc=rsin /articles/expert-sociologists-available-for-commentary-on-the-u-s-healthcare-system/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:00:49 EST American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/social-science-research-on-trans-and-gender-diverse-youth-highlights-importance-of-inclusive-polices/?sc=rsin /articles/social-science-research-on-trans-and-gender-diverse-youth-highlights-importance-of-inclusive-polices/?sc=rsin Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:05:06 EST American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/school-segregation-widens-racial-achievement-gaps-among-black-white-and-hispanic-students/?sc=rsin /articles/school-segregation-widens-racial-achievement-gaps-among-black-white-and-hispanic-students/?sc=rsin Sun, 01 Dec 2024 19:50:14 EST New sociological research finds that school segregation continues to widen racial achievement gaps among Black, Hispanic, and White students in US public schools. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/american-sociological-association-appoints-heather-washington-as-executive-director2/?sc=rsin /articles/american-sociological-association-appoints-heather-washington-as-executive-director2/?sc=rsin Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:00:57 EST The appointment is historic for ASA; Washington is the first person of color, and the first Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) alum named ASA executive director. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/sociologists-estimate-the-impact-of-alaska-s-universal-cash-payments-on-birth-outcomes/?sc=rsin /articles/sociologists-estimate-the-impact-of-alaska-s-universal-cash-payments-on-birth-outcomes/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:00:00 EST A sociological investigation estimated the effects of Alaska's universal cash transfer program on newborn health outcomes using data spanning 28 years. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/sociologists-to-create-nexus-for-joyful-forward-thinking-discussions-at-annual-meeting-in-montreal/?sc=rsin /articles/sociologists-to-create-nexus-for-joyful-forward-thinking-discussions-at-annual-meeting-in-montreal/?sc=rsin Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:05:40 EST The 119th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) convenes at the Palais de congress in Montreal, Quebec, from August 9 to August 13, 2024. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/isn-t-that-what-friends-are-for-maybe-not-new-study/?sc=rsin /articles/isn-t-that-what-friends-are-for-maybe-not-new-study/?sc=rsin Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:05:27 EST New sociological research looks into how and why people sometimes avoid strong ties when facing personal issues. Authors find avoidance is not rare. It is neither limited to specific intimates, nor limited to specific topics. Isolation might be less a matter of having no intimates than of having repeatedly to avoid them. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/american-sociological-association-elects-shelley-j-correll-117th-president-victor-e-ray-voted-vice-president/?sc=rsin /articles/american-sociological-association-elects-shelley-j-correll-117th-president-victor-e-ray-voted-vice-president/?sc=rsin Wed, 29 May 2024 11:05:36 EST Shelley J. Correll, Michelle Mercer and Bruce Golden Family Professor of Women's Leadership, Director of Stanford VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab, and Professor of Sociology at Stanford University, has been elected the 117th President of the American Sociological Association (ASA). Victor E. Ray, F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Iowa, has been elected ASA Vice President. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/covid-19-impacted-domestic-violence-differently-depending-on-class-but-not-in-the-way-you-may-think-new-study/?sc=rsin /articles/covid-19-impacted-domestic-violence-differently-depending-on-class-but-not-in-the-way-you-may-think-new-study/?sc=rsin Mon, 20 May 2024 14:05:59 EST New sociological research that looks into how crisis conditions during the pandemic--such as poor heath and insecure housing--affected domestic abuse and victims' interpretation of violence. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/eight-sociologists-recognized-by-premier-science-associations/?sc=rsin /articles/eight-sociologists-recognized-by-premier-science-associations/?sc=rsin Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:05:37 EST The American Sociological Association congratulates the eight sociologists who were recently recognizes by premier science associations for their outstanding achievements in the discipline. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/lower-class-background-contributes-to-imposter-syndrome-in-academia-new-study/?sc=rsin /articles/lower-class-background-contributes-to-imposter-syndrome-in-academia-new-study/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:05:45 EST New sociological research looks into the relationship between a lower-class background and the experience of imposter syndrome in academia, examining it as something borne of sociological processes as opposed to how it is typically understood--as the result of individual shortcomings. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/global-illiberalism-impacts-academic-freedom-new-study/?sc=rsin /articles/global-illiberalism-impacts-academic-freedom-new-study/?sc=rsin Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:05:28 EST Findings support conventional views that academic freedom is positively associated with democracy and negatively with state religiosity and militarism. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/gender-wage-gap-vs-family-wage-gap-its-complicated-new-study-shows/?sc=rsin /articles/gender-wage-gap-vs-family-wage-gap-its-complicated-new-study-shows/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:05:40 EST New sociological research investigates the relationship between family and gender wage gaps--looking at the full labor market, and also separately looking at Black, Hispanic, and White workers. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/stigma-has-declined-for-chronic-diseases-but-not-for-mental-illnesses-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/stigma-has-declined-for-chronic-diseases-but-not-for-mental-illnesses-study-finds/?sc=rsin Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:05:14 EST In this new study appearing in the October 2023 issue of The American Sociological Review, researchers use new methods to learn why some diseases are more stigmatized than others and whether disease stigma has declined over time. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/white-police-membership-in-republican-party-associated-with-racial-bias-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/white-police-membership-in-republican-party-associated-with-racial-bias-study-finds/?sc=rsin Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:40:32 EST In the last 10 years, police organizations have displayed unprecedented support for Republican presidential candidates and have organized against social movements focused on addressing racial disparities in police contact. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/sociologists-to-explore-topics-of-attacks-on-public-education-racial-justice-the-future-of-democracy-and-more-at-asa-annual-meeting-aug-17-21-philadelphia-press-registration-open/?sc=rsin /articles/sociologists-to-explore-topics-of-attacks-on-public-education-racial-justice-the-future-of-democracy-and-more-at-asa-annual-meeting-aug-17-21-philadelphia-press-registration-open/?sc=rsin Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:05:35 EST Approximately 600 sessions featuring over 3,000 research papers are open to the press. From race and racism to mental health, from climate control and environmental policy issues to artificial intelligence, sociologists are investigating and reporting on the most sensitive problems confronting American society. American Sociological Association (ASA) /articles/sociologists-available-to-discuss-affirmative-action-ruling-in-college-admissions/?sc=rsin /articles/sociologists-available-to-discuss-affirmative-action-ruling-in-college-admissions/?sc=rsin Fri, 30 Jun 2023 11:15:17 EST American Sociological Association (ASA)