ALT A photo of a bank of high school lockers. Two of the lockers are decorated with photos of and RIP messages about a student who lost his life to gun violence. A red vertical stripe down the center of the photo has the article's title: "The Hidden Toll of Grief after Youth Gun Violence."

ALT The front page of Contexts magazine's Winter 2025 Special Section: Election Reflections--And What Comes Next, by Amin Ghaziani and Seth Abrutyn. The image is black, white, and red, with images of flags, check marks, and circles, and the text reads: Just before the 2024 U.S. Presidential election, we asked a group of sociologists--all esteemed researchers from different subfields of our discipline--to think, observe, and write about America's big decision. Here, we present a special, and very timely, section of the magazine: a curated collection of essays that track the pulse of our democracy. The front page of Contexts magazine's Winter 2025 Special Section: Election Reflections--And What Comes Next, by Amin Ghaziani and Seth Abrutyn. The image is black, white, and red, with images of flags, check marks, and circles, and the text begins: Just before the 2024 U.S. Presidential election, we asked a group of sociologists--all esteemed researchers from different subfields...

ALT A screenshot of the homepage of contexts.org, a quarterly sociology magazine, shows the most recent blog post, titled "Is Authentic Dating Possible?" The image is a colorful illustration of two smartphones, one with a robot and the other with a human, appearing to chat with eachother as the characters wave "hello."

ALT Screenshot of the homepage of contexts.org, a quarterly sociology magazine, shows a featured piece titled "The Wages of Digital Emotional Labor." The title overlays a photo of a tired looking Black professional looking at her computer screen and smart phone with a hand to her temple, as if she simply cannot. Just. Can. Not.