Current Calls for Papers in Social Forces

Call for Papers: Age Discrimination

Social Forces seeks papers for a special section on the sociology of age discrimination. Original papers are invited for consideration that address age discrimination and related phenomena across the life course and in a range of social contexts. Papers might focus on the social processes, institutions and structures that cause or constitute age discrimination, or on social psychological and other consequences of age discrimination. Age discrimination is behavior and hence can be distinguished from ageist attitudes, but papers that analyze the relationship between ageist attitudes and age discrimination will be welcome. We are interested in papers dealing with age discrimination in societies other than the United States and papers that analyze the intersection of age discrimination and other forms of discrimination based on gender, race and class. Papers that make a theoretical contribution in this area will be particularly welcomed, as will empirical papers based on any sound methodological approach.

The special section will be edited by Victor W. Marshall, Department of Sociology, UNC at Chapel Hill and Director of the UNC Institute on Aging. Papers will be reviewed by the section editor, the Social Forces editor and at least one blind reviewer.

The deadline for submitting papers is March 1, 2007. Manuscripts should be limited to 5,000-9,000 words including references and endnotes and should be e-mailed as a Microsoft Word attachment to Social_Forces@unc.edu. Any tables or figures must be editable in Microsoft Word or Excel. Do not use any automatic formatting feature. Submission fees for this section are waived. It is essential that you note that the submission is for the special section on age discrimination.

Inquiries about the review process or about a particular manuscript should be directed to Victor Marshall at victor_marshall@unc.edu, or (919) 843-8067.

Call for Papers: New Directions in Race Research

Social Forces seeks papers for a special section on race research planned for the December 2007 issue. We are soliciting original papers that address issues of race, racial inequality, racism and racial identity construction from U.S. and international perspectives. Papers might address new developments in racial inequality in housing, education or health; the creation, maintenance and changing definition of racial categories; the racial dynamics of colorblindness; and racism within the context of immigration, neo-colonialism and the environment. We welcome papers that expand our theoretical understanding of race and are particularly interested in empirical research that challenges, expands or redirects existing race scholarship.

The special section will be edited by Charles A. Gallagher, Department of Sociology, Georgia State University. Papers will be peer reviewed.

The deadline for submitting papers is April 2, 2007. Manuscripts should be limited to 5,000-9,000 words including references and endnotes and should be e-mailed as a Microsoft Word attachment to Social_Forces@unc.edu. Any tables or figures must be editable in Microsoft Word or Excel. Do not use any automatic formatting feature. Submission fees for this section are waived.