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Volume 37, Number 5, September 2008
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Editors' Note

Editors' Note: U.S. Electoral Politics
pp. ix-x(1)
Authors: Jenness, Valerie; Smith, David A.; Stepan-Norris, Judith

A Symposium on U.S. Electoral Politics

How Big Can the Democratic Party Tent Be?
pp. 393-395(3)
Author: Glenn, Norval D.

The Best-laid Schemes of Mice and Men
pp. 396-399(4)
Author: Nolan, Patrick D.

Two Hopes, One Faith, and the Future of American Politics
pp. 399-402(4)
Author: Block, Fred

Are We There Yet? Reflections on the 2008 Political Scene
pp. 403-406(4)
Author: Newman, Katherine

Review Essays

Democracy and Social Welfare
pp. 407-410(4)
Author: Rueschemeyer, Dietrich

Comparison and Political Economy in Welfare State Research
pp. 411-414(4)
Author: Shalev, Michael

What Happened, Sociologically Speaking, During the Twentieth Century?
pp. 415-417(3)
Author: Hirschman, Charles

Celebrating 100 Years of American Sociology
pp. 417-419(3)
Author: McLaughlin, Neil

Engaging Our Students
pp. 420-422(3)
Author: Grauerholz, Liz

Toolkit Essays

Pas de Deux: Social Networks and Network Analysis
pp. 423-426(4)
Author: Skvoretz, John

New Worlds of Social Network Research
pp. 426-427(2)
Author: Bonacich, Phillip

Constructing a Survey of Constructionist Research
pp. 428-430(3)
Author: Berard, Tim J.

Inequalities

Adoption in a Color-Blind Society
pp. 431-432(2)
Author: Dorow, Sara

The Other African Americans: Contemporary African and Caribbean Immigrants in the United States
pp. 432-433(2)
Author: Franklin, Rebecca C.

Marked: Race, Crime, and Finding Work in an Era of Mass Incarceration
pp. 433-434(2)
Author: Gatson, Sarah N.

Latino-Anglo Bargaining: Culture, Structure, and Choice in Court Mediation
pp. 435-436(2)
Author: Verner Jr., Jimmy L.

Intimate Relationships, Family, and Life Course

Surrogate Motherhood and the Politics of Reproduction
pp. 436-438(3)
Author: Apple, Rima D.

Work, Family and Leisure: Uncertainty in a Risk Society
pp. 438-439(2)
Author: Boulis, Ann

Boundaries of Touch: Parenting and Adult-Child Intimacy
pp. 439-440(2)
Author: Hackett, Martine

Contemporary Motherhood: The Impact of Children on Adult Time
pp. 440-441(2)
Author: Raley, Sara

Marriage and Cohabitation
pp. 441-443(3)
Author: Sassler, Sharon

Work, Organizations, and Markets

Beyond the Boycott: Labor Rights, Human Rights, and Transnational Activism
pp. 443-444(2)
Author: King, Brayden

Culture and Demography in Organizations
pp. 444-446(3)
Author: Prietula, Michael J.

Market Dreams: Gender, Class and Capitalism in the Czech Republic
pp. 446-447(2)
Author: Szelenyi, Ivan

From Hire to Liar: The Role of Deception in the Workplace
pp. 447-448(2)
Author: Vardi, Yoav

Ideology and Cultural Production

The Depth of Shallow Culture: The High Art of Shoes, Movies, Novels, Monsters, and Toys
pp. 448-450(3)
Author: Bielby, Denise D.

Tabloid Justice: Criminal Justice in an Age of Media Frenzy, 2nd Edition
pp. 450-451(2)
Author: Chermak, Steven

The Paranormal and the Politics of Truth: A Sociological Account
pp. 451-452(2)
Author: Markovsky, Barry

Democracy and the New Religious Pluralism
pp. 452-454(3)
Author: Pfaff, Steven

Getting Loose: Lifestyle Consumption in the 1970s
pp. 454-455(2)
Author: Steward, Dan

Out of Play: Critical Essays on Gender and Sport
pp. 455-456(2)
Author: White, Philip

From Diversity to Unity: Southern and Appalachian Migrants in Uptown Chicago, 1950-1970
pp. 456-457(2)
Author: Walls, David

Asian American Assimilation: Ethnicity, Immigration, and Socioeconomic Attainment
pp. 457-459(3)
Author: Wong, Morrison G.

Politics and the State

American Indian Nations: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
pp. 459-460(2)
Author: Jo Deegan, Mary

Forbidden Wars: The Unwritten Rules that Keep Us Safe
pp. 460-461(2)
Author: Hooks, Gregory

The Best-Kept Secret: Women Corporate Lobbyists, Policy, & Power in the United States
pp. 461-462(2)
Author: Hughes, Melanie M.

Agents of the Welfare State: How Caseworkers Respond to Need in the United States, Germany, and Sweden
pp. 462-464(3)
Author: Peck, Jamie

The Political Sociology of the Welfare State: Institutions, Social Cleavages, and Orientations
pp. 464-465(2)
Author: Rottiers, Stijn

Social Control, Deviance, and Law

Police Interrogation and American Justice
pp. 465-466(2)
Author: Alpert, Geoffrey P.

Crime and Social Control in Asia and the Pacific: A Cross-Border Study
pp. 466-468(3)
Authors: Bakken, Børge

Crime in an Insecure World
pp. 468-469(2)
Author: Monahan, Torin

Crime, Drugs and Social Theory: A Phenomenological Approach
pp. 469-470(2)
Author: Orcutt, James D.

Social Movements

Protest Politics in Germany: Movements on the Left and Right Since the 1960s
pp. 470-471(2)
Author: Dalton, Russell

Ethnic Community Builders: Mexican Americans in Search of Justice and Power—The Struggle for Citizenship Rights in San José, California
pp. 472-473(2)
Author: Gleeson, Shannon

From Black Power to Black Studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline
pp. 473-474(2)
Author: Olzak, Susan

Toxic Exposures: Contested Illnesses and the Environmental Health Movement
pp. 474-475(2)
Author: Rivera, Fernando I.

Latin American Social Movements: Globalization, Democratization, and Transnational Networks
pp. 476-477(2)
Author: Rodriguez, Nestor

Health, Illness, and Medicine

The Loss of Sadness: How Psychiatry Transformed Normal Sorrow into Depressive Disorder
pp. 477-478(2)
Author: Karp, David A.

Just Don't Get Sick: Access to Health Care in the Aftermath of Welfare Reform
pp. 478-479(2)
Author: Rank, Mark R.

The New Political Sociology of Science: Institutions, Networks, and Power
pp. 479-481(3)
Author: Welsh, Rick

Theory, Epistemology, and Methodology

Models and Methods in Social Network Analysis
pp. 481-482(2)
Author: Breiger, Ronald L.

Race Relations: A Critique
pp. 482-483(2)
Author: Evans, Louwanda

The Art of Listening
pp. 483-484(2)
Author: Harvey, Daina Cheyenne

W.E.B. Du Bois and the Problems of the Twenty-First Century: An Essay on Africana Critical Theory
pp. 484-485(2)
Author: Henry, Paget

Strategies of Commitment and Other Essays
pp. 486-486(1)
Author: Kitts, James A.

Telling About Society
pp. 487-488(2)
Author: Kroll-Smith, Steve

Global Dynamics and Social Change

Grassroots Struggles for Sustainability in Central America
pp. 488-489(2)
Author: Almeida, Paul

Rethinking Science, Technology, and Social Change
pp. 489-490(2)
Author: Volti, Rudi

Education

Lessons in Integration: Realizing the Promise of Racial Diversity in American Schools
pp. 491-492(2)
Author: Ayers, William

Schools Betrayed: Roots of Failure in Inner-City Education
pp. 492-493(2)
Author: Persell, Caroline Hodges

Take Note

Take Note
pp. 494-500(7)

Comment and Reply

Comment and Reply
pp. 501-502(2)

Publications Received

Publications Received
pp. 503-505(3)

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