Towards a Sociology of Hope

Topics in The American Sociologist include the uses of sociology in academic and nonacademic settings; training, placement, and career paths of sociologists; structural and ideological dimensions affecting the development of new perspectives in the discipline; the ethics of research, teaching, and practice; the application of sociological knowledge and methods in practical problems; the historical and interdisciplinary roots of sociological knowledge; and the contributions of sociologists to professional and public issues.

• Publishes papers, comments, and other writings on topics of professional and disciplinary concern to sociologists
• Examines intellectual, practical, and ethical issues affecting the work, careers, and perspectives of sociologists.
• Encourages research and reporting on ways in which sociological knowledge and skill relate to issues of broad public concern, past, present, and future.