Humanity & Society is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Sage Publications, and is the official journal of the Association for Humanist Sociology (AHS). Established in 1977, the journal covers all aspects of sociology while focusing on issues of injustice, human suffering and social activism from a humanist point of view.[1][2] The editor-in-chief is David G. Embrick (Loyola University Chicago).[3][4]
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| Discipline | Sociology |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | David G. Embrick |
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Former name(s) | Humanity and Society |
| History | 1977-present |
| Publisher | Sage Publications on behalf of the Association for Humanist Sociology (United States) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Humanity Soc. |
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| ISSN | 0160-5976 (print) 2372-9708 (web) |
| LCCN | 78640820 |
| OCLC no. | 779578500 |
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The journal has published research articles by notable academics in sociology including Barbara Starfield,[5] Dennis Raphael, [6] Peter Dreier, [7] and Leslie Irvine.[8][third-party source needed]
The journal awards an annual Distinguished Paper Award to "the article that has contributed most effectively to the advancement of empirical, methodological, and/or theoretical research in humanist sociology."[9]
An associated publication, The Humanist Sociologist, serves as a newsletter and features shorter reports and opinion pieces.[10][11]
Background and history
At the 1976 annual meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA), the founding organizational meeting of the Association for Humanist Sociology was held.[1][12] The president of the ASA, Alfred McClung Lee, having run into resistance against his efforts to reform the ASA, organized the formation of the AHS to be distinct and outside of the structure of the ASA. The first issue of The Humanist Sociologist newsletter was published later that year, and the first issue of the Humanity & Society journal was published in 1977, the only issue published that year. Beginning in 1978, the journal was published quarterly.
With the journal's focus outside of mainstream sociology, article themes have included "human liberation", "unity and coalition building", "analysis of oppression and inequality", "studies of specific minority and disadvantaged minority groups" and "social change".[12]
The journal would also inform potential contributors that, "authors of articles will be asked to include information as to the primary moral and/or value commitments, as well as their commitments to any particular sociological paradigm ... [and] 'domain assumptions' that undergird their analyses."[1]
The first editor of the journal was sociologist Charles P. Flynn. Although Al and Betty Lee never exercised control or edited the journal, it reflected their concern for issues of injustice, human suffering and social activism.[1] The quarterly The Humanist Sociologist newsletter was initially developed and edited by Richard H.Wells.[13]
A review of the first two years of Humanity & Society published in the Contemporary Sociology journal described how it seeks "to redraw the domain of sociological discourse, theoretically, philosophically, substantively, or ethically. They challenge the status quo and the dominant tendency of current publications. Thus they are more difficult to evaluate by conventional standards." According to this review, the journal and a couple journals like it show that the field of humanistic and interactionist sociology are active fields of inquiry, after neglect on the part of the major journals in sociology. The journal was described as having opened up previously restricted channels for qualitative sociologists to publish their empirical work.[14]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Marginality and Dissent in Twentieth-Century American Sociology: The Case of Elizabeth Briant Lee and Alfred McClung Lee; John F. Galliher, James M. Galliher; SUNY Press, 1995; Pgs. 103-106
- ^ humanistic sociology; A Dictionary of Sociology. Encyclopedia.com; January 5, 2017
- ^ Humanity & Society; Sage Publications overview; August, 2014
- ^ Sociology for whom?; Alfred McClung Lee; Oxford University Press, 1978; Pg. 61-62
- ^ Primary Care and Equity in Health: The Importance to Effectiveness and Equity of Responsiveness to Peoples' Needs; Barbara Starfield; Humanity & Society, Vol 33, Issue 1-2, pp. 56-73; February 1, 2009; doi:10.1177/016059760903300105.
- ^ Reducing Social and Health Inequalities Requires Building Social and Political Movements; Dennis Raphael; Humanity & Society, Vol 33, Issue 1-2, pp. 145-165; February 1, 2009; doi:10.1177/016059760903300109
- ^ The News Media, the Conservative Echo Chamber, and the Battle over ACORN: How Two Academics Fought in the Framing Wars; Dreier, Peter, and Christopher R. Martin; Humanity & Society, 35.1-2 (2011): 4-30
- ^ Social Justice and the Animal Question; Irvine, Leslie. Humanity & Society 31.4 (2007): 299-304
- ^ The Humanity & Society Distinguished Paper Award; Association for Humanist Sociology website; retrieved 2016
- ^ Radical Sociologists and the Movement: Experiences, Lessons, and Legacies; Martin Oppenheimer, Martin J. Murray, Rhonda F. Levine; Temple University Press, 2008; Pgs. 15, 37-42
- ^ The Humanist Sociologist; Association for Humanist Sociology website; retrieved 2016
- ^ a b Public Sociology: The Contemporary Debate; edited by Lawrence T. Nichols; Transaction Publishers 2011; Pgs. 41-72
- ^ Sociology for People: Toward a Caring Profession; Alfred McClung Lee; Syracuse University Press, 1990; Pgs. 202
- ^ Review: Thoughts On Five New Journals And Some Old Ones; Malcolm Spector, Robert R. Faulkner; Contemporary Sociology Vol. 9, No. 4, July, 1980, Pgs 477-482; American Sociological Association
External links
- Official website
- Association for Humanist Sociology
- Reflections on Editing Humanity & Society - by the journal editors Janine Schipper and Shawn Bingham
