Social Research An Int'l QuarterlyNov 12, 20184 minCONS AND SCAMS: THEIR PLACE IN AMERICAN CULTURE / Vol. 85, No. 4 (Winter 2018)Arien Mack, Editor Arien Mack Introduction Cons and con men have long been present in American culture and are represented as romantic...
Social Research An Int'l QuarterlyOct 30, 20185 minBOOKS THAT MATTER / Vol. 85, No. 3 (Fall 2018)Arien Mack, Editor Arien Mack Introduction This special issue is based on the conviction that words matter, books and ideas matter—and...
Social Research An Int'l QuarterlyAug 20, 20184 minESTRANGEMENT / Vol. 85, No. 2 (Summer 2018)Arien Mack, Editor Arien Mack Introduction The discussion around the idea of estrangement—in the sense of "making strange"—involves...
Social Research An Int'l QuarterlyMay 16, 20185 minCHANGING SOCIAL NORMS / Vol. 85, No. 1 (Spring 2018)Arien Mack, Editor Arien Mack Introduction There is an important question not much addressed in the media discussions about Trump’s norm...