''Critical Sociology'' is a peer-reviewed

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that publishes papers six times a year in the field of

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. The journal's editor is David Fasenfest (

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). It has been in publication since 1969 and is currently published by SAGE Publications. In the past, it has been published by Brill Publishers. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2018

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of 1.507, ranking it 67th out of 150 journals in the category "Sociology".

Scope

''Critical Sociology'' aims to encourage critical thinking by publishing articles from all perspectives defined as falling within the boundaries of critical or radical social science. The journal publishes work which explores the relationship between race, gender and class. ''Critical Sociology'' also provides a forum for the discussion of research and findings.

History

''Critical Sociology'' was established in 1969, originally under the name of ''The Insurgent Sociologist''. It emerged from radical agitation within the American Sociology Association in the wake of the '68 radical movement.Critical Sociology Homepage https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/critical-sociology/journal201869#aims-and-scope Since then the journal has become a key pole of radical and critical research in the social sciences.

Abstracting and indexing

''Critical Sociology'' is abstracted and indexed in the following databases: :* Social Sciences Citation Index :*

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References

External links

* SAGE Publishing academic journals English-language journals Sociology journals Publications established in 1969 Bimonthly journals Critical theory {{sociology-journal-stub