Aims
The Sociological Cultural Studies journal is founded on the premise that examining social issues independently of their cultural contexts is neither adequate nor scientifically sound. No social phenomenon or event emerges outside a cultural context or is entirely devoid of cultural dimensions. Social and cultural processes are therefore deeply interconnected and mutually constitutive.
Accordingly, the journal seeks to advance sociological inquiry by examining the reciprocal relationships between social and cultural phenomena and by bringing greater attention to the close and dynamic connections between them. It provides a scholarly forum for researchers to explore how cultural meanings, values, practices, identities, and contexts shape social life, while also examining how social structures, processes, and transformations influence cultural formations.
The journal is particularly interested in research that contributes to a deeper understanding of contemporary social issues by situating them within their relevant cultural, historical, and social contexts. It welcomes theoretically informed and empirically grounded studies that advance sociological knowledge and contribute to scholarly debates in the social sciences and related fields.
Scope
Sociological Cultural Studies welcomes original research articles in sociology and related areas of the social sciences and humanities.
The journal encourages interdisciplinary and theoretically diverse approaches to the study of society and culture.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
Society and Urbanization: urban life, urban transformations, communities, and the social and cultural dimensions of urbanization
Society and Literature: literary culture, social representations, literature and social change, and the sociology of literature
Society and History: historical sociology, collective memory, social change, and the relationship between historical experience and contemporary social life
Society and Ethnic and Cultural Groups: ethnicity, cultural diversity, identity, intergroup relations, and social cohesion
Society and Digital and Virtual Spaces: digital society, virtual communities, social media, online interactions, and the social and cultural implications of digital transformation
Society and Family and Shared Life: family, marriage, intimate relationships, everyday life, and changing forms of social life
Society and Religion: religion, religious practices, belief systems, secularization, and the social and cultural dimensions of religion
Sociological Theory: classical and contemporary sociological theories, theoretical developments, and critical approaches to sociological inquiry
Society and Music: music, cultural production, social identity, popular culture, and the social dimensions of musical practices
Society and Art: art, cultural production, representation, aesthetics, and the social dimensions of artistic practices
Philosophy of the Social Sciences: epistemological, methodological, and philosophical foundations of social inquiry
Society and Education: education, socialization, cultural transmission, educational institutions, and the relationship between education and social change
The journal welcomes contributions that critically engage with significant social and cultural questions and encourages research that develops connections between sociological theory, empirical investigation, and broader debates in the social sciences and humanities.