Social Forces is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal

Academic journal

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 of social science published by the University of North Carolina Press

University of North Carolina Press

The University of North Carolina Press , founded in 1922, is a university press that is part of the University of North Carolina....

. It concentrates on sociology

Sociology

Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...

 but also has a multidisciplinary approach, publishing works from the fields of social psychology

Social psychology

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, anthropology

Anthropology

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, political science

Political science

Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...

, history

History

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, and economics

Economics

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. Each issue includes between 20 and 25 articles. In addition, the journal also publishes book review

Book review

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Social Forces was founded by Howard W. Odum

Howard W. Odum

Howard Washington Odum was an American sociologist.-Biography:...

 in 1922 as Journal of Social Forces. The name was changed relatively quickly and since 1925 (volume 4) it has been published as Social Forces.

This journal is currently edited by Arne L. Kalleberg (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...

).

Former editors

• Peter R. Uhlenberg 2006-2007
• Judith R. Blau 2003-2006
• Richard L. Simpson 1969-1972; 1983-2003
• Everett K. Wilson 1972-1982
• Guy Benton Johnson
  Guy Benton Johnson
  Guy B. Johnson was a sociologist and social anthropologist. He was a distinguished student of black culture in the rural South and a pioneer advocate of racial equality.-Life:...
  
   1961-1969
• Rupert B. Vance 1957-1969
• Gordon W. Blackwell 1955-1956
• Katharine Jocher 1927-1961
• Howard W. Odum
  Howard W. Odum
  Howard Washington Odum was an American sociologist.-Biography:...
  
   1922-1954

External links

• Social Forces on JSTOR
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• Social Forces on Questia
• Social Forces on Project MUSE
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• Social Forces at publisher's website