The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology
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New content publishes online within The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology twice annually to ensure that it remains the most comprehensive reference available in the field.
The most recent update was in February 2025, when we published the following articles:
Gambling: Sports Betting, Global
Hibai Lopez-GonzalezBrexit
William OuthwaiteClimate Change and Aging
May ChazanHuman–Animal Studies
Seven MattesE-commerce and Labor
Jake Alimahomed-Wilson, Raminder DubbGambling as a Social Issue
Tiina Latvala, Kalle Lind, Jani SelinSocial Theory and Health
Brian BrownWorld Health Organization (WHO)
Geoffrey B. CockerhamInfodemics
Dinur Blum, Stacy L. Smith, Adam G. SanfordMemetics
Adam G. Sanford, Stacy L. Smith, Dinur BlumCOVID-19, Digital Inequality and
J. Michael RyanWorkplace Diversity
Stella Nkomo, Krista Bonello Rutter GiapponeCybernationalism
Emma-Claire LaSaineNetnography
Oskar T. MilikTransnational Capitalism
Rob BeamishRace and Physical Health, United States
Jason L. Cummings, Tess E. StarmanRace, Racism, and Mental Health
Ryan D. Talbert, Junlan RenAlternative Currencies
John Millar CarrollGig Economy
Kimberly Jamie, Karel MusilekZdravomyslov, Andrey (1928–2009)
Larissa TitarenkoGender: Women's Labor Force Participation
Sian Moore, Laura William, Safak Tartanoglu-BennettAge, Period, and Cohort Effects
Ethan FosseAging and Technology
Marvin FormosaCommunity College
Rebekah CarnesTourism and Tourists
Heather J. GibsonCorrections
Piero MoraroCrime, Organized
Sean Patrick GriffinCybercrime
Greg MartinSocial Causation of Disease
Joshun Dulai, Rusi JaspalDivorce
Dimitri MortelmansEcofeminism
Amanda Bertana, Natalie BlantonEconomic Development
Rob BeamishEnvironmental Problems
Riley E. DunlapFemininities and Masculinities
Amy Lind, Marie Sarita GaytánGlobal Politics
Caitlin BiddolphGlobal Warming
Louis Everuss, Ramona MarinacheHealth Professions and Occupations
Debra Humphris, Rusi JaspalHealth Risk Behavior
Deborah LuptonHealth and Social Class
Eero LahelmaHospitals
Kathleen GalvinImmigration Policy
Susan K. Brown, Frank D. Bean, Berfu AygencInequality, Wealth
Neil GuppyLesbian and Gay Families
Claudia Geist, Marie Sarita GaytánMedia and the Public Sphere
Nico CarpentierMigration: International
Mary M. Kritz, Pamela Zabala OrtizMoney
Rob BeamishPolitics and Media
Mitchell John HobbsPoverty and Free Trade
Christoph HenningPopular Culture Forms: Zoos
Adrian FranklinQualitative Computing
César A. Cisneros-PueblaRape Culture
Joyce E. WilliamsRetirement
Marleen Damman, Orlaith TunneyScience and the Measurement of Risk
Rob BeamishSocial Exclusion
Hilary SilverSocial Movements
Tamara J. LynnSocial Movements, Nonviolent
Kurt SchockStratification, Race/Ethnicity and
David H. KaplanTransnational Movements
Thomas DaviesTribalism
Susan R. TrencherUnemployment as a Social Problem
Martin EhlertUrban Community Studies
Zachary HydeWomen's Health
Diane S. ShinbergEnvironmental Criminology
Jacqueline L. SchneiderIncome Inequality, Global
Charles van Marrewijk