For 50 years, American Behavioral Scientist has been a valuable source of information for scholars, researchers, professionals, and students, providing in-depth perspectives on intriguing contemporary topics throughout the social and behavioral sciences. Each issue offers comprehensive analysis of a single topic, examining such important and diverse arenas as sociology, international and U.S. politics, behavioral sciences, communication and media, economics, education, ethnic and racial studies, terrorism, and public service. The journal's interdisciplinary approach stimulates creativity and occasionally, controversy within the emerging frontiers of the social sciences, exploring the critical issues that affect our world and challenge our thinking.
Recent and Forthcoming issue topics include:
Volume 2: Democracy at a Crossroads: Acknowledging Definciencies , Encouraging Engagement (March 2009)
Guest Editors: Joyce Rothschild, Max Stephenson, Jr.
Volume 1: Democracy in An Age of Network Governance (February 2009)
Guest Editors: Joyce Rothschild, Max Stephenson, Jr.
Media and Public Diplomacy in Times of War and Crisis (January 2009)
Guest Editor: Holli A. Semetko
The Spring Marches of 2006 - Latinos, Immigration, and Political Mobilization in the 21st Century (December 2008)
Guest Editors: Adrian D. Pantoja, Cecilia Menjívar, Lisa Magaña
Transnational Labor Inequality: Race, Class, and Gender (November 2008)
Guest Editors: Winifred R. Poster, George Wilson
Inside the Third-Person Effect: Moving Beyond the Perceptual Component (October 2008)
Guest Editor: Guy J. Golan
Psychology and The New Media, Volume 2 (September 2008)
Guest Editor: Kenneth Doyle
Indigenous Peoples: Globalization, Resistance, and Revitalization (August 2008)
Guest Editor: James V. Fenelon
Mediterranean Political Processes, 1400-2006 Part II: Contemporary Perspectives (July 2008)
Guest Editors: Charles Tilly, Roberta Franzosi, Maria Kousis
Mediterranean Political Processes, 1400-2006 Part I: Historical Perspectives (June 2008)
Guest Editors: Charles Tilly, Roberta Franzosi, Maria Kousis
Security First Foreign Policy (May 2008)
Guest Editor: Alex Platt
Perspectives on Media Violence (April 2008)
Guest editors: James A. Anderson and Tom GrimesBeyond Brown
New Approaches to Addressing Inequities in Education for African American Males (March 2008)
Guest Editors: Jerlando F. L. Jackson and James L. Moore, III
Homelessness, Children, and Youth: Research in the United States and Canada (February 2008)
Guest Editors: Darcy Varney and Willem van Vliet
Macro-Level Social Justice Projects, Democratic Movements and Pedagogy, Volumes I and II (December 2007 and January 2008)
Guest Editors: Rodney D. Coates and Joyce E. Williams
Youth Activism as a Context for Learning and Development (November 2007)
Editor: Ben Kirshner
Responding to Hate Violence: New Challenges and Solutions (October 2007)
Editor: Gordana Rabrenovic
Sociologies of Problem Gambling (September 2007)
Editors: Bo J. Bernhard and Frederick W. Preston
Watching Out: Surveillance, Mobility, and Security (August 2007)
Editor: Vida Bajc
Intractable Conflict: New Perspectives On The Causes And Conditions For Change (July 2007)
Editors: Peter T. Coleman, Barbara Gray, and Linda L. PutnamIntroducing
New Dimensions in the Study of Social Movement Leadership (June 2007)
Editor: Jo Reger
Young Citizens, Media, and Political Participation (May 2007)
Editors: John C. Tedesco and Mitchell S. McKinney
Coming and Going in Economic Sociology (April 2007)
Editor: Nicole Woolsey Biggart
Communities vs. Networks: The Implications on Innovation and Social Change (March 2007)
Editors: Filippo Dal Fiore, Marcus Foth, and Guido Martinotti.
The Scientist Practitioner Training Model for Professional Psychology (February 2007)
Editor: Ramona Mellott
Who Gets What and Why? The Sociology of Income Inequality (January 2007)
Editors: John Myles and Karen Myers
Indigenous Peoples and Canadian-United States Perspectives (December 2006)
Editors: Rima Wilkes and Michelle Jacob
Indian Gaming: Sovereignty and Social Change in Economic Development (November 2006)
Editor: James Fenelon
Community Cohesion and Place Attachment (October 2006)
Editor: Leann M. Tigges
Migration, Identity, and Citizenship: Anthropological Perspectives (September 2006)
Editors: Caroline B. Brettell and Carolyn F. Sargent
Financial Aid and Access to College: The Public Policy Challenge (August 2006)
Editors: William G. Teirney, Kristan M. Venegas, and Mari Luna De La Rosa
Public Religion and Immigration across National Contexts (July 2006)
Editor: Cecilia Menjivar
Changes at the Intersection of Work and Family: Family Perspectives : Volume 2 (June 2006)
Editors: Heidi Riggio and Diane Halpern
Changes at the Intersection of Work and Family: Organizational and Worker Perspectives : Volume 1 (May 2006)
Editors: Diane Halpern and Heidi Riggio
A Historical Context of Palestinian Arab Education (April 2006)
Editors: Ismael Abu-Saad and Duane Champagne
Institutions in the Making: Identity, Power, and the Emergence of New Organizational Forms (March 2006)
Editors: Ann Westenholz, Jesper Strandgaard Petersen, and Frank Dobbin
Communication and Racial Disparities in Health Care (February 2006)
Editor: Richard Perloff
The End of Enlightenment (January 2006)
Editor: Eileen Hunt Botting
Campaign 2004 : Volumes 1-4 (September, October, November and December 2005)
Editor: J. Gregory Payne, Emerson College
Volume 1: Constructing the New American Ideasl/Idols in Democracy, Volume 1 (September 2005)
Volume 2: Constructing the New American Ideasl/Idols in Democracy, Volume 2 (October 2005)
Volume 3: The Political Celebrity Spectacle: De/Constructing Image Meaning/Mongering
Volume 4: Style vs. Substance in Digital Politics and International Perspectives on Democracy (December 2005)
International Relations and Communitarianism (August 2005)
Editor: Emily Pryor, Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies, Washington, D.C.
The Sociology of Music: Sounds, Songs, and Society (July 2005)
Editor: Timothy J. Dowd, Emory University
Sociology of Memory (June 2005)
Editor: Noel Packard, New School University
Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality in the Workplace: Evolving Issues (May 2005)
Editor: George Wilson, University of Miami
Homelessness and the Politics of Social Exclusion (April 2005)
Editor: James Wright, University of Central Florida
New Directions in Fan Studies (March 2005)
Editors: C. Lee Harrington, Miami University, and Denise D. Bielby, University of California--Santa Barbara
Terrorism through Polish Eyes (February 2005)
Editor: Janusz Kochanowski, Ius and Lex, Warsaw, Poland
Electronic Media Use in the Lives of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers (January 2005)
Editors: Ellen A. Wartella, University of California, Riverside; Elizabeth A. Wandewater, University of Texas at Austin, and Vicky Rideout, Kaiser Family Foundation
Thomson Reuters 2008 Journal Citation Reports®
2008 Ranking:
74/88 in Psychology, Clinical
30/61 in Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
2008 Impact Factor: 0.691
