Sociological Spectrum is the official journal of the Mid-South Sociological Association. It is a refereed interdisciplinary social science journal that publishes theoretical, methodological, quantitative and qualitative substantive research, and applied research articles in the areas of sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and political science. Research notes and book reviews are published if space permits.
Sociological Spectrum is published six times each year by the Taylor & Francis Group an Informa business (www.informa.com). The Journal is abstracted and indexed in: CSA Recent References Related to Social Sciences; CSA Social Services Abstracts; CSA Sociological Abstracts; Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Science; e-psyche; Family Resources; National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS); PsycINFO; ISI Research Alert; ISI Social SciSearch; ISI Social Science Citation Index.
Submission of a manuscript to this journal is understood to imply that it or substantial parts of it have not been published or accepted for publication elsewhere and that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
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Sociological Spectrum Editorial Board
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Kevin D. Breault
Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Middle Tennessee State University
EDITOR
Jerry Gonzalez
Middle Tennessee State University
EDITORIAL BOARD
Jessica Abbott – Dixie State University
Alecia Anderson – University of Nebrasca-Omaha
Candace Forbes Bright – East Tennessee State University
Melencia M. Johnson – University of South Carolina-Aiken
Jessica Warner Pardee – Rochester Institute of Technology
Amanda Hernandez – Baylor University
Brett Lehman – Auburn University at Montgomery
Harvey Nicholson – University of Central Florida
Kelly Vinson – Del Mar College
Stacey Tucker – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Lori Bateman – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jaime McCauley – Coastal Carolina University
Ugur Orak – Middle Tennessee State University
Mahmoud Sadri – Texas Woman’s University
Terri Winnick – The Ohio State University
Ex-Officio Board Member
Marsha McGee – University of Louisiana at Monroe (retired)