The entire current issue of Theory and Society, Vol. 48, #6, is devoted to a consideration of Orlando Patterson's work on slavery and historical Sociology. It is edited by Fiona Greenland and George Steinmetz.... Read more about Theory and Society issue devoted to the work of Orlando Patterson

Orlando Patterson's new book, The Confounding Island: Jamaica and the Postcolonial Predicament, has received favorable notice and lively discussion,... Read more about The Confounding Island

The dramatic transformation of family patterns in advanced capitalist societies has received much attention in both academia and the popular press. News coverage of family change in East Asia, especially, is fueling alarm and anxiety with frequent stories about how low-fertility rates are contributing to rapidly aging populations, an unsustainable trend given the fragility of pension programs specifically, and welfare systems generally.... Read more about The Rise of Non-Normative Households in South Korea