The Midwest Social Sciences Journal (previously Journal of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences) is committed to interdisciplinary social sciences scholarship. Its mission is to facilitate and advance the social sciences scholarship by publishing high-quality research. The Journal recognizes and supports the many diverse perspectives and methods in social sciences that directly address social issues and policies, including research that makes contributions to social science methodology.
We neither espouse nor champion any specific theoretical, methodological, ideological or political commitments. The Journal is committed to intellectual integrity, rigorous standards of scholarship, and rational and civil discourse. Papers are accepted for editorial review and publication in the journal at any time of the year from members and non-members of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences.
Current Issue: Volume 26, Issue 1 (2023)
Articles
Editors' Note
Nirupama Devaraj and Bharath Ganesh Babu
Cross-Cultural Dyads in the Psychotherapy Room
Sebastian Del Corral Winder, Katrina Spontak, and Mixalis Poulakis
College Campus Restorativeness: Examining Relationships with Personality and Space Usage
Laura McClelland and Sierra Nussbaum
College Student Depression Throughout COVID-19: Fall 2019-Spring 2022
Matthew Powless, Zachary Pilot, Valentin Bouvier, Elisabeth Brown, Mikaila Ealum, and Lakota Iron Rope
"He Is Not a Monster": Himpathy and Sexual Assault
Christabel L. Rogalin and Saige M. Addison
Student and Faculty Perceptions of the Impact of Masks on Student Learning and Communication in the Classroom
Beau Shine, Kelly L. Brown, Christopher Felts, and Trinnity Mitchell
Structure of Indiana’s Manufacturing Sector during and after the Great Recession: A Spatial Perspective
Arun K. Srinivasan, Kathleen G. Arano, and Janardhanan A. Alse
White Politics, Black Lives, & the Cost of Being Green: Environmental Racism in Emelle, Alabama
Laura M. Wilson
Denied, Disrespected, Doubted, and Discarded: Women's Criminal Convictions and Experiences of Discrimination
Brian Wyant, Holly Harner, and Brian Lockwood
Nonprofit Accountability: Effects of Subsector on Online Accountability
Ibrahima F. Yaro and Trent A. Engbers
- Editors
- Nirupama Devaraj, Valparaiso University
- Bharath Ganesh Babu, Valparaiso University
- Copy Editor
- Stephanie R. S. Stringham
- Publishing Advisor
- Jonathan Bull, Valparaiso University