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As sociologists, we engage in history whether or not we see ourselves, professionally, as historical sociologists. These remarks discuss the varieties of ways sociologists use and approach historical scholarship, including history-as-context, analytic comparative/historical sociology, and interpretive approaches. I also reflect on the first fifty years of Midwest Sociological Society to show that, at different moments, the MSS mirrored, propelled, or lagged behind societal change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigates whether dual process theories (DPTs) can explain the mechanism behind the suppression of prejudice. A growing number of sociologists are using DPTs to examine the role of social norms in suppressing prejudice. However, previous studies have not clearly distinguished between Type 1 and Type 2 processing when testing the role of the latter. We use a method to overcome this methodological limitation by measuring implicit prejudice and response times. Using online survey data from Japan, where social norms around the suppression of prejudice are generally considered to be weak, and the implicit association test, we show that a longer response time implies a smaller association between explicit and implicit prejudices. This suggests that Type 2 processing works toward suppressing prejudice, as assumed by DPTs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]