RT Article T1 Applied Research in the Pursuit of Justice: Creating Change in the Community and the Academy JF Social justice VO 30 IS 4 SP 5 OP 20 A1 Joyner, Laurie M. LA English YR 2003 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1747158453 AB Part of a special issue on applied research and social justice. The importance of redefining the relationship between academic sociology and communities in order to sustain the pursuit of social justice is discussed. It is argued that applied research and service learning are two areas through which connections between academic institutions and communities can be strengthened. K1 Social science research K1 Communities K1 Social goals K1 Sociology K1 Social Change K1 Social Justice K1 Service Learning K1 Sociology -- Study & teaching K1 Applied sociology K1 Sociologists K1 Occupational prestige