▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁profess ors ▁of ▁history ▁in ▁American ▁univers ities ▁ident ifying ▁with ▁social ▁history ▁rose ▁from ▁ 3 1 % ▁to ▁ 4 1 %, ▁while ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁political ▁histor ians ▁fell ▁from ▁ 4 0 % ▁to ▁ 3 0 %. ▁ ▁The ▁Social ▁Science ▁History ▁Association , ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁brings ▁together ▁sch ol ars ▁from ▁numerous ▁discipl ines ▁interested ▁in ▁social ▁history ▁and ▁publish es ▁Social ▁Science ▁History ▁quarter ly . ▁The ▁field ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁special ty ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁Social ▁History , ▁edited ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁by ▁Peter ▁Ste ar ns ▁ ▁It ▁covers ▁such ▁topics ▁as ▁gender ▁relations ; ▁race ▁in ▁American ▁history ; ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁personal ▁relationships ; ▁consumer ism ; ▁sexual ity ; ▁the ▁social ▁history ▁of ▁politics ; ▁crime ▁and ▁pun ishment , ▁and ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁sens es . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁historical ▁journ als ▁have ▁coverage ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Social ▁history ▁was ▁pract iced ▁by ▁local ▁histor ians ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sch ol ars , ▁especially ▁the ▁front ier ▁histor ians ▁who ▁followed ▁Frederick ▁Jackson ▁Turner , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁urban ▁histor ians ▁who ▁followed ▁Arthur ▁Schles inger , ▁Sr .. ▁ ▁The ▁" new " ▁social ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁introduced ▁dem ographic ▁and ▁quant itative ▁techniques . ▁However , ▁after ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁social ▁history ▁was ▁increasing ly ▁challeng ed ▁by