Participation of Sociologists at Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges in the American Sociological Association

This paper assesses the effects of Council's 1988 commitment to increasing participation in ASA of faculty at two-year and four-year colleges. An extensive check of records from 1983 to 1994 shows that sociologists in two-year and four-year colleges: (1) now occupy about the same percentage of...

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Published in:The American sociologist 1994-10, Vol.25 (3), p.37-52
Main Authors: Weiss, Gregory L., Phillips, Dretha M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ad hoc committees
American Sociological Association
College Faculty
College instruction
Colleges
Committees
Councils
Faculty Publishing
Graduates
Higher Education
Membership
National Organizations
Organizations (Groups)
Participation
Periodicals
Professional Associations
Professional Development
Social Participation
Social Scientists
Sociological Associations
Sociologists
Sociology
Standing committees
Subcommittees
Two Year Colleges
U.S.A
Universities
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Summary:This paper assesses the effects of Council's 1988 commitment to increasing participation in ASA of faculty at two-year and four-year colleges. An extensive check of records from 1983 to 1994 shows that sociologists in two-year and four-year colleges: (1) now occupy about the same percentage of slots in the Annual Meeting as ten years ago, though the amount of participation by four-year college sociologists has increased significantly (due to the expanded size of the program); (2) are increasingly involved in ASA governance, though a large portion of the participation is confined to a small number of committees; and (3) are now more likely to serve on ASA Journal Editorial Boards, though much of the increased participation has occurred on only a couple of journals for sociologists in four-year colleges and on only one journal for those in two-year colleges. Whether increased participation is better understood in absolute or relative terms is discussed.
ISSN:0003-1232
1936-4784
DOI:10.1007/BF02692581