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| Below are selected career-related research briefs and reports produced by ASA's Research and Development Department. Please click on the icon to display the document of your choice. |
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| Job Market |
 Too Many or Too Few PhDs? |
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| The Career Path from Sociology Major to Professor |
Race and Ethnicity in the Sociology Pipeline |
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| Undergraduate Careers |
“What Can I Do with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology?” A National Survey of Seniors Majoring in Sociology—First Glances: What Do They Know and Where Are They Going? |
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"What Are They Doing With a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology?" The 2007 follow-up survey of senior sociology majors shows most are employed and working in social services and that overall satisfaction with the major correlates with how closely current activities relate to sociology. |
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"Pathways to Job Satisfaction" In the second follow-up of surveyed members of the class of 2005, this brief describes the pathway from motivation for majoring and research skills learned to job satisfaction. |
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"Decreasing the Leak from the Sociology Pipeline" This brief examines how extra-curricular activities designed to enhance students' social and cultural capital increase the likelihood of obtaining employment closely related to their undergraduate major. |
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"Idealists v. Careerists: Graduate School Choices of Sociology Majors" This brief focuses on the the 35% of majors who go on to graduate school. Who pursues sociology, who applies their sociology training in other fields, and what shapes their decision? |
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 "What Are They Doing with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology?" Listen to a workshop in which Roberta-Spalter Roth, ASA Research director discusses findings from the Bachelors and Beyond Survey in this powerpoint/podcast.
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"Curricular, Departmental and Pedagogical Implications" In the second part of the workshop podcast on the Bachelors and Beyond survey, Mary Senter of Central Michigan University discusses ways in which the study can incluence sociology curricula.
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| Graduate Careers |
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Professionalism, Skills Match, and Job Satisfaction in Sociology [slide show] |
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Gender in the Early Stages of the Sociological Career |
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New Doctorates in Sociology: Professions Inside and Outside the Academy |
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| Faculty Careers |
AY 2007/08 Sociology Faculty Salaries
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Sociology and Other Social Science Salary Increases: Past, Present, and Future |
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The Best Time to Have a Baby: Institutional Resources and Family Strategies Among Early Career Sociologists
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Academic Relations: The Use of Supplementary Faculty |
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Resources or Rewards? The Distribution of Work-Family Policies |
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The Pipeline for Faculty of Color in Sociology |
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Gender in the Early Stages of the Sociological Career |
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New Doctorates in Sociology: Professions Inside and Outside the Academy |
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