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CAREERS, SALARIES, AND THE SOCIOLOGY JOB MARKET

 YEAR FORMAT
Some Sociology Faculty Salaries Edge Up: 2012-2013 Faculty Salary Brief for Sociology and Other Social Science Disciplines 2013 PDF
Postdoctorates: Another Stage in the Sociology Pipeline? 2013 PDF
Findings from the ASA 2011-2012 Job Bank Survey 2012 PPT
On the Upswing: Findings from the ASA 2011-2012 Job Bank Survey 2012 PDF
Two Years of Lost Purchasing Power: 2011-2012 Faculty Salary Brief for Sociology and Other Social Science Disciplines 2012 PDF
Moving Toward Recovery: Findings from the 2010 Job Bank Survey 2011 PDF
Sociology Master's Graduates Join the Workforce 2011 PDF
Falling Behind: Sociology and Other Social Science Faculty Salaries, AY 2010-2011 2011 PDF
The Gap in Faculty Pay Between Private and Public Institutions: Smaller in Sociology Than in Other Social Sciences 2010 PDF
Still a Down Market: Findings from the 2009/2010 Job Bank Survey 2010 PDF
Sociology Faculty See Smaller Raises but Still Outpace Inflation in AY 2009-2010: Other Social Science Disciplines Not Able to Recoup Losses 2010 PDF
Mixed Success: Four Years of Experiences of 2005 Sociology Graduates 2010 PDF
Down Market? Findings from the 2008 ASA Job Bank Study 2009 PDF
Sociology Faculty Salaries AY 2008/09: Better Than Other Social Sciences, But Not Above Inflation 2009 PDF
Too Many or Too Few PhDs? Employment Opportunities in Academic Sociology 2008 PDF
Sociology Faculty Salaries: AY 2007-08 2008 PDF
Sociology and Other Social Science Salary Increases: Past, Present, and Future 2007 PDF
Have Faculty Salaries Peaked? Sociology Wage Growth Flat in Constant Dollars 2004 PDF
Sociology Salary Trends 2002 PDF
New Doctorates in Sociology: Professions Inside and Outside the Academy 2000 PDF

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GENDER, WORK, AND FAMILY YEAR FORMAT
Mothers in Pursuit of Ideal Academic Careers 2012 PDF
Homosociality or Crossing Race/Ethnicity/Gender Boundaries? Pipeline Interventions and the Production of Scholarly Careers 2011 PPT
PhD's at Mid-Career: Satisfaction with Work and Family  2008 PDF
Resources or Rewards? The Distribution of Work-Family Policies  2006 PDF
The Best Time to Have a Baby: Institutional Resources and Family Strategies Among Early Career Sociologists  2004 PDF
Gender in the Early Stages of the Sociological Career  2000 PDF

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HEALTH OF SOCIOLOGY, ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS, AND PROGRAMS YEAR FORMAT
Program Assessment Using ASA Data 2012 PDF
Findings From ASA Surveys of Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD Recipients: Implications for Departments in a Jobless Recovery 2011 PPT
What's Happening in Your Department? Department Resources and the Demand Side of Hiring 2010 PDF
What's Happening in Your Department With Assessment? 2009 PDF
What's Happening in Your Department: Who's Teaching and How Much? 2009 PDF
What Can I Do With a Masters Degree in Sociology? The Department in Context 2009 PDF
What's Happening in Your Department? A Comparison of Findings From the 2001 and 2007 Department Surveys 2008 PDF
The Health of Sociology: Statistical Fact Sheets, 2007 2007 PDF
Academic Relations: The Use of Supplementary Faculty 2004 PDF
Are Sociology Departments Downsizing? 2004 PDF
How Does Your Department Compare? A Peer Analysis from the AY 2000-2001 Survey of Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Sociology 2003 PDF
Graduate Department Vitality: Changes Continue in the Right Direction 2001 PDF
Use of Adjunct and Part-time Faculty in Sociology 2001 PDF

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PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL NETWORKS, NETWORK ANALYSIS, AND DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION YEAR FORMAT
The "Down-the-Hall" Phenomenon: Preparing the Next Generation of Faculty to Use Innovative Pedagogy 2012 PDF
What Do We Know About the Dissemination of Information on Pedagogy?: 2008, 2010, and 2011 2012 PDF
The Effects of New Technology on the Growth of a Teaching and Learning Network (exceeds 7 MB; load time will vary) 2011 PPT
Networks and the Diffusion of Cutting-Edge Teaching and Learning Knowledge in Sociology 2011 PDF
Teaching Alone?: Sociology Faculty and the Availability of Social Networks 2010 PDF
What's Happening in Your Department? A Comparison of Findings From the 2001 and 2007 Department Surveys 2008 PDF
What Sociologists Know About the Acceptance and Diffusion of Innovation: The Case of Engineering Education  2007 PDF

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RACE AND ETHNICITY YEAR FORMAT
Research about Minorities in Sociology: Surveys, Datasets, and Measurement 2012 PPT
The Future of Sociology: Minorities, Programs, and Jobs 2011 PPT
The Impact of Cross Race Mentoring for "Ideal" and "Alternative" PhD Careers in Sociology 2011 PDF
Findings From ASA Surveys of Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD Recipients: Implications for Departments in a Jobless Recovery 2011 PPT
Homosociality or Crossing Race/Ethnicity/Gender Boundaries? Pipeline Interventions and the Production of Scholarly Careers 2011 PPT
Race and Ethnicity in the Sociology Pipeline  2007 PDF
Race, Ethnicity & American Labor Market  2005 PDF
Race, Ethnicity & Health of Americans  2005 PDF
Minorities at Three Stages in the Sociology Pipeline  2001 PDF
The Pipeline for Faculty of Color in Sociology  2001 PDF

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SOCIOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE MAJORS, DEGREES, AND OUTLOOK YEAR FORMAT
Using the Bachelor’s and Beyond Project to Help Launch Students in Careers 2013 PPT
Social Capital for Sociology Majors: Applied Activities and Peer Networks 2013 PDF
Sociology Majors: Before Graduation in 2012 2013 PDF
What Leads to Student Satisfaction with Sociology Programs? 2012 PDF
Recruiting Sociology Majors: What Are the Effects of the Great Recession?: Concepts, Change, and Careers 2012 PDF
Sociology Master's Graduates Join the Workforce 2011 PDF
Are Masters Programs Closing? What Makes for Success in Staying Open? 2011 PDF
Findings From ASA Surveys of Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD Recipients: Implications for Departments in a Jobless Recovery 2011 PPT
Launching Majors into Satisfying Careers: A Faculty Manual with a Student Dataset (supporting files forthcoming) 2010 PDF
From Programs to Careers: Continuing to Pay Attention to the Master's Degree in Sociology 2010 PDF
Paying Attention to the Master's Degree in Sociology 2009 PDF
Idealists v. Careerists: Graduate School Choices of Sociology Majors  2009 PDF
What Can I Do With a Masters Degree in Sociology? The Department in Context 2009 PDF
Decreasing the Leak from the Sociology Pipeline: Social and Cultural Capital to Enhance the Post-Baccalaureate Sociology Career  2009 PDF
Pathways to Job Satisfaction: What happened to the Class of 2005?  2008 PDF
What are they Doing With a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology?  2008 PDF
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Professionalism, Skills Match, and Job Satisfaction in Sociology  2007 PPT
“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?  2006 PDF
After the Fall: The Growth Rate of Sociology BAs Outstrips Other Disciplines Indicating an Improved Market for Sociologists  1998 PDF
     Update 1: After the Fall: Growth Trends Continue PDF
     Update 2: BA Growth Trend: Sociology Overtakes Economics PDF

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ASA MEMBERSHIP YEAR FORMAT
A Decade of Change: ASA Membership From 2000 - 2010 2011 PDF
How Does Our Membership Grow? Indicators of Change by Gender, Race and Ethnicity by Degree Type, 2001-2007 2008 PDF
Profile of 2005 ASA Membership 2006 PDF
Profile of the 2001 ASA Membership 2001 PDF

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