Awards

The Section makes three major awards each year at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association.

ASA Section on the Family Award for Distinguished Career

Distinguished Career Award
This award recognizes the collective career or major service contribution of a sociologist's work in the field of sociology of the family. The award recognizes the entire body of the person's work, not a just one publication. Major service to the field is defined as those developments that have made a substantial impact on research on the family. The deadline is March 1, 2010, and requires only that you send a paragraph description to justify the nomination. The person's CV is helpful but not necessary. Please send nominations to Michelle Budig.

Family Section Distinguished Scholars

Harriet J. Presser
Steven J. Nock (posthumous award)
Paul Amato
Alan Booth
Larry Bumpass
Andy Cherlin
Glen Elder
Frank Furstenberg
Frances Goldscheider
William Goode
Sara McLanahan
Alice Rossi
Arland Thornton
Lynn White

William J. Goode Best Book Length Contribution to Family Sociology Award

This award is for a book published on the family in 2008 or 2009. To nominate a book, write a letter briefly stating why the book should be considered. Self nominations are appropriate. Textbooks and edited volumes are not eligible. The deadline is February 15, 2010. Please send nominations to Daniel Lichter.

Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Paper in the Sociology of the Family

Graduate students are invited to submit a paper to be considered for the best graduate student paper on the family. The paper may be completed work or work-in-progress, but should not be a proposal for future work. The paper should be article length, and can be based on a Master's or Doctoral thesis, course paper, or a paper submitted to a journal or conference. Co-authored papers are acceptable if all authors are students, but the prize must be shared. Send the paper by March 31, 2010, via email to Judith Seltzer.

2009 Award: "Norms and Nuptials: The Changing Social Price of Marriage" Daniel Schneider (Princeton University)