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

This award is designed to recognize the collective career or major service contributions of a sociologist's work in the field of sociology of the family. Nominees for the award should be members of the American Sociological Association but do not necessarily need to be members of the family section. The distinguished career award recognizes the entire body of the person's work as it relates to the sociology of the family (not just one publication). Major service to the field is defined as those developments that have made a substantial impact on research in the family (for example, data banks, analysis techniques, scholarly writings, etc.).

The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2009. For each nominee, a one paragraph description of biographical facts and major works or a rationale for the nomination should be sent to:

Philip N. Cohen
Department of Sociology
211 Hamilton Hall
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Telephone: (919) 843-4791
pnc@unc.edu

Family Section Distinguished Scholars

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 S. Goode Best Book Length Contribution to Family Sociology Award

The deadline for book nominations for consideration for the Goode Book Award is January 15, 2009. The award is given to one of the books published within the past two years (2007, 2008) in the sociology of the family. If you wish to nominate a book for consideration, in a letter briefly state why the book should be considered for the award and send the letter to:

Paula England
Department of Sociology
McClatchy Hall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 723-4912
pengland@stanford.edu

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

Papers (with a maximum length of 35 pages in total, including an abstract of no more than 150 words, text, tables, figures, references, and footnotes) submitted for this award must be entirely student-authored, and they must deal with an important theoretical issue or significant empirical problem in the field of sociology of the family. The award includes $500 towards travel expenses to attend the annual meeting in 2008, when the award will be presented. Eligible student authors include master's students and pre-doctoral students who are currently enrolled in a graduate program or who have graduated no earlier than December of 2008. Papers that have been accepted for publication remain eligible for submission. The name, address, telephone number, email address, and/or fax number, and institutional affiliation of the author must be indicated on the title page, along with graduate student status (year in the program and expected date of M.A. or Ph.D. degree). Support letters from faculty advisors are unnecessary and not encouraged.

The deadline for submission is April 1, 2009. Please send an e-mail attachment of your paper to:

Daniel T. Lichter, Chair
dtl28@cornell.edu