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Current Research Projects

Our current projects are in various stages of development. Click on any of the titles below for more information about that project.

AY 2007/08 Department Survey
Currently in the field with the latest version of this survey, which provides an in-depth profile of college and university sociology departments. For 2001/02 findings, [Click here].
PhD +10
The latest follow-up to a longitudinal survey of the cohort of 1996-97 sociology PhDs examines career trajectories, scholarly productivity, family formation, and use of work-family policies. New findings will be available shortly.
Earlier findings are available in the following briefs:
Resources or Rewards? The Distribution of Work-Family Policies
The Best Time to Have a Baby: Institutional Resources and Family Strategies Among Early Career Sociologists
Gender in the Early Stages of the Sociological Career
New Doctorates in Sociology: Professions Inside and Outside the Academy
Satisfaction Among Doctoral Recipients
Currently analyzing data from two waves of the National Science Foundation's Survey of Doctoral Recipients to compare measures of professionalism and job satisfaction among academic and non-academic PhDs in sociology and other social and natural science disciplines.
Findings from an earlier ASA study of sociology PhDs in non-academic applied, research, and policy positions can be found in Beyond the Ivory Tower. [Click here]
What Can I Do With A Bachelor's Degree in Sociology?
Currently analyzing data from Phase II of the longitudinal survey of the class of 2005. Phase I examined the skills learned, the reasons for majoring, and the future plans of a sample of 2005 sociology BAs. The current wave analyzes the workforce and post-baccalaureate educational experiences. Two briefs have so far been produced:
What Are They Doing With a BA in Sociology? 
Pathways to Job Satisfaction
Sociology Faculty Salaries
Based on AY 2007/08 findings from the annual faculty salaries survey conducted by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, this brief finds that, while sociology faculty salaries have increased since last year, they remain below inflation and other social science disciplines.
The 2008 brief can be downloaded [here].
Additional salary briefs can be accessed from our Briefs and Articles page and Data Trends page.
To view all of the latest ASA research briefs and articles, [Click Here].
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Read PDF versions of our latest briefs, releases, and other publications online. Additional research briefs and articles are available here.

Briefs

Pathways to Job Satisfaction [147k]
Sociology Faculty Salaries, AY 2007 - 2008 [124k]
How Does Our Membership Grow: Indicators of Change by Gender, Race and Ethnicity, and Degree Type, 2001 -2007  [135k]
What are they Doing with a Bachelor's Degrees in Sociology? [371k]
The Health of Sociology: Statistical Fact Sheets 2007
Sociology and Other Social Science Salary Increases: Past, Present, and Future [177KB]
Race and Ethnicity in the Sociology Pipeline [858KB]
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Professionalism, Skills Match, and Job Satisfaction in Sociology [Power Point slide show, 338KB]
What Sociologists Know About the Acceptance and Diffusion of Innovation: The Case of Engineering Education [1.4MB]
Resources or Rewards? The Distribution of Work-Family Policies [304KB]
Race, Ethnicity & America Labor Market [230KB]
Race, Ethnicity & Health of Americans [242KB]
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Publications

What Can I Do with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology? [391KB]
Departmental Survey 2001/02 reports: print and PDF versions

 

Statistical Information

View the latest data on:

Employment Trend Data
Salaries
Race & Ethnicity
Degrees
Gender
Graduate enrollments
Sociology Programs
Additional trend data on the discipline and profession can be found by clicking here.

Data Resources

Web Based Data Tools on Sociology (and other Professions)
   
Assessment Forms
Phase I of the Bachelor's and Beyond Survey assesses what senior sociology majors have learned. [Click here] to view the Survey Monkey version of this questionnaire.
Phase II is an alumni survey used to assess whether graduates use the skills they have learned. [Click here] to view the questionnaire in PDF format.