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The Future of Sociology:

The Future of Sociology:. Minorities, Programs, and Jobs. Roberta Spalter-Roth, Ph.D., American Sociological Association. Discussion. Who We Are and Changes Over Time What We Do : - Jobs and Job Satisfaction for BAs, MAS, and PhDs Intellectual Activities: ASA Membership and Sections

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  1. The Future of Sociology: Minorities, Programs, and Jobs Roberta Spalter-Roth, Ph.D., American Sociological Association

  2. Discussion Who We Are and Changes Over Time What We Do: - Jobs and Job Satisfaction for BAs, MAS, and PhDs Intellectual Activities: ASA Membership and Sections Minorities in the Pipeline and Interventions- Losses in the Pipeline- MFP as an Intervention Strategy Most of the data I will discuss comes from surveys and membership data published by the ASA Research Department. These data illustrate the future of the discipline and what we might do to ensure that future. Slide 1 The Future of Sociology: Minorities, Programs, and Jobs

  3. Points to Remember The majority of undergraduate majors do not go on to graduate school in sociology. We must do a better job of counseling them, because they are the bread and butter of the discipline.The market is improving for new PhDs, but sociology would have a lower unemployment rate if they were trained non-academic jobs. It looks as if cultural studies is the intellectual future of the discipline replacing family and theory, although criminal justice is where jobs are.There are small increases in minorities in the sociology pipeline, but they appear to get stuck on the way to the top. MFP helps. Slide 2 The Future of Sociology: Minorities, Programs, and Jobs

  4. Who Are We? Slide 3 The Future of Sociology: Minorities, Programs, and Jobs

  5. Sociology Degrees Awarded by Degree Level, 1966 – 2009(number of degrees) Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Completions,1966-2009 (Washington, DC: NCES, 2010). Retrieved from https://webcaspar.nsf.gov (November 4, 2010). Slide 4

  6. Top Five Reasons For Majoring in Sociology, by Type of School (2005)(Percent Responding “Very Important;” Weighted) Source: Bachelors and Beyond Survey, 2005 Slide 5

  7. Significant Differences in the Reasons For Majoring in Sociology by Race and Ethnicity (2005)(Percent Responding “Very Important;” Weighted) Source: Bachelors and Beyond Survey, 2005 Slide 6

  8. Relationship Between Type of Program and Program’s Likelihood of Closing, 2011 Source: ASA Survey of Graduate Program Directors, 2011 Slide 7

  9. Assistant and Open Rank Faculty Positions Advertised Through the American Sociological Association, 2008 – 2010* Source: ASA Job Bank Survey, 2010 * Excludes foreign positions and departments. Slide 8

  10. Respondent Recommendation for Improving Graduate School Curricula(Percentage of Respondents) Slide 9 Source: Beyond the Ivory Tower: Survey for the Ford Foundation of Non-Academic PhDs in Sociology, 2005

  11. Race and Ethnicity Slide 10 The Future of Sociology: Minorities, Programs, and Jobs

  12. Sociology Degrees Awarded by Race/Ethnicity, 1995 - 2009 Percentage of Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Completions,1966-2009 (Washington, DC: NCES, 2010). Retrieved from https://webcaspar.nsf.gov (November 4, 2010). Slide 11

  13. Sociology Degrees Awarded by Race/Ethnicity, 1995 - 2009 Percentage of Master’s Degrees Awarded Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Completions,1966-2009 (Washington, DC: NCES, 2010). Retrieved from https://webcaspar.nsf.gov (November 4, 2010). Slide 12

  14. Sociology Degrees Awarded by Race/Ethnicity, 1995 - 2009 Percentage of Doctoral Degrees Awarded Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Completions,1966-2009 (Washington, DC: NCES, 2010). Retrieved from https://webcaspar.nsf.gov (November 4, 2010). Slide 13

  15. What Do We Do?Sociologists in the Work Force Slide 14 The Future of Sociology: Minorities, Programs, and Jobs

  16. More Sociology Bachelor’s Recipients are in the Labor Market:Future Plans as Reported in 2005 versus 2007 Source: ASA Research and Development Department, What Can I Do With a Bachelor’s in Sociology? A National Survey of Seniors Majoring in Sociology Wave II, 2007 Slide 15

  17. Types of Occupations of Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Recipients (2007) Source: ASA Research and Development Department, What Can I Do With a Bachelor’s in Sociology? A National Survey of Seniors Majoring in Sociology Wave II, 2007 Slide 16

  18. What Do They Study in Graduate School?(in percents) Source: ASA Research and Development Department, What Can I Do With a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology? Wave III Slide 17

  19. Types of Job Activities Differ Between Terminal Master’s Graduates and Current Students(in percents) Slide 18 Source: ASA Research and Development Department, What Can I Do With a Master’s in Sociology? Wave III.

  20. Master’s Degrees Improve Job Conditions (percentage of terminal master’s graduates) Source: ASA Research and Development Department, What Can I Do With a Master’s in Sociology? Wave III. Slide 19

  21. The Hiring Process for Assistant and Open Rank Positions Advertised Through the ASA Job Bank in 2010(Responding departments only) Source: ASA Job Bank Survey, 2010 Slide 20

  22. Comparison of Specializations Listed in All Assistant and Open Rank Job Bank Advertisements in 2010 to Areas of Interest Selected by PhD Candidates on ASA Membership Forms in 2010 Sources: ASA Job Bank and Membership databases. * A minus sign indicates an oversupply of graduate students. A plus sign indicates an undersupply. Slide 21

  23. Job Satisfaction Slide 22 The Future of Sociology: Minorities, Programs, and Jobs

  24. Skills Resume Educated Parents Type of School Interview Race On-the-Job Activities Closeness to Sociology Job Satisfaction Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Recipients’ Pathways to Job Satisfaction Source: ASA Research and Development Department, What Can I Do With a Bachelor’s in Sociology? A National Survey of Seniors Majoring in Sociology Wave II, 2007 Slide 23

  25. Factors Related to Job Satisfaction for Master’s Graduates* Source: ASA Research and Development Department, What Can I Do With a Master’s in Sociology? Wave III. * Based on a regression model. Black text indicates variables in the model that are not significant at the 0.05 level. Slide 24

  26. Job and Family Satisfaction, 2006(in percents) Source: ASA Research and Development Department, PhD+10: A Follow-Up Survey on Career and Family Transitions Out of the Academic Sector, 2007. Slide 25

  27. Intellectual Activities Slide 26 The Future of Sociology: Minorities, Programs, and Jobs

  28. ASA Membership in Selected Years, 2000 - 2010 Slide 27 Source: ASA Membership Database

  29. Total ASA Membership by Race/Ethnicity in 2001 and 2010*(in percents) Source: ASA Membership Database *Excludes Native American and Other categories. Slide 28

  30. Top 10 Sections in 2010, by Membership Status(rank and percent of group) Source: ASA Membership Database Slide 29

  31. African Americans in the Sociology Pipeline Slide 30 The Future of Sociology: Minorities, Programs, and Jobs

  32. The Survival of African Americans in the Sociology “Career Pipeline”(estimated number of students/faculty) Become full professors 20 Become assistant professors 30 Awarded sociology PhDs 40 270 Awarded Sociology M.A.’s 1,150 2,480 Enrolled in graduate sociology programs 3,900 Enrolled in graduate school In the sociology baccalaureate pool Slide 31 Source: ASA Department of Research and Development, Race and Ethnicity in the Sociology Pipeline, 2007

  33. Expected Probabilities of Holding a Faculty Position at a Research I Institution in 2010 for 1997 – 2009 Sociology Ph.D. Graduates, by Group (N=353) Source: ASA Department of Research and Development, The Impact of Cross-Race Mentoring for “Ideal” and “Alternative” PhD Careers in Sociology, 2011 * Statistically significant difference from the control group (0.05 level, 2-tailed test) Slide 32

  34. Points to Remember The majority of undergraduate majors do not go on to graduate school in sociology. We must do a better job of counseling them, because they are the bread and butter of the discipline.The market is improving for new PhDs, but sociology would have a lower unemployment rate if they were trained non-academic jobs. It looks as if cultural studies is the intellectual future of the discipline replacing family and theory, although criminal justice is where jobs are.There are small increases in minorities in the sociology pipeline, but they appear to get stuck on the way to the top. MFP helps. Slide 33 The Future of Sociology: Minorities, Programs, and Jobs

  35. Visit the ASA Research Department on the web.http://www.asanet.org/research/index.cfmEmergency inquiries: email spalter-roth@asanet.org. Slide 34 The Future of Sociology: Minorities, Programs, and Jobs

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