Sociologist on "Stars of the fall 2015 market"
Interesting that sociology seems to have moved to a one star per year model. This will make it hard for others. This year there seems to be one star (MA) and everything else is going to a variety of...
View ArticleSociologist on "What is the equivalent of same s*x marriage for atheists?"
Faulty assumption that same-sex marriage is the most important political goal for queer people?it's the one that was most politically achievable (given that marriage and the nuclear family are pretty...
View ArticleSociologist on "Job market 2015: how are we feeling?"
What are candidates doing wrong? What makes the job talks disappointing? Help! I just did a campus visit, haven't heard back yet, have 2 more scheduled, and I am honestly scared that I was...
View ArticleSociologist on "Ben Carson for Prez"
^ You might get the Etzioni communitarian types on board with this, but it doesn't have broad enough appeal. How about his bold stance on energy independence?This could be a good issue to take to...
View ArticleSociologist on "Job market 2015: how are we feeling?"
I'm disappointed with how all job talks have gone. It's so weird given the glut of seemingly qualified candidates on the market, but every on campus has been a trainwreck. We're muttering about not...
View ArticleSociologist on "Tip -- The Sociolocial Quartelry Sucks"
True. I had a paper receive three positive reviews (two glowing) and a short (crap) negative fourth review. Paper was rejected. Followed up with the editors and was told that maybe our paper should...
View ArticleSociologist on "Stars of the fall 2015 market"
Did Drexel finish talks yet? Any offer out? Yes and yesWho got the offer?
View ArticleSociologist on "Tip -- The Sociolocial Quartelry Sucks"
True. I had a paper receive three positive reviews (two glowing) and a short (crap) negative fourth review. Paper was rejected. Followed up with the editors and was told that maybe our paper should...
View ArticleSociologist on "Journal self-citation practices revealed | FI"
The one that was most astonishing to me was Sociological Forum's editor actually editing the citation into the article herself (!). I don't know exactly why, but that feels much more heavy-handed to me...
View ArticleSociologist on "The Rise (and Fall) of Princeton"
Over half of those dozen faculty is poised to retire in the next 5 years. They're screwed if they don't poach like crazy in the next couple of years. Good point. Portes retired recently. Massey will...
View ArticleSociologist on "US News Rankings (1995-present) - Winners and Losers"
It's just the Chicago troll. Everyone else knows they've fallen and they can't get up like the old lady on the Life Alert commercials...No matter how hard Chicago falls the true believers think a come...
View ArticleSociologist on "The fall of CU Boulder sociology"
Belknap, not Adler, was the "problem" prof.Another CU insider here. Both Adler and Belknap were problems. Most in the department breathed a collective sigh of relief at their departures. CU is a much...
View ArticleSociologist on "The fall of Chicago Sociology"
MmmmmmmhmmmmmmmThe decline is overstated.
View ArticleSociologist on "The Rise (and Fall) of Princeton"
They could choose to build in a different specialty. No need to repeat the past. Better to be ahead of the curve.
View ArticleSociologist on "The (rise? and) fall of sociology."
Sociology is irrelevant these days. It'll become one of the fields of economics in about 5-10 years. The humanities types will just join anthropology.They were saying this in the 70s, too. If we can...
View ArticleSociologist on "Beneficial departures"
The discussion of Adler and Belknap in the Boulder thread inspires this question: Whose departure has really improved a department?
View ArticleSociologist on "Tip -- The Sociolocial Quartelry Sucks"
This sounds like every f**king journal I've ever submitted to.
View ArticleSociologist on "Journal self-citation practices revealed | FI"
That happened to me at Soc Forum, as well.
View ArticleSociologist on "Beneficial departures"
The departure of 4th year SJMR grad students always improves a department.
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