The American sociologist: Characteristics in the 1990s |
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Authors: | Joseph A McFalls Michael J Engle Bernard J Gallagher |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Sociology, 19085 Villanova, PA |
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Abstract: | This article describes the characteristics, theoretical preferences, and political orientations of sociologists in the United
States. The findings are the most representative of their kind reported to date. Other professional groups, such as psychiatrists,
have been studied over time (Gallagher, 1977; Gallagher et al., 1987; Gallagher et al., 1990), but studies of sociologists
have been almost non-existent. In fact, there has only been one study of this nature conducted in the 1990s, and that one
sampled only sociologists whose names appeared on the membership list of the American Sociological Association (Sanderson
and Ellis, 1992). However, that sampling frame did not provide a representative cross-section of American sociologists because
it excluded the large proportion of sociologists who are not members of the ASA and who probably are systematically different
than members. It is ironic that sociologists who intensively study the characteristics of all sorts of groups know so little
about themselves. That is a major reason why this project was undertaken. |
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