Visualizing the Expanding Space of Consecration in American Sociology, 1980–2020

Visualizing the Expanding Space of Consecration in American Sociology, 1980–2020

This visualization explores changes in the scope and dynamics of consecration within American sociology by examining awards granted to members of the American Sociological Association’s (ASA) constituent sections. Consecration is important because it signals quality to nonspecialists, boosts intelle...

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Main Authors: Nicholas Hoover Wilson, Damon Mayrl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-08-01
Series:Socius
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231211038366
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spelling doaj-dfb53496310f418db03ab56dee30d5082021-08-26T21:33:29ZengSAGE PublishingSocius2378-02312021-08-01710.1177/23780231211038366Visualizing the Expanding Space of Consecration in American Sociology, 1980–2020Nicholas Hoover Wilson0Damon Mayrl1Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USAColby College, Waterville, ME, USAThis visualization explores changes in the scope and dynamics of consecration within American sociology by examining awards granted to members of the American Sociological Association’s (ASA) constituent sections. Consecration is important because it signals quality to nonspecialists, boosts intellectual careers, and can be a crucial vector introducing various forms of inequality. We show that with ASA sections, the number of awards, multiple award winners, and honorable mentions has grown dramatically, especially since 2010, and that this has occurred even as the number of ASA sections has remained constant and overall ASA membership has declined.https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231211038366
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description This visualization explores changes in the scope and dynamics of consecration within American sociology by examining awards granted to members of the American Sociological Association’s (ASA) constituent sections. Consecration is important because it signals quality to nonspecialists, boosts intellectual careers, and can be a crucial vector introducing various forms of inequality. We show that with ASA sections, the number of awards, multiple award winners, and honorable mentions has grown dramatically, especially since 2010, and that this has occurred even as the number of ASA sections has remained constant and overall ASA membership has declined.
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