1991
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INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE SOCIOLOGIE
Research Committee 28: Social Stratification
Comité de Recherche 28: Stratification Sociale
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Donald J. Treiman, President Harry B.G. Ganzeboom, Secretary
Department of Sociology Department of Sociology
University of California at Los Angeles Nijmegen University
405 Hilgard Av. ‑ Haines Hall PO Box 9108
Los Angeles, CA 90024 6500 HK Nijmegen
UNITED STATES NETHERLANDS
EMAIL: Treiman@socissr.sscnet.ucla.edu EMAIL: U211500@hnykun11.urc.kun.nl
FAX: (+1) 213 820 2484 FAX (+31) 80 515938
Members of the Board: Mariah Evans, Canberra ‑‑ Michael Hout, Berkeley ‑‑ Jan Jonsson, Stockholm ‑‑ Tamas Kolosi, Budapest ‑‑ Petr Mateju, Prague ‑‑ Bam Dev Sharda, Salt Lake City ‑‑ Yossi Shavit, Haifa
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NEWSLETTER ISA RC28 1 FEBRUARY 1991
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PRAGUE MEETING, JUNE 1991
The Prague meeting on "Social Inequality in Historical and Comparative Perspective", organized by Pavel Machonin and Petr Mateju, will be held June 18-21 1991 (arrival June 17, departure June 22) at Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia. The organizers have accepted 75 papers for presentation and have confirmed this with the authors. Those who come to Prague without an accepted paper do so on their own risk, i.e. of not getting the opportunity to present their paper. The deadline for hotel registration is March 15. Authors of accepted papers should have received an Hotel Registration Form from Mateju. Others should request one from Mateju at once.
Please address all correspondence to Petr Mateju, Jilska 1, 110 00 Praha 1, Czechoslovakia. His phonenumbers are: (+42) 2 231 9115 (ext. 202) (office); (+42) 2 361 222 (home); Fax: (+42) 2 235 7888. Email: Mateju@cspgas11.bitnet.
COLUMBUS MEETING, AUGUST 1991
The Research Committee will meet at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, on August 20‑21, 1991. The meeting is being organized by Toby Parcel and partially supported by the The Ohio State University. The general conference theme is: "Considering Individual and Structural Explanations of Inequality." Tentative sessions titles are:
* Gender Stratification
* Labor Markets and Inequality
* Stratification and Lifestyles
* Careers and the Life Course
* Social Mobility ‑ Methods and Models
* Educational Attainment Studies
* Class Mobility in Historical and Comparative Perspective
* Race and Ethnic Stratification
* Economic Development and Stratification
Schedule: Participants should send their paper proposals to Parcel by May 1, 1991 (see attached Conference Registration Form), and indicate to which of the tentative sessions they would prefer that their paper be assigned. Parcel will organize sessions based on the submissions and attempt to include work that reflects the breadth of stratification research. Proposals should be limited to 300 words and include title, authors, their affiliations and addresses, research problems and/or main hypotheses, name‑nature‑year‑size of data set, techniques of analysis, and central results.
Accommodation: There is a block of hotel rooms "set aside" for conference participants at Holiday Inn On the Lane, 328 West Lane Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201, (614) 294‑4848. Their fax number is (614) 294‑4848‑474. Room rates are $55.00 US dollars per room per night (two persons can share a room). This hotel is directly across the street from Ohio State where the conference will be held, and it also provides free transportation to and from the airport between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Use the courtesy phone at the airport to let the Inn know you need to ride the van. Cab fares from Columbus Airport to the OSU area are about $18.00 one way. Those rooms from the block not reserved by conference members by July 29, 1991 will be released to the general public at that time. After that date, RC members can still make reservations on a space available basis. Arrangements will work best if you mail or fax back the attached reservation request with deposit information directly to the Holiday Inn. OSU also provides some dormitory rooms, within easy walking distance of the conference area. Each room has a phone and each suite has a bathroom. If you select a double or a quad, you must specify your roommate(s) in advance. You may pay for your room on departure. Requests for dorm accommodation should be sent along with the Conference Registration Form. Finally, a limited number of opportunities to stay in the homes of OSU Sociology faculty are available; contact Toby Parcel directly for these.
Conference fee and hotel reservation: Conference fees are $30.00 (US dollars) per person and this will include a final dinner on August 21st; this fee will be waived in cases of need (contact Parcel). Please fill out the attached Conference Registration Form and mail the fee with it to Parcel. Conferences and Institutes at The Ohio State University will be handling registration and fees, and they accept Mastercard and VISA, and personal checks from US banks. If these payment methods are impossible, you may pay on‑site, but please inform Toby Parcel of your intention to do so.
Transportation: We will meet for two full days, so if at all possible please plan to arrive by August 19th and to depart on the 22nd. Columbus is served by several major airlines including TWA, United, Continental, American, Delta, and USAir. For those going to Cincinnati for the meetings of the American Sociological Association (August 23-27), rental cars are available at the Columbus airport (Port Columbus) from: Hertz, Thrifty, Dollar, Alamo, Budget, Avis and National. Delta and USAir fly between Columbus and Cincinnati. Greyhound bus transportation between the respective downtowns runs frequently throughout the day. Current fares are $23.10 round trip with a three day advance purchase; one‑way, no advance purchase fares on Friday and Saturday are $20.10, and $13.80 Monday through Thursday.
Parcel can be reached as follows: Her phone numbers are:
Toby Parcel (+1) 614‑292‑6681 (OSU Sociology Main Office)
Department of Sociology (+1) 614‑292‑8796 (her office in Sociology)
300 Bricker Hall (+1) 614‑442‑7341 (Center for Human Resource Research)
The Ohio State University (+1) 614‑292‑6687 (fax in Sociology)
Columbus, OH 43210, USA (+1) 614-486-8981 (home, emergency only)
Her email address is: ts0127@ohstmvsa.bitnet
DUES
For the new ISA period that started after the Madrid World Conference the following RC Membership fees are due:
US $ 40regular RC membership fee (4 years).
US $ 10reduced RC membership fee (4 years) for members from soft currency and developing countries, students, and those who are unemployed or retired.
The RC membership fees are needed for (a) expenses associated with production and mailing of the Newsletter and communications among board members and (b) to subsidize travel of members from soft currency and developing countries to conferences. Please contribute to these important goals by sending applicable amount to the Secretariat in one of the following ways:
‑Send a traveller's cheque (preferably in US Dollars) "to the order of Harry Ganzeboom";
‑For those with American bank accounts: send a personal cheque with the dollar amount "to the order of Harry Ganzeboom";
-Send a Eurocheque "to the order of Harry Ganzeboom", made out in Dutch guilders: Dfl. 68,=, and Dfl. 17,=, respectively.
‑Transfer the amount directly in any exchangeable currency to ABN Bank Account 5556 88 623 in the name of "H. Ganzeboom, ISA RC28, Netherlands". If you do this, make sure that it is clear on whose behalf the sum is paid.
Many of you have already sent your dues payment. Please notice below whether your payment had been received.
Your dues payment had NOT been received as of January 31 1991.
MEMBERS' ADDRESSES
The secretary is currently updating the roster of members with current mailing addresses, email adresses, and fax numbers. With your dues payment, please send updated information on all of these. This information will be available to all members in the future.
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INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE SOCIOLOGIE
Research Committee 28: Social Stratification
Comité de Recherche 28: Stratification Sociale
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Donald J. Treiman, President Harry B.G. Ganzeboom, Secretary/Tresurer
Department of Sociology Department of Sociology
University of California at Los Angeles Nijmegen University
405 Hilgard Av. ‑ Haines Hall PO Box 9108
Los Angeles, CA 90024 6500 HK Nijmegen
UNITED STATES NETHERLANDS
EMAIL: Treiman@socissr.sscnet.ucla.edu EMAIL: U211500@hnykun11.urc.kun.nl
FAX: (+1) 213 820 2484 FAX (+31) 80 615938
Members of the Board: Mariah Evans, Canberra ‑‑ Michael Hout, Berkeley ‑‑ Jan Jonsson, Stockholm ‑‑ Tamas Kolosi, Budapest ‑‑ Petr Mateju, Prague ‑‑ Bam Dev Sharda, Salt Lake City ‑‑ Yossi Shavit, Haifa
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NEWSLETTER ISA RC28 NOVEMBER 1991
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PRAGUE AND COLUMBUS MEETINGS
The Prague meeting on "Social Inequality in Historical and Comparative Perspective", organized by Pavel Machonin and Petr Mateju, was held June 18-21 1991. The Research Committee met again at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, on August 20‑21, 1991. The meeting was organized by Toby Parcel and The Ohio State University. The general conference theme was: "Considering Individual and Structural Explanations of Inequality." Both meetings were well attended and successful. The RC Board gratefully acknowledges the hospitality of the respective hosts and their universities. Summaries of the presented papers are appended to this Newsletter.
MACHONIN HONORARY PRESIDENT
At the Prague meeting the RC Board awarded a Honorary Presidency to Pavel Machonin, "in recognition of his pioneering contributions to the study of Social Stratification in Czechoslovak Society". A certificate was handed to him by Donald J. Treiman, President of the RC and the honorification was welcomed with a warm applaus by all present in the Aula of Charles University. Other Honorary Presidents of the Research Committee are Nathalie Rogoff-Ramsøy (Norway) and Kaare Svalastoga (Denmark).
FUTURE MEETINGS
The 1992 meetings of the Research Committee will be held at:
May 14-16, Trento, Italy, hosted by Antonio Schizzerotto and collagues. This meeting is contiguous to the meetings of the International Social Survey Program in Oslo, Norway.
August 17-18, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, hosted by Bam Dev Sharda. This meeting precedes the meetings of the American Sociological Association in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (August 20-24 1992).
No final decisions have been made about locations for 1993 and beyond.
TRENTO MEETING, MAY 14-16 1992
The Trento meeting, organized by Antonio Schizzerotto (University of Trento) in collaboration with Antonio Cobalti (University of Trieste) and Hans Schadee (University of Trento) will be held on May 14-16 1992 (arrival and registration May 13, departure May 17) at the University of Trento, Faculty of Sociology, Via Verdi 26. Schizzerotto can be reached at:
Antonio SchizzerottoPhone: (+39) 461 881-317
(ISA RC28 Conference) (+39) 461 881-337
Dipartimento di Politica SocialeFax: (+39) 461 881-348
Via Verdi, 26 Email:ISASS92@ITNCISTI.bitnet
I-38100 Trento - Italy
Schedule: Participants should send their paper proposals to Schizzerotto before February 15 1992, together with the attached Conference Registration Form). Papers that reach the organizer before April 15 1992 will be photocopied and handed to all participants at registration. Participants who are unable to send their papers before that date are expected to bring 60 copies to Trento.
Sessions: The Trento meeting is expected to have a total of 60 papers in non-parallel sessions. Tentative session titles include:
*Educational Inequality and Mobility
*Gender, Stratification and Mobility
*Mobility in Comparative Perspective: Methodological and Substantive Issues
*Life Cycle and Mobility
*Elite Composition and Recruitment
*Immigration: Stratification and Mobility
*Income Inequalities and Lifestyle Differentiation
*Social Inequalities in Contemporary Italy
Hotels and Accommodations: Here is a list of hotels in Trento. Prices (in Lit. 1000 = US $ .80) are for single and double occupancy, including continental breakfast.
CategoryHotel Single Double
****Accademia 140 230
****Buonconsiglio 140 190
****Starhotel Grand Hotel 120 170
***Aquila d'Oro 90 150
***America 90 130
**Venezia 45 75
Youth HostelGiovane Europe (bed) 15 ---
All hotels are within walking distance of the conference site. Your Hotel Registration Form will be forwarded to the Tourist Bureau of Trento (A.P.T.) which will send confirmation of your booking. A.P.T is responsible for all matters concerning accommodation. They can be reached at: A.P.T., Via Alfieri 4, I-38100 Trento, Tel. (+39)461-983880, Fax (+39)461-984508, Telex 400289 TURISM.
Transportation: Trento is located north of Verona, in the southern Dolomiti mountains. It can be reached most conveniently:
-by air: Verona (90 km), Venice (153 km), Milan (213 km), Munich (334 km);
-by train: Brenner Railway, directly from Munich;
-by car: along the A22 Brenner Motorway or the SS12 Abetone and Brenner.
More detailed information will be sent to the participants.
SALT LAKE CITY MEETING, AUGUST 17-18 1992
The Salt Lake City meeting, organized by Bam Dev Sharda, will be held August 17-18 1992 (arrival on August 16, departure/transfer to Pittsburg August 19) at the Department of Sociology, University of Utah. The conference will be titled: Stability and Change in Stratification Systems. Tentative session titles are:
* Trends in Cross-national Social Mobility
*World System Stratification
*Inequality and Education
*Gender and Stratification
*Ethnic and Racial Stratification
*Organizational and Institutional Aspects of Social Stratification
*Methods and Models of Social Mobility
*Inequality and Public Policy
Sharda can accommodate about 40 papers in non-parallel sessions. He can be reached at:
Bam Dev ShardaPhone:(+1) 801 581-6153
Department of Sociology Fax:(+1) 801 585-3784
University of UtahEmail:SHARDA@UTAHCCA
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
USA
Schedule: Members of the RC who plan to participate in the Salt Lake City meeting should send the organizer their registration form (appended), including the title and abstract of their paper before May 30, 1992.
Registration Fee: Participants in the Salt Lake City meeting will be charged a US $ 30 registration fee. Lunches are covered by the fee. Please make your check/money order (in US $ only) payable to Bam Dev Sharda, Department of Sociology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. Send it along with the registration form.
Accommodation: Three types of accommodation will be available to the participants: the University Park Hotel that adjoins the campus ($70 + tax for a single, doubles are available), student dormitories on campus ($17 single, $22 double, plus tax), and hotels/motels located in downtown Salt Lake City approximately two miles from the campus ($45 and up, ask Sharda for information). Registration for accommodation should also be in before May 30 1992.
Site information: The State of Utah is situated on the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains and the Continental Divide. Utah consists of lakes, mountains, canyons, deserts and rivers that make it one of the most unusual and breathtaking parts of the United States. Utah is the home of five national parks (including Arches National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park). Salt Lake City is also the major gateway city and airport to Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, Great Basin National Park in Nevada, Grand Canyon National Park and the Navajo and Hopi Reservation in Arizona. Finally, Salt Lake City is the city that the Mormon pioneers, under the leadership of Brigham Young, chose as their place of refuge in the 1840's. Much of Utah's population is the result of Mormon converts migrating from other parts of the United States, Europe and the Pacific. Today, 70% of the population of Utah and 45% of the population of Salt Lake City are Mormon.
Transportation: Salt Lake City is serviced by many American and international carriers. The Salt Lake City International Airport is located about 10 miles west of the University area. There are metered taxicabs between the Airport and the Downtown/University area. Further information will be sent to the participants.
ABSTRACTS
For both the Trento and the Salt Lake City meetings, registration should be accompagnied by an abstract of your paper. The abstract should be no more than 200-300 words and include the following information:
-full names and address (including email address) where the paper can be obtained;
-exact title and reference of the paper;
-basic subject, research problems, hypotheses and conclusions;
-reference to the data used;
-data analysis technique applied.
Abstracts should be included in the final version of the paper and be brought on the (DOS) diskette to the conference. They will be published in a forthcoming Newsletter of the Research Committee.
TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR RC-MEMBERS
The current financial situation of the RC allows for some limited support for members in need of travel funds to come to RC meetings. The following categories qualify for such support: (a) members from soft currency countries, (b) students, (c) RC members in special need. As a rule, support is given upto a maximum of US $ 500 and only once in a four-year period. The awarding of the support is contingent upon the quality of the paper contributed to the conference. Applications should be send at the earliest possible date to Harry Ganzeboom, Secretary of the RC and include the paper proposal and an itemized budget.
DUES
For the ISA period that started after the Madrid World Conference (Summer 1990) the following RC Membership fees are due:
US $ 40regular RC membership fee (4 years).
US $ 10reduced RC membership fee (4 years) for members from soft currency and developing countries, students, and those who are unemployed or retired.
The RC membership fees are needed for (a) expenses associated with production and mailing of the Newsletter and communications among board members and (b) to subsidize travel of members from soft currency and developing countries to conferences. Please contribute to these important goals by sending applicable amount to the Secretary in one of the following ways:
‑Send a traveller's cheque (in US Dollars) "to the order of Harry Ganzeboom";
‑For those with American bank accounts: send a personal cheque with the dollar amount "to the order of Harry Ganzeboom";
-Send a Eurocheque "to the order of Harry Ganzeboom", made out in Dutch guilders: Dfl. 80,=, or Dfl. 20,=, respectively.
‑Transfer the amount directly in any exchangeable currency to ABN-AMRO Bank Account 5556 88 623 in the name of "H. Ganzeboom, ISA RC28, Netherlands". If you do this, make sure that it is clear on whose behalf the sum is paid.
Many of you have already sent your dues payment. Please notice below whether your payment has been received.
Your dues payment had NOT been received as of October 15 1991.
ISA MEMBERSHIP
Our Research Committee is part of and supported by the International Sociological Assocation (ISA). Although Research Committee members are not obliged to become individual members of the ISA, your membership is greatly appreciated. ISA members can subscribe to International Sociology and Current Sociology. A copy of the ISA Membership Dues Form is appended to this Newsletter. Please note that paying ISA dues does not replace your obligation to pay the dues to the Research Committee.
SUMMARIES FROM THE JUNE 1991 PRAGUE MEETING
SUMMARIES FROM THE AUGUST 1991 COLUMBUS MEETING
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INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE SOCIOLOGIE
Research Committee 28: Social Stratification
Comité de Recherche 28: Stratification Sociale
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please distribute
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
ISA RESEARCH COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
University of Trento, May 14-16 1992
Name: ________________________________________
Affiliation: ________________________________________
Mailing address:________________________________________
City:______________ State / Country _____________ ZIP _______
Work phone: _________ Fax number: _________ Email: ____________
(include area/country code) (include area/country code)
TITLE OF YOUR PAPER:________________________________________
PREFERRED SESSION:________________________________________
ABSTRACT Append an abstract of your paper. Give basic subject, research problems, hypotheses and conclusions; reference the data used; give information on the data analysis techniques applied. Be brief (200‑300 words), include the abstract in the complete version of the paper, and bring the abstract on a (DOS) diskette to the Conference.
Hotel Registration: Please encircle your preference (prices in Lit. 1000 = US $ .80):
CategoryHotel Single Double
****Accademia 140 230
****Buonconsiglio 140 190
****Starhotel Grand Hotel 120 170
***Aquila d'Oro 90 150
***America 90 130
**Venezia 45 75
Youth HostelGiovane Europe (bed) 15 ---
Arrival date: _______________ Departure date: __________________
Please return this completed form before February 15 1992 to:
Antonio SchizzerottoPhone: (+39) 461 881-317
(ISA RC28 Conference) (+39) 461 881-337
Dipartimento di Politica SocialeFax: (+39) 461 881-348
Via Verdi, 26 Email:ISASS92@ITNCISTI.bitnet
I-38100 Trento - Italy
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INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE SOCIOLOGIE
Research Committee 28: Social Stratification
Comité de Recherche 28: Stratification Sociale
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please distribute
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
ISA RESEARCH COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
Stability and Change in Stratification Systems
University of Utah, August 17-18 1992
Name: ________________________________________
Affiliation: ________________________________________
Mailing address:________________________________________
City:______________ State / Country _____________ ZIP _______
Work phone: _________ Fax number: _________ Email: ____________
(include area/country code) (include area/country code)
TITLE OF YOUR PAPER:________________________________________
PREFERRED SESSION:________________________________________
ABSTRACT Append an abstract of your paper. Give basic subject, research problems, hypotheses and conclusions; reference the data used; give information on the data analysis techniques applied. Be brief (200‑300 words), include the abstract in the complete version of the paper, and bring the abstract on a (DOS) diskette to the Conference.
REGISTRATION FEE: Enclose a US $ 30 check or money order to the order of "Bam Dev Sharda, Department of Sociology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
ACCOMMODATION: Three types of accommodation will be available. Please indicate your preference:
( ) University of Utah Park Hotel ( ) single ( ) double
( ) Student dormitories at the University of Utah ( ) single ( ) double
( ) Downtown hotels/motels ( ) single ( ) double
Arrival date: _______________ Departure date: __________________
Please return this completed form before May 30, 1992 to:
Bam Dev ShardaPhone:(+1) 801 581-6153
Department of Sociology Fax:(+1) 801 585-3784
University of UtahEmail:SHARDA@UTAHCCA
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
USA