Sociological Stratification: Change and Continuity in the Distribution of Departmental Prestige, 1965-2007

Autor/inn/en	Weakliem, David L.; Gauchat, Gordon; Wright, Bradley R. E.
Titel	Sociological Stratification: Change and Continuity in the Distribution of Departmental Prestige, 1965-2007
Quelle	In: American Sociologist, 43 (2012) 3, S.310-327 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-1232
DOI	10.1007/s12108-011-9133-2
Schlagwörter	Sociology; Departments; Universities; Reputation; Organizational Theories; Change; Employment Patterns; College Faculty + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziologie; Department; Abteilung; University; Universität; Organisationstheorie; Wandel; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Fakultät
Abstract	Previous research has found that there is a good deal of stability in departmental prestige, but has not considered its long-term dynamics. This paper investigates a hypothesis implied by some accounts in the sociology of science and organizational theory: that there will be a permanent component of prestige associated with the department or university. The data are the ratings of graduate departments of sociology between 1965 and 2007 using a measure of prestige constructed from hiring patterns. There is no evidence of a permanent component for individual departments, but there is evidence of a permanent difference between departments in "elite" universities and those in other universities. Despite change in rankings within each group, the difference between the groups remained constant over the period. That is, there appear to be enduring barriers that limit the mobility of individual departments. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10