Ascription or productivity? The determinants of departmental success in the NRC quality ratings
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The findings of cross-sectional analyses of the National Research Council evaluations of the quality of 95 sociology departments are presented. The relative influence of ascriptive factors on ratings of sociology departments is analyzed by investigating the explanatory power of some ascribed features ignored in previous studies. In addition to the influence of ascription, another issue that is investigated is the distribution of professional recognition within departments.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 1999
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Ascription and departmental rankings revisited: a correction and a reanalysis
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New York institutions do not have an agricultural school, and have eliminated or de-emphasized the word state in their names. Name based stigmatization and other forms of ascriptions that should not matter, help explain NRC rankings of sociology departments.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 2004
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Toward a political sociology of punishment: politics and changes in the incarcerated population
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This article explores the political systems impact on the prison population. The author maintains that during times of Republican control over the presidency the prison population expanded due to political determinants and economic inequalities.
Publication Name: Social Science Research
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0049-089X
Year: 2001
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