Report of the ASA Task Force on First-Generation and Working-Class People in Sociology

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@unpublished{untitled2022a,
  title = {Report of the ASA Task Force on  First-Generation and Working-Class People in Sociology},
  year = {2022},
  month = dec,
  author = {Untitled},
  month_numeric = {12}
}

In 2017, the American Sociological Association convened a Taskforce with the following charge:

1. Develop a working definition of “first-generation” and “working class” drawing on existing literature, ASA tradition, and the task force’s substantive concerns.

2. Examine existing data and, if possible, collect additional data where gaps exist, to document:

a. The pipeline into the profession, specifically the proportion of graduate students who are first-generation/working class.

b. The representation of first-generation/working-class sociologists within each academic rank, and in various types of educational institutions.

c. Appointment of first-generation/working-class sociologists in new positions as a share of all appointments, by rank of appointment.

d. Comparing first-generation/working-class sociologists to their peers in terms of (1) salaries; (2) appointments to Department Chair and other administrative positions; (3) representation on the ASA Publications Committee; (4) representation on ASA Council; (5) representation on editorial boards of ASA journals; and (6) FAD grant awardees.

3. Solicit feedback from first-generation/working-class persons in sociology (at every level from graduate student through full professor status) regarding issues or concerns related to their status within the profession.

4. Review past and present efforts of other scholarly associations to address issues of underrepresentation of first-generation/working class sociologists.

5. Make recommendations to ASA Council as to how the Association can best address the challenge of integrating this population into our discipline in a way that maximizes equity.

Task Force Members were:

Vincent Roscigno, Ohio State University (Chair); David Brady, University of California, Riverside; Kevin Delaney, Temple University; Robert Francis, Whitworth College; Allison Hurst, Oregon State University; Anthony Jack, Harvard University; Wendi Johnson, Oakland University; Colby King, University of South Carolina, Upstate; Elizabeth Lee, Saint Joseph’s University; Monica McDermott, Arizona State University; José A. Muñoz, California State University, San Bernardino, and Deborah Warnock, Independent Researcher and Margaret Weigers Vitullo, ASA Deputy Director (Staff Liaison)