Sociology Department Colloquium

[Luanne McGinley]

Prize Proliferation

Awards, prizes, and honours have been growing at an increasingly rapid clip
during recent decades.  What accounts for this trend?  What does it reveal
about our contemporary self-congratulatory culture?

 

 

Professor Joel Best, University of Delaware

 

Joel Best is a Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University
of Delaware. His recent books include: "Damned Lies and Statistics" (2001),
"More Damned Lies and Statistics" (2004), "Flavor of the Month: Why Smart
People Fall for Fads" (2006), and "Social Problems" (2008).  He is a past
president of the Society for the Study of Social Problems and the Midwest
Sociological Society, a former editor of the journal "Social Problems," and
currently the Editor-in-Chief of the new electronic journal "Sociology
Compass."

 

 

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

10:30-11:30 AM

PAS 2030

 

All are Welcome!

 

Luanne McGinley
Administrative Secretary,  Dept. of Sociology
PAS 2045
519-888-4567, ext. 32421

 

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