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The British Sociological Association

A sociological history

Jennifer Platt

First published 2003 by sociologypress

Published 2013 by Routledge

2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN

711 Third Avenue, New York, NY, 10017, USA

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business

sociologypress is supported by the British Sociological Association. It furthers the Associations aim of promoting the discipline of sociology and disseminating sociological knowledge.

Jennifer Platt 2003

All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purposes of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, without the prior permission of the publisher.

This book may not be circulated in any other binding or cover and the same condition must be imposed on any acquiror.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Cover: The image on the front cover is from a photo image disk called Model Released Crowds from Image 100 Ltd, for which copyright assignment has been obtained by the British Sociological Association.

ISBN 13: 978-1-903-45706-1 (pbk)

Contents

Sponsors, their membership of the PEC and of the Association

Numbers of members from different groups, October 1951

Highest qualification in sociology, holders of jobs in sociology (%), Register

Topics and attendance at non-teaching meetings of the Teachers Section

Conferences

Changes in conference pattern

Ratio of non-plenary papers to attendance

Number of study groups, related to membership

Proportion of women authors

Gender composition of editorial boards: proportion female

Number of pages in Sociology

BSA membership as reported to Annual General Meetings

Rates of BSA membership among sociologists listed in the CUYB

BSA membership among 1972 and 1976 CUYB sociologists, 1973 and 1977

Sex of BSA membership

Among sociologists listed in the CUYB, the proportions of men and of women who were BSA members

Proportion of departments with at least eight sociologists where at least half of those listed were BSA members

EC membership (presidents omitted) by rank, percentages

Average age of EC members

Sex of EC members

EC membership-years from (former) polytechnics

Departments with at least three different (near-)consecutive EC members

In departments of at least eight, the number providing at least one EC member/year

In departments of at least eight, the average number of EC member/years provided

Caucus/EoS/BSA events and publications on topics related to gender issues

Major components of BSA income

Overall financial situation at 1985 prices

British ISA EC members and their main BSA roles

BSA as professional association: characteristics present

Members of the Executive Committee

Editors of Sociology

Editors of Work, Employment and Society

Study groups: dates active

BSA annual accounts

AGM	Annual General Meeting
ALSISS	Association/Academy of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences
ASA	American Sociological Association
ATCDE	Association of Teachers in Colleges and Departments of Education
ATSS	Association for the Teaching of the Social Sciences
AUT	Association of University Teachers
BAAS	British Association for the Advancement of Science
BJS	British Journal of Sociology
BLPES	British Library of Political and Economic Science
BPS	British Psychological Society
BSA	British Sociological Association
CNAA	Council for National Academic Awards
COS	Charity Organisation Society
CUYB	Commonwealth Universities Year Book
DSIR	Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
EC	Executive Committee
EoS	Equality of the Sexes Subcommittee
ESRC	Economic and Social Research Council
ESA	European Sociological Association
HoDS	Heads of Departments
ISA	International Sociological Association
LSE	London School of Economics
HEFCE	Higher Education Funding Council for England
NATHFE	National Association of Teachers in Higher and Further Education
PEP	Political and Economic Planning
PHoDs	Professors and Heads of Departments
PIC	Population Investigation Committee
PSA	Political Studies Association
RAE	Research Assessment Exercise
RSS	Royal Statistical Society
SCASS	Standing Conference of Arts and Social Sciences
SCOS	Standing Committee of Sociologists
SHAFE	Sociology Heads in Advanced Further Education
SIP	Sociologists in Polytechnics
SPA	Social Policy Association
SR	Sociological Review
SSRC	Social Science Research Council
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
WCN	Womens Caucus Newsletter
WES	Work, Employment and Society

This book was commissioned by the British Sociological Association (BSA), which funded the research on which it is based. The BSAs aim was to mark the fiftieth anniversary of its founding, an appropriate occasion for celebration. I was very pleased to receive the commission, because the work fitted well with my research interests, and I was happy to develop them further in this direction. The Association has been a model funding body, in the sense that it has set no constraints on the way in which I have carried out the commission, and there has been no pressure to write in a purely celebratory style. Moreover, much practical help has been received from the office. I acknowledge with gratitude all this support and assistance.

There are also a large number of individuals, in addition to those interviewed, to thank for their contributions to the work. Bev Barstow acted as research assistant on the project, and made important contributions to the data. Next, the members of the steering committee appointed by the BSA: Sheila Allen, Joe Banks and John Westergaard; their advice and support was invaluable. Others who have played a variety of helpful roles include Caroline Baggaley, Olive Banks, Michael Banton, Jim Beckford, Nicola Boyne, Richard Brown, Robert Dingwall, Anne Dix, Jacquie Gauntlett, Charles Goldie, Chelly Halsey, Gayle Letherby, David Mills, Jo Moran-Ellis, Judith Mudd, William Outhwaite, Geoff Payne, Kit Platt, John Rex, John H. Smith and W. M. Williams.

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