TY - JOUR
T1 - Presidential speeches and teaching sociology (2009 MSSA presidential address)
AU - Davies, Kim
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - In this address, I review available published presidential addresses written by presidents of various sociological organizations as a way of thinking about sociology and what sociologists may find important. Using Eller's categorizations, I divide the articles into three types including (1) query of the profession in which the author discussed the history of sociology or its future; (2) a call for new directions in methodologies or theories within sociology; and (3) a focus on the author=president's research. Then, I focus on what is missing in most presidential addresses given by sociologists: sociologists' role as educators and the impact we have upon students. I find that most presidential addresses do not include any or only passing nods to our responsibilities as teachers. I end the address with a call to consider our responsibilities and impact as teachers.
AB - In this address, I review available published presidential addresses written by presidents of various sociological organizations as a way of thinking about sociology and what sociologists may find important. Using Eller's categorizations, I divide the articles into three types including (1) query of the profession in which the author discussed the history of sociology or its future; (2) a call for new directions in methodologies or theories within sociology; and (3) a focus on the author=president's research. Then, I focus on what is missing in most presidential addresses given by sociologists: sociologists' role as educators and the impact we have upon students. I find that most presidential addresses do not include any or only passing nods to our responsibilities as teachers. I end the address with a call to consider our responsibilities and impact as teachers.
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U2 - 10.1080/02732173.2010.510053
DO - 10.1080/02732173.2010.510053
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77957795445
SN - 0273-2173
VL - 30
SP - 623
EP - 638
JO - Sociological Spectrum
JF - Sociological Spectrum
IS - 6
ER -