Section Awards- Call for Nominations

The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section is pleased to announce the following calls for 2022 award nominations

Distinguished Career Award
Deadline: March 1, 2022
Contact: Pamela Paxton, University of Texas – Austin
The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the 2022 Distinguished Career Award. This award is given annually to a person who has made a number of significant contributions to the study of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity over an extended period of time. It is intended to recognize a senior scholar’s cumulative achievements. Nominations should include a brief description of the career contributions that make the candidate deserving of the award. Self-nominations are welcome. Please send nominations, with the subject line AMSS 2022 Distinguished Career Award Nomination, by March 1, 2022 to the Committee Chair: Pamela Paxton, [email protected]
 
 
Outstanding Published Book Award  
Deadline: March 1, 2022  
Contact: Deniz Yucel, William Patterson University  
The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the 2022 Outstanding Published Book Award. This award is given annually to the author(s) of a theoretical analysis, research monograph, or reader published in the last five years (2017-2021) that increases knowledge and understanding of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity. Nominations must include the book itself and a brief statement regarding the merits of the book. Self-nominations are welcome. A single author or one of the coauthors must be a current AMSS section member. Send the nomination letter and a PDF of the book, with the subject line AMSS 2022 Book Award Nomination, by March 1, 2022 to the Committee Chair: Deniz Yucel, [email protected]  
 
If a digital copy of the book is unavailable, please mail copies of the book to the committee: 
James Cavendish                                           
11304 Marjory Ave.              
Tampa, FL 33612                                      
 
Landon Schnabel 
323 Uris Hall 
Cornell University 
Department of Sociology
Ithica, NY 14853 
 
Deniz Yucel 
William Patterson University 
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
300 Pompton Rd, 457 Raubinger Hall
Wayne, NJ 07470 
 
Outstanding Published Article Award
Deadline: March 1, 2022
Contact: Steve Benard, Indiana University
The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the 2022 Outstanding Published Article Award. This award is given annually to the author(s) of a peer-reviewed research or theoretical journal article published in the last three years (2019 - present) that increases knowledge and understanding of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity. Nominations must include a PDF copy of the article and a brief statement regarding the merits of the article. Self-nominations are welcome. Multiple authored papers are eligible for the award. Co-author teams involving graduate students are eligible if the paper is not also under review for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award. A single author or one of the coauthors must be a current AMSS section member. send nominations, with the subject line AMSS 2022 Article Award Nomination, by March 1, 2022 to the Committee Chair: Steve Benard, [email protected]
 
Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award
Deadline: March 1, 2022
Contact: Bin Xu, Emory University
The Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the ASA is seeking nominations for the 2022 Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award. This award is given annually to the author(s) of a research or theoretical paper that increases knowledge and understanding of altruism, morality, and/or social solidarity and that has been (a) presented at a regional, national, or international professional meeting, or (b) published, or submitted for publication, in a journal during the two preceding calendar years (2020-2021). Authors of eligible papers must be graduate students at the time of the paper submission. Multiple authored papers are eligible for the award if all authors are graduate students. Self-nominations are welcome. A single author or one of the coauthors must be a current AMSS section member. Please send nominations, with the subject line AMSS 2022 Graduate Paper Award Nomination, by March 1, 2022 to the Committee Chair: Bin Xu, [email protected]