Society for the Study of Social Problems

The Poverty, Class, and Inequality Division (PCI) announces its 2008 Student Paper Competition. This year, the PCI Division would like to reward student work that holds the potential for addressing and ameliorating inequalities. Papers should be original empirical works of professional quality that have been completed during their studies as either a graduate or an undergraduate student. Papers must be student authored; they can be authored by one or more student, but may not be co-authored with a faculty member or non-student. Papers should be no more than 50 pages in length, including notes, references, and tables. Send papers and a cover letter specifying that the paper is to be considered for the Poverty, Class, and Inequality Division Student Paper Competition to: Dr. Ira Silver, Department of Sociology, Framingham State College, 100 State Street, Framingham, MA 01701, 508-626-4864,  The winner and any runner-up will be announced in Spring 2008. The winner will receive a modest cash stipend, registration fees, and an opportunity to present her/his paper at the 2008 SSSP conference, held in Boston.