Society for the Study of Social Problems

The Social Problems Theory Division invites papers for its annual Student Paper Award Competition. To be eligible, papers must be authored or co-authored by students, have relevance to social problems theory, and cannot have been accepted for publication. Papers co-authored with faculty are not eligible. Self-nominations are welcome. Please limit manuscripts to 25 double-spaced pages (not including references). Subject to budgetary approval, we anticipate that the 1st prize winner will receive $150, and the 2nd prize winner will receive $100. Both winners will also have their meeting registration fees paid and receive a banquet ticket for the 2008 Annual Meeting. Please send submissions as email attachments to the Student Paper Competition Committee Chair, Wayne Brekhus (U Missouri), . The other members of the committee are Donileen Loseke (U South Florida) and Frank Young (Cornell U).