Received: from smtp2.utexas.edu (smtp2.utexas.edu [128.83.126.10]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id HAA16007 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 1997 07:30:31 -0600 (MDT) Received: (qmail 5332 invoked from network); 23 Jun 1997 13:30:30 -0000 Received: from mail.utexas.edu (128.83.126.1) by smtp2.utexas.edu with SMTP; 23 Jun 1997 13:30:30 -0000 Received: from UT.cc.utexas.edu (slip-87-6.ots.utexas.edu [128.83.219.118]) by mail.utexas.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA20552 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 1997 08:30:28 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <33AE7A67.FA0@mail.utexas.edu> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 08:30:15 -0500 From: Bob Woldman MIME-Version: 1.0 To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Subject: Re: Areas of interest/prestige References: <33AAD19E.14F1@swbell.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I've been thinking a lot about Judy's post regarding prestige. I would have to say that in our department it would all depend on who you asked. I think one area most would agree as least prestigous, even though we have strong support for it in our dept., is soc. of religion. Other than that, many areas are well supported and, I think, well thought of. I can say from experience, and I'm sure many of you out there have observed, that the quants generally view the quals in lower esteem and vice versa. I was surprised that some of you said that crim was low prestige, because I kind of think of it as one of the highest. I guess because the crim profs. in our department make the most money and are the ones always wearing the expensive suits. -- ======================================================================== Bob Woldman bobwold@mail.utexas.edu Graduate Student of Sociology The University of Texas at Austin ======================================================================== "The real magic lies not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." - Marcel Proust