INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE SOCIOLOGIE
Research Committee 28: Social Stratification
Comit=8E de Recherche 28:
Conference & Hotel Registration Form
ISA RESEARCH COMMITTEE 28 SPRING CONFERENCE
University of Zurich, Switzerland, May 25-27, 1995
DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION. MACRO AND MICRO APPROACHES
Name: =09_______________________________________________
Affiliation:=09_______________________________________________
Mailing Address:=09_______________________________________________
City: _________________=09State/Country: ___________________________
Work phone ___________=09Fax No. ________=09Email: _________________
include area/country codes
Title of Paper: ____________________________________________
Session Preference: ________________________________________
Please send your paper proposal with this registration form. Make a detaile=
d abstract that gives=20
basic subject, research problems(s), hypotheses and conclusions; reference =
the data used; give=20
information on the data analysis techniques applied. Be brief (200-300 word=
s), include the ab=D0
stract in the complete version of the paper, and bring the abstract on a (D=
OS) diskette to the=20
Conference.
CONFERENCE FEE: US$ 50 for paid RC28 members, $90 for non-paid RC28 members=
. =20
This fee is payable on arrival and includes the welcome reception on Wednes=
day evening=20
(May 24) and the boat trip on the Lake of Zurich on Friday evening (May 26)=
..
ACCOMMODATION: Please mark your preference and date of arrival and departu=
re:
Youth hostel/Dormitories=09under $35.-- (no breakfast)=09
Single student room (No bath/WC)=09under $70.--=09
Hotel***=09Single room/$70=09Double room/$110
Hotel****=09Single room/$110=09Double room/$140
I wish to share a room with: _____________________________________
Arrival: ___May 1995=09Departure: ___May 1995; I will attend boat trip on 5=
/26: yes/no
Please send this completed form before February 1, 1995 to: ISA-RC28 Confer=
ence=20
Administration, Institute of Sociology, University of Zurich, Raemistrasse =
69, 8001=20
Zurich, Switzerland.
Fax: ++41-1-252-10-54. Email: RC28@SOZIOLO=
GIE.UNIZH.CH
ZURICH MEETING, MAY 25 - 27, 1995
The Zurich meeting will be held from May 25-27, 1995 at the University of Z=
urich. The=20
conference is being organized jointly by Volker Bornschier (University of Z=
urich) and=20
Marlis Buchmann (University of Zurich and Swiss Federal Institute of Techno=
logy). The=20
general conference theme is: =20
Dynamics of Social Stratification: Macro and Micro Approaches.
Session titles are:
-=09Macro Dynamics of Social Stratification: World System, Historical and I=
nternational=20
=09Comparisons
-=09Micro Dynamics of Social Stratification: Life Course, Careers, and Life=
styles
-=09Technological Change and Social Stratification
-=09The State and Social Inequality
-=09Educational Opportunities: Inequality and Mobility
-=09Labor Markets: Inequality and Mobility
-=09Gender Stratification
-=09Race and Ethnic Stratification
-=09Subjective Dimensions of Stratification: Perception of Inequality and M=
obility
-=09Methodological Issues in Stratification Research.
The conference can accommodate about 60 papers in non-parallel sessions.
Registration should be sent to:
ISA-RC28 Conference Administration: Rachel Matthey
Institute of Sociology=20
University of Zurich=20
Raemistrasse 69 =09Email: RC28@SOZIOLOGIE.UNIZH.CH
8001 Zurich, Switzerland.=09Fax: ++41-1-252-10-54
Schedule: Participants should send their paper proposal (including session=
preference=20
and a detailed abstract) and registration form to the Conference Administra=
tion at the above=20
address by February 1, 1995. 60 paper copies of your contribution should =
be brought=20
to the conference, as there are only limited facilities for xeroxing availa=
ble at the confe-
rence and a charge will be made. =20
Conference Fee: Registration and payment of the fee of $50 ($90 for non pai=
d RC28=20
members) will commence on Wednesday, May 24th at 4p.m. This fee may be wai=
ved for=20
students and members from soft-currency countries. Included in the fee is =
a welcome=20
reception on Wednesday, May 24 at 7p.m., as well as a boat trip on the Lake=
of Zurich=20
(including drinks and buffet) on Friday evening, May 26. Please mark on th=
e registration=20
form, whether you will be able to attend the latter.
Additional Travel Support: The Swiss organizers have found financial suppor=
t from=20
the Swiss National Fund for some participants from soft-currency countries.=
A formal=20
request needs to be sent before February 1st to the organizers, including f=
ull name,=20
nationality, address, affiliation, title of the presentation and an itemize=
d travel budget,=20
including ticket prices.
Accommodation: Hotel prices in Zurich are high ($70 student singles, $140 d=
ouble=20
rooms), but all hotels selected are located within walking distance of the =
University. Hotel=20
reservations can be made via the registration form up to February 1st. Aft=
er that date,=20
participants will be required to make their own bookings and/or changes (a =
hotel list is=20
available).=20
Site Information: Zurich lies at the northern end of the Lake of Zurich and=
, with a=20
population of some 360,000 (including the suburbs about one million) is the=
largest city=20
in Switzerland, as well as its economic centre. Situated in Zurich are two=
universities, the=20
University of Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, with a =
total of some=20
30,000 students. Switzerland being only about 220 miles wide from west to =
east and 140=20
miles from north to south, Zurich is also an excellent base for seeing the =
country. In a=20
good hour, one can visit Lucerne or Berne (the capital), after a little mor=
e than two hours=20
one can be in the middle of the Alps, or in the French- or Italian-speaking=
parts of the=20
country.
Transportation: From the airport there are direct trains to the Hauptbahnho=
f (Main=20
Station) and it is then only a 10-minute walk to the University. Taxis are =
expensive, but=20
your hotel is likely to be only a short distance away from the Station. Tra=
ms are a cheaper=20
possibility; tickets may be purchased from machines at all stops, where sys=
tem maps are=20
on display.