Re: World-Systems Grad Programs?

Sat, 11 Feb 1995 17:07:19 +0000
Clifford J. Larabie (clarabie@sol.uvic.ca)

On Sat, 11 Feb 1995 16:20:55 -0700 "J B Owens" <OWENJACK@fs.isu.edu
wrote:

> During the recent discussion of PEWS and its future, it was mentioned
> that an ever-smaller percentage of Sociology graduate students are
> pursuing their degrees in programs emphasizing world-systems
> research. Since the on-going discussion was important and
> interesting, I didn't want to break in with this query, but now that
> things are quieter, I want to ask: what graduate programs in
> Sociology offer an emphasis in a world-systems approach?
>
> My query has a personal motivation; my daughter, Amy E. Owens, is
> interested in doing graduate work of this type in Sociology. Since
> she is currently a student at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
> without an Internet connection adequate to join the list, I told her
> that I would post a query on her behalf and forward the responses,
> which should be made to the list for the benefit of the other
> non-Sociologists on board.

Yes, please do post to the list. I, for one, would be particularly
interested in those institutions using the student's own achievements
as the basis for acceptance rather than a selection process based on
genealogy.

> Where are there graduate programs in Sociology likely to meet the
> needs of a student like Amy? She will need financial support. Her
> parents are teachers in Idaho, which ranks among the bottom five
> states in the country in teachers' salaries.

If there are any such programs, I trust they will consider applicants
with even less financial support than two parents with teaching
positions can or will offer.
Clifford J. Larabie