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The Theoretical Developments in Social Gerontology Symposium and Paper Award
In collaboration with American University, The GSA is hosting a symposium and best paper competition in the area of Theoretical Developments in Social Gerontology. Original concept papers or letters of intent on social gerontology theory are due on March 15th to the awards coordinator for consideration. After the Theoretical Developments in Social Gerontology Committee has reviewed the submissions, the committee will invite those with the strongest submissions to participate in a special symposium on social gerontology theory at The GSA's Annual Scientific Meeting. Additionally, several symposium participants may be invited to submit a full paper for the award competition, but only one paper will will be eligible for the cash prize and associated recognition. These final papers should provide an interdisciplinary perspective on social gerontology theory — manuscripts examining the aging individual in a larger societal, economic, temporal, cultural, physical, and environmental context are welcomed. New theoretical frameworks that cross disciplinary boundaries and the single disciplinary theoretical paradigm are encouraged.
The award carries a $2,000 cash prize, in hopes of encouraging this important and promising theoretical work in Social Gerontology. The award will be presented to the author(s) of the winning paper at a special Social Gerontology, BSS/SRPP symposium at the Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting.
The award carries a $2,000 cash prize, in hopes of encouraging this important and promising theoretical work in Social Gerontology. The award will be presented to the author(s) of the winning paper at a special Social Gerontology, BSS/SRPP symposium at the Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting.
Required Initial One-page concept paper or letter of intent deadline
March 15th - Deadline extended to May 1, 2013
Submission Deadline for those invited to submit a final paper
Last Monday in September.
Last Monday in September.
Requirements
- Applicants must be a member of GSA.
- Applicants must be willing to present their work at the Annual Scientific Meeting.
- Applicants must submit a one-page concept paper or a letter of intent by March 15th for consideration for a Symposium on Social Gerontology
- After review, invited applicants that submitted the best concept papers/letters of intent will be invited to participate in the symposium
- Select symposium participants will be invited to submit a final full-length paper submission on theoretical work for the award competition. The paper must:
- be original and not currently under review or copyrighted by a journal, book, or other form of publication.
- push the envelope of current conceptualization beyond a single disciplinary theoretical framework.
- be approximately 20 pages in length using APA style guidelines.
- be available for future publication in book or journal form.
In order to apply for The Theoretical Developments in Social Gerontology Paper Award, please send your one-page concept paper or letter of intent by March 15th to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with a subject of "Theoretical Developments in Social Gerontology Paper Award" - YOUR NAME HERE." Please remember to substitute your name in the subject line. Those selected to submit full-length papers will submit the papers to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by the last Monday in September.
Previous winners' papers:
- Narrative Foreclosure in Later Life: Preliminary Considerations for a New Sensitizing Concept
- Awareness of Age-Related Change: Examination of a (Mostly) Unexplored Concept
- Aging and Cumulative Inequality: How Does Inequality Get Under the Skin?
- Life Course Patterns and Perceptions: A Theoretical Development of the Subjective Life Course
