16. National Science Foundation, Sociology Program, National Science Foundation

• In Event: 265 - Research Funding Opportunities and Data Resources (part of the Research Support Forum)

Abstract

The Sociology Program at the National Science Foundation (NSF) supports research on human social organization, demography, and processes of individual and institutional change. The Program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes. Included is research on organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender roles, and the sociology of science and technology. The Sociology Program resides in NSF’s Division of Social and Economic Sciences. The Division supports disciplinary and multidisciplinary research, data collection, measurement, and methodological research. Its goal is to develop basic scientific knowledge of social, behavioral, and economic systems, organizations and institutions, and human interaction and decision-making. It also provides support for research conferences, doctoral dissertation research, international group travel, and data resource development.

Authors

• Patricia E. White, National Science Foundation

• Kevin T. Leicht, University of Iowa

• Katherine Meyer, National Science Foundation