C. Wright Mills - Awards

Awards

The Society for the Study of Social Problems established the C. Wright Mills Award in 1964 for the book that "best exemplifies outstanding social science research and a great understanding the individual and society in the tradition of the distinguished sociologist, C. Wright Mills." The criteria are for the book that most effectively:

1. critically address an issue of contemporary public importance,
2. bring to the topic a fresh, imaginative perspective,
3. advance social scientific understanding of the topic,
4. display a theoretically informed view and empirical orientation,
5. evince quality in style of writing,
6. explicitly or implicitly contains implications for courses of action.