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Jeffrey J Sallaz
- Professor, Sociology
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- (520) 621-3531
- Social Sciences, Rm. 400
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- jsallaz@arizona.edu
Awards
- Best Book Award Honorable Mention, Labor and Labor Movements
- American Sociological Association, Summer 2021
- Best Book Award, Global and Transnational Sociology
- American Sociological Association, Summer 2021
- Zelizer Award, Best Book in Economic Sociology
- American Sociological Association, Summer 2021
- Best Book Award
- American Sociological Association Section on Global and Transnational Sociology, Spring 2021
- Best Book Award (Zelizer Prize)
- American Sociological Association Section on Economic Sociology, Spring 2021
- Honorable Mention, Max Weber Book Award
- American Sociological Association Section on Organizations, Occupations and Work, for Lives on the Line, Summer 2020
- Distinguished Article Award,
- American Sociological Association Section on Labor and Labor Movements, Fall 2015
- Professorship
- University of Arizona Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, Spring 2014
Interests
No activities entered.
Courses
2024-25 Courses
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Dissertation
SOC 920 (Spring 2025) -
Preceptorship
SOC 391 (Spring 2025) -
Sociological Theory
SOC 500B (Spring 2025) -
Sources of Social Theory
SOC 300 (Spring 2025) -
Dissertation
SOC 920 (Fall 2024) -
Sources of Social Theory
SOC 300 (Fall 2024) -
Work And Society
SOC 326 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Dissertation
SOC 920 (Spring 2024) -
Sociology of the Body
GWS 448 (Spring 2024) -
Sociology of the Body
SOC 448 (Spring 2024) -
Sources of Social Theory
SOC 300 (Spring 2024) -
Dissertation
SOC 920 (Fall 2023) -
Sources of Social Theory
SOC 300 (Fall 2023) -
Work And Professions
SOC 565 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Dissertation
SOC 920 (Spring 2023) -
Independent Study
SOC 599 (Spring 2023) -
Sociology of the Body
GWS 448 (Spring 2023) -
Sociology of the Body
SOC 448 (Spring 2023) -
Sources of Social Theory
SOC 300 (Spring 2023) -
Dissertation
SOC 920 (Fall 2022) -
Political Sociology
POL 315 (Fall 2022) -
Political Sociology
SOC 315 (Fall 2022) -
Sociological Theory
SOC 500A (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Dissertation
SOC 920 (Spring 2022) -
Sociology of the Body
GWS 448 (Spring 2022) -
Sociology of the Body
SOC 448 (Spring 2022) -
Dissertation
SOC 920 (Fall 2021) -
Sources of Social Theory
SOC 300 (Fall 2021) -
Work And Society
SOC 326 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Dissertation
SOC 920 (Spring 2021) -
Sociology of the Body
GWS 448 (Spring 2021) -
Sociology of the Body
SOC 448 (Spring 2021) -
Dissertation
SOC 920 (Fall 2020) -
Sources of Social Theory
SOC 300 (Fall 2020) -
Work And Society
SOC 326 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Dissertation
SOC 920 (Spring 2020) -
Independent Study
SOC 399 (Spring 2020) -
Sociology of the Body
GWS 448 (Spring 2020) -
Sociology of the Body
SOC 448 (Spring 2020) -
Teaching Practicum
SOC 596C (Spring 2020) -
Dissertation
SOC 920 (Fall 2019) -
Honors Thesis
SOC 498H (Fall 2019) -
Practicum
SOC 394 (Fall 2019) -
Sources of Social Theory
SOC 300 (Fall 2019) -
Work And Professions
SOC 565 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Dissertation
SOC 920 (Spring 2019) -
Honors Thesis
SOC 498H (Spring 2019) -
Independent Study
SOC 399 (Spring 2019) -
Practicum
SOC 394 (Spring 2019) -
Sociological Theory
SOC 500B (Spring 2019) -
Teaching Practicum
SOC 596C (Spring 2019) -
Dissertation
SOC 920 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Dissertation
SOC 920 (Spring 2018) -
Independent Study
SOC 399 (Spring 2018) -
Sources of Social Theory
SOC 300 (Spring 2018) -
Teaching Practicum
SOC 596C (Spring 2018) -
Dissertation
SOC 920 (Fall 2017) -
Field & Observ Methods
SOC 576 (Fall 2017) -
Preceptorship
SOC 391 (Fall 2017) -
Sources of Social Theory
SOC 300 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Dissertation
SOC 920 (Spring 2017) -
Sociology of the Body
GWS 448 (Spring 2017) -
Sociology of the Body
SOC 448 (Spring 2017) -
Sources of Social Theory
SOC 300 (Spring 2017) -
Dissertation
SOC 920 (Fall 2016) -
Field & Observ Methods
SOC 576 (Fall 2016) -
Sources of Social Theory
SOC 300 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Dissertation
SOC 920 (Spring 2016) -
Economic Sociology
SOC 587 (Spring 2016) -
Sources of Social Theory
SOC 300 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Books
- Sallaz, J. J. (2010). Labor, Economy and Society. Polity Press.More infoIn 2010 I submitted a book proposal to Polity to write a book on the "economic sociology of labor." The proposal was enthusiastically received, and I signed a contract with Polity to publish the book. The delivery date for the manuscript is set at April 2012.;Your Role: Solo Author;
- Sallaz, J. J. (2011). Labor, Economy, and Society. Polity Press..More info;Your Role: Sole author.;
- Sallaz, J. J. (2019). Lives on the Line: How the Philippines Became the World's Call Center Capital. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Sallaz, J. J., & Medvetz, T. (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Pierre Bourdieu. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Sallaz, J. J. (2013). Labor, Economy, and Society.. Polity.More infohttp://www.polity.co.uk/book.asp?ref=9780745653679;Your Role: Author;
- Sallaz, J. J., & Courpasson, D. (2012). Rethinking Power in Organizations, Institutions, and Markets. Emerald Group Publishing..More infohttp://www.emeraldinsight.com/books.htm?chapterid=17021860;Your Role: 1) Co-editor.2) Co-author of introductory and concluding material.;Full Citation: Courpasson, David, Damon Golsorkhi, and Jeffrey J. Sallaz, editors. 2012. Rethinking Power in Organizations, Institutions, and Markets. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing.;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: with faculty members at other institutions.;
- Sallaz, J. J. (2009). The Labor of Luck: Casino Capitalism in the United States and South Africa.More infoList of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Introduction: Dealing with Globalization Part I Behind the Tables 1. Nevada: Learning to Deal 2. Silver State Casino: Entrepreneurs at Work 3. South Africa: Gambling with Empowerment 4. Gold City Casino: Effacing Labor Part II Beyond the Scenes 5. The Politics of Producing Service 6. Cut from the Same Cloth: Convergent Historical Origins 7. The Birth of Regulation: States, Stigmata, and Symbolic Capital 8. Of Dice and Men: Divergent Modes of Management Conclusion: Casino Capitalism and Politico-Performativity Methodological Appendix: Comparative Ethnography and Reflexive Science Notes Bibliography Index
Chapters
- Sallaz, J. J. (2009). Habitus. Sage.More info;Your Role: Author;
- Sallaz, J. J. (2010). Qualitative Methods in Sociological Research. Oxford University Press.More infoA contribution to an Oxford UP project that attempts to create an online resource for research. ;Your Role: Solo author;Electronic: Yes;
- Sallaz, J. J., Courpasson, D., & Golsorkhi, D. (2011). Rethinking Power in Organizations, Institutions, and Markets: Classical Perspectives, Current Research, and the Future Agenda. Emerald Press.More info;Your Role: Co-author;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: Faculty at other universities;
- Sallaz, J. J. (2018). Is a Bourdieuian Ethnograpy Possible?. In The Oxford Handbook of Pierre Bourdieu(pp 481-502). New York: Oxford University Press.
- Sallaz, J. J., & Medvetz, T. (2018). Pierre Bourdieu: A Twentieth Century Life. In The Oxford Handbook of Pierre Bourdieu(pp 1-20). New York: Oxford University Press.
- Sallaz, J. J. (2013). South Africa. In Sociology of Work(pp 813-816). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Journals/Publications
- Sallaz, J. J. (2009). Talking Race, Marketing Culture: The Racial Habitus In and Out of Apartheid. Social Problems.More info;Your Role: Author;
- Sallaz, J. J. (2015). Exit Tales: How Precarious Workers Navigate Bad Jobs. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography.
- Sallaz, J. J. (2015). Permanent Pedagogy: How Post-Fordist Firms Generate Effort but not Consent. Work and Occupations, 42(1), 3-34.
- Sallaz, J. J. (2017). Can We Scale Up Goffman: From Las Vegas to the World Stage. Gaming Research and Review.
- Sallaz, J. J. (2017). Exit Tales: How Precarious Workers Navigate Bad Jobs. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography.
- Sallaz, J. J., & Beyerlein, K. (2017). Faith’s Wager: How Religion Deters Gambling. Social Science Research.
- Sallaz, J. J., Grant, D., & Cain, C. (2015). Bridging Science and Religion: How Health Care Workers as Storytellers Construct Spiritual Meanings. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.
- Sallaz, J. J. (2015). Permanent Pedagogy: How Post-Fordist Firms Manufacture Effort but not Consent.. Work and Occupations, 42(1), 3-34.
- Sallaz, J. J., & Delbridge, R. (2015). Work: Four Worlds and Ways of Seeing. Organization Studies, 36(11), 1449-1462.
- Sallaz, J. J. (2014). Labor and Capital in the Twenty-First Century: Rereading Braverman Today. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 26, 299-311.
- Sallaz, J. J. (2013). Your Paper Has Just Been Outsourced. Global Dialogues.
- Sallaz, J. J. (2012). Politics of Organizational Adornment: Evidence from Las Vegas and Beyond. American Sociological Review.More infohttp://asr.sagepub.com/content/77/1/99.abstract;Your Role: Author;Full Citation: Sallaz, Jeffrey J. 2012. “Politics of Organizational Adornment: Evidence from Las Vegas and Beyond.” American Sociological Review 77(1): 99-119.;
- Sallaz, J. J., & Zavisca, J. R. (2007). Bourdieu in American Sociology, 1980-2004. Review of Sociology, 33(1), 21-41. doi:10.1146/annurev.soc.33.040406.131627More infoThis article traces the transatlantic diffusion of Pierre Bourdieu’s ideas into American sociology. We find that rather than being received as abstract theory, Bourdieu has been actively put to use to generate new empirical research. In addition, American sociologists have used their findings to problematize and extend his theory. Bourdieu’s sociology, in other words, has inspired a progressive research program in the United States. We trace this process in the two main forums for presenting research: journal articles and books. Content analysis of articles published in four major sociology journals reveals that, far from a recent fad, Bourdieu’s ideas steadily diffused into American sociology between 1980 and 2004. Case studies of four influential books in turn illustrate how researchers have used Bourdieu’s key concepts (capital, field, habitus, and symbolic power) to inform debates in four core subfields (political, economic, cultural, and urban sociology).
- Sallaz, J. J. (2004). Manufacturing concessions: Attritionary outsourcing at General Motor's Lordstown, USA assembly plant. Work, Employment & Society, 18(4), 687-708. doi:10.1177/0950017004047961More infoWorkers at the General Motors (GM) auto assembly factory in Lordstown, Ohio, USA, fabled in the industrial sociology literature because of their militancy during a 1972 labor dispute, have over the past decade approved a succession of contracts whittling down the labor force from 12,000 to around 3000 today. These reductions were accomplished by ‘attritionary outsourcing’. To explain why labor has accepted such job loss, this interview project with Lordstown workers extends accepted accounts of deindustrialization by considering the political, material and ideological conditions underlying concessionary bargaining. As the tactic known as ‘whipsawing’ became less credible and consequential, GM turned to tactics that actively secure worker consent to job loss. Here one can see the replacement of Burawoy’s hegemonic despotism by a despotic hegemony.
Presentations
- Sallaz, J. J. (2015, Fall). Conflict and resolution in a new knowledge industry. Philippine Sociological Society National Conference.
- Sallaz, J. J. (2015, Spring). Exit Trumps Loyalty in Voice. University of California-Berkeley, Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, Colloquium.
- Sallaz, J. J. (2015, Summer). Sumptuary Labor: On Privatized Governance and those who do it. American Sociological Association, Annual Meeting.
- Sallaz, J. J. (2012, 2012-12-01). Your Paper Has Been Outsourced: How to Follow Scientific Papers Across the Globe. Colloquium. MIT Sloan School, Boston MA.More info“Your Paper Has Been Outsourced: How to Follow Scientific Papers Across the Globe,” MIT Sloan School, Colloquium, December 4, 2012 (Cambridge, MA);Invited: Yes;Interdisciplinary: Yes;Type of Presentation: University;
Reviews
- Sallaz, J. J. (2010. Migrants for Export.More info;Your Role: Solo Author;
- Sallaz, J. J. (2015. Book Review of "Imperialism and Capitalism in the Twenty-First Century A System in Crisis" by James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer.
- Sallaz, J. J. (2013. Review of Phone Clones: Authenticity Work in the Transnational Service Economy.
Others
- Sallaz, J. J., Courpasson, D., & Golsorkhi, D. (2010). Rethinking Forms of Power in Organizations, Institutions, and Market.More info;Your Role: Co-Editor;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: Collaboration with two colleagues based in European universities;
- Sallaz, J. J., Courpasson, D., & Golsorkhi, D. (2011). Rethinking Forms of Power in Organizations, Institutions, and Market.More info;Your Role: Co-editor;Other collaborative: Yes;Specify other collaborative: Faculty at other universities;