Frank Lancaster Jones

Frank Lancaster Jones (born 1937) is an Australian sociologist specialising in social inequality, social stratification, social mobility, and national identity. He was Head of the Department of Sociology in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University (1972–2001) and has been the editor (1970–1972) and a co-editor (1990–1993) of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Sociology (which became the Journal of Sociology). He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in 1974. During his career he played a pioneering role in the establishment and development of sociology in Australia.[1][2][3][4][5]

Frank Lancaster Jones
Born1937 (age 85–86)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Academic background
Education
ThesisThe Italian Population of Carlton: A Demographic and Sociological Survey (1962)
Doctoral advisorJerzy Zubrzycki
Academic work
DisciplineSociologist
Sub-disciplineSocial inequality, social stratification, social mobility, national identity
InstitutionsAustralian National University
Notable ideasFeatherman-Jones-Hauser (FJH) hypothesis of common social fluidity

Early life and education

Frank Lancaster Jones was born in 1937 in Newcastle, New South Wales. In 1957 he received a Bachelor of Arts with Honours degree in anthropology from the University of Sydney, where he was a lively student. Encouraged by John Arundel Barnes, who at the time was the chair of anthropology at the University of Sydney, Jones moved to the Australian National University. At the Australian National University he worked as a research assistant to Jerzy Zubrzycki and began a Doctor of Philosophy degree in demography under Zubrzycki's supervision. His thesis was on the Italian population of Carlton, a suburb of Melbourne, and in the course of his study he relocated to Melbourne. He received his PhD degree in 1962.[1][2][5][6][7]

Career

Having been awarded an Australian National University Travelling Fellowship, Jones then spent some time at the London School of Economics. After a year in the United Kingdom, Jones returned to Australia in 1963 and took up an appointment at the newly established Department of Sociology in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University. He was to spend the rest of his career at the Australian National University. He was appointed Professor of Sociology and Head of the Department of Sociology in 1972, remaining in these positions until his retirement in 2001.[2][5]

Jones was the editor of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Sociology (which was to become the Journal of Sociology) between 1970 and 1972. Together with Barry Hindess, he was a co-editor of the same journal between 1990 and 1993.[3][5] During his career Jones also acted as a consultant to government commissions and programs on a range of issues, including Aboriginal affairs, city development, multiculturalism, and education.[5]

Research

Jones' research has focused on social inequality, social stratification and mobility (especially with regard to occupational and ethnic stratification), and national identity. His research is generally based on the analysis of large-scale, survey data using quantitative research methods.[1][2][5]

Honours

Jones was elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in 1974.[1][5]

Selected bibliography

Social inequality, stratification, and mobility
  • Featherman, David L.; Jones, F. Lancaster; Hauser, Robert M. (1975). "Assumptions of social mobility research in the U.S.: The case of occupational status". Social Science Research. 4 (4): 329–360. doi:10.1016/0049-089X(75)90002-2.
  • Broom, Leonard; Jones, F. Lancaster (1976). Opportunity and Attainment in Australia. Canberra: ANU Press. hdl:1885/114755. ISBN 0-7081-1041-X.
  • Jones, F. L.; Davis, Peter (1986). Models of Society: Class, Stratification and Gender in Australia and New Zealand. Sydney: Croom Helm. ISBN 0-949614-22-X.
  • Jones, F. L. (1992). "Common social fluidity: A comment on recent criticisms". European Sociological Review. 8 (3): 233–237. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.esr.a036639.

Occupational status scales

Ethnicity and national identity

Decomposing differences between groups

References
  1. "Academy Fellow - Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia - Professor Frank Jones AM, FASSA". Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. Beilharz, Peter; Hogan, Trevor; Shaver, Sheila (2015). The Martin Presence: Jean Martin and the Making of the Social Sciences in Australia. Sydney: NewSouth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-7422-3216-4.
  3. Germov, John; McGee, Tara Renae (2005). "Australian sociology: Recent trends and prospects". In Germov, John; McGee, Tara Renae (eds.). Histories of Australian Sociology. Melbourne University Publishing. pp. 355–385. ISBN 0-5228-5224-6.
  4. Harley, Kirsten; Wickham, Gary (2014). Australian Sociology: Fragility, Survival, Rivalry. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1057/9781137379757. ISBN 978-1-1373-7974-0.
  5. "Frank Jones - The Australian Sociological Association". The Australian Sociological Association. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. Barnes, J. A. (2008). Humping My Drum: A Memoir. Lulu. ISBN 978-1-4092-0400-8.
  7. Jones, Frank Lancaster (1962). The Italian Population of Carlton: A Demographic and Sociological Survey (PhD). Australian National University. doi:10.25911/5d76362b05bb9. hdl:1885/10921.
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