ABSTRACT Sociologists and social scientists’ low professional status looms large when looking at the rapidly changing professional hierarchy based on the prominent role of technology and of scientific applications for peoples’ lives. The paper seeks to unveil the inadequate professionalization of sociology in Greece and to relate this situation to the increase in the employment precariousness of sociologists over the years of the economic crisis. Moreover, the dominant economy-centric ideological/ governance model which promotes the ‘utilitarianism’ of the social sciences has played a significant role in sociology's residual position. The paper is structured along three axes: First of all, the low professional status of sociologists is related to the delayed academic institutionalization of sociology. Secondly, there is brief discussion of the relevant literature on graduate supply and demand in the labour market and the expansion of higher education. Thirdly, a more focused discussion is developed which portrays the opportunities and challenges faced by sociologists and other social scientists in the labour market, giving particular emphasis to the current situation in the wake of the financial crisis. Finally, it is concluded that the vicious circle of low professionalization and high precariousness facing sociologists demands institutional action aimed at reformulating the public agenda.

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职业化、不稳定和希腊劳动力市场：金融危机后时期的职业社会学重新审视

摘要 在审视基于技术和科学应用对人们生活的突出作用而迅速变化的专业等级时，社会学家和社会科学家的低专业地位显得尤为突出。该论文试图揭示希腊社会学专业化不足的问题，并将这种情况与经济危机多年来社会学家就业不稳定的增加联系起来。此外，推动社会科学“功利主义”的主导的以经济为中心的意识形态/治理模式在社会学的残余地位中发挥了重要作用。论文分三个轴：首先，社会学家职业地位低与社会学学术制度化滞后有关。第二，对劳动力市场中毕业生供求和高等教育扩张的相关文献进行了简要讨论。第三，进行了更集中的讨论，描绘了社会学家和其他社会科学家在劳动力市场上面临的机遇和挑战，特别强调了金融危机之后的现状。最后，得出的结论是，社会学家面临的低专业化和高度不稳定的恶性循环需要旨在重新制定公共议程的制度性行动。开展了更集中的讨论，描绘了社会学家和其他社会科学家在劳动力市场上面临的机遇和挑战，特别强调了金融危机之后的当前形势。最后，得出的结论是，社会学家面临的低专业化和高度不稳定的恶性循环需要旨在重新制定公共议程的制度性行动。开展了更集中的讨论，描绘了社会学家和其他社会科学家在劳动力市场上面临的机遇和挑战，特别强调了金融危机之后的当前形势。最后，得出的结论是，社会学家面临的低专业化和高度不稳定的恶性循环需要旨在重新制定公共议程的制度性行动。