Accomplishments

Maxine Baca Zinn has been awarded numerous times for her contribution and dedication to Sociology and Women Studies. One of her most recent awards was the American Sociological Associations Jessie Barnard Award, which she was awarded for her scholarly work and contribution to Sociology and Women Studies. She has contributed to these studies by taking a step further and writing about disadvantaged people and social problems. Her focus is aimed towards women of color, as well as the family (structure, sociological influence). Needless to say, she has also contributed with ideas of sex and gender.
Other awards include the American Sociological Association Latino/a Section Distinguished Contributions to Scholarship and Research Award, Women of Achievement, and the Gale Research, Outstanding Alumnus Award, Department of Sociology, University of New Mexico. President, Western Social Science Association. Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, University of New Mexico. Ford Foundation Fellow, Dissertation Fellowship, University of Oregon. Michigan Association of Governing Boards, Distinguished Faculty Award.
Apart from being an honorable candidate and recipient of these awards, she is an ASA Council member specializing in the Family as well as Sex and Gender. She is President of the Western Social Science Association and member of other prestigious institutions and boards.
Special awards for her publications include the 2003 William Holmes McGuffey Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association for her book, Diversity in Families. She was a recipient of the 1997 "Gustavus Meyers Outstanding Book Award for the Study of Human Rights in North America". And was the co-recipient (with D. Stanley Eitzen of Colorado State University) of the 2000 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award, for the 8th edition of her book Social Problems.