Stander Symposium abstract book - University of Dayton

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
removed from women in the mainstream culture. This analysis also studies how Traveller women are dealing with these conservative styles placed
upon them and how they depict these styles in public.
Drag Kings: Performing Masculinity
Presenter(s): Lauren M Cummerlander
Advisor(s): Leslie H Picca
Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Senior/Capstone Project St. Joseph’s Hall - 13
Gender is an achieved status, due to the nature of this cultural construct. Each culture socializes its members to do gender and how to treat
others based on their gender performance. In order for anyone to accurately portray a gender they must understand the society’s definition and
characteristics for both genders. In doing so individuals can apply specific gender characteristics to mark their body as a specific sex and thus
take on the gender’s role. In turn they can also avoid characteristics which do not fit the gender role they desire to portray often in our society
these are characteristics of the “opposite” gender. However the constructed nature of gender is most prevalent and emphasized when individuals
seek to perform the opposite gender, otherwise known as drag. Most of the literature on drag focuses on drag queens; this presentation seeks to
contribute to the literature on drag kings. In this study, gender performance, political messages, and racial performance were examined through
attire, gestures, song selection, and tipping. Through participant observation, data was collected in each of these areas of gender performance
and recorded in field notes and observation journal entries of shows. The findings were discussed within the context of the previous literature, and
reported though the observation notes and song selection. Suggestions for future research will also be discussed.
Fitting In: Body Image within Sorority life at the University of Dayton.
Presenter(s): Sara K Brooke
Advisor(s): Simanti Dasgupta, Leslie H Picca
Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Senior/Capstone Project St. Joseph’s Hall - 13
Research focusing on body image within sorority women at universities indicates negative feelings towards their physical appearances. The present
study examines women at the University of Dayton who are affiliated with sororities, ages eighteen to twenty-two and from three different
social sororities. The women who participated in the study were involved in qualitative focus group questions about opinions and feelings of what
being in a social sorority truly represents. Questions for example included, “Is there a certain uniform policy within your sorority?” and, “Is there
a certain pressure to physically look a certain way in order to “fit” in?” The results from the three different focus groups were examined and then
further compared to a number of other studies which have been researched and compared to similar topics related to women and negative body
image.
Capturing a Snapshot of the Urban Catholic Presence of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Presenter(s): Michael J Bennett
Advisor(s): Laura M Leming
Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
1:20 PM-1:40 PM
Course Project, 12_SP_REL_598_P1
LTC - Forum
This presentation will illuminate the decreasing presence of Catholic in urban areas of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, focusing specifically on St.
Mary’s Parish in Dayton and St. Francis DeSales in Cincinnati. Founded upon the Catholic Church’s teaching of a preferential option for the poor and
vulnerable, this presentation and discussion should provoke thought around how the Catholic Church might serve as a significant urban presence,
engaging urban residents in ministry and the life of the Church.
Ethnographical Perspectives and Volunteering at Dayton Public Schools
Presenter(s): Michelle Connor, Eileen T Klug
Advisor(s): Simanti Dasgupta
Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
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1:40 PM-2:00 PM