Thursday, March 19 - Eastern Sociological Society

Thursday, March 19 

Sessions 12:00 PM—1:30 PM 

1. Eastern Sociological Society: Undergraduate Committee Business Meeting 

Organizer: Emily Mahon, Executive Office, ESS 

2. Regular Paper Session— Academe: Promoting the Status Quo or Change 

Presider/Discussants: Ali Zaidi, SUNY-Canton; Transformative Studies Institute; John 

Asimakopoulos, CUNY-Bronx; Transformative Studies Institute 

Organizer: John Asimakopoulos, CUNY-Bronx; Transformative Studies Institute 

We examine the role of academic institutions for social change. If they are privileging the 

status quo, how can they be transformed to promote positive social change 

The Corporate Reorientation of Higher Education in New York during the Nineties, Ali 

Zaidi, SUNY-Canton; Transformative Studies Institute 

Academic Repression: Reflections for Academic Industrial Complex, Steve Best, 

University of Texas, El Paso; Transformative Studi; Anthony J. Nocella II, Syracuse 

University; Transformative Studies Instit 

The State of Academia and the Need for Change, John Asimakopoulos, CUNY-Bronx; 

Transformative Studies Institute 

The State of Academia and the Need for Change, John Asimakopoulos, CUNY-Bronx; 

Transformative Studies Institute 

Academic Repression: Reflections for Academic Industrial Complex, Steve Best, 

University of Texas, El Paso; Transformative Studi; Anthony J. Nocella II, Syracuse 

University; Transformative Studies Instit 

The Corporate Reorientation of Higher Education in New York duringthe Nineties, Ali 

Zaidi, SUNY-Canton; Transformative Studies Institute 

3. Regular Paper Session— Adolescent Participation in Extra-curricular/Science 

Programs 

Inner City Student Participation Patterns in an Out-Of-School Science Program, 

Judith Stull, Temple University/ LaSalle University; Erin K. Rizor, Temple University; 

Susan Jansen Varnum, Temple University; Diane Ketlehut, Temple University 

Finding Improved Test Scores and Increased Interest in Science in an Inner-City 

Science Program: The Impact of Reading Ability, Andria Smythe, Temple University; 

EJudith Stull, Temple University/ LaSalle University; Susan Jansen Varnum, Temple 

University; Diane Kettlehut, Temple University 

Unintended Outcomes of a Mathematics and Science Program to Support Urban High 

School Students: The Social, Academic, and Political Empowerment of Peer Tutors, 

Jeanne Weiler, Hunter College, CUNY; Kailey Spencer, Hunter College, CUNY 

'Helicopter Parents' and Children's Academic Performance: The Influence of Parents' 

School Involvement on their Children's Success in School, Brett Thomas Goldstein, 

State University of New York at Buffalo 

2009 Preliminary Program 1 

January 18, 2009

4. Regular Paper Session— Alcohol and Substance Abuse 

Acknowledging Gender: A feminist critique of women-only meetings of Alcoholics 

Anonymous, Jolene M. Sanders, Hood College 

Institutional Denial or Minimization: A Nation Underserved; How the Lack of 

Substance Abuse Training in Social Work Effects Women and Society, Gregorio 

Quinn, Collegiate Institute for Math and Science 

college student drinking: cultural and structural influences, Jim McIntosh, Lehigh 

University 

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Illicit Drug Use among Native American College Students: An 

Exploratory Quantitative Analysis, Brian W. Ward, University of Maryland, College 

Park; Heather Ridolfo, University of Maryland, College Park 

5. Regular Paper Session— Health and Mortality 

Social Determinants of Survival: A Cross-National Comparison, David J. Roelfs, 

Stony Brook University; Eran Shor, Stony Brook University; Chris Re, Stony Brook 

University; Nicole Sandberg, Stony Brook University; Odilka Santiago, Stony Brook 

University; Nathalie Osorio, Stony Brook University 

The Effect of Social Integration on Mortality Rates for People with Health Problems, 

David J. Roelfs, Stony Brook University; Nicole Sandberg, Stony Brook University 

(tentative) Social and Cultural Influences on Individual Health Strategies, Bridget M. 

Costello, King's College 

Personal Responsibility in Health Care: How Elderly Black Womens Health Values 

Shape Their Response to Self-Care, Carlene M. Buchanan Turner, Graduate Center, 

City University of New York 

6. Regular Paper Session— Identity: Structures and Spaces 

Identity Presentation in Online Communities, Stephanie M. Laudone, Fordham 

University 

The social organization of temporary identities: Vacations and multidimensionality., 

Karen Stein, Rutgers University 

When the Chalkdust Settles: Identity Creation by Former Elite Gymnasts, Keri E. 

Monahan, University of Pennsylvania 

7. Regular Paper Session— Neoliberalism and Its Alternatives 

Anti-neoliberal Movements: From Protest to Politics, Heather Gautney, Fordham 

University 

Exploring Global Alternatives of Socioeconomic Organization: The Case of 21st 

Century Socialism, John Michael Ryan, University of Maryland - College Park 

The Neoliberal Experiment: Economists and the Deregulation of the U.S. Airline 

Industry, Dustin Avent-Holt, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 

The Color of Neoliberalism: Alabamas Challenge to Racial Desegregation 1935-1965 

and Their Connection to the Neoliberal Turn in American Politics, Randolph H. Hohle, 

D'Youville College 

8. Regular Paper Session— Patterns and Determinants of Iternational Migration 

Determinants of Internal Migration Streams in Ghana, Justin M. Buszin, Brown 

University 

Work Pattern as Family Strategy in Rural China, Jing Song, Brown University 

Economic Status Attainments of Rural Migrants to Urban China, Yin Yue, Johns 

Hopkins University 


January 18, 2009

Globalization, Development, and Migration: A Cross-National Analysis, Matthew R. 

Sanderson, Lehigh University; Jeffrey D. Kentor, University of Utah 

9. Regular Paper Session— Patterns in Cities and Suburbs 

Immigration to Suburbia: A Sociological Examination, William P. Kladky, College of 

Notre Dame 

Two Cities: Two Approaches, Beth F. Merenstein, Central CT State University 

Hispanics in Washington DC. Patterns of Assimilation., Enrique S. Pumar, The 

Catholic University of America 

The Incorporation and Reflection of Immigrants in New York City: A Case Study of 

Two Contrasting Neighborhoods, Elizabeth Miller, CUNY Graduate Center 

10. Regular Paper Session— Race & Racism: Past and Present 

Ethnocentrism as a coping strategy, Mark Elchardus, Vrije Universiteit Brussel 

The Role of Race in Physical and Verbal Assault, Rachael Romond, University of 

Delaware; Tammy L. Anderson, University of Delaware 

"Terra do Nosso Senhor: The Paradox of Race and Slavery in Brazil", Robert J. 

Cottrol, George Washington University 

"How Came It Yours": Toward a Sociological Understanding of Slavery as a Social 

Institution and Cultural Force, Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, Colby College 

11. Regular Paper Session— The Aftermath of Terrorism 

Branding Techniques, Branding Culture: The Implications of Advertising Techniques 

in a Local Ad Campaign, Polly Sylvia, CUNY Graduate Center 

United we stand The effect of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on ethnic boundary 

formation, Ethan A. Fosse, Harvard University; Nathan E. Fosse, Harvard University 

Religious Pluralism and September 11, 2001: Newspaper Stories and an American 

Cultural Ideal, Michelle D. Byng, Temple University 

The Direct and Indirect Effects of Counterterrorism on Suicide Bombings, Maya 

Beasley, University of Connecticut 

12. Regular Paper Session— What Can I Do with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology 

“What Can I Do with a Bachelor’s in Sociology” 

Organizer: Roberta M. Spalter-Roth, American Sociological Association 

This workshop highlights key findings from the first two waves of the ASA/NSF “What Can I 

Do with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology” project and offers suggestions as to how these 

findings can be used in the classroom. 

Curricular, Departmental, and Pedagogic Implications of What Can I Do with a 

Bachelors in Sociology, Roberta M. Spalter-Roth, American Sociological Association; 

Mary S. Senter, Central Michigan University; Pamela Stone, CUNY--Hunter College 

13. Regular Paper Session— Work in the 21st Century 

Retail Service Work and Consumerism: The growing commodification and 

corporatization of employee/consumer relationships, Rachel Leventhal-Weiner, 

University of Connecticut 

Major League Baseball and the Latino Ballplayer: Opportunity or Exploitation, 

Joseph G. A. Trumino, St. John's University 

Gambling in Pennsylvania: The Social Context, Jeana Schultz, Mansfield University; 

Timothy J. Madigan, Mansfield University 

The Mental Management of Multiple Roles: The Case of Home-Based Employees, 

Karen Danna Lynch, Rutgers University 


January 18, 2009

14. Thematic— Higher Education: An Unequal Launching Pad 

Presider/Discussant: Joseph Soares, Wake Forest University 

Organizer: Joan Spade, Brockport 

Expanding Opportunities: An Agenda for Investing in Human Capital, Michael Hout, 

University of California, Berkeley 

Is College Welfare, Mitchell Stevens, Stanford University 

Destination Graduation: Racial Differences in Degree Attainment by College Type, 

Pamela Bennett, Johns Hopkins University 

The Struggle to Complete College, David Lavin, CUNY Graduate Center; Paul 

Attewell, CUNY Graduate Center 


15. Eastern Sociological Society Executive Committee Meeting 


Closed business meeting. 

16. Regular Paper Session— Collective Memory, Geonocide and Human Rights 

Exhibiting the Good Death: Nazi Euthanasia Crimes On Public Display, Lutz Kaelber, 

University of Vermont 

Fourteen Years Later: Remembering the Rwandan Genocide at the Kigali Memorial 

Center, Amy K. Sodaro, New School for Social Research 

Addressing Three Debates in the Literature about Holocaust Films, Kathy Livingston, 

Quinnipiac University 

Memory and Human Rights: Towards a Mnemo-Historical Approach, Daniel Levy, 

Stony Brook University 

17. Regular Paper Session— Contemporary Social Theory 

Death of the Analyst: Post-structural Implications of the Role of the Analyst and 

Analysand, Ray Kohno, Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis 

Finding Coherence in Contemporary Sociological Theory: a Relational Process 

Framework, Debbie Kasper, Sweet Briar College 

The Comtean Method: Implications for Futurology, Anthony L. Haynor, Seton Hall 

University; Irene J. Dabrowski, St. John's University 

Myths, heroes, and saints from the religious to the secular: reading classical 

Durkheimian theory with an eye toward contemporary cultural sociology, Alexander 

T. Riley, Bucknell University 

18. Regular Paper Session— Family and Race 

Family Connections and Ethnic Immigrant Identities across Generations, Ivy 

Forsythe-Brown, University of Michigan 

They Just Cant Feel Me on That Level:A comparison of how life experiences impact 

the attitudes of black women in the U.S. and the U.K. toward interracial 

relationships, Jessica S. Welburn, Harvard University, Doctoral Candidate 

Contributing Factors to Infidelity: A Trend among African American Males, Eboné K. 

Gibson, Fayetteville State University; Hideki Morooka, Fayetteville State University 


January 18, 2009

Intermarriages between Asian Americans and American Jews The Significance of 

Race, Ethnicity, and Religion in the Private Sphere, Helen K. Kim, Whitman College; 

Noah S. Leavitt, Whitman College 

19. Regular Paper Session— Gender and Health 

Survival Strategies and Transformative Practices of Privileged White Women with 

Lupus, Donna King, University of North Carolina Wilmington 

Cultural influence on eating disorders: a study of college students in China, Kai Ji, 

University of New Hampshire 

The Correlates of Depression Among Elderly Japanese Men and Women, Andrew 

Tiedt, Fordham University 

Gendered Welfare Support Exploring Public Attitudes toward State Involvement in 

the Mental Health Field across Welfare Regimes., Sigrun Olafsdottir, Boston 

University 

20. Regular Paper Session— Gender, Race and Female Professionals 

Sector, Size, Stability and Scandal: Explaining the Presence of Women Executives in 

Fortune 500 Firms, Katelin Isaacs, Duke University; David Brady, Duke University; 

Martha Reeves, Duke University; Rebekah Burroway, Duke University; Megan 

Reynolds, Duke University 

Timing of Family Formation among Highly Educated Women, Hannah Brückner, Yale 

University; Natalie Nitsche, Yale University; Silke Aisenbrey, Yeshiva University 

Barriers to Success: The Challenges of Women in the STEM Disciplines, Stephanie 

Bramlett, University of New Hampshire 

Asserting Themselves: Black Women School Administrators' Leadership Style, Dress 

And Speech As Presentation Of Self, D. Chanele Moore, University of Delaware 

21. Regular Paper Session— International Migration in a Global Perspective 

Presider/Discussant: Matthew R. Sanderson, Lehigh University 

Organizer: Matthew R. Sanderson, Lehigh University 

Westward Ho!: Multi-Stage Migration among Low-Skilled Filipino Domestic Workers, 

Anju Mary Paul, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 

Highly Skilled Migrants Exceptionalism, Masayo Nishida, European University 

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Esther Fafard, American University 

Moving Across Boundaries: Migration in South Africa, 1950-2000, Holly E. Reed, 

Queens College, City University of New York 

22. Regular Paper Session— Sex Work and Pornography 

To catch a curious clicker: A network analysis of the online pornography industry, 

Jennifer A. Johnson, Virginia Commonwealth University 

Embodying Stripping: A Spatial Analysis of the Gendered and Sexualized 

Performances and (Hetero)performativities of Strip Club Locales, Danielle A. 

Hidalgo, UC Santa Barbara 

"Is That Any Way to Treat a Lady": Traditional Gender Roles and Professional Erotic 

Dominance, Danielle J. Lindemann, Columbia University 

Heidi M. Baez, The Graduate Center, CUNY 

23. Regular Paper Session— Transnational Carework and Domestic Labor 

Our Parents Keepers: Global restructuring and transnational family care, Kamini M. 

Grahame, Pennsylvania State University 


January 18, 2009

The Korean Transnational Family: Global Education and the Reproduction of Class 

Privilege, Keumjae Park, William Paterson University 

Emigration from the United States: The effect of societal gender roles, Anne M. 

Braseby, Florida International University 

Abstract: Political Economy of Domestic Labor, Prita Lal, Stony Brook University 

24. Regular Paper Session— Welfare Policies and Practices 

Welfare Rules and Poverty: Do Varying Levels of State Policy Stringency Affect 

Poverty, Victoria Schow, Northeastern University 

What the EITC Means to Low-Income Families, Jennifer Sykes, Harvard University; 

Katrin Kriz, Emmanuel College; Kathryn Edin, Harvard University 

Poverty Attributions of Social Service Providers, Susan Vorsanger, Mount Saint Mary 

College; Margaret Mary Bussigel, Mount Saint Mary College; Amanda Maynard, 

Mount Saint Mary College 

Welfare, Social Support, and Crime, Jessica Singer, SUNY Albany 

25. Thematic— Author Meets Critics: "The Elsewhere Society" by Dalton Conley 

Presider/Discussant: Annette Lareau, University of Pennsylvania 

Organizer: Annette Lareau, University of Pennsylvania 

Critic, Eviatar Zerubavel, Rutgers University 

Critic, Magali Sarfatti Larson, Temple University 

Critic, Robin Leidner, University of Pennsylvania 

Panelists: 

Dalton Conley, New York University 

26. Thematic— John Waters’ Films and the Sociological Imagination 

Presider/Discussants: Judith R. Halasz, State University of New York at New Paltz; Anne 

R.Roschelle, State University of New York at New Paltz 

Organizers: Judith R. Halasz, State University of New York at New Paltz; Anne R. 

Roschelle, State University of New York at New Paltz 

John Waters has used camp film to drive home key sociological insights into American 

culture. Waters explores class, gender, sexuality, and race with a unique blend of 

irreverence and pathos that brings the social issues of our times into stark relief. 

John Waters Camp Cinema: Screening the Sociological Imagination, Judith R. 

Halasz, State University of New York at New Paltz 

Nailing Class in John Waters' Film Pecker, Anne R. Roschelle, State University of 

New York at New Paltz 

The Politics of Hon: Seeing the Culture of Baltimore in the Films of John Waters, 

Karen Gregory, CUNY Graduate Center 

27. Thematic— Sociology and Psychoanalysis 

Presider/Discussant: Lynn Chancer, Hunter College and the Graduate Center (CUNY) and 

Organizers: Catherine B. Silver, The Graduate Center CUNY; George Cavalletto, Hunter 

College and Queens College, CUNY 

The Rise and Fall of Psychoanalysis in Mainstream Sociology in the 1950s and 

1960s., George Cavalletto, Hunter College and Queens College, CUNY 

Socioanalysis: The Insistence of the Psychoanalytic in Bourdieus Sociology, George 

Steinmetz, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Visiting 

Ethnography and Psychoanalysis., Phillip Manning, Cleveland State University 


January 18, 2009

Unconscious Re-enactment through Language that Gives Birth to a Subject., Siamak 

Movahedi, University of Massachusetts Boston 

28. Roundtable— Team Medical Ethnography in a Veteran’s Affairs Hospital: a 

Panel Discussion 

Presider/Discussant: Charles L. Bosk, University of Pennsylvania 

Organizer: Charles L. Bosk, University of Pennsylvania 


29. Eastern Sociological Society: Publications Committee Meeting 


30. Research By, For, and About Women of Color (Co-sponsored by the Committee 

on the Status of Women and the Committee on the Status of Minorities) 

Organizers: Medora W. Barnes, University of Connecticut; Dana A. Hysock, Indiana 

University of Pennsylvania 

This paper session features research by, for, and about women of color. 

"How could you do this to me": How lesbian bisexual and queer latinas negotiate 

sexual identity with their families., Katie L. Acosta, University of Connecticut 

Mothering is Political: A Study of Motherhood and Activism, Ayanna Ashaki Bledsoe, 


Hermanas Sobreviviendo/ Surviving Sisters: Afro-Dominican Working Class Women 

within 21st Century Neo-liberal Global Economics, Griselda Rodriguez, Syracuse 

University 

Negro, Colored, African-American: The Journey of a Name and Self-Acceptance, 

Jacqueline Smith, Syracuse University 

31. What to Do about Crime 

Presider/Discussant: Jerome Skolnick, New York University School of Law 

Organizer: Jerome Skolnick, New York University School of Law 

Michael Jacobson, Vera Institute of Justice, John Jay College, and t 

Amy Solomon, The Urban Institute 

Laurie Robinson, University of Pennsylvania 

32. Regular Paper Session— Anti-Racism and Social Movements 

Why We Fight: Ideology and Anti-Racist Tactics, Stanislav Vysotsky, Northeastern 

University 

Social Movements, Countermovements, and the State: The Case of the Anti-Racism 

and Anti-Immigration Movements in France from 1980 to 1990, Marit A. Berntson, 

Roanoke College 

Antifascist youth subcultures in provincial Russia: politics, music, and friendship in 

post-Soviet urban space, Mischa Gabowitsch, Princeton University 

Tactical Diffusion and Transnational Social Movements: The case of Anglo-American 

abolitionism, Cecelia C. Walsh-Russo, Queens College-CUNY 


January 18, 2009

33. Regular Paper Session— Gender and Adolescence 

The Effect of Sibship Size on Self-Acceptance: Is More BetterandGender, Gender 

Constellation, and Birth Order Interactions, Laurie Jane Cohen, Drew University 

Nature vs. Nurture: How much do twin studies tell us, Jacob L. Felson, William 

Paterson 

Kid Experience in a Role Playing Theme Park, Lois A. West, Florida International 

University 

Traditional femininity or girl powerComparing second- and third-wave feminist 

readings of the Disney Princesses, Sarah Jane Brubaker, Virginia Commonwealth 

University; Summer Wisdom, Virginia Commonwealth University 

34. Regular Paper Session— Getting Published in Sociology 

Organizer: Enrique S. Pumar, The Catholic University of America 

Getting Published in Sociology, Enrique S. Pumar, The Catholic University of 

America; Keumjae Park, William Paterson University; Ross Koppel, University of 

Pennsylvania 

35. Regular Paper Session— International Relations and Development 

The meaning of modernity and the politics of development: effects of the intellectual 

field on state policy, Besnik Pula, University of Michigan 

Oil and Democracy in Comparative Development, Leslie-Ann Bolden, New York 

University; Juan E. Corradi, New York University 

American thirst and Chinese hunger as opportunities for Brazilian development, 

Felipe A. Filomeno, Johns Hopkins University 

Global Commodity Chains, World-Systems Analysis & World Income Inequalities: The 

Missing Link of Inequality and the Upgrading Paradox, Benjamin D. Brewer, James 

Madison University 

36. Regular Paper Session— Race, Class and Domestic Violence 

Child Physical Abuse as a Risk Factor for Experiencing Violent Victimization: The 

Significance of Racial Differences., Staci E. McCabe, Kent State University 

Women Stepping Out: Intersections of Welfare Policy, Work and Abuse, Danielle 

Ficco, Westminster College 

"In My House, I was Conditioned to Beat My Wife": The Impact of Race and Class on 

Intergenerational Transmission of Violence Theory, Elizabeth A. Mansley, Delaware 

State University 

Processes Mediating the Link Between Witnessing Violence between Parents and 

Partner Violence, Catherine Seabury, University of New Hampshire 

37. Regular Paper Session— Race, Class and the Achievement Gap 

Teacher Expectations and the Impact on Standardized Test Scores: Narrowing the 

Learning Gap, Christian A. Schlaerth, University of Miami 

Whats Oppositional Culture Got to Do with Black/White Academic Gaps Bringing 

School Context into the Picture, Tina Wildhagen, Smith College 

Intergenerational Racial Stratification and the Black-White Achievement Gap, Wei- 

Jun Jean Yeung, New York University; Caroline H. Persell, New York University; 

Michael Reilly, New York University 

The Impact of Race, Ethnicity and Occupational Status on Income: An Examination of 

the STEM Field Population in the United States, 1980-2008, Hayward Derrick 

Horton, SUNY-Albany 


January 18, 2009

38. Regular Paper Session— Stratification Across Time and Space 

Does Self-Employment Help Explain the Racial Wealth Gap, Kenneth M. Jamison, 

Princeton University/Yale Law School 

On the Temporal Dimensions of Poverty and Inequality, Craig D. Lair, Gettysburg 

College 

Education as Acquired Caste: The Quiet Elephant at the Social Stratification Seminar 

Table, John Angle, Inequality Processs Institute 

Visualizing Glocalization: Semiotics of Ethnic and Class Differences in Global Cities, 

Timothy Shortell, Brooklyn College CUNY; Jerome Krase, Brooklyn College CUNY 

39. Regular Paper Session— The Development of Racial Attitudes in the United 

States 

The Changing Nature of Prejudice: Blacks and Latinos Racial Attitudes about Whites 

and Whites Racial Attitudes about Blacks and Latinos, Monica H. Trujillo, Princeton 

University 

The Strange Class War in Black America, Algernon Austin, Economic Policy Institute 

Images of Africa in American school social studies textbooks: Closing the minds of 

American children to the World, Touorouzou H. Some, D' Youville College 

We Condemn Racism: Cultural Purity and the Immigration Reform Movement, 

Chanyung James Park, University of Cincinnati 

40. Regular Paper Session— Youth, Sexuality and Gender 

Theres No I in Team: Examining the Team Effect on Collegiate Athletes' Gender 

Performance and Perceptions of Sexuality, Alexis A. Merdjanoff, Rutgers University 

Exploring the effects of network properties on age of first intercourse., Sarah H. 

Smith, SUNY at Buffalo 

Title: Cultural messages and symbols of gender: A Comparison of two college 

campuses, Marcoux Faiia, Rivier College 

Queer Youth Activism: The Changing Face of the US Gay and Lesbian Movement, 

Megan K. Murphy, University at Albany 

41. Thematic— Author Meets Critics: "Hooking Up: Sex, Dating and Relationships 

on Campus" by Kathleen Bogle 

Presider/Discussant: Joel Best, University of Delaware 

Organizer: Joel Best, University of Delaware 

Critic, Laura Carpenter, Vanderbilt University 

Critic, George Dowdall, St. Joseph's University 

Critic, David Grazian, University of Pennsylvania 

Panelists: 

Kathleen Bogle, LaSalle University 

42. Thematic— Sociologists and the media: how to get your message right 

Organizer: Virginia E. Rutter, Framingham State College 

This practical workshop offers tips and guidance from three experts experienced with 

working with—and in--the media. How do sociologists tell a story that isn’t too complicated 

or oversimplified 

Virginia E. Rutter, Framingham State College 

Laura Sessions Stepp, Washington Post 

Stephanie Coontz, Evergreen State College 


January 18, 2009


43. Thematic— Plenary-- The Robin Williams Lecture: Honoring William Kornblum 

Presider/Discussants: Terry Williams, The New School; Vincent Parrillo, William Paterson 

University 

Organizers: Terry Williams, The New School; Vincent Parrillo, William Paterson University 

Panelists: 

William Kornblum, Queens College, The City University of New York 

Friday, March 20 

Sessions 8:30 AM—10:00 AM 

44. Eastern Sociological Society: Graduate Education Committee Business Meeting 


45. Regular Paper Session— Collective Action and Protest 

Blogging Race, Blogging Feminism: The Internet as an Emerging Forum for 

Spontaneous Protest, Laura Rapp, University of Delaware; Ben Fleury-Steiner, 

University of Delaware; Deeanna M. Button, University of Delaware 

Gender and Collective Action: A Conceptual Framework for Analysis, Lauren 

Pandolfelli, SUNY Stony Brook; Ruth Meinzen-Dick, IFPRI; Stephan Dohrn, IFPRI 

No Confrontations and Just Walk on By: An Examination of Collective Empowerment 

on a College Campus, Pamela McMullin-Messier, Penn State University-Berks 

Predicting Gay Rights Activism in the USA, Eric W. Swank, Morehead State 

University 

46. Regular Paper Session— Education and Identity 

"(Trans-) Forming Identities: Elite Institutions, First-Generation College Students, 

and Social Meanings of Education within Families" (title pending), 

On Not Becoming Left Behind: How Students Constitute their Academic Selves in the 

Localized Context of Classrooms and High Stakes Testing, Chiwen Bao, Boston 

College 

The Gatekeeping Behind Meritocracy:Voices of NYC High School Students, Arlene M. 

Garcia, White Plains High School 

Graduating From The Streets: Alternative Status Attainment Models and Knowledge 

Systems in Hip-Hop, Travis L. Gosa, Williams College 

47. Regular Paper Session— Gender and Feminist Identity 

Presider/Discussant: Lauren E. Barsky, University of Delaware/ Disaster Research Center 

Organizer: Nena S. Craven, University of Delaware 

The Influence of Feminist Beliefs on Sexual Behaviors, Nicole L. Smolter, University 

of Delaware 


January 18, 2009

K Tauches, SUNY Albany 

Surfing the Third Wave: Contemporary Feminism Online, Nena S. Craven, University 

of Delaware 

Pioneers of Ecofeminism & Environmental Justice, Susan A. Mann, University of New 

Orleans; Michael D. Grimes, Louisiana State University 

48. Regular Paper Session— Health Care at the End of Life 

Active Dying: The Achievements of Ascribed Agency, Jason Rodriquez, University of 

Massachusetts - Amherst 

Creating Connections: Tools for Engaging Residents Physicians with Their Assisted 

Living Facilities (ALFs)., John Schumacher, University of Maryland, Baltimore County 

American middle aged populations consideration and action toward their future 

health care issues, Boni Li, Northern Kentucky University; Stefanie Harrison, 

Northern Kentucky University; Debra C. Lemke, McDaniel College 

From Nursing Home to Green House: Redefining Aging and Long Term Care, Meika 

Loe, Colgate University 

49. Regular Paper Session— International Development 

Reassessing Developmentalist Conceptions of the Labor Force: Shifting the Focus of 

Labor Studies Towards the Global Semi-Proletariat, Ben T. Scully, The Johns 

Hopkins University; Kevan Harris, Johns Hopkins University 

Global Production Chain and the Social Status of Women in Thailand: Changes and 

Continuities, Soyon Kim, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY 

Oil and Democracy in Comparative Development, Juan E. Corradi, New York 

University; Leslie-Ann Bolden, New York University 

50. Regular Paper Session— Minorities and Communities 

Deaf Enough: Linguistic Capital and Discrimination in the Deaf Community, Brittany 

A. Morin-Mezzadri, University of Kansas 

Immigrant entrepreneurs in low-income inner-city minority neighborhoods: Who are 

they And why do they leave, Wook-Jin Kim, University of Chicago 

Just to Get By: Race and Ethnic Conflict among Low-Wage Workers after 

Incarceration, Jan N. Haldipur, Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO); Jennifer 

L. Bryan, Yale University; Luis Suarez, Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) 

Terror Town: The Impact of 9/11 on Arab Muslims, Intergroup Relationships and 

Community Life in Jersey City, Jennifer L. Bryan, Yale University 

51. Regular Paper Session— Parent's Occupation and Child's Outcomes 

Examining the Nest: Does Parental Occupation Predict Environmental Values, Beliefs 

and Concern Among Young People, Christopher W. Podeschi, Bloomsburg 

University of Pennsylvania; Kenneth B. Lang, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 

Social Intersections, Future Directions: Gender, Race, and Class in Mothers' 

Educational and Occupational Expectations for their Early Adolescent Children, 

Lakshmi Jayaram, Johns Hopkins University 

Childrens Habitual Disposition: A Comparison of Career Mother Families Versus Non- 

Career Mother Families, Meghan M. O'Neil, Columbia University 

Effects of Maternal Job Quality on Children's Reading Achievement, Ayse Yetis- 

Bayraktar, Univ. of Massachusetts; Michelle Budig, Univ. of Massachusetts; Donald 

Tomaskovic-Devey, Univ. of Massachusetts 


January 18, 2009

52. Regular Paper Session— Race, Inequality and Complicating Categories 

Locational Returns to Human Capital Levels: The Case of Black African and Black 

Caribbean Immigrants, Grigoris Argeros, Fordham University 

Black Immigrants, American Identities, Regine O. Jackson, Emory University 

Assimilation ain't Black!, Salvatore Labaro, SUNY Albany 

Through the Eyes of Those who are Black and White: The Biracial Perspective of 

Inequality in America, Monique Marsh, Temple University 

53. Thematic— A Conversation on What's Happening in the Sociology of Culture 

Surveying Trends and Directions 

Presider/Discussant: Karen Cerulo, Rutgers University 

Panelists: 

Michele Lamont, Harvard University 

Gary Fine, Northwestern University 

54. Thematic— Author Meets Critics: "Destinies of the Disadvantaged: The Politics 

of Teenage Childbearing" by Frank Furstenberg 

Presider/Discussant: Connie Nathanson, Columbia University 

Organizer: Connie Nathanson, Columbia University 

Critic, Laurie Zabin, Johns Hopkins University 

Critic, Ron Mincy, Columbia University 

Critic, Dan Lichter, Cornell University 

Panelists: 

Frank Furstenberg, University of Pennsylvania 

55. Thematic— Immigration & Second Generation Mini-Conference: What Have We 

Learned and What's Next in Research on Children of Immigrants 

Presider/Discussant: Robert C. Smith, City University of New York 

Organizer: Robert C. Smith, City University of New York 

Mini-conference organized by Philip Kasinitz, John Mollenkopf and Robert Smith. 

CILS and research on children of Immigrants, Alejandro Portes, Princeton University 

The New York Second Generation Study, Mary Waters, Harvard University 

IMMLA and Research on Children of Immigrants, Frank D. Bean, University of 

California- Irvine; Susan Brown, University of California-Irvine 

Generations of Exclusions: Mexican Americans in LA and Texas, Edward Telles, 

Princeton University 

56. Thematic— The 50th Anniversary of the Sociological Imagination: Biography 

and Social Structure 

Presider/Discussant: Robert Zussman, University of Massachusetts-Amherst 

Organizer: Robert Zussman, University of Massachusetts-Amherst 

Panelists: 

Robert Zussman, University of Massachusetts-Amherst 

Vincent Parrillo, William Paterson University 

James Abbott, Rowan University 


January 18, 2009

57. Roundtable— Computer Mediated Communication 

The Production and Avoidance of Disagreements in Multiparty Email Exchanges, 

Angela C. Garcia, Bentley University; Anne R. Rawls, Bentley University 

Sense of Virtual Community in an Online Community of Cats, Jennifer L. Schally, 

Pennsylvania State University 

"Who You Are, Really!": The Case of Misrepresentation of Identity on the Internet 

and Its Acceptance in Allowable Self-Recreation Scenarios, Steven Dashiell, 

University of Maryland Baltimore County 

The Institutional Website as a "Public Sphere": The Case of Chabad-Lubavitch 

Judaism, Estye M. Fenton, Northeastern University 

58. Roundtable— Ethnicity, Adjustment, and Assimilation 

Proposed ESS panel session, 2009Organizer and Presider: Nicholas AlexiouQueens 

College, CUNY, Nicholas Alexiou, Queens College, CUNY 

Proposed ESS panel discussion, 2009Ethnicity, Adjustment, and 

AssimilationOrganizer and Presider: Nicholas AlexiouQueens College, CUNY, Kaisa 

Hagen, CUNY Queens College 

Proposed ESS panel session, 2009Ethnicity, Adjustment, and AssimilationOrganizer 

and Presider: Nicholas AlexiouQueens College, CUNY, Bibi Khan, Queens College 

59. Roundtable— Gender and Political Activism 

Managing Work and Family: Struggles over Time in Nurses' and Firefighters' Union 

Contracts, Jillian Crocker, University of Massachusetts - Amherst 

"Mothering is Political": A Study of Motherhood and Activism, Ayanna Ashaki 

Bledsoe, University of Connecticut 

Emily Hoagland, Cornell University 

Lesbian Identity in China and Japan, Megan Rolfe, SUNY Albany 

60. Roundtable— Health and Healing 

Presider/Discussant: Alex O. Otieno, Arcadia University 

Organizer: Alex O. Otieno, Arcadia University 

The Social Construction of Disability and the Modern-Day Healer: Ramon Cuevas and 

Cuevas Medek Therapy: An Ethnography, Jennifer Anne Vanderminden, Univerisity 

of New Hampshire 

Disability, Dignity and Family as Private Domain: A Case Study., Tessa Leroux, 

LASELL COLLEGE 

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when Im 74(64): Social Policy 

Recommendations for Elder Care, Ed Chung, Elizabethtown College; Cristina 

Ciocirlan, Elizabethtown College 

Caring at the Edge, John Eric Baugher, University of Southern Maine 

61. Roundtable— Negotiating Religion 

White Magic: An Ethnography of the Neo-Pagan movement in Greater Washington 

DC Metropolitan Area., John N. Robinson III, George Mason University 

The "Eco-Kosher" Consumer [title pending], Jill M. Smith, Brandeis University 

All that joy and they don't use Prozac: religious travelers encounters with global 

poverty, Lierin Probasco, Princeton University 

Religion and the Culture Wars: The Case of Religious Environmentalism, Michael 

Agliardo, Boston College 

62. Roundtable— Public Sociology: A Discussion 


January 18, 2009

Roundtable Discussion: The role of Public Sociology, Rachel S. Bobbitt, George 

Mason University; Perry Threlfall, George Mason University 

Pillars of a Public Sociology, Lester R. Kurtz, George Mason University 

Public Sociologists in News Media: Enhancing the Image of the Discipline, Matthias 

Revers, SUNY-Albany 

63. Roundtable— Sociology of the Image 

Organizer: Tukufu Zuberi, University of Pennsylvania 

Savages, Soldiers and Second Class Citizens: Iconic Posters Depicting Blacks as 

Warriors, Yetunde Afolabi Pillischer, University of Pennsylvania; Tukufu Zuberi, 


The Violent Face of Non-violence: a visual paradigm of civil disobedience, Ksenia O. 

Gorbenko, University of Pennsylvania 

Sarcophagus: Where Image and Representation Twist, Sezgi Durgun, Marmara 

University, Istanbul, Turkey 

Jacob Avery, University of Pennsylvania 

64. Roundtable— Workplace Policies and Employment 

SHAREHOLDER VALUE AND THE NEW AMERICAN WORKPLACE:Institutionalization of 

Corporate Downsizing since the 1980s, Jiwook Jung, Harvard University 

Disseminating Diversity: Diversity Trainers and the Discourse of Diversity, Andrea 

M. Voyer, University of Wisconsin, Madison 

Does Unemployment Insurance Reduce Job Search Effort Evidence from Random 

Audits., Cristobal Young, Princeton University 


65. Regular Paper Session— "Undergraduates Preparing for the Job Market" 

Organizer: Jonathan M. White, Bridgewater State College 

This session will provide practical tips on how Sociology majors, with a variety of interests, 

can prepare themselves best for the job market. The session will be useful to 

undergraduates from 1st to 4th year in positioning themselves upon graduation. 

Sociology as Preparation for the Nonprofit World, Jonathan M. White, Bridgewater 

State College 

66. Regular Paper Session— International Identities 

The Changing Tharu Culture: A Study of an Indian Tribe in Socio- Cultural Dynamics, 

Subhash Chandra Verma, Government Post Graduate College 

Iranian Cultural Revolutions: Islamicization Processes in Action, Majid Mohammadi, 

Glenville State College 

Afife Idil Akin, SUNY Stony Brook University 

Eleni Arzoglou, Harvard University 

67. Regular Paper Session— Reconceptualizing Stratification 

Capitalism's 'meritocratic illusion' and the functions of inequality: a Marxist 

reformulation of the Davis-Moore thesis, Costas Panayotakis, New York city College 

of Technology (cuny) 


January 18, 2009

The Sociology of Greatness: Some preliminary questions and suggestions regarding 

assessment and variables leading to superior achievement, Christopher F. 

Armstrong, Bloomsburg University; Sarah M. Burkhardt, Bloomsburg University 

The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Class: An Alternative Theoretical Framework, 

Rak Koo Chung, State University of New York at Albany 

Karl Marx, Max Weber and Tomatoes: A Brief Essay onThe Concept of Capital, 

Joseph M. Conforti, SUNY-Old Westbury 

68. Regular Paper Session— Responses to Domestic Violence 

Title Pending, Rebekah Anne Carrow, Virginia Commonwealth University 

An Exploration of a Feminist Women's Self Defense Program, Rebekah Anne Carrow, 

Virginia Commonwealth University 

From Grassroots to Business Suites: Tension felt by a Professionalizing Movement, 

Desiree R. Wiesen, University of New Hampshire, Durham 

An Examination of Restorative Justice Applications for Domestic Violence Cases in the 

United States, Eve M. Waltermaurer, State University of New York in New Paltz 

69. Regular Paper Session— Social Movements and Resources 

Significance of Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela. An Approach, 

Anibal F. Gauna, SUNY Albany 

¡Ya Basta! A Cultural Sociology Approach to the Zapatista Uprising in Chiapas, 

Mexico., Patricia Ahmed, University of Kentucky; Sneha Dutta, University of 

Kentucky 

Humanizing Immigration: Political Tactics and Resource Mobilization by Migrantsupport 

NGOs in Japan, Ryoko Yamamoto, SUNY College at Old Westbury 

Applying Movement Success Models to Marian Apparition Movements, Rachel S. 

Bobbitt, George Mason University 

70. Regular Paper Session— Sports and Culture 

Presider/Discussant: Alexis A. Merdjanoff, Rutgers University 

Blurring the Line between Sacred and Profane: The Subculture of Pittsburgh Steelers 

Fans as Quasi-religious, Marci Cottingham, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 

Still Flying that Flag: Attitudes toward Diversity among NASCAR fans, Lee G. 

Streetman, Delaware State University 

From 'Core To Consumer: The Hierarchy of Skateboarders, Tyler M. Dupont, SUNY 

at Buffalo 

Holeshot or Loop Out Olympic BMX and the Future of Action Sports, Joy C. Honea, 

Montana State University- Billings 

71. Regular Paper Session— Teaching and Applying Sociological Methods 

Doing Poverty: Learning Outcomes among Students Participating in the Community 

Action Poverty Simulation Program, Laura W. Steck, York College of Pennsylvania; 

Mary Ligon, York College of Pennsylvania; Jennifer Engler, York College of 

Pennsylvania; Perri Druen, York College of Pennsylvania 

Thinking Outside of the Book: Using Film, Discussion, and Applied Assignments to 

Reinvent Research Methods, Theory, and Capstone Courses, Suzanne R. Goodney 

Lea, Ph.d., Trinity College 

Creating Bridges: Co-Curriculum and Service Learning in Senior Seminar, Daniel 

Sarabia, Roanoke College 


January 18, 2009

Real Research in the Undergraduate Classroom:Team Ethnography as an 

Introduction to Qualitative Methods, Marjorie L. Devault, Syracuse University; 

Alecea Standlee, Syracuse University 

72. Regular Paper Session— Women's Employment and Inequality 

Earnings Inequality between European White Immigrant Women and Their European 

Male and Native Non-Hispanic White Counterparts in the US: A Multilevel Analysis, 

Basak Ozgenc, University at Albany, SUNY 

Whats Your Name Got to Do With It A Field Experiment Testing Sex Differences in 

Employer Response, Lisa V. Torres, George Washington University 

Do Women Managers Help Women AdvanceA Panel Study Using EEO-1 Records, 

Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, Univ. of Massachusetts; Fidan Kurtulis,, University of 

Massachusetts 

The State of the Missing Middle: The Role Dead-End Jobs Play in Shaping the Career 

Mobility of African American Women Workers, Katrinell M. Davis, University of 

Vermont 

The Influence of Race, Gender, and Workplace Context on Volunteer Legal Services, 

Robert Granfield, SUNY=Buffalo 

73. Thematic— A Conversation on: The Future of Class Inequality 

Organizer: Kathleen Gerson, New York University 

Panelists: 

Annette Lareau, University of Pennsylvania 

Melvin Kohn, John Hopkins University 

Karen Hansen, Brandeis University 

74. Thematic— Author Meets Critics: "Class Acts: Service and Inequality in Luxury 

Hotels" by Rachel Sherman 

Presider/Discussant: Robin Leidner, University of Pennsylvania 

Organizer: Robin Leidner, University of Pennsylvania 

Critic, Elizabeth Bernstein, Columbia University 

Critic, Leslie Salzinger, Boston College 

Critic, Julia Wrigley, The Graduate Center, CUNY 

75. Thematic— Immigration & Second Generation Mini-Conference: Transatlantic 

Perspectives on The Second Generation 

Presider/Discussant: Ruben Rumbaut, UCI 

Organizer: John Mollenkopf, Graduater Center CUNY 


The Second Generation in the U.S. and France, Richard Alba, The Graduate Center, 

CUNY 

 

 

The Second Generation in LA and Berlin, Thomas Soehl, UCLA 

The Second Generation in New York and Holland, John Mollenkopf, Graduater Center 

CUNY; Helga De Valk, FreeFree University, Belgium 

76. Thematic— Presidential Council of Social Advisors: A Panel Discussion of a 

Proposal 

Organizer: Jerry Jacobs, University of Pennsylvania 

Panelists: 

Margaret L. Andersen, University of Delaware 


January 18, 2009

Jerry Jacobs, University of Pennsylvania 

Barbara Risman, University of Illinois, Chicago 

Doanld Tomaksovic-Devey, Univeristy of Massachusetts 

77. Thematic— The 50th Anniversary of the Sociological Imagination: Theoretical 

Imaginations 

Presider/Discussant: Craig Calhoun, New York University 

Organizer: Craig Calhoun, New York University 

Panelists: 

Craig Calhoun, New York University 

Rhonda Levine, Colgate University 

Todd Gitlin, Columbia University 

Stanley Aronowitz, The Graduate Center, CUNY 

78. Roundtable— A Consumer Culture 

Reversing the Focus: Looking at Social Influences on Consumer Economic Behaviors, 

Lois A. Vitt, Institute for Socio-Financial Studies 

Sociological consequences of commodity-based vs. fiat-based currencies, Charles M. 

Vivona, St. John's University/Wm Paterson University 

Contested Destinations: Community Protest and Tourism Urbanization, Jennifer R. 

Darrah, Brown University 

79. Roundtable— Environment and Organizing 

Race, Environmentalism and Community: The Effect of Race on Individuals' Level of 

Environmental Activism, Tara S. Pierce, University of New Hampshire 

Kat M. Rickenbacker, Northeastern University 

The Role of Place in Rural Community Organizing, Joel D. Schoening, Shippensburg 

University 

Political Economy and Environmental Protection in China: Impact on Business, Citizen 

and the State, Rebecca S.k. Li, The College of New Jersey; Jessica Godofsky, The 

College of New Jersey 

80. Roundtable— Health Care and the Construction of Medical Knowledge 

What is Happening to Health Care Insurance Coverage, Janice Kay Purk, Mansfield 

University; Timothy J. Madigan, Mansfield University 

Marginalized Patients in Emergency Medical Services: Provider Perspectives, 

Elizabeth Roby, University at Buffalo, SUNY 

Advocating Work: How Healthcare Providers Balance Institutional Protocols and 

Supporting Patients Rights and Wishes, Jennifer Flad, Syracuse University 

The Science of Sexual Reorientation: Legitimation Strategies used to Promote Cures 

for Homosexuality, Karl Bryant, SUNY New Paltz; Ellice Litwak, SUNY New Paltz 

81. Roundtable— Health, Children, and Gender 

Fathering an ADHD child: An Examination of Paternal Well-Being and Social Support, 

Patricia E. Neff, SUNY at Buffalo State College 

Strong Advocates and Compliant Patents: Socioeconomic Status and Parental 

Adaptation to Pediatric Cancer, Elizabeth A. Gage, Roswell Park Cancer Institute 

Pregnancy Mythologies: The Role of Devalued Cultural Knowledges in Women's 

Reproductive Experiences, Danielle Bessett, Ibis Reproductive Health 


January 18, 2009

Reconceptualizing Womens Empowerment and its Effect on the Nutritional Status 

and Immunization of Children in India: A Multidimensional Approach, Sangeeta 

Parashar, Montclair State University 

82. Roundtable— Memory and Space 

Souvenirs: Memory Spaces in Miniature, Lindsey A. Freeman, New School for Social 

Research 

Making Memories Through Tacos and Tamales, Leslie A. Martino, CUNY, The 

Graduate Center 

The Politics of Imagined-From-Above Communities, Mark S. Treskon, New York 

University 

Spaces of Memory from the Monumental to the Miniature, Lindsey A. Freeman, New 

School for Social Research 

83. Roundtable— Movements and Social Change 

Political Opportunity Structures and Movement Success; Gay Rights in the 

Anglosphere, Luke G. Boyd, Eastern Connecticut State University 

Strategic Framing: Encountering and Connecting with the Other Side, Rachel V. 

Kutz-Flamenbaum, University of Pittsburgh 

"Repression Management: A Goffmanesque Frame for Movement Strategies", Lester 

R. Kurtz, George Mason University; Lee Smithey, Swarthmore 

Movements, Meaning, and the Mind: Patterns in the Perception of Enacting Social 

Change, Andrea M. Mueller, Rutgers University 

84. Roundtable— Pedagogical Challenges 

Queer(ing) Classroom Spaces: A Critical Dialogue of Resistant Pedagogies, Avery 

Brooks Tompkins, Syracuse University; Karen E. MacKe, Syracuse University 

Outing the Elephant: The Role of Race and Gender in Classroom Dynamics, Kimberly 

J. McGann, Nazareth College; Nick Robertson, SUNY at Buffalo 

85. Roundtable— Religion and Political Activism 

Effects of Internal Pluralism on Coalition Building between Catholics and Evangelicals 

in the New Christian Right, Adriane Bilous, Fordham University 

Challenging religious-secular distinctions in the study of public policy advocacy, Ruth 

L. Braunstein, New York University 

Expanding the Definition of Public Religion: Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical 

School's Open Orthodoxy, Katie Light, Boston University 

From America to Vatican II and Back Again: The Migration of the Social Meaning of 

Religious Freedom, Michael Agliardo, Boston College 


86. Sociological Forum Business Meeting 

Organizers: Emily Mahon, Executive Office, ESS; Karen Cerulo, Rutgers University 

Closed Meeting. 

87. Regular Paper Session— Contemporary Perspectives on Food 


January 18, 2009

Managing Impressions through Food Purchases: Effects of Gender and Group 

Composition, Molly Allen-O'Donnell, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Marci 

Cottingham, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Tom Nowak, Indiana University of 

Pennsylvania; Kay Snyder, Indiana University of Pennsylvnia 

Fast food kids: Identities, Consumption, and Place, Amy Best, Geroge Mason 

University 

Celiac Disease, Gluten-free Eating, & the Challenge to Established Foodways, Denise 

A. Copelton, SUNY Brockport; Juan Castaneda, SUNY Brockport 

Urban Science, Policy, and Portability: Comparing the New York and Philadelphia 

Trans Fat Bans, David Schleifer, New York University/Chemical Heritage Foundation 

88. Regular Paper Session— International Group Conflict and Resistance 

Dynamics of Malay-Muslim Resistance: The Effects of Political Opportunities on 

Violence in Southern Thailand, Dana M. Moss, Villanova University 

The Secularist-Muslim Conflict and Large Business: Testing Turkish Entrepreneurs' 

Commitment to Democracy, Devrim A. Yavuz, City University of New York 

Market Reform, Labor Unrest, and Changing State-Labor Relations in China, 1980s to 

the Present, Lu Zhang, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 

Responses to Economic Meltdowns in the Capitalist World and Russia: Implications 

for Democratic Development and Social Well Being, Lynn D. Nelson, Virginia 

Commonwealth University; Irina Y. Kuzes, Independent Scholar 

89. Regular Paper Session— Masculine Identities 

Womens Status and Mens Respect: Masculinity and the Sexual Evaluation of Women 

in the College Erotic Marketplace, Brian N. Sweeney, Long Island University 

Hegemonic Masculinities and Black Male Sex at All-Male Adult Theaters: The 

Relational Perspective, Anthony J. Lemelle, John Jay College City University of New 

York 

Symbolic Masculinities in American Politics, Yasemin Besen-Cassino, Montclair State 

University; Daniel R. Cassino, Fairlaigh Dickinson University 

And You Call Yourself a Man, Richard C. Villa, Drew University 

90. Regular Paper Session— Movements and Institutions 

The Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela, Media Representations, and the Value of 

Empty Signifiers., Susan D. Rose, Dickinson College; Manuel Saralegui, Dickinson 

College 

Currupt Politico - Economic Institutions and Nigerian Governments Fiscal Crises, 

Zacchaeus O. Ogunnika, Virginia State University 

Social Movement Activists as Cultural Actors: Rethinking Cultural Outcomes, 

Elizabeth Borland, The College of New Jersey 

Human Rights and Capitalism, Davita Silfen Glasberg, University of Connecticut; 

Judith Blau, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Walda Katz-Fishman, Howard 

University 

91. Regular Paper Session— Paternal Involvement in Children's Lives 

The Importance of Fatherhood in U.S. Mens Lives, Julia McQuillan, University of 

Nebraska; Veronica Tichenor, SUNY-Institute of Technology; Karina Shreffler, 

Oklahoma State University; Arthur L. Greil, Alfred University 

Mothers' gatekeeping and equal parenting in married- and cohabiting-couple 

families, Catherine T. Kenney, Bowling Green State University; Ryan H. Bogle, 

Bowling Green State University 

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January 18, 2009

Is Father Involvement Greater when Mothers are Employed:Evidence from the 2002 

National Survey of Family Growth(Paper submission), Brittany S. McGill, University 

of Maryland 

Straddling the Line: Racialized Family Approaches to Class and Race Socialization in 

the Black Middle Class, Colleen C. Butler-Sweet, Connecticut College 

92. Regular Paper Session— Racial Income, Inequality and Unemployment 

Labor Market Conditions, Segregation, and the Racial Income Gap:A Study of Urban 

Inequality, Travis Lowe, University of Connecticut; Michael Wallace, University of 

Connecticut 

Race, Cohort, and Wealth: A Multilevel Analysis of Female Baby Boomers and 

Business Ownership, Lori L. Martin, John Jay College of Criminal Justice 

Unemployment Disparity Between Asian Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites, 1990 - 

2000, Yih-Jin Young, Nassau Community College 

Lost in Transition: revising racial inequality in a popular American history textbook 

series, Alex Gray, George Washington University 

93. Regular Paper Session— Urban Neighborhoods and Inequality 

Redlines versus Fencelines: Do different types of urban inequalities stem from 

different causes, Diane Sicotte, Drexel University 

Racial Differences in High School Dropout Rates in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, Rachel 

Leventhal-Weiner, University of Connecticut 

The Spatial Distribution of Jobs, Its Effects on Black Employment, and Variation 

across US Cities, Daniel Schrage, Harvard University 

The Newspaper as a Guide to Residential Selection, Eunseong Kim, Eastern Illinois 

University; Joseph M. Conforti, SUNY-Old Westbury 

94. Regular Paper Session— Women of Color in the Profession (Co-sponsored by 

the Committee on the Status of Women and the Committee on the Status of 

Minorities) 



This panel session will feature discussion of the standing and experiences of women of color 

within sociology. 

Elizabeth Higginbotham, University of Delaware 

Margaret Chin, Hunter College 

Kamini M. Grahame, Pennsylvania State University 

Katrina Bell McDonald, John Hopkins University 

95. Thematic— Author Meets Critic: "Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist 

Takes to the Streets" by Sudhir Venkatesh 

Presider/Discussant: Terry Williams, The New School 

Organizer: Terry Williams, The New School 

Critic, Sarah Daynes, UNC-Greensboro 

Critic, Sarah Wagner, UNC-Greensboro 

96. Thematic— Disciplines and Interdisciplinarity in Higher Education 

Organizer: Jerry Jacobs, University of Pennsylvania 

Unstable Academe The Growth Fields in American Colleges and Universities,1975- 

2000, Steven Brint, University of California, Riverside 


January 18, 2009

Interdisciplinarity: A Skeptical View, Jerry Jacobs, University of Pennsylvania 

What is Area Studies, Mitchell Stevens, Stanford University; Cynthia Miller-Idriss, 

New York University 

The Impact of Interdisciplinarity on Scientists' Careers: The Correlates and 

Consequences of Interdisciplinarity, Erin Leahy, University of Arizona & the Radcliffe 

Institute 

97. Thematic— Immigration & Second Generation: Workshop Panel: Using Second 

Generation Data Sets 

Organizer: John Mollenkopf, Graduater Center CUNY 


ISGMNY and TIES, John Mollenkopf, Graduater Center CUNY 

IIMMLA and CILS, Ruben Rumbaut, UCI 

98. Thematic— Looking Forward with Herb Gans 

Presider/Discussant: Nicole P. Marwell, Baruch College 

Organizer: Nicole P. Marwell, Baruch College 

Looking Forward with Herbert J. Gans: A Conversation about "Imagining America in 

2033", Nicole P. Marwell, Baruch College; Herbert J. Gans, Columbia University 

99. Roundtable— “Transitioning to Graduate School” 

Organizer: Paul E. Calarco, Jr., Hudson Valley Community College 

This session is to be led by graduate students who will discuss topics to an audience of 

undergraduates who wish to acquire information on making the big step from 

undergraduate to graduate school. Keyword: Undergraduate Education 

Preparing application materials, Mishel Filisha, Suny Albany 

NowWhat The Transition from undergraduate studies, to a Graduate Program., 

Cassandra Carter, SUNY Albany 

Negotiating Identities and Social Life in Graduate School, Daniel Farr, Randolph 

College 

Transitioning to Graduate School: The Importance of Networking, Early and Often, 

Carolyn Corrado, University at Albany; Laura W. Steck, York College of Pennsylvania 

100. Roundtable— Celebrating the Sociological Imagination of C. Wright Mills: 

Student Papers from General and Applied Sociology 

Student Roundtable, Mary Gallant, Rowan University; Sandra Jones, Rowan 

University 

101. Roundtable— Ethnography and Qualitative Methods 

Dodging Field Hustles: Optimizing Motivations of Respondents to tell The(ir) Truth 

about Sensitive Issues, and Knowing when Thats Done, Peter K. B. St. Jean, 

University at Buffalo 

Embodied Social Research: Exploring the Parallels of Experience between Researcher 

and Subjects in a Massage Therapy Program, Laura L. O'Toole, Roanoke College 

Hungry for Funding: Using Institutional Ethnography to Explore the Non-profit Food 

Assistance System (tentative), Stephanie K. Crist, Syracuse University 

Interpreting the human condition: the case of the theater, Charles M. Vivona, St. 

John's University/Wm Paterson University 

102. Roundtable— Food and Health Inequality 


January 18, 2009

When The Cure is the Poison: An Exploration of the Toxic Contradictions of Plastic, 

Amy Lubitow, Northeastern University; Matt Judge, Northeastern University 

The Human Right to Food Security: Immigrant Rights in the United States, Barret M. 

Katuna, University of Connecticut 

Charting Antiretroviral Supply Chains in Uganda, Alton F. Phillips, New York 

University 

Low Birthrate and the Nation-State: Political Economy of Demographic Change, 

Eunjoo Cho, Harvard Yenching Institute 

103. Roundtable— Marriage and Women's Workforce Participation 

Womens labor market assimilation on mens transition to marriage: Is economic 

disadvantage compensated by marriage market advantage, Lijun Yang, University 

of Pennsylvania 

Marrying in a growing unequal society: A multilevel model of marriage trends 1970- 

2002, Lijun Yang, University of Pennsylvania 

Job Mobility Among Young Women, Jessica L. Looze, University of Massachusetts - 

Amherst 

"Men at Work": Household Movers and Funeral Directors as Life Transition 

Specialists, Caitlin E. Slodden, Brandeis University 

104. Roundtable— Online Communities 

If You Don't Like It, Re-Write It!: The Impact of Television Shows on a sub-cultural 

cyber community, Mary Kirby-Diaz, Farmingdale State College - State University of 

Ne 

Bloggings Impact on The Political Playing Field, Ian J. Sheinheit, University at 

Albany; Cynthia J. Bogard, Hofstra University 

Commentaries to Internet Blogs: The New Public Sphere, Astrid Eich-Krohm, 

Southern Connecticut State University ; Maureen K. Brophy, Southern Connecticut 

State University; Rebecca E. Corso, Southern Connecticut State University 

105. Roundtable— The Stratification of Cultural Objects 

Organizer: Murray Milner Jr, University of Virginia 

Christmas trees, apple pie, and the crescent and star: Muslims and holidays in an 

American town, Jonas Hart, University of Virginia 

Interpreting America: Continuity and change in the American literary canon, 

Christina E. Simko, University of Virginia 

The Changing Beliefs of American Evangelicals, Megan E. Swanson, University of 

Virginia 

The Two Faces of a God: From Demon to Buddha and Back, Christopher Bell, 

University of Virginia 

Conserving by Consuming: The Changing Cultural Status of Fuel-Efficient Vehicles, 

Christina L. Wright, University of Virginia 

106. Roundtable— Understanding Criminal Activity 

Angry Heterosexual Middle Class White Men: An Exploration of the Intersectional 

Identities of American Mass Murderers, Eric Madfis, Northeastern University 

Disadvantage, Deindustrialization and Urban Crime: Seeking the Small Business 

Owner, Brian C. Starks, University of Delaware; Karen F. Parker, University of 

Delaware 

Bro, Those Were the Good Ol Days: The Crack Era and Life Course Reflections 

Among South Bronx Drug Robbers., Randol Contreras, Towson University 


January 18, 2009

African-American female homicide offender: An assessment of a potential theoretical 

explanation, Shauntey James, Briar Cliff University 


107. Eastern Sociological Society Employment Center 


108. Regular Paper Session— Constructing Masculinities and Feminities 

Femininity and body projects of puberty: Blurring the lines between sexual 

objectification and reproduction, Sarah Jane Brubaker, Virginia Commonwealth 

University; Heather E. Dillaway, Wayne State University; Desire' J.m. Anastasia, 

Wayne State University 

Masculinity as portrayed by the deviant in cinema : A comparative study on 

Bollywood and Hollywood, Ranita Ray, University of Connecticut 

Male Neonatal Circumcision: Resistance and Reformulation of Medicalized 

Procedures, Lauren Sardi Ross, University of Connecticut 

109. Regular Paper Session— Identities in the Postnational World 

"Homeland Security": Second-Generation Indian Americans and the influence of 

intergenerational cultural messages in making the decision to 'return' to India, 

Sonali Jain, Boston University 

The Clash of Representations: National Identity and Multiculturalism in a Globalizing 

World, Gianmarco Savio, SUNY-Stony Brook 

Examining Public Discourse for Perception of a Postnational World, Adrienne D. 

Redd, Fielding Graduate University 

Interrogating "Tradition" : Widowhood in India, Shweta Majumdar, University of 

Connecticut 

110. Regular Paper Session— Neighborhoods and Crime 

Coming, Going, Staying: The Effect of Student Transients on Perceptions of 

Neighborhood Safety and College Community Relations, Danis J. Gehl, University at 

Buffalo (SUNY) 

The Drug Dealer: The Orderliness of Neighborhood Disorder, Waverly O. Duck, Yale 

University; Anne R. Rawls, Bentley University 

The Starbucks Effect: The Impact of Gentrification on Crime in Chicago, 1990-2005, 

Andrew V. Papachristos, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Melissa Fugiero, 

University of Massachusetts; Chris Smith, University of Massachusetts Amherst; 

Shawn A. Trivette, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Casey Galfas, University of 

Massachusetts Amherst; David Cort, University of Massachusetts Amherst 

Moving to Opportunity and Youth Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety, Anita L. 

Zuberi, Northwestern University 

111. Regular Paper Session— Parenting and Time Use 

Iron Parents: The Intersection of Work, Family, and Endurance Sport, Diana T. 

Cohen, Central Connecticut State University 

Parenthood Transitions: How the Changing Demands of Parenthood Alter Daily Time 

Use, Betsy Thorn, University of Maryland 


January 18, 2009

Mothers Personal and Leisure Time: The Intersection of Employment and Marital 

Status, Sarah M. Kendig, University of Maryland 

Scheduled Orchestration: Coordinating Frenetic Family Life in Orange County, Edson 

C. Rodriguez, University of Southern California 

112. Regular Paper Session— Television 

Establishing News Confidence: PBS as a News Safety-Net, Stephen Ostertag, State 

University of New York at Oneonta 

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Redux: Race, Gender, and Eating Together on Film, 

Alice P. Julier, University of Pittsburgh 

Tortured Logic: Entertainment and the Spectacle of Deliberately Inflicted Pain in Two 

Television Drama Series, Isabel C. Pinedo, Hunter College, CUNY 

Negotiating News: A Study of the Social Construction of News Realities, Stephen 

Ostertag, State University of New York at Oneonta 

A Critical Analysis of HBO's "The Wire," by Todd Sodano, Assistant Professor at St. 

John Fisher College, Todd Sodano, St. John Fisher College 

113. Regular Paper Session— The Professionalization of Educators 

Higher Education: From Fiscal Crisis to Credit Crisis, Gerald M. Turkel, University of 

Delaware 

Making the Grade: The Catholic Teachers Union of New Jersey, Joelle M. Sano, 

Boston College/ Villanova University 

Professional Development Training of Early Childhood Educators: Increasing 

Retention, Politicization and Mobilization, Margaret R. Boyd, Stonehill College 

"Union Busting in Academia: Industry-Ivy Parallels", Vincent Serravallo, Rochester 

Institute of Technology 

114. Regular Paper Session— Transnational Activism 

Music in Social Movements: Culture and Collective Identity in the US and South 

African Struggles for Racial Equality, Sarah Hope, SUNY Potsdam; Jeremy Van 

Blommestein, SUNY Potsdam 

Democracy and Transational Activism, Asoka Bandarage, Georgetown University 

Mary Gallant, Rowan University 

Helen S. Jolly, State University of New York at Stony Brook 

115. Thematic— A Conversation on: The Future of Work and Labor 


Panelists: 

Jennifer Glass, Cornell University 

Tom Diprete, Columbia University 

Emilio J. Castilla, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

116. Thematic— Author Meets Critics: "How Professors Think: Inside the Curious 

World of Academics" by Michele Lamont 

Presider/Discussant: Mitchell Stevens, Stanford University 

Organizer: Mitchell Stevens, Stanford University 

Critic, Craig Calhoun, New York University 

Critic, Jerry Jacobs, University of Pennsylvania 

Critic, Erin Leahy, University of Arizona & the Radcliffe Institute 

Critic, Harriet Zuckerman, The Mellon Foundation 


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Panelists: 

Michele Lamont, Harvard University 

117. Thematic— Authors Meet Critics: "Inheriting the City" by Phil Kasinitz, John 

Mollenkopf, Mary Waters 

Presider/Discussant: Peter Kivisto, Augustana College 

Organizer: Peter Kivisto, Augustana College 

Critic, Richard Alba, The Graduate Center, CUNY 

Critic, Nancy Foner, The Graduate Center and Hunter College, CUNY 

Critic, Ruben Rumbaut, UCI 

Panelists: 

Philip Kasinitz, Graduater Center CUNY 

John Mollenkopf, Graduater Center CUNY 

Mary Waters, Harvard University 

118. Thematic— Cities, Race, and Community Life Mini-Conference: The Historic 

Ghetto 

Presider/Discussant: Sudhir Venkatesh, Columbia University 

Mini-conference organized by Elijah Anderson and Mitchell Duneier 

Panelists: 

Nathaniel Deutsch, University of California, Santa Cruz 

Mitchell Duneier, Princeton University 

119. Thematic— Gender, Politics and Policies 

Presider/Discussants: Lynn Chancer, Hunter College and the Graduate Center (CUNY) 

and ; Kathleen Gerson, New York University 

Organizer: Lynn Chancer, Hunter College and the Graduate Center (CUNY) and 

African-American Women and the Hilary/Obama Factor: An Intersection of Race, 

Class and Gender, Katrina Bell McDonald, John Hopkins University 

Feminist Theory and Gender Politics Post-2009: Where Do We Go From Here, Lynn 

Chancer, Hunter College and the Graduate Center (CUNY) and 

Who, or What, is a Feminist Politician, Judith Lorber, Graduate Center and Brooklyn 

College, CUNY 

120. Roundtable— Body Image and Injury 

Yoga Will Cure Everything Except Problems Created By Yoga:Negotiations of Pain and 

Injury when Yoga Hurts, Misty A. Curreli, Stony Brook University 

Eating Disorders, Body Image, and College Size, Martin Malone, Mount Saint Mary's 

University; Virginia A. McGovern, Mount Saint Mary's University 

Labeling "Sexiness" in Popular Culture, Patti Lynne Donze, UCLA 

121. Roundtable— Gender, Race, Nationality and Labor Market Participation 

Different Impact of Motherhood and Marital Status on Womens Labor Force 

Participation among Asians, Blacks and Whites, Se Hwa Lee, State University of New 

York at Albany 

Spuriousness of Gender Paradox in Job Satisfaction: Using General Social Survey 

(GSS) 2002, Rak Koo Chung, State University of New York at Albany 

Does Segregation Beget Segregation Complexities of Context and Occupational Sex 

Segregation in Post-Apartheid South Africa, Sangeeta Parashar, Montclair State 

University 


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Organizational Mechanisms of Gender Inequality: Non-manual Jobs in Japan from 

2001 to 2007, Eunmi Mun, Harvard University 

122. Roundtable— Globalization and Work 

Harder Soft Law: Private Labor Regulation in the University Apparel Niche, Anna M. 

Wetterberg, University of California, Berkeley 

Globalization from Below: The Peoples Movements against Coca-Cola in India, Krista 

Bywater, University of California, Santa Barbara 

Conservatives and Wildcats in Banking Fields: Processes of Elite Centralization and 

Struggle in Italy and the United States, 1850s-1910s., Simone Polillo, University of 

Virginia 

Economic Globalization and Job Insecurity: Cross-National Evidence from 20 

Countries in 1997 and 2005, Dong-Kyun Im, Harvard University 

The Establishment and Current Status of Rural Dependency in Sub-Sahran Africa: 

The Case of Malawi., Roger J. Reitman, Hood College 

123. Roundtable— Human Rights, Activism, and the Practice of Public Sociology 

Organizer: Jonathan M. White, Bridgewater State College 

124. Roundtable— Mental Health and Well-Being 

Finding Tranquility in Busy Times: Increasing Student Well-being and Level of 

Compassion through the Use of Contemplative Practices, Joann Defiore, Saint 

Francis University 

Stranger Danger: The Effects of Contact as Moderated by Perceptions of 

Dangerousness on Attitudes towards Persons with Mental Disorders., Valerie R. 

Stackman, Howard University 

Negotiating consistency: how psychiatrists manage contradiction between competing 

treatment paradigms., Dena T. Smith, Rutgers University 

The rise and fall of positive mental health: looking at the concept of mental health as 

a variable, Daniel Jay Madron, University of Maryland, Baltimore County 

125. Roundtable— Negotiating Families 

The Boundaries of Intimacy: How Lesbian Bisexual and Queer Latinas Negotiate 

Family and Same Sex Relationships, Katie L. Acosta, University of Connecticut 

Doing Marital Engagement: Gender and Relationship Progression in Engaged 

Couples, Erica Hunter, University at Albany 

The Truth Behind the Soccer Mom, Ariana N. Sanai, Brandeis University 

"A Daughter is a Daughter All of Her Life, But a Son is a Son "Til He Takes Him a 

Wife": Myth or Reality, Deborah M. Merrill, Clark University 

126. Roundtable— Participating in Crime and Public Institutions 

Policies, Discourse and Historical Context: Can the G.I. Bill Foster Civic 

Participation, Ian J. Sheinheit, University at Albany 

Ethics of Conviction and Civic Responsibility: Conscientious War Resisters During 

World War II, Yuichi Moroi, Temple University 

Lessons from International Sentencing Practices for Reducing U.S. Prison 

Overcrowding, Barbara A. Carson, Minnesota State University 

The Living Dead: Crowd joys, zombies and the streets they walk, David C. Lane, 

University of Delaware ; Brian Newby, University of Delaware 

127. Roundtable— Social Capital, Education, and Civic Engagement 


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The Role of Social and Intellectual Capital in a Knowledge Network, Emmanuel F. 

Koku, Drexel University 

Social Capital and Civic Engagement: A Quantitative Measurement and Definition, 

Don P. Levy, Siena College; Mathew Johnson, Siena College 

The Uniqueness of the Historical Birth of Civic Politics in America, Marcela F. 

Gonzalez, Graduate Center, CUNY; Martin F. Plot, CalArts 

Schooling Global Citizens: the moral purposes of education in a cosmopolitan age, 

Jeffrey Dill, University of Virginia 


128. Eastern Sociological Society Employment Center 


129. Regular Paper Session— Adolescent Behavior 

Priorities and Challenges in Helping Youth Persevere in Completing Their Education: 

An Ethnographic Assessment., Milton Lee Butts, Jr., University of Massachusetts- 

Boston 

"Boys Should Be Boys": Childhood Gender Polarization and Juvenile Delinquency, 

Jeffery P. Dennis, SUNY College at Oneonta 

The Influence of Risk-Taking Behaviors on the Transition into Marriage: An 

Examination of the Long-Term Consequences of Adolescent Behavior, Sampson Lee 

Blair, The State University of New York at Buffalo 

Youth Employment and Behavior Problems:The Overprotected Adolescent, Emily 

Rauscher, New York University; W. Jean Yeung, New York University 

130. Regular Paper Session— Environmental Sociology 

Organizer: Christopher W. Podeschi, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 

Producing the Mountain Experience, Peter R. Grahame, Pennsylvania State 

University - Schuylkill 

Shawn A. Trivette, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Stephanie Defranzo, 

University of Massachusetts Amherst 

Monsanto and Tillamook Dairy Cooperative Struggle Between Freedom of Speech and 

False Advertising: The use of rBGH" , Thomas W. Gray, USDA, Program on 

Cooperatives 

The Role of Individual Action in Solutions to Climate Change: Reactions from 

DotEarth, David M. Harker, Boston College 

131. Regular Paper Session— Fostering Active Citizenship through Teaching 

Sociology 

Presider/Discussant: Kathleen Korgen, William Paterson University 

Organizers: Kathleen Korgen, William Paterson University; Jonathan M. White, Bridgewater 

State College 

Jack Estes, Jack Estes, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY 

Jonathan White, Jonathan M. White, Bridgewater State College 

 

 

Charles Gallagher, La Salle University, Charles Gallagher, La Salle University 

How to educate citizens in the sociology classroom, Tony Samara, George Mason 

University 


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132. Regular Paper Session— Homicide 

The Effects of Segregation and Disadvantage on Contemporary Hispanic Homicide 

Victimization, Stacey N. Bederka, University at Albany, SUNY; Allen W. Wong, 

University at Albany, SUNY 

Killadelphia: Urban Violence in the City of Brotherly Love, James M. Dickinson, Rider 

University 

Homicide in Baltimore:The Impact on Young Black Males, Daniel Jay Madron, 

University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jim Scott, UMBC; Jenny Clarke, UMBC 

Absolute and Relative Poverty, Infant Mortality, and Cross-National Homicide Rates, 

Steven F. Messner, Univeristy at Albany, SUNY; Lawrence E. Raffalovich, University 

at Albany, SUNY; Gretchen M. Sutton, University at Albany, SUNY 

133. Regular Paper Session— How to Get a Job in Academe: Issues Women Face 

on the Job Market (Sponsored by the Committee on the Status of Women) 



Professional Development Workshop sponsored by the Committee on the Status of Women 

Joanne Ardovini, Metropolitan College of New York 

134. Regular Paper Session— Identity : Construction and Theft 

Identity Theft: An Overview of the Origins, Typologies, Consequences, and 

Prevention in 21st Century America, Nicholas A. Astone, Alabama State University; 

Mary K. Astone, Troy University 

Whats in a Name Examining the intersection of popular culture and baby naming, 

Michelle Napierski-Prancl, Russell Sage College 

The Problem of Modernity in Rhetorics of Identity, Harvey S. Goldman, University of 

California, San Diego 

135. Regular Paper Session— Sociology Funding Opportunities at the National 

Science Foundation 

Organizers: Jan E. Stets, National Science Foundation; Patricia White, National Science 

Foundation 

This session targets graduate students, faculty, and researchers who are new at proposal 

writing and submission. Topics of discussion include elements of a competitive proposal, 

submission and review, and funding opportunities for researchers. 

136. Regular Paper Session— Stratification: Race & Poverty 

The Symbolic Dilemmas of Suburban Poverty Challenges & Strategies of Antipoverty 

Organizations in Poor Suburbs, Alexandra K. Murphy, Princeton University 

Fight Blight!: Race, Class and Revitalization in a Detroit Neighborhood, Jeremy R. 

Levine, Harvard University 

Environmental Justice: The Effectiveness of Title IX of the Civil Rights Acot of 1964 

and the NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Charles R. Johnson, Fordham 

University 

A European Concept for an American Problem: Applying Social Exclusion to Racial- 

Ethnic Groups in the United States, Lindsay Stutz, Kent State University 

137. Thematic— After the Election: Whither the Culture Wars 


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Presider/Discussants: Kathleen Gerson, New York University; Arlene Skolnick, New York 

University 

Organizers: Kathleen Gerson, New York University; Arlene Skolnick, New York University 

Panelists: 

Todd Gitlin, Columbia University 

Francis Piven, CUNY Graduate Center 

Katha Pollitt, The Nation 

138. Thematic— Cities, Race, and Community Life Mini-Conference: The Post 

Industrial Ghetto and Beyond: The Carwash 


Panelists: 

Elijah Anderson, Yale University 

139. Thematic— Families As We Really Are: Update from Council on Contemporary 

Families 

Organizer: Virginia E. Rutter, Framingham State College 

This session features five contributors to the brand new CCF/Norton Anthology, Families As 

We Really Are. 

The Evolution of Marriage and Family Life., Stephanie Coontz, Evergreen State 

College 

Betwixt and Be-Tween: Gender Contradictions Among Middle-Schoolers, Barbara 

Risman, University of Illinois, Chicago; Elizabeth Seale, North Carolina State 

University 

"I Get it From My Mama": The Black Heterosexual Family as a Model forFamilial 

Expectations in Black Lesbian Households, Mignon Moore, UCLA 

Inter-Racial Families in Post-Civil Rights America, Kerry Ann Rockquemore, 

University of Illinois, Chicago 

Does divorce cause children's behavior problems, Jui-Chung Allen Li, Academia 

Sinica / RAND 

140. Thematic— Is Meritocracy in Public Education a Myth 

Presider/Discussants: Floyd Hammack, New York University; Annette Lareau, University 

of Pennsylvania 

Organizer: Joan Spade, Brockport 

Summer Setback and the Achievement Gap: Lessons from a Seasonal Perspective on 

Learning, Karl Alexander, Johns Hopkins University 

Prospects for Urban Educational Improvement: A Sociological Analysis, Alan 

Sadovnik, Rutgers University 

The Parallel Rhetoric of Welfare Reform and NCLB: Addressing Inequality by Blaming 

its Victims, Amy Stuart Wells, Columbia University -- Teachers College 

Angel Harris, Princeton University 

141. Roundtable— Critical Perspectives on Rural Issues 

Presider/Discussant: Polly Smith, Utica College 

Organizer: Alex Thomas, SUNY College at Oneonta 

Critical Theory and Rural Communities, Alex Thomas, SUNY College at Oneonta; 

Brian M. Lowe, SUNY College at Oneonta; Gregory Fulkerson, SUNY College at 

Oneonta 


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A Look at Rural Health Care Shortages: A Demographic Comparison, Stephanie A. 

Bennett, College of Saint Rose 

Cultural Criminology and Rural Crime, Karen E. Hayden, Merrimack College 

Sprawl in the Catskills, Polly Smith, Utica College 

142. Roundtable— Eating and Food 

The Frame Makes the Picture: Cognitive Framing and the Racialized Construction of 

Disordered Eating, Alena J. Singleton, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 

Eating Race, Class, and Gender, Ivy Ken, George Washington University 

Public Opinion on the Problem of Obesity in the United States, Kimberly B. Gill, 

University of Delaware 

A taste for tastes Evaluating the spread of food choices and healthy behaviors in a 

large social network, Mark Pachucki, Harvard University 

143. Roundtable— Nontraditional Gender Roles 

Video Games and Gender Stereotyping: An Examination of Game Playing and Body 

Image Attitudes among Young Adults, Diana Pehlic, University at Buffalo 

How to Spot a Real Girl: Female Identity in the Virtual Gaming Community of World 

of Warcraft, Connie M. Viamonte, Florida International University 

being a mother; being a rabbi, Susan B. Prager, Brooklyn College //touro College 

When You're "More than Just a Nurse": Race and Masculinity in Women's Work, Adia 

Harvey Wingfield, Georgia State University 

144. Roundtable— Religion, Family, and Stratification 

Does Religion Matter A Study on the Effect of Religiosity and Family Characteristics 

on Educational Attainment, Christy Panagakis, Suny Buffalo 

Parental Religiosity, Youth Lifestyles and Children's Educational Attainment in the US 

Today, Gregory M. Eirich, Columbia University 

A Gift from God: Poverty, Religion and Adolescent Motherhood in Urban Brazil, Liza 

Steele, Princeton University 

Culture, Context, or Religion: What Really Gets Single Mothers Down the Aisle, 

Perry Threlfall, George Mason University; Shannon N. Davis, George Mason 

University 

145. Roundtable— Round-table: Teaching Undergraduate Sociological Theory 

Courses 

Organizers: Gloria Gadsden, East Stroudsburg University; Chin Hu, East Stroudsburg 

University; Ray Muller, East Stroudsburg University 

146. Roundtable— Social Theory 

"Things you don't know you don't know": Psychotherapy Cults and the Sociology of 

Knowledge, James W. Skinner, City University of New York 

(Re)Introducing the Humor Orgy: Notes on Humor and Status, Scott Patrick Murphy, 

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE 

The Loss of Praise and Blame and the Legacy of Adam Smith, Auguste Comte, WEB 

DuBois, and Obama, Barbara D. Wyche, Saint Paul's College 

147. Roundtable— The Meaning and Structure of Lived Diversity in the Context of 

Higher Education 

Presider/Discussant: Karen E. Rosenblum, George Mason University 


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Organizer: Karen E. Rosenblum, George Mason University 

On Incorporating the Internationally Minded: Exploring the Student Returnee 

Experience and its Place in the University Community., Deborah Rose Guterbock, 

George Mason University; Lucy Ann Hochstein, George Mason University 

Violations of Space: Constructions of Violence and Implications for Students Daily 

Behavior, Shannon K. Jacobsen, George Mason University 

Belly Dance Coffee House: An Ethnographic Study of a Belly Dance Class, Naliyah 

Kaya, George Mason University 

Valuing Written Accents: The Perspective of the United States Academy on 

International Voices, Shamama Moosvi, George Mason University 

The Importance of Inclusion and the Meaning of Identity in a Universitys Pride 

Alliance, Brian A. Picone, George Mason University 

Hispanic Students at the University: The Effects of Culture in the Academic and 

Social Dimensions of Life in the College Campus, Sarah J. Sierralta, George Mason 

University 

148. Roundtable— Young Adults, Technology and Dating 

Hooking Up, Dating, and Everything In-Between: An Analysis of Multiple Patterns of 

Intimate Interaction, Tracy Luff, Concord University; Kristi L. Hoffman, Roanoke 

College; Marit A. Berntson, Roanoke College 

Sexual Behaviors in Collegiate Hook Ups: Evidence from the College Social Life 

Survey, Rachel Kalish, Stony Brook University 

Challenging the Traditional Model for Intimacy: Facebook and the Formation of 

Modern College Relationships at George Mason University, Jeffrey L. Johnson, 

George Mason University; Laura M. Harrison, George Mason University; Jade T. 

Perez, George Mason University 

Lillian O. Holloman, Prince George's Community College 


149. Thematic— Plenary- Rethinking the Race/Class Connection: Honoring the 

Work of William Julius Wilson 

Organizer: Margaret L. Andersen, University of Delaware 

Kimberly Da Costa, Harvard University 

Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect 

Deirdre Royster, College of William and Mary 

Panelists: 

William Julius Wilson, Harvard University 


150. ESS Jazz Jam Session 

Presider/Discussant: Timothy W. Wolfe, Mount St. Mary's University 

An authentic jazz jam session will be hosted by Tim Wolfe. Tim (sax) and his rhythm section 

invite other ESS members and their guests to participate in the jam session, where jazz 

standards (e.g., swing, blues, and Latin tunes) will be performed. Bring your own 


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instrument. Those who love listening to jazz are invited to enjoy an evening of live music 

performed by sociology colleagues. For more information, contact Tim by email at 

wolfe@msmary.edu. 

Saturday, March 21 


151. Eastern Sociological Society: Committee on the Status of Minorities 

Organizers: Emily Mahon, Executive Office, ESS; Jacqueline Johnson, Adelphi University 

152. Regular Paper Session— Applying for a Teaching Position 

The ESS Graduate Studies Committee will run a workshop on how to search and apply for a 

teaching position in today's market. The workshop will discuss the current conditions of the 

academic market and the demand for teaching positions according to academic fields. 

Finally, participants in the workshop will propose various practical strategies to navigate the 

hiring process. 

Applying for a teaching position, Suzanne Goodney-Lea, Trinity College; Keumjae 

Park, William Paterson University; Ross Koppel, University of Pennsylvania; Enrique 

S. Pumar, The Catholic University of America 

153. Regular Paper Session— Drugs and Drug Policy 

Private Wealth, Organizations, and New York State Drug Policy Reform, April D. 

Henning, CUNY Graduate Center 

African Americans and the Marijuana Legalization Paradox: Does Violent Crime Affect 

the Level of Support, Theodore E. Thornhill, University of Massachusetts-Amherst 

Taking Turns in Order to Get Cured: an Ethnographic Account of the Problematic 

Formation of Heroin-Using Social Networks among Dominican Deportees in Santo 

Domingo, Yolanda C. Martin, The Graduate Center, CUNY 

Newspaper readership and the Construction of a Heroin Epidemic, Kevin Daly, 


154. Regular Paper Session— Evaluating School Programs 

Changes in the Use of After-School Programs: 1997-2005, Kathryn Hynes, 

Pennsylvania State University; Emily A. Doyle, Pennsylvania State University 

The Social Construction of Preschool Quality: A Comparative Study of Parent 

Satisfaction at Differently Rated Facilities, Rosalyn Benjamin Darling, Retired, 

Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Gail M. Noel, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; 

Kay Snyder, Indiana University of Pennsylvnia 

Evaluation of Chester High School Youth Court: Preliminary Findings, Nancy B. 

Hirschinger-Blank, Widener University; Lori Simons, Widener University; Gregg Volz, 

CEDRIC; Ray Thompson, Chester High School; Laura Finely, Widener University; 

Joseph Cleary, Widener University 

Whos coaching who An examination of parental over-involvement at the pool, 

Jaime R. Deluca, University of Maryland 


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155. Regular Paper Session— Examining International Migration 

Attitudes to Immigrants from Developed Nations in 1990s Spain, Marcel Ionescu, 

Tulane University 

Problematized Chineseness: Imaginary of the Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia 

during the first half of Cold War Era (1950-1970), Ya Moi Pham, SUNY Binghamton 

Italian Resistance and Accommodation of Contemporary Immigration, Robert Garot, 

John Jay College 

Adaptation of Indian migrants to Riyadh Society, Aziza A. Alnuaim, KIng Saud 

University 

156. Regular Paper Session— Globalization, Inequality and Public Policy 

Welfare, Wealth, and the World System: Basic Needs Convergence and the 

Persistence of the Inequality Gap, Kevan Harris, Johns Hopkins University; Astra N. 

Bonini, The Johns Hopkins University 

Impact of College Enrollment Policy in China, Wei-Jun Jean Yeung, New York 

University 

Cultural change and social stability in China, Rebecca S.k. Li, The College of New 

Jersey; Jonathan Reyes, The College of New Jersey 

What does it mean to be Elite in Germany, Astrid Eich-Krohm, Southern 

Connecticut State University 

157. Regular Paper Session— Growing Inequality 

High-Wage Earnings Growth and Rising Inequality: A Test of the Shareholder Value 

Perspective, Caroline Hanley, University of Massachusetts 

Rethinking the Rich-Poor Divide in Modern India: The Case of Bangalore's Golf 

Caddies, Patrick Inglis, CUNY Graduate Center 

Examining the County Level Determinants of Income Inequality, 1970 to 2000, 

Daniel E. Duerr, University of Arizona; Jeremiah L. Coldsmith, University of Arizona 

The First Among Equals: Promoting Inequality, Jessie Rouder, Skidmore College 

158. Regular Paper Session— Negotiating Queer Spaces and Identities 

The Queer Space of Don't Ask/Don't Tell, Shawn A. Trivette, University of 

Massachusetts Amherst 

How Children Rearrange "the Closet": Disclosure Practices of Lesbian, Gay, and 

Bisexual Parents, Cara Bergstrom-Lynch, Eastern Connecticut State University 

The Marriage of Economic and Social Liberty: The Case of Same Sex Marriage., Cori 

Dayton, College of Mount Saint Vincent; Omar Nagi, College of Mount Saint Vincent 

Jonathan A. Debusk, CUNY Graduate Center 

159. Regular Paper Session— Neighborhood Communities 

Getting From A to B: An Examination of the Personal Narratives of Bike Commuters 

in Charleston, SC, Deborah M. McCarthy, College of Charleston 

Home Value Appreciation in Neighborhoods Experiencing Racial Transition, Richard 

G. Moye, Temple University 

Neighborhood Acess to Full-service Grocery Stores in Portland, OR, Brian McKenzie, 

SUNY Albany 

Shopping Behavior in a Non-Monetary Setting: A Field Study, Lwendo Moonzwe, 


160. Regular Paper Session— Violence Against Women 


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Leandra Smollin, Northeastern University; Melissa Matthews, Northeastern 

University 

A Narrative Analysis of Domestic Violence in the Media, Nicole C. Michaud Wild, 

SUNY Albany 

Rethinking Gender-Motivated Hate Crime, Ami Lynch, The George Washington 

University 

Rachel A. Kalllmyer, University of Delaware 

161. Thematic— A Conversation on: The Contributions of Charles Tilly 

Presider/Discussant: Ann Mische, Rutgers University 

Organizer: Ann Mische, Rutgers University 

Panelists: 

Marc Steinberg, Smith College 

John Krinsky, City College-CUNY 

Meyer Kestenbaum, University of Maryland 

Julia Adams, Yale University 

James Jasper, CUNY Graduate Center 

162. Thematic— Author Meets Critics: "Vatican II: A Sociological Analysis of 

Religious Change" by Melissa J. Wilde 

Presider/Discussant: James Mahon, William Paterson University 

Organizer: James Mahon, William Paterson University 

Critic, William D. Antonio, Catholic University of America 

Critic, Barbara R. Walters, CUNY -- Kingsborough Community College and SPS 

Critic, Gabriel Okafor, William Paterson University 

Critic, Anthony Pogorelc, Catholic University of America 

Panelists: 

Melissa J. Wilde, University of Pennsylvania 

163. Thematic— Public Sociology 

Presider/Discussant: Kimberly Cook, University of North Carolina, Wilmington 


Thematic Session on Public Sociology, Ruth Sidel, Hunter College 

 

 

Thematic Session on Public Sociology, Janet Poppendieck, Hunter College 

Thematic Session on Public Sociology, Lynn Chancer, Hunter College and the 

Graduate Center (CUNY) and 

164. Thematic— Work-Family Mini-Conference: Balancing Work and Family 

Organizer: Pamela Stone, CUNY--Hunter College 

Mini-Conference organized by Janet Gornick and Pamela Stone. 

165. Roundtable— Bridging Race and Gender Divides in the Construction Trade 

Unions 

Organizer: John A. Kovach, Chestnut Hill College 

Bridging Race and Gender Divides in the Construction Trade Unions, John A. Kovach, 

Chestnut Hill College; William Maloney, University of Kentucky; Andrea Mitnick, 

Kutztown University 

Panelists: 

Barbara Hogan, Chestnut Hill College 

John A. Kovach, Chestnut Hill College 


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William Maloney, University of Kentucky 

Andrea Mitnick, Kutztown University 

166. Roundtable— Diverging Destinies: Pathways in the Transition to Adulthood 

Organizer: Nathan E. Fosse, Harvard University 

Panelists: 

Nathan E. Fosse, Harvard University 

167. Roundtable— Expected and Unexpected Resistance: Contextualizing 

Community Change 

Organizers: David S. Surrey, Saint Peter's College; Donal Malone, Saint Peter's College; 

Alex Trillo, Saint Peter's College 

Panelists: 

David S. Surrey, Saint Peter's College 

168. Roundtable— Gaming Social Inequalities 

Presider/Discussant: Ryan Kelty, Washington College 

Organizer: Ryan Kelty, Washington College 

169. Roundtable— Parenting Stigmas 

Happy mom, poor mom, shamed mom, raped: Life stories of very young teen moms, 

Mary P. Erdmans, Central Connecticut State University 

Accused of Child Neglect: Understanding Mothers' Responses to Parenting Stigma, 

Jennifer Sykes, Harvard University 

Children of Incarcerated Mothers: Searching for a Better Future, Sylvia I. Mignon, 

University of Massachusetts-Boston; Paige Ransford, Univeristy of Massachusetts- 

Boston 

Culture of Fear: Parents, Children, and the State, Joyce Robbins, Touro College 

170. Roundtable— Sociology of Style 

When Clothes Dont Make the Man (or Woman): Straight Edge, Age, and Bodies, 

Jamie L. Mullaney, Goucher College 

The Meanings of Saris in "New India": Perspectives From Middle-class Urban Indian 

Women, Elizabeth (Liz) Ann Mount, Syracuse University 

Looks Like She Means Business: Appearance Norm Conformity and Womens 

Occupational Choices, Christy Ley Kidner, Cornell University Alumnus 

Clothes Make the (Wo)man: Gender performances as cultural capital in reality 

makeover shows., Alexander K. Davis, James Madison University; Laura E. Rogers, 

James Madison University; Bethany Bryson, James Madison University 

171. Roundtable— Work & Community Life After Incarceration 

Presider/Discussant: Jennifer L. Bryan, Yale University 

Organizer: Jan N. Haldipur, Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) 


172. Semester, Interrupted: When Life and Academia Clash (Sponsored by the 

Committee on the Status of Women) 


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This session will discuss academic work/life balance, and go beyond the traditional 

work/family balance discussion to include events and crises that are not officially 

recognized, but do affect our ability to perform. 

Laura W. Steck, York College of Pennsylvania; Medora W. Barnes, University of 

Connecticut; Sylvia I. Mignon, University of Massachusetts-Boston 

Medora W. Barnes, University of Connecticut 

Sylvia I. Mignon, University of Massachusetts-Boston 

173. Regular Paper Session— Education, Job Training, Occupations and Outcomes 

What are you going to do with a history degree Measuring How Occupations Draw 

from Programs of Study and How Programs of Study Feed Occupations, Jing Shen, 

University of Toronto 

Over-education in the U.S. Labor Market: New Information on a Continuing Problem, 

China J. Layne, SUNY - Albany 

Understanding the Soft Skills Imperative for Entry-Level Workers in Baltimores 

Emerging Knowledge Economy, Emma K. Tsui, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of 

Public Health 

Can the Integration of High School Vocational and Academic Curriculum Lead to 

Greater Pay Equity for Black Non-college Workers: Evidence From the NELS 1988- 

2000 Data., Ian A. Sakura-Lemessy, Albany State University; Katrina Carter- 

Tellison, Lynn University; Donna-May Sakura-Lemessy, Albany State University 

174. Regular Paper Session— Global Economies and Markets 

"Building States, Creating Markets: Economic Informality as a Historical 

Phenomenon", Basak Kus, YALE UNIVERSITY 

When state and capitalist meet: how outside investors navigated their way into 

Chinas market, Rebecca S.k. Li, The College of New Jersey 

The U.S. State: A Project in Connecting the Dots of its Elusive Centralized Power, 

Vince Montes, LaGuardia C.C. of CUNY 

Thinking through the Mortage Meltdown and What Comes Next, Kathryn 

Densberger, Penn State 

175. Regular Paper Session— Migration and Social Ties 

The Transnational Ties of Overseas Koreans to South Korea, Pyong Gap Min, Queens 

College and the Graduate Center of CUNY 

Underground Banks in the U.S.: The Role of Informal Fund Transfer System From 

Perspectives of Chinese Illegal Immigrants and The Historical and Socio-economic 

Contexts, Linda Shuo Zhao, Temple University 

Educational Mobility and the Creation of Hybrid Culture: The case of private Chinese 

Western classical music school in New York City, Weiting Lu, City University of New 

York- Graduate Center 

Home Country Ethnic Structure, Host Country Social Networks: Co-National and Co- 

Ethnic Networks among Nigerian and Ghanaian Immigrants, Mindelyn R. Buford, II, 

The Johns Hopkins University 

176. Regular Paper Session— Prisoner Reentry 

The Rocky Road of Offender Reentry, Kathryn Fox, University of Vermont 

Women After Incarceration: Incorporating Gender into Reentry Programs, Tammi 

Arford, Northeastern University 


January 18, 2009

Exploring Reentry and Crime: Gender Differences in the Desistance Process Among 

Drug Involved Offenders, Nicholas W. Bakken, University of Delaware 

"This Just Seems Like Common Sense:" Community Organizing to Make Photo ID 

More Accessible for Formerly Incarcerated People, Emily A. Napier, Center for 

Community Alternatives 

177. Regular Paper Session— Sexuality in God's House 

Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God: Queer families and religion, 

Catherine Gildae, Northeastern University 

Claims on Faith: The GLBT Movement Response on Religion, Kimberly B. Dugan, 

Eastern Connecticut State University 

Religious Affiliation and Views of Homosexuality, Erin K. Rizor, Temple University 

Queer(ing) in the Church: New Potentials for Sociology and Social Theology, Karen 

E. MacKe, Syracuse University 

178. Regular Paper Session— Two New Web-based Resources for Teaching, 

Learning, and Research 

Organizers: Caroline H. Persell, New York University; Andy Beveridge, Queens College 

A Workshop designed to show how two new web-based resources can be used by teachers, 

learners, and researchers. 

A Workshop on Using two New Web-based Resources for Teaching, Learning, and 

Research, Caroline H. Persell, New York University; Andy Beveridge, Queens College 

179. Regular Paper Session— Undergraduate Committee Panel Session: 

Incorporating Undergraduates in Scholarship 

The Processes to Passion: Guiding Students to the Interests They Already Have, 

Andrew S. Abel, Keene State College 

Coauthoring with Students on Guided Research: Lessons on Responsibility, Betty L. 

McCall, Lycoming College 

Introductory Sociology as a Project Preparation Course, John Wilkes, Worcester 

Polytechnic Institute 

Involving Undergraduate Students in Research: Anticipatory Socialization through a 

Course in Sociological Analysis, Walter Carroll, Bridgewater State College 

Preserving Latino Experiences, Inspiring Future Generations: Oral History Projects for 

First Year Latino Undergraduates, Kimberly Mahaffy, Millersville University 

What Do We Know Assessment of Faculty and Student Collaboration on Scholarship, 

Margaret Walsh, Keene State College 

180. Thematic— Author Meets Critics: "Schools Betrayed" by Kathryn M. 

Neckerman 

Presider/Discussant: Charles Willie, Harvard University 

Organizer: Charles Willie, Harvard University 

Critic, Judith Blau, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 

Critic, Richard Hope, Vice President, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation 

Critic, John Diamond, Harvard University 

Panelists: 

Kathryn Neckerman, Columbia University 

181. Thematic— Cities, Race, and Community Life Mini-Conference: The Baltimore 

Ghetto 


January 18, 2009

Presider/Discussant: Katrina Bell McDonald, John Hopkins University 


Panelists: 

Peter Moskos, John Jay College 

Deirdre Royster, College of William and Mary 

182. Thematic— Erving Goffman, 50th anniversary of The Presentation of Self in 

Everyday Life (1959) 

Presider/Discussant: Anne R. Rawls, Bentley University 

Organizer: Vincent Parrillo, William Paterson University 

Panelists: 

Ann Branaman, Florida Atlantic University 

E. Doyle McCarthy, Fordham University 

David Shulman, Lafafyette College 

183. Thematic— The Intellectual and Social Politics of Cultural Sociology 

Presider/Discussant: Cynthia Epstein, Graduate Center, CUNY 

Organizer: Cynthia Epstein, Graduate Center, CUNY 

The Intellectual & Social Politics of Cultural Sociology, Todd Gitlin, Columbia 

University 

The Intellectual and Social Politics of Cultural Sociology, Paul Dimaggio, Princeton 

University 

De-canting Cultural Studies, Mark Jacobs, George Mason University 

184. Thematic— Work-Family Mini-Conference: Work/Family Strategies Across the 

Life Course 

Presider/Discussants: Deborah Carr, Rutgers University; Kristen Springer, Rutgers 

University 

Organizers: Deborah Carr, Rutgers University; Kristen Springer, Rutgers University 


 

 

 

 

Racial and Ethnic Differences in American Mothers Employment Patterns, Christine 

Percheski, Harvard University 

Children's Problems and Turning Points in Mothers Work Lives, Melissa Milkie, The 

University of Maryland 

Adaptation to Job Insecurity Across the Life Course: Linked Career Strategies and 

Outcomes, Stephen Sweet, Ithaca College; Phyllis Moen, University of Minnesota 

Work-Family Issues for Families with Teenage Children, Demie Kurz, University of 

Pennsylvania 

185. Roundtable— Economies of Technology 

A Technology Driven Field Shift: Using Social Capital and Field Theory to Understand 

the ICPSR Representative (OR) Migration and Its Implications, Gregory A. Adams, 

Southern Connecticut State University 

Status and Social Networks in Free and Open Source Software Production, 

Alexander Jerneck, University of Pennsylvania 

The Political Economy of Web 2.0, Paul Dean, University of Maryland - College Park 

Social and Historical Roots of Runaway Production, Andrea Siegel, CUNY Graduate 

Center 


January 18, 2009

186. Roundtable— Emerging Sexualities: Impacts on the Development of Youth 

Behavior and Politics 

Virgin Territory: The Religious and Sexual Politics of Father/Daughter Purity Balls, 

Sara M. Simons, Emerson College 

Sexual Politics in Contemporary U.S. Feminism: Lessons from Hip-Hop, Valerie L. 

Chepp, University of Maryland - College Park 

How Do We Talk About Sex: Community-Based Sex Education Curricula, Discourse, 

and Gender Role Expectations, Kate M. Doran, University at Buffalo 

187. Roundtable— Family Networks and Kin Support 

Working Title: Fragile Families and Kin Support Activation, Joan Maya Mazelis, 

Yeshiva University; Laryssa Mykyta, University of Pennsylvania 

Norms and Nuptials: The Changing Social Price of Marriage, Daniel J. Schneider, 

Princeton University 

Divorced Parents Are Still Kin, Judy Osborne, STEPFAMILY ASSOCIATES 

Trans/national Family Matters: Network Support in Low-Income Immigrant Families, 

Katrin Kriz, Emmanuel College; Meaghan Mingo, Emmanuel College 

188. Roundtable— Justice, Movements, and Cities 

Brownfield Redevelopment, Environmental Justice and Gentrification On the New 

York City Waterfront, Steven Lang, City University of New York at LaGuardia 

Negotiating with the Growth Machine:Implications of a Community Benefits 

Movement for Pro-Growth Agendas, Colleen R. Cain, University of Florida 

Co-Constructing the City: Citizen Participation in Mexico Citys Urban Policies, Esther 

Hernandez-Medina, Brown University 

Political Fragmentation and the Hierarchy of Communities: An Examination of Growth 

Politics in Upstate New York, Paul T. Knudson, University at Albany 

189. Roundtable— Neighborhood Effects on Education and Mental Health 

How do Neighborhoods Matter Lessons from Talking with Teens, Ann L. Owens, 

Harvard University 

Neighborhood Effects on Parenting Practices, Ann L. Owens, Harvard University 

How Moving to Opportunity Affected Mental Health(and Vice-Versa), Silvia 

Dominguez, Northeastern University 

Why Do the Middle Class Leave Integrated Urban Neighborhoods Perceptions of 

Neighborhood Public Schools in Baltimore, Meghan Ashlin Rich, University of 

Scranton 

190. Roundtable— Race, Class and Education 

From Segregation to Integration: The Effect of Race and High School Segregation on 

Social Integration at Predominantly White Colleges, Donnell Butler, Princeton 

University 

Social and Academic Effects of Participation in an Urban-to-suburban Desegregation 

Program , Simone Ispa-Landa, Harvard University 

Carefully Taught: The Effect of Precollege Racial Diversity Experiences on Interracial 

Interactions in College, Donnell Butler, Princeton University 

School Choice and the Resegregation of Public Schools, 1999-2008, Chase M. 

Billingham, Northeastern University 

When Youth Escape: On Resistance and Poverty, Cathy Ray Borck, The City 

University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Ce 


January 18, 2009

191. Roundtable— Sociology of the Military: Career Mobility, Family, and Gender 

The Othering of Gender as a Prelude to Racial or National Othering in Basic Army 

Training: A Historical Autoethnography, Henry Vandenburgh, Bridgewater State 

College 

Survival into Selection: Career Rhythms of U.S. Army Officers, 1870-1960, Victor P. 

Corona, Columbia University 

Left Behind: The Deployment Experience of Military Wives, Beth A. Easterling, 

Coastal Carolina Community College; David Knox, East Carolina University 

Military Spending, Labor Market Stability, and Economic Well-being in U.S. 

Metropolitan Areas, Gordon Gauchat, University of Connecticut; Michael Wallace, 

University of Connecticut; Casey A. Borch, University of Alabama at Birmingham; 

Travis Lowe, University of Connecticut 

192. Roundtable— Teaching On-Line: The Good News and Bad News From a 

Variety of Perspectives 

Teaching On-Line: The Good News and Bad News From a Variety of Perspectives, 

Carol Poll, Fashion Institute of Technology/SUNY; Susanne Bleiberg Seperson, 

Dowling College, New York; Roberta Paley, Fashion Institute of Technology/SUNY; 

Joseph Moskowitz, New Jersey City University 


193. Neighborhoods, Class, Race, and Education 

Presider/Discussant: Annette Lareau, University of Pennsylvania 

Organizer: Annette Lareau, University of Pennsylvania 

"Effects of racial segregation and poverty concentration on educationaloutcomes in 

cities and suburbs", John Logan, Brown University 

Does Race Matter in Neighborhood Preferences Results from a Video Experiment, 

Maria Krysan, University of Illinois at Chicago; Mick P. Couper, University of 

Michigan; Reynolds Farley, University of Michigan; Tyrone Forman, Emory University 

Education and Neighborhood Exit: Are Schools a Push Factor in Residential Mobility, 

Elliot Weininger, SUNY College at Brockport 

The Schools were Huge Problems in Unpacking the Factors that Motivate Residential 

Decision, Annette Lareau, University of Pennsylvania 

194. Regular Paper Session— Abuse and Harassment Among Youth 

Emotional Abuse: Undergraduate Victims And Why Universities Should Care, 

Deborah A. Abowitz, Bucknell University; David Knox, East Carolina University; 

Marty Zusman, Indiana Northwest University 

I Didnt Feel Like Anything Could be Done: Students Perceptions of Institutional 

Response to Peer Sexual Harassment in High School, Dana A. Hysock, Indiana 


The Effect of Child and Teen Bullying on Young Adult Depression, Joseph M. Gasper, 

Johns Hopkins University 

Teens and Stranger Contact on MySpace, Shanyang Zhao, Temple University 

195. Regular Paper Session— Children and Childbearing 


January 18, 2009

Adolescent Employment and Fertility:Evidence for the Precocious Development 

Hypothesis, Emily Rauscher, New York University 

African American College Students' Fertility Preference: An Indepth Study, 

Ghyasuddin Ahmed, Virginia State University 

Human Reproduction and Longevity: A Comparative Analysis, Eran Shor, Stony 

Brook University; Odilka Santiago, Stony Brook University 

Adolescent Childbearing and Childrens Delinquency, Cynthia A. Robbins, University 

of Delaware 

196. Regular Paper Session— Education and Institutional Practices 

Think Tanks, Education Policy and the Parameters of Ideological Debate, Lauren E. 

McDonald, California State University Northridge 

The Importance of Feeling Included: Explaining Student Satisfaction with College, 

Catherine White Berheide, Skidmore College; Emily Brock, Skidmore College; Jariel 

Arvin, Skidmore College; Tiana L. Olewnick, Skidmore College 

Comparing Behavior Problems within Special Education and General Education 

Classes in a NYC Elementary School, Susan E. Cavin, New York University 

Institutional Claims and Student Practices: A Typology of Service in Higher 

Education, Mathew Johnson, Siena College; Don P. Levy, Siena College 

197. Regular Paper Session— HIV & AIDS 

Stigma as a Social Barrier to the Understanding of HIV, Victoria J. Watson, 


Student Beliefs and Behaviors Related to their Understanding of HIV Transmission, 

Jennifer L. Lewis, Mansfield University; Janice Kay Purk, Mansfield University 

Governing HIV/AIDS Through Intermediate Social Actors: Are Black Churches Ideal 

Points of Contact to Prevent AIDS, Michelle A. Beadle, University of Maryland 

The role of institutions in AIDS policy development in Kenya and Uganda, Alex O. 

Otieno, Arcadia University 

198. Regular Paper Session— Race, Theory and Social Thought 

Identity Overlap in Multiethnic Societies: A Theoretical Framework for Ntional Unity, 

Moses E. Olobatuyi, Morgan State University 

The Elephants Graveyard: The sociology of race after race, Ben Carrington, 

University of Texas at Austin 

Beyond new cosmopolitanisms: race, technology, skin, Deborah S. Gambs, Borough 

of Manhattan Community College, CUNY 

Watts, Racial Politics, Racial Scholarship and a Theory for Social Change, John 

Barnshaw, University of Delaware; Lynn Letukas, University of Delaware 

199. Regular Paper Session— Sociological Life After Retirement 

Organizers: Natalie J. Sokoloff, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Rosalyn Benjamin 

Darling, Retired, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 

This meeting is for sociologists who are retired or contemplating retirement. We will talk 

about options for staying sociologically involved and about issues such as lack of 

institutional support, especially for those who relocate far from the universities where they 

were employed. We are hoping to have a creative exchange of ideas and perhaps initiate an 

ongoing discussion group that would provide information and support. 

200. Regular Paper Session— Sociology of Music 

Presider/Discussant: Peter R. Grahame, Pennsylvania State University - Schuylkill 


January 18, 2009

Organizer: Timothy W. Wolfe, Mount St. Mary's University 

The Declining Popularity of Jazz in the U.S., Timothy W. Wolfe, Mount St. Mary's 

University 

"A Demonstration of Temporality in Jazz Improvisation(Paper for the meetings of the 

Eastern SociologicalSociety,Baltimore, March, 2009), Peter Weeks, St. Thomas 

University 

Early Music Reception: A Sociological Analysis -- Paper Presentatioin, Barbara R. 

Walters, CUNY -- Kingsborough Community College and SPS 

201. Regular Paper Session— The State and Foreign Policy 

Iran, Israel and the United States Foreign Policy, Joel Reisberg, Touro College; Joel 

Reiseberg, Touro College 

Citizens Reactions to War: How Individual Characteristics Influence Opinion in the 

Iraq War, Emanuel G. Boussios, Hofstra University; Stephen Cole, Stony Brook 

University 

The Usenet Debate on Iraq, Alexander Jenkins, Drexel Universit; Alexander 

Nikolaev, Drexel University 

Religion, the State and Transnational Civil Society: The Case of Turkey , Zeynep 

Atalay, University of Maryland 

202. Regular Paper Session— Theoretical Articulations of Identity 

Boundaries, Identities, Norms and Camaraderie in Business Associations, Lynette P. 

Spillman, University of Notre Dame 

The Flight from Otherness in Contemporary Society (or The Disembodied Subject), 

 

Ali McKnight, Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis 

Moving Memories: Towards a Mnemonic-Narrative Approach in Mobilization Research, 

Roberto Velez-Velez, Bard College 

Sociology of the Development of Philosophy: An Historical Approach, William P. 

Kladky, College of Notre Dame 

203. Thematic— Author Meets Critics: "Pockets of Crime: Broken Windows, 

Collective Efficacy and the Criminal Point of View" by Peter K.B. St. Jean 

Presider/Discussant: Ronet Bachman, University of Delaware 

Organizer: Ronet Bachman, University of Delaware 

Critic, Graham Ousey, William and Mary College 

Critic, John M. MacDonald, University of Pennsylvania 

Critic, Karen F. Parker, University of Delaware 

Panelists: 

Peter K. B. St. Jean, University at Buffalo 

204. Thematic— The Wire 

Presider/Discussant: Isabel C. Pinedo, Hunter College, CUNY 

Organizer: Isabel C. Pinedo, Hunter College, CUNY 

Notes on the Wire: A requiem for the 20th century city, Sudhir Venkatesh, Columbia 

University 

The Institution Reigns Supreme: The Subordination of the Individual and Resistance 

to Change in "The Wire", Andrew Bottomley, Hunter College, CUNY 

Why The Wire Enhances Our Understanding of Systemic Urban Inequality, William 

Julius Wilson, Harvard University 


January 18, 2009

TV's "The Wire" -- A Bush-Era Fable About America's Urban Poor, Peter Dreier, 

Occidental College 

205. Thematic— Work-Family Mini-Conference: Public Discourse on the Mommy 

Wars 

Organizer: Pamela Stone, CUNY--Hunter College 


206. Roundtable— Body Norms: Their Construction and Impact 

Shedding Light on the Matter: A Womanist Perspective on Colorism and Racism in 

Educational, Relationship, and Economic Settings Among Light Skinned Black 

Women, Karyn A. Stewart, Syracuse University 

The Strain: Black Hair Culture, Politics, and Show, Martine S. Quinn, Temple 

University 

Are We TV Stars or Professional SellersShow Hosts Identity and Mediated Labor in 

Taiwanese TV Home Shopping Industry, Yuching Cheng, Department of Sociology, 

SUNY Albany 

207. Roundtable— College Students' Attitudes on Family, Class, and Social Issues 

 

 

 

 

What is the Family: An Examination of Young Adults Perceptions of Family 

Structure, Katherine E. Riedel, University at Buffalo 

The Relationship between Academic Major and Environmental Beliefs among College 

Students: A Follow-Up Investigation, Kenneth B. Lang, Bloomsburg University of 

Pennsylvania; Christopher W. Podeschi, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 

What do college students believe about the American Dream, Jessica L. Kenty- 

Drane, Southern Connecticut State University; Samuel Yu, Southern Connecticut 

State University; Jeffrey Harris, Southern Connecticut State University; Ashley Klaus, 

Southern Connecticut State University 

Gender and the Embodiment of Social Class, Jenny M. Stuber, University of North 

Florida; Caitlin M. Daniel, Harvard University 

208. Roundtable— Contextualizing Motherhood 

Measuring Maternal Ambivalence: Is Maternal Ambivalence Limited to White Middle- 

Class Mothers, Ivana Brown, Rutgers University 

Mothering Chineseness: Gender and Class in American China Adoptive Mothers 

Ethnic Efforts, Amy E. Traver, CUNY, Queensborough 

The Hope and Reality of Education, Marriage, and Motherhood in the Brazilian 

Favelas, Nicole B. McCoy, George Mason University 

Positioned through Exclusion: How Women of Low Socioeconomic Status Negotiate 

Infertility Experiences in a Context of Structural Inequality, Ann V. Bell, University of 

Michigan 

209. Roundtable— Development, Diseases and Disorders 

Autism as PET Image: Claims Making by Researchers, Kate Jenkins, CUNY Graduate 

Center 

Alzheimer's disease and Family Caregivers: The Role of the Home, Courtney A. 

Shahan, American University 

The Social Construction of Bipolar II Epidemics, Kathryn E. Burrows, Rutgers 

University 

The Self and Social Expecations: The Transition of Emotionally Disturbed Youth from 

Adolescence to Young Adulthood, Daniel J. Potter, University of Virginia 


January 18, 2009

210. Roundtable— Deviance and the Media 

Deirdre Caputo-Levine, State University of New York 

Media Concern about the threat of Drink Spiking in the US and UK, Pamela 

Donovan, Bloomsburg University, Pennsylvania 

"Are They Crazy How Television Portrays Cults", Marybeth F. Ayella, Saint Joseph's 

University; Donna Leuchten, Saint Joseph's University 

Does Gender and Occupation Effect Media Treatment of Sex Offenders, Victoria P. 

Castleman, GWU 

211. Roundtable— Participation and the Public Sphere 

The Legitimacy of the New: Contemporary Art Museums and their Practices, Anna 

Zamora, Columbia University 

The Ethos of Participatory Democracy: Dewey, Mead and Alexander, David W. 

Woods, Fordham University 

Common Sense Freedom of Everyday Life, William Difazio, St, John's University 

Facing New York City in the Public Restroom, Laura E. Noren, New York University 

212. Roundtable— Rhetorics of Nationalism 

Religious Nationalism Dismantled: The Culture of Martyrdom in Palestine and Turkey, 

Gulay Turkmen, University of Virginia 

Making Serbs: Serbian Nationalism in the 1990s, Danilo Mandic, Harvard University 

For the Sake of a Greater Serbia: The Use of Nationalist Rhetoric in Genocide and 

Genocidal Rape in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nicky S. Fox, Brandeis University 

Visible and Invisible Consequences of War: Croatian Serb Refugees, Sreca 

Perunovic, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY 

Low Salary Institution and the Challenge of Emperors in Confucian China, Miin-Wen 

Shih, West Chester University 

213. Roundtable— Youth, Politics and Civic Engagement 

RETROPIA: an analysis of the changing relationship between youth and politics in 

Uruguay., Gabriela M. Gonzalez, SUNY at Stony Brook 

The New Millennial Electorate: On Abortion, A Simple Yes or No Wont Suffice, Betty 

L. McCall, Lycoming College; Amilcar Guzman, White House Initiative for the 

Educational Excelle 

"I Just Don't Have the Time": Challenging and Changing Students' Notions of Civic 

Engagement, Shirley A. Jackson, Southern Connecticut State University 

The Architecture of Service Learning, Carla Corroto, Radford University; Paul Walker 

Clarke, Morgan State University 


214. SWS-East Chapter Meeting 

Organizer: Laura W. Steck, York College of Pennsylvania 

Chapter meeting for the Eastern Region Chapter of Sociologists for Women in Society. 

215. Regular Paper Session— Communities and Class 


January 18, 2009

Media Frames, Social Class, and Dialogue Surrounding Local Social Problems, 

Heather S. Feldhaus, Bloomsburg University; Carl Milofsky, Bucknell University; 

Luke Greeley, Bucknell University; Charles Humphrys, Bloomsburg University; 

Matthew Fleming, Bloomsburg University 

Taking out the trash: Class inequality, social control, and assaults on trailer housing, 

Margie L. Kiter Edwards, Shepherd University; Laura B. Monico, Shepherd University 

Removing Sticks from the Bundle: The Conceptualization of Private Property In the 

Adirondack State Park, Daniel N. Auerbach, University of Colorado Denver; Sarah E. 

Gross, None 

Chain Stores and Local Economies: A Case Study of a Rural County in New York, 

Stephen Halebsky, SUNY Cortland 

216. Regular Paper Session— Constructing Meanings, Knowledge and Measures of 

Well-being 

Resistance in Fields of Scientific Knowledge: A Foucauldian Analysis, Paul A. Rey, 

University of Maryland 

Spaces and Schemas, Daina C. Harvey, Rutgers 

Medicalization and the Market Economy: Constructing Cosmetic Surgery as 

Consumable Health-Care, Josh R. Adams, SUNY Fredonia 

Arguing Science, Creating Race, Deirdre Caputo-Levine, State University of New 

York 

217. Regular Paper Session— Immigration and Work 

Far from Charmed in Charm City: Domestic Abuse, Immigration, and the System, 

Susan C. Pearce, East Carolina University; Natalie J. Sokoloff, John Jay College of 

Criminal Justice 

Invisible Workers: African Immigrant Women and Labor in the United States., 

Fumilayo Edna Showers, Syracuse University 

The American Dream with a Vietnamese Mind: A Case Study of Vietnamese 

Manicurists in the Nail Industry, Thanh-Nghi B. Nguyen, Boston University 

Masculinity, Labor Market Incorporation, and Racial Formation among Latino 

Recovery Workers in New Orleans, Nicole E. Trujillo-Pagan, Wayne State University 

218. Regular Paper Session— International Health 

"Womens Union Status and Mental Health in Mexico", Kammi K. Schmeer, The Ohio 

State University; Rhiannon D'Souza, The Ohio State University 

Chinas Regional & Urban vs. Rural Differences in Health: Descriptions and 

Explanations, Yuhui Li, Rowan University 

Clinical Considerations about the Immigrant, Daniel P. Lima, Boston Graduate 

School of Psychoanalysis 

Exploring the Lives of Women and Children in Crisis, Susan Holsapple, Colgate 

University 

219. Regular Paper Session— Man-Power/Woman-Power: Positive and Negative 

Variations of Gender in International Perspective 

Presider/Discussant: Rae L. Blumberg, University of Virginia 

Organizer: Ryan T. Gruters, University of Virginia 

Gaia, Gender and the Golden Rule: Links between Economic Empowerment and the 

Environment, Rae L. Blumberg, University of Virginia 

Crossing Lines, Changing Lives: Impact of Middle Class Womens Work Force 

Participation on the Family, Bhavani Arabandi, University of Virginia 


January 18, 2009

Money Matters Relative Income, Household Labor Division, and Marital Satisfaction: 

The Case of Taiwan, Fan Mai, University of Virginia 

The Fathers' Rights Movement and Gendered Memory of Conflict, Ryan T. Gruters, 

University of Virginia 

220. Regular Paper Session— Race, Gender and Health 

Is Racial Discrimination a Risk Factor for 9-11 Related Psychological Trauma, 

Nathan E. Fosse, Harvard University; Ethan A. Fosse, Harvard University 

What the VA Plans to Do: A Critical Examination of the Women Veterans Health Care 

Improvement Act, Sarah L. Aktepy, Indiana University Purdue University 

Indianapolis 

Hurried African American Women: Healthy Lives, Loves and Limits, Regina N. 

Parnell, Wayne State University 

Race, Maternal Education and Birth Outcomes, Ann Creighton-Zollar, Virginia 

Commonwealth University; Julie A. Honnold, Virginia Commonwealth University 

221. Regular Paper Session— Regulating Bodies and Gender 

The Politics of Breastfeeding: Rights, Resistance, and Change, Sara E. Kitchen, 

Chestnut Hill College 

Fetal Rights and The U.S. Cesarean Section Rate: A Hidden Link, Theresa Morris, 

Trinity College; Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch, Trinity College 

Transsexuality and the Invention of Legal Gender Classifications, Tey Meadow, New 

York University 

Pumping it Up: Breast Pump Use Among Maryland WIC Mothers, Caitlin Cross- 

Barnet, Johns Hopkins University; Marycatherine Augustyn, Johns Hopkins 

Bloomberg School of Public Health; David M. Paige, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School 

of Public Health 

222. Regular Paper Session— The Causes and Consequences of the 2008 Economic 

Bailout 

Greedy Bastards: A Partial Explanation for the Current Economic Crisis, Mark Gould, 

Haverford College 

Credit Default Swaps, AIG, and the Madness of Insurers, Maynard Robison, TRC, a 

market research firm 

Financial Waste Management: Reflections on the 2008 Bailout, Jesse A. Goldstein, 

City University of New York 

Bailout as Gift in Capitalist Market Economy, Jared M. Hanneman, CUNY Graduate 

Center 

Inequality and the Financial Crisis, Matthias Thiemann, Columbia University 

223. Thematic— A Conversation on What's Happening in Social Ethnography 

Notes from the Field 


Panelists: 

Mitchell Duneier, Princeton University 

Peter Bearman, Columbia University 

224. Thematic— Author Meets Critics: "Surrogate Motherhood and the Politics of 

Reproduction" by Susan Markens 

Presider/Discussant: Linda Blum, University of New Hampshire 

Organizer: Linda Blum, University of New Hampshire 


January 18, 2009

Critic, Barbara Katz Rothman, CUNY- The Graduate Center & Baruch College 

Critic, Maureen Sullivan, Suffolk University 

Critic, Elly Teman, Penn Center for the Integration of Genetic Healthcare 

Technologies 

Panelists: 

Susan Markens, CUNY-Lehman College 

225. Thematic— Themed Environment and Baltimore's Inner Harbor 

Presider/Discussants: Vincent Parrillo, William Paterson University; David Grazian, 


Organizer: Vincent Parrillo, William Paterson University 

Panelists: 

John Hannigan, University of Toronto 

Harvey Molotch, New York University 

Sharon Zukin, Brooklyn College, CUNY 

226. Thematic— Work-Family Mini-Conference: Public Policies and Working 

Families: Providing Support and Equalizing Access 

Presider/Discussant: Janet Gornick, The Graduate Center / City University of New York 


Panelists: 

Chai Feldblum, Workplace Flexibility 2010, Georgetown Law School 

Jodi Levin Epstein, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) 

Heather Boushey, Joint Economic Committee (JEC), US Congress 

Heidi Hartmann, Institute for Womens Policy Research (IWPR) 

227. Roundtable— Art and Culture 

Graphic Subversion: The Spirit of Art and the Capitalist Ethic, Leo J. Pierson, George 

Mason University 

Selling Art to the World in Chelsea, Julia H. Rothenberg, St. Joseph's College 

Functions of arts and culture in urban development an international comparison of 

Baltimore, MD and Hamburg, Germany, Volker Kirchberg, Leuphana University 

Lueneburg 

Stupid Fresh: Hip-Hop Culture and Perceived Anti-Intellectualism in Urban Black 

Youth, Don Sawyer, Syracuse University 

228. Roundtable— Gender and the Division of Household Labor 

Times they are a-changing Shifts in the determinants of the domestic division of 

labor in comparative perspective., Claudia Geist, University of North Carolina at 

Chapel Hill 

The Socialist Legacy and Women's Double Shift in Post-Soviet Russia, Simone Ispa- 

Landa, Harvard University 

Measuring Attitudes Towards Gender: Today and Yesterday, Don P. Levy, Siena 

College 

Blurred boundaries between self and others: assumptions about the gendered 

division of household labor in hospital-sponsored educational lectures, Rosemary M. 

Feeley, Temple University 

229. Roundtable— Identities and Technology 

More than Hot Air - Talk Radio and the Political Public Sphere, Andrew D. Horvitz, 

SUNY Albany 


January 18, 2009

The Socio-Technical Construction of the Jewish America Diaspora, Dan Lainer-Vos, 

Umass, Amherst 

You Need the Internet to be Homeless: LGBTQ Homeless Youth Use of Digital Media, 

Jessie Daniels, Mercy College 

An Autoethnographic approach to playing Populous: the transgressive sacred and the 

God game, Alexander T. Riley, Bucknell University 

230. Roundtable— Pedagogy and Assignments 

Culture of Prejudice: A Short Paper Assignment, Heather M. Griffiths, Fayetteville 

State University 

Writing in the Sociology Classroom: Reducing Resistance with a Writing to Learn 

Approach, Suzanne S. Hudd, Quinnipiac University; Robert Smart, Quinnipiac 

University 

Teaching Human Rights Across the Sociology Curriculum, Jacqueline M. Keil, Kean 

University; M. Gilbert Dunn, Roanoke College; Kristi L. Hoffman, Roanoke College 

An Qualitative Assessment of Efforts to Integrate Data Analysis into the Sociology 

Curriculum: Feedback from Students, Faculty and Alumni, Esther Isabelle Wilder, 

Lehman College, The City University of New York 

231. Roundtable— Production and dissemination of elite knowledge: Access, 

opportunity, and mobility 

Organizer: Amy E. Stich, University at Buffalo 

The Residual Images of a Democratization Filter: Art as Elite Knowledge in Public 

Education, Amy E. Stich, University at Buffalo 

The Private Lives of Privileged Black Youth: Black Low-Income Students inside the 

Elite Private School Habitus, Heather Jenkins, University at Buffalo 

Maintaining an Edge: How Affluent Families Navigate the College Admissions Process 

in a Time of Higher Education Massification, Kristin Cipollone, University at Buffalo 

232. Roundtable— Publishing, Print, and Narratives 

Electronic Publishing in the Romance Novel Industry: Innovation and Absorption, 

Andrea Barra, Rutgers University 

Taking Prozac and telling stories: Depression memoirs and the reconstitution of the 

medical narrative, Christina E. Simko, University of Virginia 

Monstrous Women: The 19th Century Biological, Industrial, and Environmental 

Response to the New Woman in Literature, Megan Rolfe, SUNY Albany 

233. Roundtable— Race and Higher Education 

Adelante! Assessing Latino Students' Needs and Supporting Their Success, Kimberly 

Mahaffy, Millersville University; Christina Pantoja, Millersville University 

Academic Identities of Asian American First-Generation College Students: A 

Preliminary Analysis, Yuko Fujino, University of Florida 

The Race to Be Greek: The Distribution of Minority Students among Greek-Letter 

Fraternities, James Huettig, Northwestern University 

Box-Checkers: Native American Student Perceptions of Ethnic Fraud and Self- 

Identification in Academia., Sheila M. Prados, New Mexico State University 

Can the Integration of High School Vocational and Academic Curriculum Lead to 

Greater Pay Equity for Black Non-college Workers Evidence From the NELS 1988- 

2000 Data., Ian A. Sakura-Lemessy, Albany State University 

234. Roundtable— Race Relations and Community Negotiation 


January 18, 2009

Local Negotiations of Race in a Changing Community, Victoria Schow, Northeastern 

University 

White Flight: Race Relations in Muskegon, MI, 1932-2008, Bethany Coston, State 

University of New York - Stony Brook 

The Complexity of Ethnic Stereotypes: A Study of Prejudice in the Balkans, Tamara 

Pavasovic, Harvard University 

Stuck Together, Worlds Apart: Indigenous-Non-Indigenous Relations in a Northern 

Ontario Mill Town, Jeffrey S. Denis, Harvard University 


235. Eastern Sociological Society: Committee on the Status of Women Business 

Meeting 


236. Regular Paper Session— Aging and the Life Course 

Child care penalties in old age pensions:Comparing women born 1930-1939 in West 

Germany and the United Kingdom, Anette E. Fasang, Yale University; Silke 

Aisenbrey, Yeshiva University 

Aging Workforce Trends & Challenges, Peter J. Stein, Univ of North Carolina 

Model Validation of Longitudinal Data Using a Fresh Sample Approach:Total Effects of 

Macro-Level Measures on Elder Health in China, Linda Dorsten, SUNY-Fredonia; 

Yuhui Li, Rowan University 

Paper Presentation/Roundtable Discussion Understanding adult sibling relationships 

in the context of a parental divorce: Resiliency factors, divisive factors, and the 

evolution of sibling relations, Joleen R. Loucks, Kutztown University 

237. Regular Paper Session— How Memory is Made 

Mutable History, Immutable Memory, Daniel A. Jasper, Moravian College 

Conspiracy Theory, Civil Religion, and the Flight 93 Memorial: How the Internet and 

American Culture enable certain groups to come to understand the Memorial as "the 

largest mosque in the world", Alexander T. Riley, Bucknell University 

Memory-Making, Memory Marking of 1989: Poland and the Region at Year 20, Susan 

C. Pearce, East Carolina University 

Collective Memory and Collective Fears: South Africans Narrate Crime against the 

Backdrop of Apartheid, Chana Teeger, Harvard University 

238. Regular Paper Session— Immigration and International Health 

Immigration and Mortality: A Cross National Comparison, Eran Shor, Stony Brook 

University; Nathalie Osorio, Stony Brook University 

What Does Sleep Have to Do with Weight Gain among Brazilian Immigrants, Phillip 

J. Granberry, Northeastern University; Enrico Marcelli, San Diego State University 

How does malaria impact on the epidemiological transition in East Africa, Teresa G. 

Labov, University of Pennsylvania 

Health Care, Immigration, and Language: Between Institutional Interventions and 

'Practical Logics' (with emphasis on New Jersey), Margarita Cervantes-Rodriguez, 

Visiting Research Scholar 


January 18, 2009

239. Regular Paper Session— New Constructions of Race and Ethnicity in Urban 

Environments (Sponsored by the Committee on the Status of Minorities) 

Presider/Discussant: Yang Cai, Caldwell College 

Organizer: Jacqueline Johnson, Adelphi University 

Race Work: The Construction Of Racial (Working) Identity In Young Black Workers, 

Maggie Ussery, University of Delaware 

State Policies and Immigrant Choices: A Case Study from New York City, Diditi 

Mitra, Brookdale Community College 

Ghetto Transformations, Kesha Moore, Drew University 

240. Regular Paper Session— Rhetoric and Narrative in Understanding 

Immigration 

Comparing Narratives in Spanish and English Language Media, Kevin J. Keogan, 

Montclair State University 

National Rhetoric, Local Response: Using Survey Experiments to Explore the Roots of 

Americans' Attitudes Towards Immigration, Daniel Hopkins, Harvard University ; 

Van C. Tran, Harvard University ; Abigail Williamson, Harvard University 

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice: A Content Analysis of Gender and Race 

Representations on Mail-Order Bride Web Sites, Laura V. Heston, University of 

Massachusetts-Amherst 

Two Sides of the Same Coin: How Disadvantage Theory and Colorblind Racism 

Rhetorically Inform each other in Institutional Actors' Explanations of Korean 

Immigrant Entrepreneurship in the United States, Tamara K. Nopper, University of 

Pennsylvania 

241. Regular Paper Session— The Global Economy and Transnational 

Responsibility 

Shades of Green: The Environmental Movement and the Greening of Corporate 

Practices in the U.S., 1990-2008, Ion B. Vasi, Columbia University 

Corporate Social Responsibility and Labor: A New Mode of Neoliberal Governance in 

India, Kasturi Gupta, Syracuse University 

From Credit to Collective Action: The Role of Microfinance in Promoting Womens 

Social Capital and Normative Influence, Paromita Sanyal, Wesleyan University 

The Shortcomings of the UN Peacebuilding Commission in Restructuring the Family in 

Post-Conflict Countries, Ashley E. Hatchel, Virginia Commonwealth University 

242. Regular Paper Session— Visual Representation in Everyday Life 

Everyday Art: Understanding Domestic Display, Sarah Corse, University of Virginia 

Claiming Justice: Anna Schuleits Habeas Corpus and Bloom, Susan E. Bell, Bowdoin 

College 

Behind the Mask: The Visual Politics of Protest, Lynn Owens, Middlebury College 

"A myth is a public dream; a dream is a private myth": Storefront Psychics in New 

York City, Karen Gregory, CUNY Graduate Center 

243. Regular Paper Session— Women's Empowerment in Global Economies 

Individual and Structural Antecedents of Women's Empowerment in India, Tannistha 

Samanta, University of Maryland College Park; Sonalde Desai, University of 

Maryland, College Park 

The Consequences of Womens Economic Empowerment vs. Disempowerment: From 

the Magic Potion for Development to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Rae L. 

Blumberg, University of Virginia 


January 18, 2009

Globalization and Social Change: Perspectives of Pakistani Women Working in Call 

Centers, Yasmin Zaidi, Brandeis University 

Wages & Dilemma's to Women's Empowerment, Juhi Tyagi, Stony Brook, NY 

244. Thematic— A Conversation on: "Economic Sociology" 


Panelists: 

Paul Dimaggio, Princeton University 

Paul McLean, Rutgers University 

Viviana Zelizer, Princeton 

Alejandro Portes, Princeton University 

245. Thematic— A Conversation on: The Media 

Presider/Discussant: Eric Klinenberg, New York University 

Organizer: Eric Klinenberg, New York University 

Panelists: 

Paula Kerger, President, PBS 

Eric Bates, Deputy Managing Editor, Rolling Stone 

Ben Scott, Policy Director, Free Press 

Matt Stoller, Political consultant and Blogger 

246. Thematic— Author Meets Critics: "The Word of the Lord is Upon Me: The 

Righteous Performce of MLK Jr." by Jonathan Rieder 



Critic, Jerry Watts, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York 

Critic, Philip Kasinitz, Graduater Center CUNY 

Panelists: 

Jonathan Rieder, Barnard College 

247. Thematic— Work-Family Mini-Conference: Gender Equality: Transforming 

Family Divisions of Labor 

Organizer: Janet Gornick, The Graduate Center / City University of New York 


Panelists: 

Erik Olin Wright, University of Wisconsin, Madison 

Janet Gornick, The Graduate Center / City University of New York 

248. Roundtable— Alternative Households 

Work-Life Balance in a Family of One, Kimberly Fox, Loyola University Chicago 

Redefining Relationships: Non-Marriage Based Cohabitation Among Low-Income 

Mothers, Caitlin Cross-Barnet, Johns Hopkins University 

Reassessing Gender Roles in Cohabiting Couples, Arielle Kuperberg, University of 

Pennsylvania 

249. Roundtable— Citizenship and Identity in a Global World 

Who is a Foreigner Contesting the meaning of 'Germanness' and citizenship among 

Second Generation immigrant youth in Contemporary Germany, Daniel Williams, 

University of Maryland College Park 


January 18, 2009

Chinese Identity in Singapore, Voon Chin Phua, Gettysburg College; Emily Harsen, 

Gettysburg College; Douglas Kaufman, Gettysburg College 

marketing diversity:homonormativity and the queer turkish organizations in berlin, 

Ilgin Yorukoglu, CUNY Graduate Center 

Chilean Media Discourse and the Contestation of Citizenship, Trinidad Valle, 

Fordham University 

250. Roundtable— Dealing with Extreme Weather Events 

"Examining Perceptions of Individual Verses Collective Responsibility in the 

Aftermath of Routine Periods and Extreme Events", Lauren E. Barsky, University of 

Delaware/ Disaster Research Center; Tricia Wachtendorf, University of Delaware/ 

Disaster Research Center 

Improving Warning Systems: An assessment of public response to tornado warnings, 

Jenniffer M. Santos-Hernandez, University of Delaware; Havidan Rodriguez, 

University of Delaware; Melody Cotterill, University of Delaware 

The Tornado didn't ruin my Vacation, It WAS my Vacation!: Disasters as Psuedoevents, 

Barbara J. Feldman, Montclair State University 

Rethinking the Institutional Basis of Urban Development: Hurricane Katrina and 

Neighborhood Recovery Efforts in New Orleans, Min Hee Go, University of Chicago 

251. Roundtable— Ethnography and the Global Economy 

Organizing Work in a Democratic Workplace, Jose Itzigsohn, Brown University 

Marginal Work and the Politics of Visibility:The Case of Undocumented Migrant Day 

Labor in Northern Virginia, Leo J. Pierson, George Mason University 

The more you play, the richer you become: game-playing and the construction of the 

popular investor, Daniel G. Fridman, Columbia University 

Markets from interactions: the technology of mass personalization in consumer 

banking, Zsuzsanna Vargha, Columbia University 

252. Roundtable— Inequality and Work 

Differential Perceptions of Male and Female Entrepreneurs in Rural Communities, 

Elizabeth Ann Whitaker, Michigan State University; Janet Bokemeier, Michigan State 

University 

Including Female Leadership Experiences and Behaviors: A Qualitative Validation of 

Synergistic Leadership Theory, Joanne Ardovini, Metropolitan College of New York 

Examining Academic Governance through the Embodied Experiences of Women 

Faculty, Corinne Castro, Temple University 

253. Roundtable— Media Potrayals of Deviance 

Know Thyself: Media Perception of Media-Based Crime, Liz Monarch, George 

Washington University 

Scandal Sheet Coverage and Bad Apple Crimes: Who Covered the Accounting 

Scandals and What They Covered, Michael Benediktsson, Princeton University 

Diva DUIS: Bad Girls or Sick Girls To what extent do young female celebrity DUI 

arrests require image repair work, Katherine C. Smith, Johns Hopkins University 

Narratives and Scandals: An Event Structure Analysis of the Bancopoli Scandal in 

Italy, Andrea Cossu, University of Trento 

254. Roundtable— Organizational Theory 

Change, Innovation and Their Consequences for Employees in Automobile Industry in 

US and Japan, Baiqing Zhang, University of Kentucky 


January 18, 2009

The Paradox of Change: Demography, Culture, and Institutional Transformation in a 

Post-Communist Government Agency, Andras Tilcsik, Harvard University 

Playing with Fire: Purposive Incentives as a Means of Control, Marya L. Besharov, 

Cornell University, ILR School 

An Ecosystem Model of Free and Open Source Software Production, Alexander 

Jerneck, University of Pennsylvania 

Structures and Power in Institutional Change, John W. Clarry, Bloomfield College 

255. Roundtable— Social Action and Activism 

Global Children's Rights and the Sociological Curriculum: A Call to Action, Jonathan 

M. White, Bridgewater State College 

Utility of a Human Rights Framework for US Activists, Adam P. Saltsman, Boston 

College; Shelley K. White, Boston College 

Gods Whistleblowers: How Pro-Choice Clergy Navigate Activism in a High-Risk 

Environment, Kelsy C. Burke, University of Pittsburgh 

Richard K. Strahan, University at Buffalo 


256. Thematic— Plenary--Awards and Presidential Address 

Sunday, March 22 


257. Regular Paper Session— Art, Music and Culture 

globalization, contemporary art, and cultural complexity., David J. Halle, UCLA; Kim 

Robinson, UCLA 

Innovation and Selection: Symphony Orchestras and The Construction of the Musical 

Canon in the United States (1879-1959), Pierre A. Kremp, Princeton University 

Cultural altruism in the information age, Walter Budzian, Boston Graduate School of 

Psychoanalysis 

Outsider Art: Continuity and Change in a Cultural Field, Anne E. Bowler, University 

of Delaware 

258. Regular Paper Session— Culture, Class and Social Reproduction 

Class Backgrounds and Students Sense of Belonging at College, Ainsley E. Lambert, 

Morehead State University; Eric W. Swank, Morehead State University 

Jessi Streib, University of Michigan 

Families in the Middle: A Qualitative Examination of Middle Income Families in the 

United States, Laura J. Napolitano, University of Pennsylvania 

Ties That Unbind: Social Class in the United States Postal Service, Linda B. Benbow, 

State University at New Paltz 


January 18, 2009

259. Regular Paper Session— Gender, Poverty and Welfare 

Perspectives on PRWORA: An Analysis of Dominant and Activist Discourse on Cash 

Welfare Policy in the United States , Jessica P. Wiederspan, University of Michigan 

Re-Addressing the Feminization of Poverty: Thirty Years of Progress, Jennifer N. 

Koester, University of Delaware; Kevin Ralston, University of Delaware 

Laboring to Learn: Womens Literacy in the Post-Welfare Era, Lorna Rivera, 

University of Massachusetts-Boston 

I Ain't No f***ing Check, I'm a Father: A Critique of Child Support Policies, Timothy 

Black, University of Hartford 

260. Regular Paper Session— Immigration and the Life Course 

Intersectionality in the Capital Region: Immigrant Womens Experiences of Race, 

Gender and Work, Basak Ozgenc, University at Albany, SUNY 

Segmented assimilation and risk behaviors: an analysis of foreign-born and nativeborn 

immigrant youth., Blake Sisk, Fordham University 

Latino Internal Migration within New York State: A Life Course Expectations Approach 

Analysis, Lina Rincon, University at Albany; Katherine Platt, University at Albany 

Assimilation and Stratification: Stratified Access to Housing Wealth Among 

Immigrant Groups, Ying Yang, Mansfield University of PA 

261. Regular Paper Session— Immigration, Documentation and Religion 

Gateway to Sanctuary or a Step into the ShadowsThe Faith-Based Face of the Civil 

Sphere in New Immigrant Destinations, B. Nadya Jaworsky, Yale University 

Do Immigrants Religiously Assimilate Evidence from Western Europe, the United 

States, and Canada, Phillip C. Connor, Princeton University 

Strangers in our Midst: Immigrants in the American Church (A Research Proposal), 

Joao M. Monteiro, Eastern University; Michael K. Roberts, Eastern University; Mike 

Mtika, Eastern University 

Public Attitudes Regarding Immigration: Considering the Centrality of 

Documentation, Jamie G. Longazel, University of Delaware 

262. Regular Paper Session— Military and Health 

Military Service, Incarceration, and Health in Midlife, Andrew S. London, Syracuse 

University; Janet M. Wilmoth, Syracuse; Nancy A. Myers, Northeastern Ohio 

Universities Colleges of Medicin 

Serving the Nation Twice: The US Paralympic Military Program and the Mobilization 

of the Disabled Soldier/Athlete, Callie E. Batts, University of Maryland; David L. 

Andrews, University of Maryland 

Racial and Ethnic Disparities among Rates of U.S. Military Casualties in Southeast 

Asia (1964-1975), Richard P. Talbot, Anna Maria College 

War Dynamics in Non-Conventional Warfare: The Impact of War Duration on Battle 

Deaths, Molly M. Clever, University of Maryland 

Keith A. Howey, Fordham University 

263. Regular Paper Session— Networks and Organizations 

A New Approach to Network Theory Integrating Relationalism as Metatheory with a 

Sociology of Relational Structures, Jordi Comas, Bucknell University 

Interorganizational connectivity and organizational capacity: A social network 

analysis of a local nonprofict community in Virginia, F. Paul Stevens, Virginia 

Commonwealth University; Jennifer A. Johnson, Virginia Commonwealth University 


January 18, 2009

The Culture of Structure: How Network Norms Moderate Network Effects, Andras 

Tilcsik, Harvard University 

Fernanda R. Page Poma, SUNY Stony Brook 

264. Regular Paper Session— Race and the Collateral Consequences of Mass 

Incarceration (Sponsored by the Committee on the Status of Minorities) 

Presider/Discussant: Jacqueline Johnson, Adelphi University 


265. Regular Paper Session— Race and the Media 

 

 

 

 

Fade to Black and White: An Analysis of Media Representations of Multiracial 

Families, Erica Chito Childs, Hunter College/CUNY 

Jason A. Smith, George Mason University 

Between Existence and Coexistence: Arab Athletes in the Hebrew Media, Eran Shor, 

Stony Brook University; Yuval Yonay, University of Haifa 

Analysis of Racial Content in American Idol and Its Commercials, Ashley K. Kopack, 

Catholic University; Emily A. Ricke, Catholic U 

266. Regular Paper Session— Racial and Ethnic Identity in the United States 

White Racial Identity Formation in a Suburban New Jersey Community, Lesleigh A. 

Campanale, William Paterson University of New Jersey 

Latina New York: Identity, Culture and Resilience, Dinorah Nieves, Fordham 

University 

Gender and Religious Identities among Muslim Women in the U.S., Chin Hu, East 

Stroudsburg University; Hooshang Pazaki, East Stroudsburg University 

Afghans in Queens, New York City, Kaisa Hagen, CUNY Queens College; Suzanne 

Strickland, Queens College (CUNY); Zarmina Nazari, Queens College (CUNY); Khusro 

Rakshani, Queens College (CUNY); Qudseya Tokhi, Queens College; Sahra Mushriqi, 

Queens College (CUNY) 

267. Thematic— Authors Meet Critics: "Why Welfare States Persist" by Clem 

Brooks and Jeff Manza 

Organizer: Michael Schwartz, Stony Brook State University 

Author meets critics session. 

Critic, Jonathan Cutler, Wesleyan University 

Critic, Tim Moran, Stony Brook State University 

Panelists: 

Jeff Manza, New York University 

Clem Brooks, Indiana University 

268. Thematic— Sexual Lives, Social Institutions 

Presider/Discussant: Adam Green, University of Toronto 

Organizer: Adam Green, University of Toronto 

The Sexual Politics of the "New Abolitionism": Imagery and Activism inContemporary 

Anti-Trafficking Campaigns, Elizabeth Bernstein, Columbia University 

(Re)Thinking Monogamy: A Critical Account of Monogamy in the Sociology ofthe 

Family and Intimate Relations, Kathy Osterlund, York University 

The Sexual Aesthetics of Hunger: A Visual Analysis of Online Pro-EatingDisorder 

Websites, Krista Whitehead, University of Toronto 


January 18, 2009

I do; I don't: Queer Theory and Same-Sex Marriage, Stephen Valocchi, Trinity 

College 


269. Eastern Sociological Society Executive Committee Meeting 


270. Regular Paper Session— 2008 Campaign Politics 

Pending, Angela Frederick, University of Texas at Austin 

I Oppose Obama With Love In My Heart": The Conflicts Barack Obamas Campaign 

Poses for African American Conservatives, Louis Gist Prisock, Colgate University 

Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality on the Stump, Nicole Hala, Vera Institute of Justice 

Strategic Racism: The Usage Of Anti-Black Discrimination in US Presidential 

Elections, Richard M. Smith, Temple University 

271. Regular Paper Session— American Prisons 

Women and men prisoners and human dignity, Edward Sieh, Lasell College 

Spaces of Sovereignty: Inmate Empowerment in an American Prison, Robert L. 

Clark, Mansfield University 

Bringing Change to Prisons, Gennifer Furst, Assistant Professor 

The Ex-Felon Reenfranchisement Factor in the 2008 Election: Will it make a 

difference in the outcome, and how did it come about, Westerly A. Donohue, New 

School for Social Research 

272. Regular Paper Session— Constructions and Contentions on Race, Gender and 

Class in the 2008 Political Campaigns (Sponsored by the Committee on the Status 

of Minorities) 

Presider/Discussant: Jacqueline Johnson, Adelphi University 


273. Regular Paper Session— Culture and Collective Identity 

Gender and the privatization of public opinion, Amy Stuart, New School for Social 

Research 

A New Race of Women Writing Songs: Liz Phair meets Judith Butler, John Bridges, 

Bucknell University 

From Surveillance Society to the Mass Exhibitionism of Web 2.0, Nathan Jurgenson, 

University Of Maryland 

The Emotional Care of Children: Love, Self-Esteem, and the New Economy, Markella 

B. Rutherford, Wellesley College 

274. Regular Paper Session— Deviance and Punishment 

Green Underwear and Pink Bologna: Gonzo Rhetoric and the Making of America's 

Toughest Sheriff, Ray Maratea, University of Delaware 

To Forgive is Divine: Felon Disenfranchisement and Evangelicalism, Ken Wagner, 

Lynchburg College; Stephen S. Owen, Radford University 

Being Young Witnessing Corporal Punishment, Growing Old Facing Capital 

Punishment, Darlene Delores Alexander-Adams, Wayne State University 


January 18, 2009

"God guided us in what we did": A qualitative analysis of the influence of religion on 

capital jurors' sentencing decisions, Ross Kleinstuber, University of Delaware 

Homicide in Islamic Laws: A Comparison with American Laws, Fida Mohammad, 

SUNY 

275. Regular Paper Session— Health Care and Technology 

How Biomedicine Shot Itself in the Foot: The Dissolution of the Boundary with 

Alternative Medicines as the Unintended Consequence of the Rise of Evidence Based 

Medicine, Clement Thery, Columbia University 

Digital Divide in E-Health: Explorations of Age, Gender, Race and Income Divides in 

Virtual World of Medical Information, Gul Seckin, University of Maryland, Baltimore 

County 

Man + Machine: The Cochlear Implant, Disability & the culture of Biotechnology, 

Laura K. Mauldin, Graduate Center, City University of NEw YORk 

Health Information Seeking in a Digital Age, Christine Percheski, Harvard University; 

Eszter Hargittai, Northwestern University 

276. Regular Paper Session— Immigrant Identity 

Constructing Identity Amongst Second Generation Chinese Immigrants in France, 

Binh Pok, Graduate Center- CUNY 

Identity And Belonging among Arab-American Youth, Gregory Scott Harris, 


Ethnic Identity Formation among Second-generation West Indians: Family, Peer and 

Early Schooling Experiences, Bedelia N. Richards, Wellesley College 

U.S. Migration and Mexican Children: How family migration shapes childrens 

imaginations of their families and el norte, Joanna G. Dreby, Kent State University; 

Tim Adkins, Kent State University 

277. Regular Paper Session— Reconceptualizing Racial and Ethnic Categories 

Assessing White Ethnicity in the 21st Century: The Attitudes, Opinions, and 

Distinguishing Markers of White Ethnics in the United States, Jason F. Torkelson, 

Rutgers University-New Brunswick 

Sovereignty and American Indian Reservations: How are government and ethnic 

identity linked, Megan Henly, University of New Hampshire 

Not quite white Teacher perceptions of native born and immigrant white elementary 

school students, Antonia Randolph, University of Delaware 

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: Redefining Racial and Ethnic Categories, Elena M. 

Ermolaeva, Marshall University 

278. Regular Paper Session— Religion and Civil Rights 

"What happened to all the protests": Black Churches' Responses to Racism in a 

Colorblind Era, Kendra H. Barber, University of Maryland, College Park 

The Social Construction of a Social Movement Intellectual: Martin Luther King Jr. and 

the Civil Rights Movement, Maurice A. St. Pierre, Morgan State University 

Religious Participation in the Civil Rights Movement, Paul T. Murray, Siena College 

Whites Recollections of the Civil Rights Movement: Remembering and Forgetting to 

Construct a Usable Past, Sandra K. Gill, Gettysburg College 

279. Regular Paper Session— Technology and Occupational Space 

Structure and scope of action in individualized labor markets, Matthias Thiemann, 

Columbia University 


January 18, 2009

Satisfaction with Doing Science: Convergence or a Two-Tiered System , Grant 

Blank, American Sociological Association; Roberta M. Spalter-Roth, American 

Sociological Association; Jean Shin, American Sociological Association 

Caught in the Web: Industrial Networks, Innovation, and Control over Work, 

Amanda K. Damarin, Georgia Tech 

Marianne Joyce, University of Massachusetts Amherst 

280. Thematic— A Conversation on: Religion, Youth, and Changing Forms of Civic 

Engagement 

Presider/Discussant: Rhys Williams, University of Cincinnatti 

Organizer: Rhys Williams, University of Cincinnatti 

Panelists: 

Nancy Tatom Ammerman, Boston University 

Tim Clydesdale, The College of New Jersey 

Matt Loveland, LeMoyne College 

Farha Ternikar, LeMoyne College 

281. Thematic— Authors Meet Critics: "Millenial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube, and 

the Future of American Politics" by Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais 

Presider/Discussant: Ann Mische, Rutgers University 

Organizer: Ann Mische, Rutgers University 

Critic, Ezster Hargittai, Northwestern University 

Critic, William Galston, The Brookings Institute 

Critic, Kathryn Montgomery, American University 

Panelists: 

Morley Winograd, Institute for Communication Technology Management, Executive 

Director 

Michael D. Hais, Frank N. Magid Associates 

282. Thematic— New Directions in Cognitive Sociology 

Presider/Discussant: Eviatar Zerubavel, Rutgers University 

Organizer: Eviatar Zerubavel, Rutgers University 

"The Fate of the World": The Attribution of Large Outcomes to Small Causes, Ruth 

E. Simpson, Brown University 

Human Sameness: Unseen Similarities between Male and Female Bodies, Asia 

Friedman, Rutgers University 

Cognitive Migrations and the Temporally Divided Self, Thomas E. Degloma, Ruters 

University 

The Shape of Citation Space: An Illustration from Globalization and Feminization 

Literature in Asia, Neha Gondal, Rutgers University 

The Social Practice of Hyphenating: A Qualitative Study of Surname Hyphenation, 

Rachelle Germana, Rutgers University 


283. Regular Paper Session— Conflict, Nations and Civil Society 

Settling American Wars: A Sociological Inquiry, William P. Kladky, College of Notre 

Dame 


January 18, 2009

The Aftermath of the Troubles: Religion's Influence on Willingness to Integrate 

Education in Northern Ireland, Sarah Hinsdale Faude, Skidmore College 

The Ethical Soldier: How Veterans of Iraq Have Used Personal Testimony to Affect 

Military Policy and Public Opinion, Kimberly Spring, The New School University 

Faith/Power/Knowledge: Governmentality at the Altar of Religion, Andrew S. Abel, 

Keene State College; Saran Ghatak, Keene State College 

284. Regular Paper Session— Courts and Police Forces 

Reconstructing Events: Raced Discourses and Coverage of Police Shootings in New 

York City, Deirdre Caputo-Levine, State University of New York 

Effects of Neighborhood Context on Perceptions of the Police, Heather Zaykowski, 


Keeping it Out of the Courtroom: Differences in Trust and Utilization of Courts 

between Poor Whites and African Americans, Sara Jane Sternberg Greene, Harvard 

University 

An Ethnography on Police intimidation and Citizen Police, Emanuel G. Boussios, 

Hofstra University 

285. Regular Paper Session— Health and Illness 

Profile of the Healthy College Student: An Exploration of the Impact of Daily Routines 

on Illness Burden, Virginia A. Oconnell, Moravian College 

The Validity and Stability of Self-Reported Health Among Adolescents in a 

Longitudinal, Nationally-Representative Survey, Nathan E. Fosse, Harvard 

University; Steven A. Haas, Arizona State University 

Andrew W. Greenberg, Graduate Center CUNY 

Collegiate Homelessness: An Examination of Coping Strategies, Survival Skills and 

Long Term Consequences of Preventative Healthcare., Vincent E. Miles, Thaddeus 

Stevens College; Valdijah Ambrose-Watson, Thaddeus Stevens College of 

Technology; James P. Cassels, Independent Consultant 

286. Regular Paper Session— Imprisonment: Profiles of Race, Gender, and 

Violence 

Presider/Discussant: Gail Garfield, John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY 

Organizer: Gail Garfield, John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY 

Group Threat and the Black/White Disparity in Prison Admissions, Lauren C. Porter, 

State University of New York at Albany 

Imprisonment: Profiles of Race, Gender and Violence, Gail Garfield, John Jay College 

of Criminal Justice/CUNY 

Less Treatment, Less Interest: Mexican American Youth in the Los Angeles Juvenile 

Court during the Great Depression, Michael Schlossman, Princeton University 

The Color of Cruelty: Exploring Punitive Attitudes About Race and Crimes Against 

Animals, Ashley Mauceri, George Washington University 

287. Regular Paper Session— Legislation and Public Policy 

Social Networks and Influence in Congress, Alexander Jerneck, University of 

Pennsylvania 

Early Career Trajectories in the U.S. Senate, 1981-2006, Delia Baldassarri, 

Princeton University; Emily Marshall, Princeton University 

Is the USA PATRIOT ACT Really a Tool for Political Repression ...Understanding Anti- 

Terrorist Laws Through the Consensus and Marxist Perspectives., Fior D'Aliza 

Rodriguez Quero, Brooklyn College 


January 18, 2009

Collective Action, Catastrophe and Concession: The Emergence of Prescription Drug 

Direct-to-Consumer Advertising in the United States, Crystal Adams, Brown 

University 

288. Regular Paper Session— Post-Colonial India 

Locating a Short Lived Authoritarian State in the History of Politics and Social Space 

in Postcolonial India (1975-1977), Sourabh Singh, Rutgers, The State University of 

New Jersey 

Internally Displaced Kashmiri People - Changing Lives In The Post- Displacement 

Period, Charu Sawhney, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY, INDIA 

Appropriating anthropological claim or earning social capital: Negotiation of identity 

through performativity by the liminal gender categories in India, Mayurakshi 

Chaudhuri, Florida International University 

Globalization and Womens' Work: The Case of India, Valerian Desousa, West 

Chester University of Pennsylvania 

289. Regular Paper Session— Preparing for a Program Review 

This workshop helps departments and programs prepare for a program review. By the end 

of the workshop, participants will: 1) have been introduced to several documents that can 

help them think about the assumptions and principles of program evaluation, including 

national guidelines for the undergraduate major found in Liberal Learning and the Sociology 

Major Updated (2004), 2) be familiar with resources from the ASA that can assist with the 

program review process, 3) have information on pre-visit activities, including what types of 

information an external reviewer will need before the visit, 4) know what activities to 

include during the visit, and 5) review how the report from an external reviewer (or site visit 

team) can be used to strengthen the department program. 

Preparing for a Program Review (Workshop), Margaret W. Vitullo, American 

Sociological Assn.; Kerry J. Strand, Hood College; Kerry J. Strand, Hood College 

290. Regular Paper Session— Public Sociology: Humanistic Approaches and a 

Commitment to Social Justice 

Presider/Discussant: Corey Dolgon, Worcester State College 

Organizer: Corey Dolgon, Worcester State College 

Panelists: 

Corey Dolgon, Worcester State College 

Kathleen Korgen, William Paterson University 

Jonathan M. White, Bridgewater State College 

Amy Best, Geroge Mason University 

291. Regular Paper Session— Race, Gender and Aspirations 

Looking toward the Future: High School Girls' Aspirations and Planfulness, Jessica H. 

Hardie, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

Culture, Family and Science Achievement: The Perspectiveof Model Minority 

Students, Sandra L. Hanson, Catholic University; Emily A. Ricke, Catholic U 

The Role of Academic Aspirations in Shaping Immigrant and Domestic Minority 

Students College Academic Performance, Jayanti J. Owens, Princeton University 

Ethnicity, School Context, and Academic OrientationAmong Second Generation West 

Indian Students, Bedelia N. Richards, Wellesley College 

292. Regular Paper Session— Responses to Crime and Tragedy 

The Boys of Baraka., Gerard W. Johnson, New School for Social Research 


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Dont Worry, Shes With Her Grandma: National Scripts in the Face of Tragedy, Gloria 

Gadsden, East Stroudsburg University 

The Effect of Gender and Crime Type on a Bystanders' Response to Witnessed Crime, 

Sarah Cope, Northeastern University 

Fear, Avoidance, and Opportunity Theory, Ann Marie Popp, Duquesne University 

293. Regular Paper Session— Strategies for Understanding Identities 

Clearing the Air: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Response to Allegations 

of Wrongdoing in the Aftermath of 9/11, Gary R. Webb, Oklahoma State University; 

Thomas E. Shriver, Oklahoma State University 

I am not a whore in the head: Identity Politics among Jewish-Israeli Street 

Prostitutes, Dana Zarhin, Brandeis University 

The Religious Parallels and Ecumenical Nature of Vegetarianism: An Application of 

the Lofland-Stark Model of Deviant Religious Conversion, Joseph Boyle, Brookdale 

Community College 

Claimsmaking Outsiders: Isolated Deviants and the Social Problems Process, Ray 

Maratea, University of Delaware 

294. Regular Paper Session— Stress and Violence 

Stability of Correlates of Suicidal Thought and Behavior in the Youth Risk Behavior 

Survey, Victor Perez, University of Delaware 

Domestic Violence and the Intergenerational Reproduction of Womens Poverty in the 

United States, Silvia Dominguez, Northeastern University; Diane Purvin, Casey 

Family Services 

Self-Selection and Stressful Experiences, David B. Barker, Gannon University 

The Modern Body, Violence, and PTSD, Justin Snyder, University of Virginia 

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