Thursday 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

SO 01: SOCIOLOGY AND THE MEDIA

Chair: William E. Thompson, Texas A&M – Commerce

1. “The Media and Anti-Heroes in American Sport: The Economics of Designated Redemption,” Kendall Blanchard, Fort Lewis College

2. “New Media and Social Movements in South Asia,” Sangeeta Sinha,

SW Minnesota State University

3. “Chiropractors Kill!” An Analysis of the Mini-panic Surrounding Cervical Adjustments in Ontario and Connecticut,” Yvonne Villanueva-Russell,

Texas A&M – Commerce

4. “Gender Portrayals and Roles in Television Advertisements,” Emily Estrada,

Texas Tech University

5. “Women in On-line Gaming: The Special Case of MMORPG”s,” Emily LaBeff, Midwestern State University

SO 02: CRIME AND JUSTICE

Chair: Rhonda D. Evans, University of Louisiana – Lafayette

1. “Mental Health Therapists” Attitudes and Reactions to Changed Formal Social Controls,” Mike Ryan, University of Louisiana – Lafayette

2. “What Factors Influence College Students” Attitudes Toward and Perceptions of Police Brutality?” Vernard E. Sterling, Jr., University of Louisiana – Lafayette

3. “Empirical Evidence, Community Standards, and the Boundaries of Obscenity: A Test Case,” DeAnn M. Kalich, Rhonda D. Evans, and Craig J. Forsyth,

University of Louisiana – Lafayette

3. “A Typology of DUI Drivers: Views of Police Officers,” Craig J. Forsyth,

University of Louisiana – Lafayette; Ashley Broussard, Louisiana State University; and Scott M. Mire, University of Louisiana – Lafayette

SO 03: DEMOGRAPHY

Chair: Amanda K. Baumle, University of Houston

1. “Patterns of Fertility Among Families in Poverty in the Texas Borderlands,”

Leslie Denise McKee, Texas A & M University

2. “Changes in Hispanic Household Composition,” Luis Salinas, University of Houston

3. “Mexican American Poverty in the Texas Borderland: The Influences of Family Structure, Metro Location and Characteristics of Individuals,” Carlos Siordia,

Texas A&M University

SO 04: SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION I

Chair: Elizabeth Embry, Baylor University

1. “Global Relationships, Motivation, and Home Schooling,” Gary Wyatt,

Emporia State University

2. “Cross-National Perspectives on Gender Differences in Mathematics Achievement-Influence of Sex Segregation in the Labor Market,” Deniz Yucel,

Ohio State University

3. “Another Look at “General” Theories as Explanations of Academic Misconduct,” Paul R. Vowell and Edda Urrea, Texas A&M University – Kingsville

4. “Social and Demographic Correlates of Course Satisfaction Among College Students,” Li-Chen Ma, Lamar University

SO 05: DEATH AND DYING

Chair: Jeniece T. Williams, Baylor University

1. “Personalizing Death: Tombstones, Obituaries, and Culture,” Phyllis Kitzerow and Shannon Smithey, Westminster College

2. “Death and Dying: Notes from the “Inside”, Notes from the “Other Side,”

William E. Thompson, Texas A&M University – Commerce

Thursday 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

SO 06: SOUTHWESTERN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING

Presiding: Cherylon Robinson, University of Texas – San Antonio

President, SSA

SO 07: FERTILITY

Chair: Sherry L. McKibben, University of Texas – Permian Basin

1. “A Demographic Profile of Nueces County Texas:  Focus on Teenage Pregnancy,” Rebecca Shirley and Russ Long, Del Mar College

2. “Adoption as a Fertility Variable a Demographic analysis Using the NSFG Cycle 6,” Mary Ann Davis, Sam Houston State University

3. “Race, Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation, and the Likelihood of Adoption Amongst US Women,” Christine Klucsarits, Texas A&M University

4. “Who”s Rocking the Cradle? From Procreation to Production,” Marjorie L. Coppock, Retired Sociologist

SO 08: RURAL SOCIOLOGY

Chair: Carson Mencken, Baylor University

1. “The Export of Natural Resource Assets and Social Development: A Cross-National Analysis of Ecological Unequal Exchange Dynamics,” James Rice,

New Mexico State University

2. “Seasonal Housing Growth in Amenity-Rich Rural Areas: The Pine Barrens Region of Northwest Wisconsin,” Rebecca Schewe, University of Wisconsin – Madison

3. “Fuzzy” Borders and Struggles for Land in the Southwest: Navajo Reservation Expansion, 1868-1935,” Caleb Bush, University of New Mexico – Gallup

SO 09: GLOBAL ISSUES

Chair: Jodien Matos, Baylor University

1. “Development and the Global Distribution of HIV/AIDS,” Dorothy Kalanzi,

Texas Woman”s University

2. “Globalization and Outsourcing: Why the Anxiety?”  George Parangimalil,

Texas A&M University – Texarkana

3. “Global Commodity Chains: A Case Study of Chilean North Atlantic Salmon,”

Kirk Jentoft, Sam Houston State University

4. “Religiosity and Attitude toward Global Warming,” John Billington,

Texas Tech University

SO 10: FAMILY AND MARRIAGE

Chair: Carrie A. Graf, Baylor University

1. “Mother and Student: Single Mothers Pursuing Postsecondary Education at

Texas Woman”s University,” Kristina Hunken, Texas Woman”s University

2. “Parental and Family Influences on Children”s Self-Perceptions of Body Weight,” Glen Tolle Jr., William McIntosh, Karen Kubena, and Jenna Anding,

Texas A&M University

3. “Why is Marital Commitment so Important to Marital Quality?: Notions of Commitment Over Time,” Amy Manning Kirk, Sam Houston State University

4. “Support for the Adoption of Children by Gays, and Lesbians: Demographic, Religious, and Attitudinal Explanations,” Robert S. Bausch, Cameron University

SO 11: INTERNET, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Chair: Debbie McMahon, Baylor University

1. “Will Playing Online Video Games Lead to Violent Attitudes?” Sherry Cooke Hayes, Texas Women”s University

2. “A Comparative Analysis of Concerns Voiced by White Separatists and Stormfront Discussants,” Dianne Dentice, Steven F. Austin State University and

James L. Williams, Texas Women”s University

3. “Unintended Consequences of Technology: Electronic Media and the Social Construction of the Politically Absurd Voter,” Arthur R. Poskocil, Hollins University

Thursday 11:30 – 12:45 a.m.

SO 12: ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIOLOGY MAJOR

Chair: Terry Richard, UALR

1. “Anatomy of a Program Assessment Success: Design, Measurement and Results,” Terry Richard, UALR

2. “Quantitative and Qualitative Assessments for Introduction to Sociology Classes,” Shannon Richardson, UALR

3. “Creating a Rubric and Anchor Weights for Assessment Panel Reviews of Writing Assignments,” Lakisha Johnson and Terry Richard, UALR

Discussant: Mark Krain, School of Social Work, UALR

SO 13: MIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION SESSION I

Chair: M. Cristina Morales, University of Texas – El Paso

1. “How Individual Health Seeking Behaviors Vary in Families of Mexican Descent,” Victor Talavera, University of Texas – El Paso

2. “Immigration and Latino Mental Health,” Mercedes Rubio,

National Institute of Mental Health

3. “Entrapment: Narratives of the Undocumented on the Border,”

Guillermina Gina Núñez-Mchiri, University of Texas – El Paso

4. “Peruvian Immigration to the United States: A Comparative Analysis.”

Gianncarlo Muschi, University of Houston

Discussant: Rosa Lorena Estala, University of Texas – El Paso.

SO 14: INTERNATIONAL GENDER ISSUES

Chair: Kathryn Mueller, Baylor University

1. “Paradigm Shifts in Feminist Discourse on Gender and Global Stratification: Using the Past to Clarify the Present,” Susan Mann, University of New Orleans and Michael Grimes, Louisiana State University

2. “The Organizational Practice of Gendered Employment: Disparate Impact and Gender Segregation in the Japanese Entry-Level Labor Market,” Kayo Fujimoto, Kwansei Gakuin University

3. “Globalization of Poverty and Its Effects Upon Women,” Kacy Sandidge and

Kathryn Mueller, Baylor University

4. “Mexican American Women Negotiate Work and Family,” Barbara Wells,

Maryville College

SO 15: VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION

Chair: Wes Hinze, Baylor University

1. “Sexual Aggression Among College Students: A Comparative Study,”

Joseph V. Domino and Krystal Ortega, Texas A&M University – Kingsville

2. “A Look at Gender Differences in Intimate Violence Among a Sample of College Youth,” Paul R. Vowell and Callie Casstevens, Texas A&M University – Kingsville

3. “Formal Ante-Mortem Statements and the Question of Late 19th-Century Southern Violence,” Douglas L. Eckberg, Winthrop University

4. “Sociological Understanding Of Terrorism: With Special Reference To Revolutionary People”s Liberation Front (Dhkp- C) And Turkish Hezbollah,” Huseyin Cinoglu, University of North Texas and Suleyman Ozeren,

Faculty of Security Sciences – Turkey

SO 16: UNDERGRADUATE PAPER SESSION

Chair: Dianne Dentice, Stephen F. Austin State University

1. “The Decision-making Process of Juvenile Probation Officers: An Analysis of Factors Affecting Probation Revocation,” San Juanita E. Garcia,

Sam Houston State University

2. “Deviance, Deviant Peers, and Gender-Scripting: The Case of Academic Misconduct,” Marcus Wolf, University of Oklahoma

3. “The Social And Masculine Roles Of Grandfathers,” Laura Gee,

Texas Tech University

Thursday 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

SO 17: ETHNIC RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION I

Chair: Mark Fossett, Texas A&M University – College Station.

1. “Neighborhood Change in North Kenwood-Oakland in South Chicago: Conventional Gentrification or Something Else?” Charity Clay,

Texas A&M University – College Station

2. “Minority Homeownership in Texas and California: Residential Advantages vs. Social-Economic Disadvantages,” Yoonhwan Park and Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn,

University of Texas – Dallas

3. “Spatial Attainment and Segregation: Comparisons Across Group and Over Time for Houston, Texas,” Warren Waren, Texas A&M University – College Station

SO 18: URBAN LATINO CRIME

Chair: Ramiro Martinez, Jr., Florida International University

1. “Neighborhoods and Ethnic-Specific Intimate and Non-intimate Assaults in Miami,” Amie L. Nielsen, University of Miami and Ramiro Martinez, Jr.,

Florida International University

2. “Ethnicity, Immigration, and Violence: A New Direction in Studying the Immigrant/Crime Link,” Jacob I. Stowell, University at Massachusetts – Lowell and Ramiro Martinez, Jr., Florida International University

3. “Ethnic Variations in Drug Arrests,” Matthew T. Lee, University of Akron and

Ramiro Martinez, Jr., Florida International University

SO 19: DEVIANT BEHAVIOR

Chair: Beverly L. Stiles, Midwestern State University

1. “Understanding the Jonestown Disaster: Alienation and the Total Institution,”

Phyllis A. Gardner, Texarkana College; James L. Williams and Mahmoud Sadri, Texas Woman”s University

2. “A Comparison of Two General Theories to Explain College Binge Drinking,”

Glenda Flores, Kleberg County Adult Probation and Paul R. Vowell,

Texas A&M University – Kingsville

3. “Incidences of Child Sexual Contact,” Patrick Leung, Russell L. Curtis, Jr.,

University of Houston and Susie Mapp, PhD, Elizabethtown College

4. “Ethnic and Gender Biases in Police Citations and Arrests in DUIs,” Robert Cavazos, Texas Tech University

SO 20: ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

Chair: Edwin J. Rossman, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

1. “Global Commodity Chains and Environmental Impact: The Chilean Case,”

M. Kirk Jentoft, Sam Houston State University

2. “Environmental Stratification: Centralizing the Environment in Theory about Social Inequality,” Diane Bates, The College of New Jersey

3. “Hurricane Katrina, Social Isolation, and African Americans in New Orleans,”

John J. Beggs and Jeanne S. Hurlbert, Louisiana State University and

Optinet Resources, LLC; Valerie A. Haines, University of Calgary; Pamela Jenkins, University of New Orleans; Brenda Philips, Oklahoma State University; and

Edwin J. Rossman, United States Army Corps of Engineers

SO 21: AGING

Chair: Janet Huber Lowry, Austin College

1. “Elderly and Activities of Daily Living: Results from a Sample of West Texas Rural and Urban Residents,” Sherry L. McKibben, The University of Texas – Permian Basin; Susan Snyder, University of Texas – Permian Basin,CEED; and

Tomas Longoria, Texas Tech University – Center for Public Service

2. “Social Connectedness As A Mediator Between Wealth And Loneliness Among The Aging,” Michelle Pannor Silver, University of Chicago

3. “Does Internet Use Improve Quality of Life of the Elderly?” Iftekhar Amin,

University of North Texas

4. “Professional Choices: Reflections after Retirement,” Ida J. Cook and

Cheryl E. Green, University of Central Florida

Discussant: Janet Huber Lowry, Austin College

Thursday 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

SO 22: ETHNIC RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION II

Chair: Mark Fossett, Texas A&M University – College Station.

1. “A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Interracial Friendships on Race Relations in the United States,” Alicia Edison, University of North Texas

2. “Ethnic Preferences and Residential Choice: What Role Might “Second Choice” Preferences Play in Residential Segregation?” Lindsay Howden,

Texas A&M University – College Station

3. “How Much has Changed?: Black-White Residential Integration in the U.S., 1972-2004,” Kavitha Koshy and Philip Q. Yang, Texas Woman”s University

SO 23: PANEL ON PREPARING FOR AND SUCCEEDING IN GRADUATE SCHOOL

Moderator: M. Cristina Morales, University of Texas – El Paso

Participants: Rhonda D. Evans, University of Louisiana – Lafayette

J. Michael Cruz, Southern Methodist University

Carson Mencken, Baylor University

Carl Bankston, Tulane University

Jean H. Shin, American Sociological Association

SO 24: 2005 HURRICANE AFTERMATH

Chair: W. Allen Martin, University of Texas – Tyler

1. “Who You Gonna Call?: How Social Ties Shape Emergency Response,”

Lee M. Miller and David W. Webb, Sam Houston State University

2. “Hurricane Katrina Survivors and Spirituality,” Johnie K. Dollarhide, Erma Lawson, Cecilia Thomas, and Rubye Dodson, University of North Texas

3. “Analysis of Hurricane Rita Evacuees and a General View of the 2005 Hurricanes,” W. Allen Martin and Amanda Uechi, University of Texas – Tyler

SO 25: SOCIAL CHANGE

Chair: Douglas George, University of Central Arkansas

1. “Amateur = White: Historical Examination of Amateur Sport in the United States,” Douglas George and Cliff Beacham, University of Central Arkansas

2. “Amateur Scholars: The Emergence of Web 2.0 and the Production of Knowledge,” Edward Powers, University of Central Arkansas

3. “When Home Becomes “The Home”: Adult Householders Making Room for Aging Parents,” Janet K. Wilson, University of Central Arkansas

Discussant: Douglas George, University of Central Arkansas

SO 26: CRIMINOLOGY II

Chair: Thomas K. Pinhey, University of Hawai”i – Hilo

1. “Collateral Damage,” Tosha Morris and Susan F. Sharp, University of Oklahoma

2. “Juvenile Recidivism in Texas,” Bethany DeSalvo, Texas A&M University

3. “A Comparison of Burnout Among Correctional Offices in a Rehabilitative versus a Retributive Facility,” Joseph V. Domino, Texas A&M University – Kingsville

4. “Ability to Exercise Self-Control Versus Desire to Exercise Self-Control: Testing a Modification of Gottfredson and Hirshi”s General Theory of Crime,” James Mouser, University of Oklahoma

Friday 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

SO 27: SOUTHWESTERN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING

Presiding: Cherylon Robinson, University of Texas – San Antonio

President, SSA

Friday 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

SO 28: CRIMINOLOGY I

Chair: Jerry W. Hollingsworth, McMurry University

1. “Ethnic Heterogeneity and Fear of Crime: A Multilevel Analysis of Neighborhoods in the Greater Houston Area,” Eric Liu and Edward C. Polson, Baylor University

2. “Exploring Violence Against Prostitutes Through the Lenses of Three Macro Level Criminological Theories,” Holly Pottle, Texas Women”s University

3. “Public Policy and Sociological Theory: Implications from the Tulsa Gang Summit,” Henry B. Comby III, Tulsa Community College

SO 29: CULTURE AND HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIORS

Chair: Lee Miller, Sam Houston State University

1. “Competitive Ballroom Dance within the Context of Injuries: An Ethnographic Examination,” Christina Herrera and Joseph A. Kotarba, University of Houston

2. “Transformation of Health Care Seeking Behaviors: Experience of Korean Immigrants,” Jin Young Choi, Sam Houston State University

3. “Wading in the Waters: Narratives of Older African American Katrina Survivors,” Johnie K. Dollarhide, University of North Texas – Denton

4. “Chinese Women”s Adjustment to Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Qualitative Analysis,” Furjen Deng, Sam Houston State University

SO 30: RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS I

Chair: W. Allen Martin, University of Texas – Tyler.

1. “A Snow White Beginning: Blatant Anti-Black Racism in the Early Years of Disney Animated Film,” Jacquelyn E. Jebens, Texas A & M University

2. “What Unites Us, What Divides Us? Racial Perceptions of Unity and Division in the United States,” Douglas George, University of Central Arkansas, and

George Yancey, University of North Texas

3. “Are State Marriage Initiatives Having an Affect? An Initial Exploration of the Impact on Divorce and Childhood Poverty Rates,” David A. Ford and

Kenneth Kickham, University of Central Oklahoma

4. “Racial Differences in Attitudes Toward Cultural Pluralism versus Melting Pot,”

Soni Thapa-Oli, Texas Woman”s University

SO 31: QUANTITATIVE STUDIES IN SEXUALITY

Chair:  D”Lane R. Compton, Texas A&M University

1.  “Women and HIV: The Relationship Between Risk, Race, and HIV Testing,” 

Lindsay Michelle Howden, Texas A&M University

2.  “Religiosity and Attitudes about Same-sex Marriage in San Antonio, TX,”

Juanita M. Firestone, Richard J. Harris, and Arturo Vega,

University of Texas – San Antonio

3.  “Redefining the Nuclear Family: Characteristics of Same-sex Families and the Effects of State Family Laws,” Amanda K. Baumle, University of Houston, and D”Lane R. Compton, Texas A&M University

Friday 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

SO 32: URBAN SOCIOLOGY

Chair: Larry Lyon, Baylor University

1. “Effects of Social Class and Place of Residence on U.S. and Taiwanese Social Networks,” Jeff Dennis, University of Colorado – Boulder

2. “Effects of Urban Factors on Personal Bonds and Religious Participation: