Thursday
SO 01:
SOCIOLOGY AND THE MEDIA
Chair: William E.
1. “The Media
and Anti-Heroes in American Sport: The
Economics of Designated Redemption,” Kendall Blanchard,
2. “New Media
and Social Movements in
3. “Chiropractors
Kill!” An Analysis of the Mini-panic
Surrounding Cervical Adjustments in
4. “Gender
Portrayals and Roles in Television Advertisements,” Emily Estrada,
5. “Women in
On-line Gaming: The Special Case of
MMORPG”s,” Emily LaBeff,
SO 02: CRIME AND JUSTICE
Chair: Rhonda
D. Evans,
1. “Mental
Health Therapists” Attitudes and Reactions to Changed Formal Social Controls,”
Mike Ryan,
2. “What
3. “Empirical
Evidence, Community Standards, and the Boundaries of Obscenity: A Test Case,”
DeAnn M. Kalich, Rhonda D. Evans, and Craig J. Forsyth,
3.
“A Typology of DUI Drivers: Views of Police Officers,” Craig
J. Forsyth,
SO 03: DEMOGRAPHY
Chair: Amanda K.
Baumle,
1. “Patterns
of Fertility Among Families in Poverty in the
Leslie
Denise McKee,
2. “Changes in
Hispanic Household Composition,” Luis Salinas,
3. “Mexican
American Poverty in the
SO 04:
SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION I
Chair: Elizabeth
Embry,
1. “Global
Relationships, Motivation, and Home Schooling,” Gary Wyatt,
2. “Cross-National
Perspectives on Gender Differences in Mathematics Achievement-Influence of Sex
Segregation in the Labor Market,”
3. “Another
Look at “General” Theories as Explanations of Academic Misconduct,” Paul R.
Vowell and Edda Urrea,
4. “Social and
Demographic Correlates of Course Satisfaction Among College Students,” Li-Chen
Ma,
SO 05: DEATH AND DYING
Chair: Jeniece T.
Williams,
1. “Personalizing
Death: Tombstones, Obituaries, and
Culture,” Phyllis Kitzerow and Shannon Smithey,
2. “Death and
Dying: Notes from the “Inside”, Notes
from the “Other Side,”
William E. Thompson,
Thursday
10:00 – 11:15 a.m.
SO 06: SOUTHWESTERN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING
Presiding: Cherylon Robinson,
President, SSA
SO 07: FERTILITY
Chair: Sherry L. McKibben,
1. “A
Demographic Profile of
2. “Adoption
as a Fertility Variable a Demographic analysis Using the NSFG Cycle
6,” Mary Ann Davis,
3. “Race,
Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation, and the Likelihood of Adoption Amongst US Women,”
Christine Klucsarits,
4. “Who”s Rocking
the Cradle? From Procreation to Production,” Marjorie L. Coppock, Retired
Sociologist
SO 08: RURAL SOCIOLOGY
Chair:
1. “The Export
of Natural Resource Assets and Social Development: A Cross-National Analysis of
Ecological Unequal Exchange Dynamics,” James Rice,
2. “Seasonal
Housing Growth in Amenity-Rich Rural Areas: The Pine Barrens Region of
Northwest Wisconsin,” Rebecca Schewe,
3. “Fuzzy”
Borders and Struggles for Land in the Southwest: Navajo Reservation Expansion,
1868-1935,” Caleb Bush,
SO 09: GLOBAL ISSUES
Chair: Jodien Matos,
1. “Development
and the Global Distribution of HIV/AIDS,” Dorothy Kalanzi,
2. “Globalization
and Outsourcing: Why the Anxiety?” George Parangimalil,
3. “Global
Commodity Chains: A Case Study of Chilean North Atlantic Salmon,”
Kirk
Jentoft,
4. “Religiosity and Attitude toward Global
Warming,” John Billington,
SO 10: FAMILY AND MARRIAGE
Chair: Carrie A.
Graf,
1. “Mother and
Student: Single Mothers Pursuing Postsecondary Education at
2. “Parental
and Family Influences on Children”s Self-Perceptions of Body Weight,” Glen
Tolle Jr., William McIntosh, Karen Kubena, and Jenna Anding,
3. “Why is
Marital Commitment so Important to Marital Quality?: Notions of Commitment Over
Time,” Amy Manning Kirk,
4. “Support
for the Adoption of Children by Gays, and Lesbians: Demographic, Religious, and
Attitudinal Explanations,” Robert S. Bausch,
SO 11: INTERNET, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
Chair: Debbie
McMahon,
1. “Will
Playing Online Video Games Lead to Violent Attitudes?” Sherry Cooke
2. “A
Comparative Analysis of Concerns Voiced by White Separatists and Stormfront
Discussants,” Dianne Dentice,
James L.
Williams,
3. “Unintended
Consequences of Technology: Electronic Media and the Social Construction of the
Politically Absurd Voter,” Arthur R. Poskocil,
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,
SO 13: MIGRATION
AND IMMIGRATION SESSION I
Chair: M. Cristina
Morales,
1. “How
Individual Health Seeking Behaviors Vary in Families of Mexican Descent,”
Victor Talavera,
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,
4. “Peruvian
Immigration to the
Gianncarlo
Muschi,
Discussant: Rosa Lorena
Estala,
SO 14: INTERNATIONAL GENDER
ISSUES
Chair: Kathryn Mueller,
1. “Paradigm
Shifts in Feminist Discourse on Gender and Global Stratification: Using the
Past to Clarify the Present,” Susan Mann,
2. “The
Organizational Practice of Gendered Employment: Disparate Impact and Gender
Segregation in the Japanese Entry-Level Labor Market,” Kayo Fujimoto,
3.
“Globalization of Poverty and Its Effects Upon Women,” Kacy Sandidge and
Kathryn
Mueller,
4. “Mexican
American Women Negotiate Work and Family,” Barbara Wells,
SO 15: VIOLENCE
AND AGGRESSION
Chair: Wes Hinze,
1. “Sexual Aggression Among College Students: A Comparative
Study,”
Joseph V. Domino and Krystal Ortega,
2. “A Look at Gender Differences in Intimate
Violence Among a Sample of College Youth,” Paul R. Vowell and Callie
Casstevens,
3. “Formal
Ante-Mortem Statements and the Question of Late 19th-Century Southern Violence,”
Douglas L. Eckberg,
4. “Sociological
Understanding Of Terrorism: With Special Reference To Revolutionary People”s
Liberation Front (Dhkp- C) And Turkish Hezbollah,” Huseyin Cinoglu,
Faculty
of Security Sciences –
SO 16: UNDERGRADUATE
PAPER SESSION
Chair: Dianne
Dentice,
1. “The
Decision-making Process of Juvenile Probation Officers: An Analysis of Factors
Affecting Probation Revocation,” San Juanita E. Garcia,
2. “Deviance,
Deviant Peers, and Gender-Scripting: The Case of Academic Misconduct,” Marcus
Wolf,
3. “The Social
And Masculine Roles Of Grandfathers,” Laura Gee,
Thursday
1:00 – 2:15 p.m.
SO 17: ETHNIC RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION I
Chair:
1. “Neighborhood
Change in North Kenwood-Oakland in
2. “Minority
Homeownership in
3. “Spatial
Attainment and Segregation: Comparisons Across Group and Over Time for
SO 18: URBAN
LATINO CRIME
Chair: Ramiro Martinez, Jr.,
1. “Neighborhoods
and Ethnic-Specific Intimate and Non-intimate Assaults in
2. “Ethnicity,
Immigration, and Violence: A New Direction in Studying the Immigrant/Crime
Link,” Jacob I. Stowell, University at
3. “Ethnic Variations in Drug Arrests,” Matthew T.
Lee,
Ramiro
Martinez, Jr.,
SO 19: DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
Chair: Beverly L. Stiles,
1. “Understanding the Jonestown Disaster: Alienation and the Total Institution,”
Phyllis
A. Gardner,
2. “A Comparison of Two General Theories to Explain
College Binge Drinking,”
Glenda
Flores,
3. “Incidences of Child Sexual Contact,” Patrick Leung,
Russell L. Curtis, Jr.,
4. “Ethnic and Gender Biases in Police Citations and
Arrests in DUIs,” Robert Cavazos,
SO 20: ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
Chair: Edwin J.
Rossman,
1. “Global
Commodity Chains and Environmental Impact: The Chilean Case,”
M. Kirk
Jentoft,
2. “Environmental
Stratification: Centralizing the Environment in Theory about Social Inequality,”
Diane Bates, The
3. “Hurricane
Katrina, Social Isolation, and African Americans in
John J.
Beggs and Jeanne S. Hurlbert,
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,
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
2.
“Social Connectedness As A Mediator Between Wealth And Loneliness Among
The Aging,” Michelle Pannor Silver,
4. “Professional Choices: Reflections after Retirement,” Ida J. Cook
and
Cheryl
E. Green,
Discussant: Janet
Huber Lowry,
Thursday
2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
SO 22: ETHNIC RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION II
Chair: Mark Fossett,
1. “A
Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Interracial Friendships on Race Relations
in the
2. “Ethnic
Preferences and Residential Choice: What Role Might “Second Choice” Preferences
Play in Residential Segregation?”
Lindsay Howden,
3. “How Much
has Changed?: Black-White Residential Integration in the
SO 23: PANEL
ON PREPARING FOR AND SUCCEEDING IN
Moderator: M. Cristina
Morales,
Participants: Rhonda D. Evans,
J. Michael
Cruz, Southern
Carl
Bankston,
Jean H. Shin,
American Sociological Association
SO 24:
2005 HURRICANE AFTERMATH
Chair: W.
Allen Martin,
1. “Who You Gonna Call?: How Social Ties Shape
Emergency Response,”
Lee
M. Miller and David W. Webb,
2. “Hurricane
Katrina Survivors and Spirituality,” Johnie K. Dollarhide, Erma Lawson, Cecilia Thomas, and Rubye Dodson,
3. “Analysis
of Hurricane Rita Evacuees and a General View of the 2005 Hurricanes,” W. Allen
Martin and Amanda Uechi,
SO 25: SOCIAL
CHANGE
Chair: Douglas
George,
1. “Amateur =
White: Historical Examination of Amateur Sport in the
2. “Amateur
Scholars: The Emergence of Web 2.0 and the Production of Knowledge,” Edward
Powers,
3. “When Home
Becomes “The Home”: Adult Householders Making Room for Aging Parents,” Janet K.
Wilson,
Discussant: Douglas
George,
SO 26: CRIMINOLOGY II
Chair: Thomas K. Pinhey,
1. “Collateral Damage,” Tosha Morris and Susan F. Sharp,
2. “Juvenile Recidivism in
3. “A Comparison of Burnout Among Correctional Offices
in a Rehabilitative versus a Retributive Facility,” Joseph V. Domino,
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,
Friday
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
SO 27: SOUTHWESTERN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING
Presiding: Cherylon Robinson,
President, SSA
Friday
8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
SO 28: CRIMINOLOGY I
Chair: Jerry W. Hollingsworth,
1. “Ethnic Heterogeneity and Fear of Crime: A Multilevel Analysis of Neighborhoods in the
Greater
2. “Exploring Violence Against Prostitutes Through the
Lenses of Three Macro Level Criminological Theories,” Holly Pottle,
3. “Public Policy and Sociological Theory: Implications from the
SO 29: CULTURE AND HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIORS
Chair: Lee Miller,
1. “Competitive
Ballroom Dance within the Context of Injuries: An Ethnographic Examination,”
Christina Herrera and Joseph A. Kotarba,
2. “Transformation
of Health Care Seeking Behaviors: Experience of Korean Immigrants,” Jin Young
Choi,
3. “Wading in
the Waters: Narratives of Older African American Katrina Survivors,” Johnie K. Dollarhide,
4. “Chinese
Women”s Adjustment to Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Qualitative Analysis,” Furjen
Deng,
SO 30: RACIAL
AND ETHNIC GROUPS I
Chair: W. Allen Martin,
1. “A Snow
White Beginning: Blatant Anti-Black Racism in the Early Years of Disney Animated
Film,” Jacquelyn E. Jebens,
2. “What
Unites Us, What Divides Us? Racial Perceptions of Unity and Division in the
George
Yancey,
3. “
Kenneth
Kickham,
4. “Racial Differences in Attitudes Toward
Cultural Pluralism versus Melting Pot,”
SO 31:
QUANTITATIVE STUDIES IN SEXUALITY
Chair: D”Lane R.
1. “Women and HIV: The Relationship Between
Risk, Race, and HIV Testing,”
Lindsay
Michelle Howden,
2. “Religiosity and Attitudes about Same-sex
Marriage in
Juanita
M. Firestone, Richard J. Harris, and Arturo Vega,
3. “Redefining the Nuclear Family:
Characteristics of Same-sex Families and the Effects of State Family
Laws,” Amanda K. Baumle,
Friday
10:00 – 11:15 a.m.
SO 32: URBAN
SOCIOLOGY
Chair: Larry Lyon,
1. “Effects of
Social Class and Place of Residence on
2. “Effects of Urban Factors on Personal Bonds and Religious Participation: