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: An Examination of Wirth”s Urbanism,” Wesley
Hinze, Debbie McMahon, and Lucas Peyton,
3. “Finding
Neighborhood Satisfaction Through Church,” Elizabeth Embry,
4.
“Multi-Level Community Satisfaction,” Jared Meier and Ye Jung Kim,
SO 33: MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY II
Chair: Jin Young
Choi,
1. “Changing
Themes and Focus of Health Services Research and Medical Sociology since 1985,”
Syeda Sarah Jesmin, Southern
2. “Grandparenting
Among Hispanic Grandparents -- Am I Happy or Am I Exhausted? or Both?”
Cheng-Hsien Lin,
3. “The
Severity Differences of Chronic Diseases between Hispanic and non-Hispanic
Population in the
SO 34:
MIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION II
Chair: M. Cristina
Morales,
1. “Changing
Neighborhoods: Exploring the Relative Impacts of Migration versus Perceived
Neighborhood Change on the Behavioral Problems of Children from Low-Income
Families,” Michelle Pannor Silver,
2. “Public
Opinions on the Relationship between Immigrants and the Climbing Crime Rates,”
Betuel Balkan,
3. “Extending
the Arms of the State: Overseas Filipinos and the Politics of Emigration,” Neil
G. Ruiz, The Brookings Institute
Discussant: Ruth Zavala,
SO 35: SYMBOLIC INTERACTION
Chair: Cherylon Robinson,
1. “Symbolic Interaction in Social Context,”
Nathan Rousseau,
2.
“Facing the Facts: An Exploration
of How Facebook is Affecting Students,”
Amanda Herrington,
3. “Messages From Parents: Remembrances of Socialization by Young
Adults,” Derral Cheatwood, Allison Elmer, and
4. “DTC Pharmaceutical Advertisements:
A Six Year Update,” Laura Hartman,
SO 36: CROSS CULTURAL
RESEARCH
Chair: Janet Huber Lowry,
1. “Recognizing
Everyday Interculturalism,” Lynne
2. “A Descriptive Study about the Minorities in
Ismail
Dincer Gunes, and Kenan Bayhan,
3. “Deciphering Difference among Christians in North
Texas and
Janet
Huber Lowry,
4. “
Friday
11:30 – 12:45 a.m.
SO
37: SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
Chair: Robert
E. Beckley,
1. “Do the
Terms “Religious” and “Spiritual” Mean the Same Thing?” Helen
2. “The
Effects of Social Disorganization on Religious Growth: A Racial Comparison,”
Jeniece T. Williams and Buster Smith,
3. “Holy
Parolee: An Introduction to Faith-Based Prison Programs,”
Anthony Pierson, J. Keith Price, and Robert E. Beckley,
4. “Missing
the Boat: A Preliminary Analysis of the Costs of Religious Discrimination
Against Gays,” Robert E. Beckley,
SO 38: WATER
RESOURCES
Chair: Karen Manges
Douglas,
1. “
2. “Natural Resources Planning and the Edwards
Aquifer Authority,”
Karen Manges Douglas,
3. “Disaster and Water Resources Planning:
Convergence and Divergence,”
Lee M. Miller,
4. “Bridging the Divide or Dividing the Bridge:
Water Issues along the Texas-Mexico Border,”
Holly Lyke-Ho-Gland and Karen Manges
SO 39: JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
Chair: Lucas Peyton,
1. “An
Analysis of the Effect of 4-H Enrollment on Referral Rates to the
2. “Suspensions, Dropouts, and Graduation Rates: Where
are We Ten Years Later,” Nathan Eugene Terrell and Kathryn Van Schoelandt,
3. “Race, Ethnicity, and Juvenile Case Processing in
4. “An Assessment of Youth Gang Membership and Its
Causes in a Southern State,” Paul R. Vowell and Cassie Casstevens,
SO 40: SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT
Chair: Tracy L. Dietz,
1. “The Use of Violent Language in Youth Sports: The
Voices of Violence that Referees and Adolescents Endure at Youth Sports,”
Heather Greenlee and
Jeremy
van Blommestein,
2. “Racism in the Media: A Study of Black Males in Sport
Films, 1930-2005,”
Russell
L. Curtis, Jr. and Demetrius Pearson,
3. “Using the Internet to Teach Sociology of Sport: A
Comparison of Face-to-Face and Web Teaching Strategies,” Tracy L. Dietz and
Jennifer Truman,
SO 41: LATINA/OS
Chair:
Rogelio Saenz,
1. “Changes in
the Earning of Mexican Americans along the U.S.-Mexico Border Between 2000 and
2000,” Marie T. Mora, Alberto Davila, and
André
Varella Mollick,
2. “The
Dynamics of Migration in the
3.
“Determinants of Gang Membership among Latina/o Youth,” Jorge Martinez,
4.
“Educational Experiences of Latina/o Students in Central Texas: An Urban-Rural
Comparison,” Isabel Grace Segarra,
Friday
1:00 – 2:15 p.m.
Chair: Robert W. Wallace,
1. “The Centrality of Class in Contemporary
Capitalist Society,” Berch Berberoglu,
2. “Class with Culture: Looking for a Middle
Class Culture,” Robert W. Wallace,
3. “Social Capital and Intergenerational
Occupational Mobility,” Yuying Shen,
4. “Keeping Up With the Joneses: The Effect of
Community Referents on Income Satisfaction,” Joseph Baker and Carrie Graf,
SO 43: MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY
Chair: Mary Ann
Davis,
1. “Unequal
Access to Manufactured Time in the
2. “Community
Differences of Causes of Death: Multilevel Analysis,” Hosik Min,
3. “The Oldest
Old, Mortality by Alzheimer”s and Dementia in the United States, 1998-2002,”
Mary Ann Davis,
4. “Typhoid
Fever in the
Dorothy
SO 44: WORK AND OCCUPATIONS
Chair: Craig J. Forsyth,
Scott
M. Mire,
1. “Social
Capital Among White And Black CNAs: A Test for Factorial Invariance
on a Second-Order Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Model,” Helen Potts,
2. “The Mostly
Mundane But Sometimes Adventurous Work of Bail Agents,”
Jessica
Simpson,
3. “Gender
Differences and its Relationship to Job Satisfaction in the Diverse
Work Forces in the
Discussant:
Carol Y. Thompson,
SO 45: PORTS TO PLAINS CORRIDOR
Chair: Sherry L.
McKibben,
1. “Knowledge
of the Ports to Plans Corridor and La Entrada al Pacifico among Elderly in
Chase
Patton,
2. “To Drive
of Not: Mobility of
Brooke
Chambers, Kelli Collier, Stephanie Scoggins, Joseph Smith, Susan Snyder, Diona
Vassiliou, and Cicely Ybarra, University of Texas – Permian Basin
3. “A Little
Help: Senior Willingness to Use Transportation Assistance Programs,” Adrian
Davis, Kristen Degroot, Ryan Krug, Carrie Mills and Chase Patton,
4. “Elderly
Perceptions of the Impact of the Ports to Plains Corridor,” Lisa Laminack,
Amanda Hernandez, Trivocie Jackson, Melissa Kukoly, Chris McGee, Saul Morales,
SO 46: UNDERGRADUATE POSTER SESSION
Chair: Russell
Long, Del Mar College
1. “Deviance, Deviant Peers, and Gender-Scripting: The Case of Academic Misconduct,” Marcus Wolf,
2. “Lifestyle And Leisure: Contributions To Life Satisfaction Among
Middle-Aged Widows,” Hyunsook Kang and
Friday
2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
SO 47: PANEL ON RACE RELATIONS AND THE MEDIA
Moderator: Janet E. Roehl,
Eastern
Participants: Janet E. Roehl, Eastern
Anthony B. Schroeder, Eastern
Margaret Kirby, Eastern
SO 48: POVERTY
Chair: Karen
Manges Douglas,
1. “A New Look at Native American Earnings: Hispanics, Blacks, White and
Native Americans Compared,” Jodien Matos,
2. “
3. “Extremely
Low Incomes in High Places: Poverty on the High Plains,”
Robert P. Jones,
SO
49: GENDER AND SOCIETY
Chair: Beverly L. Stiles,
1. “Mirror,
Mirror: Women and Self-Reflections,” Melanie
Connie Klein,
2. “Coding in
Early Feminist Literature:
Deconstructing Marital Roles in the Works of Charlotte Perkins Gilman
and Zora Neal Hurston,” Holly Lyke-Ho-Gland,
3. “Living in a
Gender Dichotomized Society: The
Experiences of Male-Identified Transpeople,”
Michelle
4. “During Lean
and Fat Times: Work Devotion Among
Executive Men,”
Mary Blair-Loy,
5. “Abortion and
Female Suicide: The Big Picture,” James
H. Gundlach,
Discussant:
Beverly L. Stiles,
SO 50: GEOSPATIAL
CONSIDERATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY II
Chair: Edwin J. Rossman,
1. “Using GIS
To Track Population Changes And City Ordinance Impacts In A Small North Texas
City,” Jonathan Greer and Janet Huber Lowry,
2. “Transformation
of an Urban Landscape from a Model Community to a Contaminated High Risk
Environment: the Case of
Hugh
Floyd,
3. “Geographical
Information Systems Applications: Case Studies in Addressing Social and
Environmental Issues,” Diane Bates, The
SO 51: SOCIAL
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Chair: T.S. Sunil,
1. “
2. “Predictive
Factors Relating To Continued Distress Among Individuals Affected By Hurricane
Katrina,” Lisa K. Zottarelli and Amber E. Deane,
3. “A
Statewide Assessment Of An Underage Drinking And Driving Prevention Program,”
Camerino Ignacio Salazar, Cynthia Lizette Villarreal and
Christina
Guerra, University of
4. “The
Madrina-Padrino Traffic Safety Project: Partnering For Prevention In The
Hispanic Community,” Camerino Ignacio Salazar, Cynthia Lizette Villarreal,
Virginia
Seguin Mika and Roberto Villarreal,
University
of
5. “Health
Literacy In
University
of
Friday
4:00 – 5:15 p.m.
SO 52: SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
Chair: Muhammad M. Haque,
1. “Bringing
Behavior(ism) Back In,” John E. Glass,
2. “Testing
Robert Agnew”s General Strain Theory,” Greg Gullion,
Discussant: Muhammad M. Haque,
SO 53: MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY I
Chair: Furjen Deng,
1. “Effects of
Changing Family Structure on Attitude toward ADHD,”
Jeffrey
Nawrocki Clark,
2. “The Impact
of Socioeconomic Status on Frequent Mental Distress among
3. “Insomnia
or Depression? A Stigmatized Identity,” Melissa Gosdin,
Doug Henry
and Dana McClellen,
4. “Interpreting the Validity of Diagnostic
Criteria for Asperger”s Disorder,”
Jeff
Dennis,
SO 54: PANEL ON PREPARING FOR AND TRAVERSING THE
ACADEMIC JOB MARKET
Moderator: Rhonda D. Evans,
Participants: M. Cristina Morales,
Karen
Douglas,
Mark Fossett,
Carl Bankston,
Rogelio Saenz,
SO 55: CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY
Chair: Jesse Garcia,
1. “Secular Saints?” Lindsay Anderson,
2. “The Marquis de Sade: Philosophy, Pop Icon
and Foucault,” Garrick Harden,
3. “Celebrity Yogis: The Intersection of Yoga,
the Cult of Personality and
Consumerism,” Melanie Connie Klein,
4. “Music as Cultural Artifact: Protest Music,”
Sara Horsfall,
SO 56: SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION II
Chair: Betty
B. Cox,
1.
“The
Ideology Of School Reform,” Dean Harper,
2.
“Music
Teachers” Level of Instruction: Race/ethnic and Gender Differences in Public
Schools,” Sherry L. McKibben and Dan Keast,
3.
“Educational
Disparities on the Border: An Analysis of
4. “A
Success Model for Survival-Sociological Insights Essential for Self Esteem
Construction for Teen Aged Girls Displaced by Hurricane Katrina,” Bonnie L. James,
5. “Education,
Training and Mentoring for Families of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita from a
Sociological Perspective,” Betty B. Cox,
Friday
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
SO 57: SOUTHWESTERN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING
Presiding: Cherylon Robinson,
President, SSA
Friday
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
SOUTHWESTERN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION
Saturday
8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
SO 58: RACIAL
AND ETHNIC GROUPS II
Chair: Jeremy van
Blommestein,
1. “The Cubans
and the Puerto Ricans in the
Erhan
Erdonmez, and Sinan Ulkemen,
2. “Mexican
and Chinese Americans in the
Mehmet
Odabasi, and Sinan Ulkemen,
3. “Opinions
on Assimilation and Panethnic Identity,” Rachel Traut,
SO 59: IMMIGRANT WORK AND
DAY LABORERS
Chair: Aurelia Lorena Murga,
1. “Americans”
Perceptions of Immigrants” Impact on the
Eddie
Rayford,
2. “Day Labor Participation
and Networking within a Contingent Labor Market,”
A. Lorena
Murga,
3. “Invisible Migrant
Farmworker: Ethnographic Study on Women,” Larry Molina,
SO 60: GENDER
Chair: Rodney A. McDanel,
1. “Covered Wagon Women,” James Crissman and
Sandra Chmelir,
2. “Peopling the
Ami
Moore,
3. “Gendering Sex: Deconstructing Men”s Narratives
of Sexual Coercion,”
Jennifer
Fagen,
4. “Charisma or
Saturday
10:00 – 11:15 a.m.
SO 61: SOCIOLOGY AND PUBLIC
HEALTH
Chair: Nadine
J. Barrett,
1.
“The Impact of Religiosity and Spirituality in Shaping Mental
Well-Being,”
Fletcher
2. “Re-examining the
Correlates of Social Support and Coping on the Mental Health among African
Americans with HIV/AIDS,” Amber
3. “Perceived
Discrimination, Medical Distrust and Stigma among Patients with HIV/AIDS: Race,
Gender and the Application of Critical Race Theory,” Nadine J. Barrett,
4. “Racial Differences between Smokers and Non-smokers: The Effect
of Smoking Policies at Work,” Ruth D. Zavala,
Discussants : Dorothy
Nadine J. Barrett,
SO 62: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
AND METHODOLOGY
Chair: Lisa K. Zottarelli,
1. “Lifetelling: What”s In It for Us?” Ann
Goetting,
2. “Where am I? Experiences of Women of Color in
3. “Getting
Street Smart: A Qualitative Analysis of a Theoretically-based HIV Prevention
Program for Adolescents,” Sonya Conner,
SO 63: TEACHING
SOCIOLOGY
Chair: James
L. Williams,
1. “Analyzing “Weeds:”
Teaching Sociological Methods Using Content
Analysis
in the Classroom,” Angela C. Henderson and Joseph R. Harlin,
2. “Shifting
Paradigms from Instruction to Learning: Can You Change the Culture in Your
Department?” D.R. Wilson,
3. “What to Do
When the Dean Says “You are Going Online,”
Patricia Hoffman,
Saturday
11:30 – 12:45 a.m.
SO 64: AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Chair: S.M.B. Miller, Independent Scholar
1. “What”s in a name? (Our Parent”s Complicity
to Oppression, as Seen Through the Lens of Theory and Pop-Culture),”
Sherry Cooke Hayes, Texas Women’s University
2. “The Struggle For Freedmenhood and Suffrage
in
Nathaniel
Eugene Terrell,
3. “Interlocking Concentric Zone Hypothesis:
The
Discussant:
Nathaniel Eugene Terrell,
SO
65: HOMOSEXUALITY AND SEXUAL IDENTITIES
Chair:
James Dean Steger,
1.
“Staying Out of the Closet: Does
Ethnicity Affect the Decision of Self-Disclose?” Anthony J.
2. “Mainstreaming
Homosexual Identity: Portrayal of
Homosexuality in the Times
of
3.
“Queerying Attitudes in
4. “Intersections of Gender, Race, Class and
Sexual Identities: Sociological Implications of the Down Low for HIV/AIDS Risk
and Prevention,” Carole Campbell,
5. “Comparing Attitudes Toward Homosexuality in
the
University of Texas-San
Antonio
SO 66: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Chair: Dianne Dentice,
1. “Living
Wage Laws: A Social Movement or a Type of Conflict Theory?”
Xavier
Serna,
2. “A
Comparison Between the Civil Rights and Anti-Apartheid Movements,”
Meghan
Hargrove and Jeremy van Blommestein,
3. “Who is an
Immigrant? Contemporary Movements, Community, and the Worker,”
M.
Cristina Morales,
4. “Communal
Living as Social Responsibility Activism: How Members of Egalitarian
Intentional Communities view the Significance of their Lifestyle,” Jade
Aguilar,