Thursday, 8:00 – 9:45 a.m.

SO 01: FAMILY VIOLENCE

Organizer: Tracy Dietz, University of Central Florida

Chair: Rachel Rayburn, University of Central Florida

1. “Violence against Women in Togo: Types and Magnitude,” Ami Moore,

University of North Texas

2. “Health and Health Care Access among Homeless Women: An Analysis of the

Impact of Physical Victimization” Jana L. Jasinski, University of Central Florida

3. “Perpetration of Violence against Dating Partners: An Examination of the Role of

Dominance and Jealousy,” Ignacio Luis Ramirez and Breandan Jennings,

Texas Tech University

4. “Autoethnography and Child Sex Abuse,” Colleen Hall-Patton,

University of Nevada — Las Vegas

5. “The Effects of Traditional Gender Roles and Self-Sacrifice: A Preliminary Analysis

of a Predominantly Mexican, Mexican American and Anglo American Sample,”

Ignacio Luis Ramirez and Martha Smithey, Texas Tech University

6. “The Benefits and Disadvantages of ‘No Touch’ Policies in Early Child Education,”

Meagan Irvine, Emporia State University

Thursday, 8:00 – 9:45 a.m.

SO 02: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

Organizer and Chair: Dianne Dentice, Stephen F. Austin State University

1. “Interest-convergence Theory: A Case Study of Justice for Janitors’ Campaigns in

Houston, Texas,” Glenn E. Bracey, II, Texas A&M University – College Station

2. “Remembering Eastern Demonstrations: An Alternative Moment in the History of

Kurdish Resistance,” Azat Zana Gundogan, Binghamton University

3. “Variations in Diagnostic and Prognostic Framing in the Zapatista Movement,”

Aaron Pinnick, Texas A&M University – College Station

4. “Diffusion of ‘hippie ideals’ and the Romanian Youth Movement of the 1960s,”

Adrian Popan, Texas Tech University

5. “Chicanos and ‘Whiteness’: A Critique of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement,”

David Enrique Rangel, University of Texas at San Antonio

6. “Collective Identity in the Sex Workers’ Rights Movement,” Holly Pottle,

Texas Woman’s University

Thursday, 8:00 – 9:45 a.m.

SO 03: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Organizer and Chair: Gregory V. Donnenwerth, University of Memphis

1. “Social Structure and Some Important Individual Psychological Attributes: A

Preliminary Analysis,” Helen Brethauer-Gay, Texas Woman’s University

2. “Urban Residence and the Impart on Mental Health,” Lindsey A. Wilson,

University of Houston

3. “A Social-Psychological Take on the College Classroom: Absurdity as the Norm,”

Art Poskocil, Hollins University

4. “What Are You?: Identity Formation and Racial Ambiguity,” Tiffanie Grier,

University of Memphis

5. “Dramaturgical Experiences with Hair: An Experiential Story About the Longhaired,

Mullethead, Conventional Mohawk Wearing, Burr-Head,” Haghan Probstfield,

Hendrix College

6. “Identity Transformation in Television Make-Over Programs,” Chastity Blankenship,

University of Central Florida

Thursday, 8:00 – 9:45 a.m.

SO 04: UNDERGRADUATE PAPERS I

Organizers and Chairs: Mark Fossett and Rogelio Saenz,

Texas A&M University – College Station

1. “Family Background & Education,” Amber Fox, Texas A&M University – Commerce

2. “Hooliganism in Latin America,” Victor Martinez, University of Texas – Pan American

3. “Punitive Incarceration Ideologies,” San Juanita Garcia,

Texas A&M University – College Station

4. “Access to Affordable Housing,” Veralisa Hunter, University of Houston

5. “Beliefs about Inequality: Ethnic Group Comparisons,” Aimee Marquez,

Texas A&M University – College Station

6. “Social Factors in Child Nutrition,” Mikhail Teplitskiy, Rice University

7. “Modeling Social Mobility Using Beta Regression,” Warner Henson,

Texas A&M University – College Station

Thursday, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

SO 05: AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

Organizer and Chair: S. M. B. Miller, affiliation unknown

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Thursday, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.

SO 06: DISASTERS

Organizer and Chair: Lisa K. Zottarelli, Texas Woman’s University

1. “Factors Influencing the Attitudes of First Responders Serving in New Orleans in the

Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,” Rhonda D. Evans and Travis James Von Bodungen,

University of Louisiana – Lafayette

2. “Religion in the Aftermath of Katrina,” Alison Herring, University of North Texas

3. “Cultural Representations of the Rwandan Genocide,” Jennifer C. Mueller,

Texas A&M University – College Station

4. “Family and Work Conflict for Texas Law Enforcement Officers during Hurricane

Katrina,” Lisa K. Zottarelli, Texas Woman’s University; David Bugg,

The State University of New York – Potsdam; and Erin Rider,

Texas Woman’s University

Thursday, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

SO 07: SOUTHWESTERN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING

Presiding: Robyn L. Driskell, Baylor University,

President, SSA

Thursday, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

SO 08: CULTURE AND POVERTY

Organizer and Chair: Robert Wallace, McMurry University

1. “Class with Culture: Looking for a Poverty Culture,” Robert Wallace and

Kimberly Patterson, McMurry University

2. “‘I’m Just Not a Beggar…’: Stigma Management Among Houston’s Homeless,”

Jennifer Fackler, University of Houston

3. “The Impact of Homelessness and Child Mobility on Academic Achievement and

Educational Success,” Beatrix F. Perez, University of Texas – San Antonio

4. “Shanty Towns and Informal Communities in Peru,” Jerry W. Hollingsworth and

Karla Santos, McMurry University

Thursday, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

SO 09: FERTILITY

Organizer and Chair: Sherry L. McKibben, University of Texas of the Permian Basin

1. “Fertility in Cohabiting Unions: Role of Demographics in Childbearing,”

Erika Marosi and Mary Ann Davis, Sam Houston State University

2. “Wealth Flow and Fertility Among Mexican Americans in the United States,”

Maria Isabel Ayala, State University of New York – Albany

3. "Characteristics of Voluntarily Childless Men," Warren Waren, Texas A&M University

4. “The Migration of Ecuadorians to Spain: Demographic Issues of Migration, Aging,

and Fertility,” Yolanda Lopez, Sam Houston State University

Thursday, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

SO 10: RACE AND ETHNICITY

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

1. “Freedmenhood in Oklahoma: The Struggle for Recognition,” Nathaniel E. Terrell,

Emporia State University

2. “When Black is White: The Social Construction of Race at Predominantly Black and

White Colleges in Texas,” Louwanda Evans, Texas A&M University

3. “Politics of Racial Segregation: The South Carolina State House Grounds as a Case

Study,” Mohammad Chaichian, Mount Mercy College

4. “Parental Educational Expectations, Sense of School Belonging, and Academic

Achievement: A Comparison of Native-born Latinos and Latino Immigrants,”

Alicia Adame, Texas State University

Thursday, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

SO 11: SOCIAL CHANGE

Chair: Douglas George, University of Central Arkansas

1. “Ideology, Resistance and Youth Culture,” Mariana Ornelas,

The University of Texas – San Antonio

2. “The Consequences of Chance in Social Modeling: Rerunning History and Getting

Different Outcomes," Bob Szafran and Jerry Williams,

Stephen F. Austin State University

3. “The Crimes, They Are A Changin’: Explanations for Crime Pattern Alterations, 1990-2005," Edward Powers, University of Central Arkansas

4. “Rattling Weber's Iron Cage: Social Change and Theory Revisited," Douglas George, University of Central Arkansas

Discussant: Douglas George, University of Central Arkansas

Thursday, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.

SO 12: WOMEN AND WORK

Organizer and Chair: Juanita M. Firestone, University of Texas – San Antonio

1. "Who's the Boss Here and Now?  Race and Gender in Managerial Jobs, 1980-2000,"

Elizabeth Esterchild, University of North Texas

2. “The Gender Effect on Occupational Wages,” Trinidad Morales,

Texas A & M University – College Station

3. “Women and the Balance between Home and Work,” Shilpashri Karbhari,

Texas Women’s University

4. “Perceptions of the Mentoring Experience: Female Faculty Speak about Being

Mentored,” Charlotte Chorn Dunham, Laura Hartin and Prathibha Varughese,

Texas Tech University

Discussant: Richard J. Harris, University of Texas – San Antonio

Thursday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

SO 13: CRIME AND JUSTICE

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

1. “The Effect of Parental Substance Use and Child’s Gender on Marijuana Use Among

Juvenile Justice Populations in El Paso,” Gang Lee, University of Texas – El Paso

2. “Examining the Relationship between Types of Childhood Abuse and Pathways to

Female Violent Crime,” Sonya Conner, University of Oklahoma

3. “The Influence of Belief in Satan on Punitive Attitudes,” Ashley Palmer-Boyes and

Joseph Baker, Baylor University

4. “Examining the Impact of Demographic and Experiential Factors on College Student

and Law Enforcement Perceptions of the Threat of Terrorism,” John Rogers and

Rhonda D. Evans, University of Louisiana – Lafayette

5. “The Affect of Age and Education in Attitudes of Criminal Justice Employees,”

J. Allen Pennington, Texas Wesleyan University

Thursday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

SO 14: DEMOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL POLICY

Organizer and Chair: Richard J. Harris, University of Texas at San Antonio

1. “The Impact of Immigration Status on Hispanic Poverty in the Southwestern U.S.”

Ginny Garcia, Texas A&M University

2. “Protective Factors for Birth Outcomes Among Adolescent Mothers,” Jeff A. Dennis

and Stefanie Mollborn, University of Colorado – Boulder

3.  "Progress of Family Planning Program of India," Ravindra Amonker, Gary Brinker,

Cammie Jennings, and Jenna Wheat, Missouri State University

Thursday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

SO 15: EVOLUTION AND CULTURE

Chair: David E. Pearson, University of Texas at Brownsville

1. “Giving: The Relationship Between Gifts, Reciprocity, and Power,”

Lindsay Anderson, Texas A&M University

2. “Infant Brain Development in a Bilingual Environment,” Sophia M. Ortiz,

University of Texas at San Antonio

3. “The Millennial Generation: Is Community Evolving?” Jennifer J. Reed,

University of Central Florida

4. “The Changing Tharus: An Indian Tribal Community in Transition,”

Subhash Chandra Verma, Government Post Graduate College, Rudrapur, India

Discussant: David E. Pearson, University of Texas at Brownsville

Thursday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

SO 16: GENDER ISSUES: EQUITY, WORK, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT – NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS

Organizer and Chair:  Kathryn Mueller, Baylor University

1. "Gender Differences in Old Age Support," Jieming Chen,

Texas A&M University – Kingsville

2.  "Women of Thailand: The Mighty and the Meek," Kathryn Mueller, Baylor University

3. “Promoting Gender Equity in Academia: The Case of Social Sciences,”

Fjorentina Angjellari-Dajci, Robbins College

4. "Hiding Under Mother's Skirt: Motherhood as a Social Movements Frame,"

Glenn Bracey, Texas A&M University – College Station

Thursday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

SO 17: RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION AND RACE

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

1. “Changes in Spatial Attainment for Race and Ethnic Groups in Houston, Texas,

1970-2000,” Warren Waren, Texas A&M University – College Station

2. “Trends in Black-White Residential Integration, 1972-2004: A Regional Analysis,”

Kavitha Koshy and Philip Q. Yang, Texas Woman’s University

3. “Asian Residential Segregation in Houston, Texas,” Bo Hee Yoon,

Texas A&M University – College Station

4. “Segregation Indices and the Segregation Curve: Index Properties and Implications,”

Warner Henson II, Texas A&M University – College Station

5. “Assessing Aggregate Segregation Using Parameters of Spatial Attainment Models,”

Mark Fossett, Texas A&M University – College Station

Thursday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

SO 18: TEACHING SOCIOLOGY

Organizer and Chair: James L. Williams, Texas Woman's University

1. "What’s Cool and What’s Not: A Classroom Project in Contrasts and Changes in the

Acceptability of Certain “Deviant” Entertainments, Behaviors, and Places,"

Paul Love, Angelo State University

2. "Teaching to the Core: Textbooks, Terms, and the Introductory Sociology Class,"

Candace Griffith, University of Nevada – Las Vegas

3. "Fostering Community in Online Classes," Beverly L. Carlsen-Landy,

Texas Woman's University

4. "Developing an Online Minority Relations Class: Challenges and Rewards,"

Dianne Dentice, Stephen F. Austin State University

Thursday, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

SO 19: CRIMINOLOGY I: CULTURE AND CRIME

Organizers: Robert Worley, University of Texas of the Permian Basin, and

Douglas Eckberg, Winthrop University

Chair: F. Carson Mencken, Baylor University

1. “Target: G.I. JANE—An Exploratory Look into Military Academy Sexual Assault,”

Tiffany Jenson, University of Oklahoma

2. “Federal Policy Responses to Violent Crime,” John C. Kilburn, Jr. and

Nasser Momayezi, Texas A & M International University

3. “Militant Extremist Identity Formation in Turkish Hizbullah,” Huseyin Cinoglu,

University of North Texas

4. “False Consciousness, Media Mythmaking and Homicide Clearance Rates: The

Truth about CSI," H. A. Kurtz, Oklahoma City University

Thursday, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

SO 20: INTERNET, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY I

Organizer and Chair: Dianne Dentice, Stephen F. Austin State University

1. “Unintended Outcomes in Information and Communication Technology Adoption: A

Micro-level Analysis of Usage in Context,” Patience Akpan-Obong,

Arizona State University-Polytechnic Campus

2. “Can you hear me? College Students’ Cellular Telephone Use and Social

Interaction,” Janet S. Armitage, St. Mary’s University and David S. Sizemore,

Texas Lottery Commission

3. “Socio-demographic Characteristics as Predictors of Success in a Predominantly

Online Degree Program,” Beverly L. Carlsen-Landy, Texas Woman’s University

4. “Top-Circulated Magazines: Visual and Narrative Representation of both Serious

Leisure Content and Libraries,” Rachel Lay Khoo, Texas Woman’s University

Thursday, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

SO 21: MIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION I

Organizer and Chair: Cristina Morales, University of Texas – El Paso

1. “Latinos in Cajunland: A Demographic and Ethnographic Overview," Rogelio Saenz

and Hilario Molina, Texas A&M University

2. “Faces Seen, Hearts Unknown: Mexican Immigration to the United States,”

Anthony Cortese, Southern Methodist University

3. “Language Assimilation and Today's Second Generation Immigrants,” Carol Vargas,

University of Houston

4. “Rapid Population Growth and Perceptions of Impact on a Host Community,”

Rhonda D. Evans, University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Carla Norris-Raynbird,

Bemidji State University

Thursday, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

SO 22: SOCIAL THEORY I

Organizer and Chair: Tom Segady, Stephen F. Austin State University

1. “Land, Livestock, and Labor: The ‘Net of Incorporation in the History of Mining,

Stock Reduction, and Wage Work on the Navaho Reservation,” Caleb Bush,

University of New Mexico – Gallup

2. “Negative Dialectics and the Politics of Hope,” James Ordner,

University of Texas – San Antonio

3. “Anomie, Social Change, and Gender Identity,” Tolee Hunter,

Sam Houston State University

4. “The Changing of the Gods: Immigration and Rediscovered Identity,” Tom Segady,

Stephen F. Austin State University

Thursday, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

SO 23: SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Organizer and Chair: Ida J. Cook, University of Central Florida

1. “Ketamine Use in an Online Drug-Using Subculture,” Melissa Tackett-Gibson and

Hee-Jong Joo, Sam Houston State University

2. “Rolling with Ecstasy,” Michelle Hiltl, Sam Houston State University

3. “Age and Gender Differences in Self-Reports of Mental Health Symptomology and

Substance Use Among a National Sample of Homeless.” Tracy Dietz,

University of Central Florida

4. “Differences in Health Outcomes among Women Living with HIV/AIDS."

Nadine Barrett, University of Central Florida

Discussant: Ida J. Cook, University of Central Florida

Thursday, 1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

SO 24: WORKSHOP: WORKING AT LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES

Organizer and Presider: Jean Shin, American Sociological Association

Participants: Janet Huber Lowry, Austin College

Jean Shin, American Sociological Association

Robert Wallace, McMurry University

With combined experience of over 50 years teaching and working at liberal arts colleges (Austin College, Hamilton College, Kirkland College, McDaniel College, McMurry University), the participants offer a workshop to help attendees understand the uniqueness of the liberal arts college setting for the practice of sociology and passing on of the discipline. Attention is also paid to the development of skills in service to campus and community, and what liberal arts colleges look for in hiring faculty as well as granting tenure and promotion. There will be ample time for questions.

Thursday, 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

SO 25: DEMOGRAPHY OF MINORITY POPULATIONS IN CHINA AND THE U.S.

Organizer and Chair: Dudley L. Poston, Jr., Texas A&M University – College Station

1. “Patterns of Fertility Among the Minority Populations of China in 2000,”

Marilyn Venegas, Texas A&M University – College Station

2. “Social Differentiation and Spatial Differentiation of the Minority Populations from the

Han Majority, China, 2000,” Yu-Ting Chang, Texas A&M University – College Station

3. “Residential Segregation of China’s Minority Nationalities from the Han, 2000,”

Danielle Xiaodan Deng, Texas A&M University – College Station

4. “Racial/Ethnic Differences in Teen Pregnancy in the U.S. in 2006,” Eugenia Conde,

Texas A&M University – College Station

Discussant: Michael Micklin, National Institutes of Health

Thursday, 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

SO 26: FAMILY AND GENDER

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

1. “Parental Attitudes toward Interfaith Relationships in the Bible Belt,” Allison C. Heard,

University of Nevada – Las Vegas

2. “Qualitative Study of Childfree Men,” Robert E. Reed, Texas Woman’s University

3. “The Continuation of Child Abuse into Adulthood,” Cynthia K. Shinabarger Reed,

Texas Woman’s University

4. “An Examination of Relative Gratitude and parental Self-Sacrifice on Expectations of

Mothers,” Martha Smithey and Ignacio Luis Ramirez, Texas Tech University

Thursday, 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

SO 27: GRADUATE STUDENT PAPERS I

Organizer and Chair: Thomas K. Pinhey, University of Hawaii – Hilo

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