Unfinished Business:

The Quest for Inclusion

The 31^st Annual Meetings of

the Mid-South Sociological Association

October 26-29, 2005

The Westin Atlanta Airport

4736 Best Road

College Park

Atlanta, Georgia 30337

About the Mid-South Sociological Association

Purpose

The Mid-South Sociological Association (MSSA) is a nonprofit professional organization which promotes the study and understanding of sociological and related issues and problems. Professional interests include crime, aging, deviance, demography, environment, family, education, race and ethnic relations, religion, global and community development, occupations, health, inequal8ity, gender, corrections, community, political economy, science and technology, urban/rural, law, ecology, and others.

Membership

The membership comprises sociologists and other social scientists who come from colleges and universities, various levels of government, and nonprofit social agencies. Membership poligy imposes no geographical restrictions. All professionals with interests in sociological and social science topics are welcome as members. Payment of the $40 annual dues for regular membership ($20 for students) includes subscriptions to the journal, Sociological Spectrum, and the Forum newsletter.

Meetings

Membership in the MSSA and participation in annual meetings offer advantages to sociologists, social scientists, related professionals, and students of sociology. These advantages include exposure to current research on various social topics with opportunities for interactions, networking, and engagement in dialogue on social research issues and problems of mutual interest. The meetings provide a medium for dialogue on research and professional development issues of concern to the discipline and the larger community. Meetings of the MSSA are held annually and are hosted by colleges and universities in different states in the mid-South region.

Publications

The scholarly, refereed journal, Sociological Spectrum, is publishes six times per year. Manuscripts are submitted to the editor and then enter the review process. Articles focusing on the sociological analysis of various social conditions, problems, issues, and solutions in the United States and abroad are welcome. Forum, the MSSA newsletter, is published twice each year and focuses on news events and affairs of the MSSA.

Past Presidents of the

Mid-South Sociological Association

(Founded in 1975)

2004-2005 Duane A. Gill, Mississippi State University

2004 Frank Glasmer, University of Southern Mississippi

2003-2004 Jackie Eller, Middle Tennessee State University

2002-2003 J. David Knottnerus, Oklahoma State University

2001-2002 Obie Clayton, Morehouse College

2000-2001 Peter L. Heller, Middle Tennessee State University

1999-2000 J. Kenneth Davidson, Dr., University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

1998-1999 Lin Huff-Corzine, University of Central Florida

1997-1998 Dennis R. McSeveney, University of New Orleans

1996-1997 Thomas J. Durant, Jr., Louisiana State University

1995-1996 Craig J. Forsyth, University of Louisiana - Lafayette

1994-1995 J. Steven Picou, University of South Alabama

1993-1994 Stanford M. Lyman, Florida Atlantic University

1992-1993 Arthur G. Cosby, Mississippi State University

1991-1992 Joy B. Reeves, Stephen F. Austin State University

1990-1991 Donna K. Darden, Tennessee Technological University

1989-1990 C. Eddie Palmer, University of Louisiana - Lafayette

1988-1989 William Kenkel, University of Kentucky

1987-1988 James K. Skipper, Jr., University of North Carolina - Greensboro

1986-1987 Willie Pearson, Jr., Wake Forest University

1985-1986 Dennis L. Peck, University of Alabama

1984-1985 Marsha McGee, Northeast Louisiana University

1983-1984 Donald R. South, University of South Alabama

1982-1983 Gene Acuff, Oklahoma State University

1981-1982 Clifton D. Bryant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

1980-1981 Jerome J. Salomone, University of New Orleans

1979-1980 Samuel E. Wallace, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

1978-1979 H. Paul Chalfant, Texas Tech University

1977-1978 Alvin L. Bertrand, Louisiana State University

1976-1977 Donald E. Allen, Oklahoma State University

1975-1976 Julian B. Roebuck, Mississippi State University

Meeting Rooms for MSSA

· Hartsfield I Grand Ballroom II

· Hartsfield II Grand Ballroom III

· Hartsfield III Grand Ballroom IV

· Hartsfield IV Peach Tree City

· Cherokee

· Grand Ballroom II

· Grand Ballroom III

· Grand Ballroom IV

· Peach Tree City

· Atrium

Mid-South Sociological Association

Officers and Committee Members 2004-2005

I. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

President: Duane A. Gill, Mississippi State University

Past President & Chair, Budget Committee: Jackie L. Eller, Middle Tennessee State

University

Secretary-Treasurer: Sahadeo Patram, Morehouse College

President-Elect & Chair, Program Committee: Thomas C. Calhoun, Southern Illinois

University Carbondale

Vice-President: David A. Gay, University of Central Florida

Vice-President-Elect & Editor – Forum:; Keith F. Durkin, Ohio Northern University

Editor, Sociological Spectrum: DeAnn M. Kalich, University of Louisiana @ Lafayette

Chair, Committee on Women: Cheryl L. Brown, Greensboro College

Co-Chairs, Committee on Small and Community Colleges: Kathy A. Smith, Martin

Methodist College & Anne C. Baird, Morehouse College

Chair, Committee on the Profession: Shirley Rainey, Austin Peay State University

Chair, Committee on Minorities: Earl Wright, II., Fisk University

Chair, Committee on Nominations: Russell P. D. Burton, Washburn University

Chair, Committee on Membership: N. Ree Wells, Missouri Southern State University

II. SOCIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM: OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF

THE MID-SOUTH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Editor: DeAnn M. Kalich, University of Louisiana @ Lafayette

Managing Editor: Christina Newgebaver, University of Louisiana @ Lafayette

Editorial Board:

Leralynn S. Cossman – Mississippi State University

Keith F. Durkin – Ohio Northern University

James F. Quinn – University of North Texas

Larry M. Lance - University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Harsha N. Mookherjee - Tennessee Technological University

Richard A. Tewksbury - University of Louisville

Rebecca M. Watson - Virginia Intermont College

Jennifer K. Wesely - University of Central Florida

Gary Steward – University of Central Oklahoma

Russell E. Ward, Jr. – Francis Marion University

Song Yang – University of Arkansas

III. FORUM: OFFICAL NEWSLETTER OF THE MID-SOUTH SOCIOLOGICAL

ASSOCIATION

Editor: Keith F. Durkin - Ohio Northern University

IV. STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Membership Committee

Chair: N. Ree Wells - Missouri Southern State University

Dawood H. Sultan - University of Tennessee @ Martin

Duane A. Gill - Mississippi State University

Rebecca M. Watson - Virginia Intermont College

Daine C. Keithly - Louisiana Southern University

David G. LoConto - Jacksonville State University

Paul Leslie – Greensboro College, North Carolina

Committee on Minorities

Chair: Earl Wright, II, Fisk University

Thomas C. Calhoun, Southern Illionois University

Shirley Rainey, Austin Peay State University

Dawood H. Sultan, University of Tennessee @ Martin

Shondrah Nash, Morehead State University

Committee on the Professions

Chair: Shirley Rainey, Austin Peay State University

Keith Durkin, University of Northern Ohio

Mercedes Rubio, American Sociological Association

Frances Adeola, University of New Orleans

Shanta Sharma, Henderson State University

Joyce Shephard, Henderson State University

Ollie Christian, Southern University

Thomas Durant, Jr., Louisiana State University

Committee on Nominations

Chair: Russell P. D. Burton, Washburn University

.

Committee on Small and Community Colleges

Co-Chair: Kathy A. Smith, Martin Methodist College

Co-Chair: Ann Baird, Morehouse College

Obie Clayton, Jr., Morehouse College

Brenda Hoke, Agnes Scott College

Joyce Shepherd, Henderson State University

Paul Leslie, Greensboro College

Committee on Women

Chair: Cheryl L. Brown, Greensboro College

Dana Greene, Appalachian State University

Donald Gregory, Reinhardt College

Brenda Hoke, Agnes Scott College

Shirley Rainey, Austin Peay State University

N. Ree Wells, Missouri Southern State University

Margaret Williamson, Gainesville, College

Annette Heishman, Costal Carolina Community College

Kathryn Schmidt, Guilford College

Nicole Rader, Mississippi State University

Program Committee

Chair: Thomas C. Calhoun, Southern Illinois University

Clifton Bryant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Ollie Christian, Southern University

Craig Forsyth, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Obie Clayton, Morehouse College

Marianne Fisher-Giorlando, Grambling State University

Earl Wright II, Fisk University

Jackie Eller, Middle Tennessee State University

Kathy Davis, Middle Tennessee State University

Thomas Brignall, Tennessee Technological University

Thomas Durant, Jr., Louisiana State University

Site Selection Committee

Chair: Duane A. Gill, Mississippi State University

Jackie L. Eller, Middle Tennessee State University

J David Knottnerus, Oklahoma State University

Obie Clayton, Jr., Morehouse College

Sahadeo Patram, Morehouse College

Budget Committee

Chair: Jackie L. Eller, Middle Tennessee State University

Sahadeo Patram, Morehouse College

Thomas C. Calhoun, Southern Illinois University

Duane A. Gill, Mississippi State University

The Stanford M. Lyman Memorial Scholarship

Co-ordinater: Jackie L. Eller, Middle Tennessee State University

Jay Corzine, University of Central Florida

Paul Leslie, Greensboro College

J. David Knottnerus, Oklahoma State University

Shirlee Owens, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Thomas J. Durant, Jr., Louisiana State University

V. AD HOC COMMITTEES

Local Arrangements Committee

Chair: Obie Clayton, Jr., Morehouse College

Anne C. Baird, Morehouse College

Sahadeo Patram, Morehouse College

Brenda Hoke, Agnes Scott College

Isa Williams, Agnes Scott College

Willie Pearson, Jr., Georgia Technical Institute

Graduate Student Distinguished Paper Committee

David Gay, Chair, University of Central Florida

Russell Burton, Washburn University

Tim Gongaware, University of Wisconsin at La Crosse

Mark Konty, Auburn University

Undergraduate Paper Award Committee

Keith Durkin, Chair, University of Northern Ohio

Paul Leslie, Greensboro College

Rhonda Evans, University of Louisiana Lafayette

Kim Davies, Augusta State University

Tim Wolfe, Mt. St. Mary’s University

Official Hotel Contract Negotiator

J. Kenneth Davidson, Sr., University of Wisconsin @ Eau Claire

Book Exhibit Organizer

To be named

Webmaster

David D. Witt, University of Akron

The Stanford Lyman Distinguished Book Award Committee

Chair: Lachelle Norris, Tennessee Tech University

Thomas Brignall, Tennessee Tech University

Holly Carter, Augusta State University

Christy Flatt, Mississippi State University

Amy Chasteen-Miller, University of Southern Mississippi

Carolyn Pevey, Auburn University – Montgomery

Joel Thayer, Francis Marion University

Glenn Johnson, Clark Atlanta University

Joan Schabert, Tennessee Tech University

Program Summary

2005 Mid-South Sociological Association Meetings

Wednesday, October 26

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Executive Council I –Peachtree City

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Registration – Grand Ballroom III Foyer

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Sociological Spectrum Editorial

Board Meeting – Peachtree City

7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

President’s Welcoming Reception -

Grand Ballroom III

Thursday, October 27

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Registration – Grand Ballroom III Foyer

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Small and Community Colleges Breakfast -- Hotel Restaurant

8:00 a.m. -- 9:30 a.m.

1. Graduate Paper Competition –

Peach Tree City

2. Alcohol, Drugs and Social Policy – Hartsfield II

3. WWW.Sociology@Internet.com: Sociology On-line – Hartsfield III

4. Medical Sociology – Hartsfield IV

5. Race Relations in the University Settings – Grand Ballroom II

6. Social Movements I – Cherokee

7. Sociology of Environment and Risk – Hartsfield I

9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

8. Global Sociology I – Hartsfield I

9. Sociology of Meditation – Hartsfield II

10. The Intersection of Biography and History – Hartsfield III

11. Sociology of Education I – Hartsfield IV

12. Gender and Work Research in Progress-- Cherokee

13. Gender and Sexuality – Peach Tree City

14. Environment and Health I – Grand Ballroom II

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Minority Caucus Luncheon – Hotel Restaurant

12:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

15. Becoming an Officer in the MSSA – Hartsfield I

16. Hurricane Katrina -- Hartsfield III

17. Sociology of Poverty and Underdevelopment I – Hartsfield II

18. Historical Sociology – Hartsfield IV

19. Domestic Violence -- Cherokee

20. Religion, War and Peace – Peach Tree City

21. The Social Indicators and the Quality of Life – Grand Ballroom II

2:30 – 4:00 p.m.

22. The Sociology of Art -- Hartsfield I

23. Applied Sociology and Community Activism -- Hartsfield II

24. Social Theory – Hartsfield III

25. The Sociology of Sexuality: Current Research Trends -- Hartsfield IV

26. Work and Organizations -- Peach Tree City

27. Are African-American Professional Conferences Still a Necessity in the 21^st Century? -- Cherokee

28. Undergraduate Paper Competition – Grand Ballroom II

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Cash Bar – Grand Ballroom III Foyer

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

MSSA Banquet, Awards Ceremony,

Business Meeting, and Presidential

Address – Grand Ballroom IV

7:00 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Dance – Grand Ballroom III

Friday, October 22

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Registration – Grand Ballroom III Foyer

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

29. Top Ten Reasons You Might Not Get Published – Peach Tree City

30. Health Care and People of Color I – Hartsfield II

31. Contemporary Issues and Challenges Facing Native Americans : Power, Culture, and Economy – Hartsfield III

32. Racial and Ethnic Relations – Hartsfield IV

33. Teaching Sociology -- Cherokee

34. Sociology of Education III – Grand Ballroom II

35. Environment and Health II – Hartsfield I

9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Executive Council II – Peach Tree City

36. Marriage and Family-- Hartsfield I

37. Health Care and People of Color II -- Hartsfield II

38. Medical Sociology II – Hartsfield III

39. Culture, Religion, and Ethnicity in the American South – Hartsfield IV

40. Culture and Power – Grand Ballroom II

41. Sociology of Gender and Sport – Cherokee

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Women’s Caucus Luncheon – Hotel Restaurant

12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

42. Global Sociology II – Grand Ballroom II

43. Sociology of Poverty and Underdevelopment II – Hartsfield I

44. Criminology and Deviant Behavior -- Hartsfield II

45. Interesting Sociology – Hartsfield III

46. Qualitative Methodology -- Cherokee

47. Issues and Concerns in Teaching Courses on Diversity – Peach Tree City

48. Gender Research in Progress – Hartsfield IV

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

49. Unfinished Business: Issues in Race, Crime, and Social Control -- Hartsfield I

50. Sexuality in the 21st Century –

Hartsfield II

51. Space, Race and the Study of Mortality – Hartsfield III

52. Social Movements II – Hartsfield IV

53. Eclectic Sociology – Peach Tree City

54. A Sociological Understanding of Casino Gambling: The Effects of Race, Class, and Gender – Grand Ballroom II

55. Sociology of Deviance -- Cherokee

4:15p.m. – 5:45p.m.

Plenary Address-Grand Ballroom IV

5:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

President’s Reception - Atrium

Saturday, October 29

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Registration

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

56. Latino Immigration in the South – Hartsfield I

57. Poster Sessions – Peach Tree City

58. Preparing for Entry and Success in Graduate School -- Hartsfield II

59. Personal Stories – Hartsfield III

60. Sociology of Education II – Hartsfield IV

9:45 a. m. – 11:15 a.m.

Executive Council III – Hartsfield II

61. Urban and Community Sociology -- Hartsfield I

62. Social Ethics – Hartsfield III

63. Social Psychology – Hartsfield IV

64. Service-Learning, Community Partnerships and Student Growth – Peach Tree City

“Unfinished Business: The Quest for Inclusion”

Wednesday, October 26

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Executive Council I………………………………………………………………………………………………Peachtree City

4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Registration………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..Foyer

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Sociological Spectrum Editorial Board Meeting………………………………………………………….……Peachtree City

7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

President’s Welcoming Reception ……………………………………………………………..………….Grand Ballroom III

Thursday, October 27

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Small and Community College Committee Breakfast…………………………………………...…………Hotel Restaurant

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

1. Graduate Paper Competition…………………………………………………………….…………….PeachTree City

Organizer: David Gay, University of Central Florida

Jessica Beyer, University of Central Florida

Chantel Dufrene, University of Central Florida

Kristina Dzara, Southern Illinois University

Meggan M. Jordan, University of Central Florida

Christopher W. Purser and Wesley L. James, Mississippi State University

2. Alcohol, Drugs, and Social Policy ………………………………………………………..……………..Hartsfield II

Organizers: John Hall, Tulane University

jhall@tulane.edu

Geoffrey L. McIntyre, Troy UniversityMontgomery, Auburn University Montgomery

geoffmci@bellsouth.net

“Funding Addictions Treatment and Social Policies: A Commentary”

Geoff McIntyre, Troy University Montgomery, Auburn University

“Do Winners Hang with Winners: A Network Analysis of Clients in a Drug Treatment Program”

Mitchell B. Mackinem, Claflin University

“Binge Drinking by College Students: Longitudinal Tests of Two Theories of Deviant Behavior”

Keith Durkin, Chad Horstman, Brittani Knisley, and Rodd Closson, Ohio Northern University

“Homo Sacer and the Drug Trade”

Stuart Zisman, University of Northern Colorado

3. WWW.Sociology@Internet.com: Sociology On-line …………………………………………………Hartsfield III

Organizer: B. Gerry Coulter, Bishop’s University

gcoulter@ubishops.ca

“Principles of Internet Referencing for Sociology”

Fred Winckleman, Washington University

“The Internet as a Sociological Resource in the Classroom”

Barry Johnstone, Temple University

“Sustaining a Scholarly Journal on the Internet: The International Journal of Baudrillard Studies in Year III”

Gerry Coulter, Bishop’s University

4. Medical Sociology III ……………………………………………………………………………..….….Hartsfield IV

Organizer: C. Eddie Palmer, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

palmer@louisiana.edu

“Syndromal Depression and Generalized Anxiety among Elderly Mexican-American and Non-Hispanic White Residents of a United States-Mexico Border City,”

Peter L. Heller, Middle Tennessee State University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso, David F. Briones, Martin Guerrero, Jr., James A. Wilcox, Elizabeth M. Ledger TTUHSC-El Paso, and Randolph B. Schiffer, TTUHSC-Lubbock

“Responding to Hurricane Katrina: Stress, Strain, and Adaptation among Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics,”

Sheryl M. Gonsoulin and C. Eddie Palmer, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

“Access to Care and Perceived Health Status: A Multi-Method Study from the Mississippi Delta”

John J. Green and Albert B. Nylander III, Delta State University

Discussant: C. Eddie Palmer, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

5. Race Relations in the University Setting…………………………………………………........….Grand Ballroom II

Organizer: Diane C. Keithly, Southern University

Dckeithly@aol.com

Shirley Rombough, Great Basin College

srom@gbcnv.edu

“Gross Underutilization of Learning Disability Rights ands Accommodation Services by African American College Students: College Counselor Ineptitude or Condition of Self-Disclosure Refusal?”

Dawood H. Sultan, Jayme D. Crawford, and Tammy D. Lauderdale, University of Tennessee at Martin

“Ethnic Preference in University Admissions: The Case of Nigeria”

Anthony Igiede, Southern University

“Global-Village World: Implications for United States Inter-Group Relations”

Riad Yehya, Southern University

“Factors Influencing Race and Gender Inequities in Higher Education”

Alma Thornton, Southern University

Francis Staten, Grambling State Universit

6. Social Movements I......................................................................................................................................…Cherokee

Organizer: Tim Gongaware, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

gongawar.timo@uwlax.edu

“Phenomenology in the Land of Social Movements”

Armando Cisneros Sosa, Universidad Autonóma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco Mexico

“Environmental Racism or Environmental Justice? A Theoretical Study of Framing in the Environmental Justice Movement”

Michelle Petrie, Spring Hill College

“To Grieve or Not to Grieve? A C.A.S.E. for Social Movement Success”

Barry Durbin, Oklahoma State University

7. Sociology of Environment and Risk………………………………………………………………….….Hartsfield I

Organizer: Duane A. Gill, Mississippi State University

duane.gill@ssrc.msstate.edu

“The Water Reuse Toolbox: Overcoming Public Opposition to Water Reuse”

Demond Miller, Kauser Jahan, Joseph Orlins, Mark Weaver, John Hasser, Jess Everett,

Jason Rivera, and Charles Ozuna, Rowan University

“Inglehart’s Theory of Environmentalism: Does it Stand the Test in the Middle East?”

Madalla Alibeli, University of Memphis

Duane A. Gill, Mississippi State University

“Social Capital and Risk: Conceptual and Theoretical Linkages”

Liesel A. Ritchie, Western Michigan University

Duane A. Gill, Mississippi State University

“The Use of Social Science in Support of Offshore Environmental Management”

Rodney E. Cluck, U.S. Department of the Interior

9:45 a.m.—11:15 a.m.

8. Global Sociology……………………………………………………………………………………………Hartsfield I

Organizer & Discussant:

Samuel Adu-Mireku, Fayetteville State University

sadu-mireku@uncfsu.edu

“U.S. versus China: A Comparative Science and Technology (S&T) Workforce Assessment”

Yu Tao and Willie Pearson Jr., Georgia Institute of Technology

“The U.S. – IRAQ Situation: An Analysis of Public Opinion and the View Promoted by the Current Administration”

Lynne Rich and Wolfgang Frese, Mississippi State University

“Sociodemographic Correlates of Sexual Violence among Teacher Training College Students in Ghana”

Samuel Adu-Mireku, Melissa Davis, and Michele Smith, Fayetteville State University

9. Sociology of Meditation…………………………………………………………………………………...Hartsfield II

Organizer: Shanta Sharma, Henderson State University

Sharma@hsu.edu

“Zen Meditation and Mongolian Culture”

Kinko Ito, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

“The Sociology of Meditation: Training Your Intuitive Self – Cushion of Self Esteem and Decision Making”

Caroline Westerhof, Florida Metropolitan University, Pinellas-Clearwater

“The Impact of Meditation on Attitudes”

Farah Gilanshah, University of Minnesota, Morris

“Socialization of Meditation- Self Development”

Shanta Sharma, Henderson State University

10. The Intersection of Biography and History ……………………………………………………………Hartsfield III

Organizer: Paul Luken, University of West Georgia

pluken@toast.net

“Life Stories, History and the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of West Georgia”

Paul Luken, University of West Georgia

“Research Activities: Uncovering the Department of Sociology and Criminology”

Patricia Pinkard and D. West Gresham, University of West Georgia

“The Value of Interview Data”

Dana Beard, University of West Georgia

“The Department of Sociology and Criminology in Social Context”

Paul Lewis, University of West Georgia

11. Sociology of Education I…………………………………………………………………….……...…..Hartsfield IV

Organizer: Frederique Van de Poel-Knottnerus, Oklahoma State University

frederique.knottnerus@okstate.edu

“A Call to Arms: The Impact of the Conservative Debate on Sociology”

Thomas W. Brignall III, Tenessee Tech University

“Predictors of Academic Performance of University Students: An Application of the Goal Efficacy Model”

Roger Klomegah, Fayetteville State University

“Identifying White-Flight Segregationist Academies: Experimental Results and Future Prospects”

Jeremy R. Porter and Frank M. Howell, Mississippi State University

12. Gender and Work Research in Progress …………………………………………………………….....….Cherokee

Organizer: Jackie Eller, Middle Tennessee State University

jaeller@mtsu.edu

“Women in Nontraditional Blue-Collar Work: An Investigation of Job Retainment”

Diana Lovvorn Ledbetter, West Georgia College and University

“‘It Wouldn’t Be Nontraditional If You Had More Women Doing It’: Southern Women in Nontraditional Occupations”

Lachelle Norris and Heather Craig, Tennessee Tech University

“Men at Work: Teaching and Masculinity in the Classroom”

Lorraine Evans, Augusta State University

13. Gender and Sexuality…………………….........................................................................................Peach Tree City

Organizer: Reshmi Chowdhury, University of Lafayette

RChowdhury_85@hotmail.com

“‘It’s Dog’s Night Baby and We’re All Gonna Score!’ Achieving Masculinity through Hogging”

Ariane Prohaska,The University of Akron

Jeannine A. Gailey,Texas Christian University.

“Circumcising Would-be Daughters: A Sociological Discursive on the Likelihood of Mutilative Surgery”

Dawood H. Sultan, University of Tennessee at Martin.

“Why I told Mom First: A Literature Review on the Social Construction of Motherhood and Fatherhood in Relation to Disclosure Trends.”

Marni Kahn ,Georgia State University.

“Explaining Comfort with Homosexuality among Social Work Students: The Impact of Demographic, Contextual and Attitudinal Factors”

Eric Swank, Morehead State University and Lisa Raiz, Ohio State University

14. Environment and Health I…………………………………………………………………..…...Grand Ballroom II

Organizer and Presider: Francis O. Adeola, University of New Orleans

fadeola@uno.edu

“The Systematic Incorporation of Social Elements into the Dose-Response Relationship of Environmental Justice Measurement Tools”

Dorothy Stevens, Georgia State University

“Chapter 11 of NAFTA: How it Supersedes the Power of State and National Governments to Enact Environmental Health Laws”

Stuart Zisman, University of Northern Colorado

“Persistent Organic Pollutants and Precautionary Principles Revisited: Persistent Negative Externalities on Environment and Health predominate”

Francis O. Adeola, University of New Orleans

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m..................................................................................................................................Hotel Restaurant

Minority Caucus Luncheon

12:45 – 2:15 p.m.

15. Becoming an Officer in MSSA (Panel) ……………………………………………….………………Hartsfield I

Organizers: Thomas Calhoun, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

tcalhoun@siu.edu

Clifton Bryant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

cbryant@vt.edu

Jackie Eller, Middle Tennessee State University

jaeller@mtsu.edu

16. Hurricane Katrina (Roundtable) ........................................................................................................Hartsfield III

Organizer and Presider: Dawood H. Sultan, The University of Tennessee at Martin

dsultan@utm.edu

Participants:

Liesel Ritchie, Western Michigan University

Dennis R. McSeveney, University of New Orleans

Thomas J. Durant, Louisiana State University

Duane A. Gill, Mississippi State University

Demond Miller, Rowan University

17. Sociology of Poverty and Underdevelopment I …………………………………………….……….Hartsfield II

Organizer and Presider: Francis O. Adeola, University of New Orleans

fadeola@uno.edu

“Poverty and Conspicuous Consumption Lifestyles Portrayed in Popular Culture: Ethical Concerns”

Toni Y. Sims and George Wooddell, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

“School Re-Segregation, Poverty, and Class Inequality in Urban School Districts”

Cheryl Mills, Southern University

“Explaining Population Churn: Mass Society, Social Capital and Community Churn”

Delores A. Forbes-Edelen, University of Central Florida

18. Historical Sociology ................................................................................................................................Hartsfield IV

Organizer: Earl Wright II,Fisk University

ewright@fisk.edu

Marianne Fisher-Giorlando, Grambling State University

fisher-giorlando@tcainternet.com

“Condemned to Death: Slave Executions in Louisiana, 1835-1862”

Marianne Fisher-Giorlando, Grambling State University

“Fisk University and American Sociology, 1911-1956”

Earl Wright II, Fisk University

19. Domestic Violence ………………………………………………………………………………….………Cherokee

Organizer: Rhonda D. Evans, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

rde8498@louisiana.edu

Kathy Smith, Martin Methodist College

ksmith@vallnet.com

“Male Victims of Domestic Violence”

Kathy Smith, Martin Methodist College

“Community Response to Domestic Violence”

Jane McCandless, University of West Georgia

“Battering Tactics Among Females: A Study of Incident Reports of Court Referred Females”

Russell D. Ward, Jr, John P. Muldoon, and Rebekah Norris, Francis Marion University

“Violence Against Women in Africa”

Bukola Asunyikanmi, Nigeria

20. Religion, War and Peace …………………………………………………………………….……….Peach Tree City

Organizer: V.V. Prakasa Rao, Jackson State University

dycusa@aol.com

“Religious Preference, Attendence Rates and Military Personnel Decisions”

Stacia Creek, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

“Religion and Terrorism: A Relative Social Construct for the Force Behind Political Violence and Social Cleavages”

Leon Newton, Jackson State University

“Have Predicted Positive Elements Manifested as a Result of 200,000 Vedic Pundits   

Practicing Superradiance Techniques.”

Stuart Zisman, University of Northern Colorado

“Religion and Spirituality: How do we stop Violence and promote Peace in the World?”

V. V. Prakasa Rao, Jackson State University.

21. The Social Indicators and the Quality of Life…………………................................................…Grand Ballroom II

Organizer and Presider: Abbott L. Ferriss, Emory

fabbott@emory.edu

“Toward a Positive Sociology”

Dennis L. Peck, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

“Spiritual Capital and the Good Life”

Robert A. Wortham, North Carolina Central University

Carol Barbee Wortham, Shaw University

“Elderly Quality of Life in Rural Middle Tennessee”

Harsha N. Mookherjee, Tennessee Technological University

“A Framework for a Sociology of the Good Life”

Abbott L. Ferris, Emory University

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

22. The Sociology of Art …………………………………………………………………………..………….Hartsfield I

Organizer: B. Gerry Coulter, Bishop’s University

gcoulter@ubishops.ca

“Culture, Identity and Jazz”

William S. White, University of New Orleans

“The Social Implications of Aspects of Pre-Historic Art and the Concept of the Homo-Sacer”

Stuart Zisman, University of Northern Colorado

“Contemporary Art and Social Theory in Canada”

Gerry Coulter, Bishop’s University

“Deviance in Early Modern Spanish Literature: A Sociological Resolution for Literary Indeterminacy”

Michael Phillip Kristiansen, University of the Ozarks

23. Applied Sociology and Community Activism (Women’s Caucus)……...................................................Hartsfield II

Organizer: Cheryl Brown, Greensboro College

cbrown@gborocollege.edu

“‘Righteous Among the Nations’: Danish Resistance Under Nazi Occupation”

Shirlee A. Owens, University of Louisiana at Monroe

“A Committee to Study the Causes of Hate-speech and Harassment”

Andrew Austin, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

“Community Response to Domestic Violence”

Jane McCandless, University of West Georgia, Carrollton

“Bridging Two worlds: Working with Latino Youth in Mexico and North Carolina:

Ascary Arias, Greensboro College

24. Social Theory…………………………………………………………………………………………......Hartsfield III

Organizer: J. David Knottnerus, Oklahoma State University

jdk2307@okstate.edu

“Soren Kierkegaard: Postmodernism’s Neglected Founding Father.”

Garrison Thompson, University of Mobile

“’Weberian Legacy’ and the Conceptualization of Nationalism in the Context of the Secularization Process.”

Tugrul Keskingoren, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

“The Growing Impact of Ritual in Sociology: A Comparison of Two Theoretical Programs – Interaction Ritual Chains and Structural Ritualization.”

P. Alex Thornburg and J. David Knottnerus, Oklahoma State University

“Maslow’s Growth Needs in Economic Organizations and the Implications for Social Change”

David Sims, University of Louisiana at Monroe

25. The Sociology of Sexuality: Current Research Trends………………………………………...……...Hartsfield IV

Organizer: Danielle Hidalgo, Tulane University,

dhidalgo@tulane.edu

“Determinants of Negative Attitudes Toward Homosexuality: Political and Moral Intolerance”

John Lynxwiler and Joan Morris , University of Central Florida, Orlando

“‘Friends of Dorothy’ as Friends of the Court: Lesbian and Gay Boundary Work before the Supreme Court”

Gregory Maddox, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

“Eating Disorders among Young African American Females: Conversions to Dominant Sexy Body Ideals or Unintended Consequences of Differential Association”

Caroline R. Tippens and Dawood H. Sultan, University of Tennessee Martin

“If Not Me, Then Who?: Activists in the HIV/AIDS- Education/Prevention/Support Effort and the African American Community”

Anita Winfrey Thompson, University of Georgia

26. Work and Organizations ……………………………………………………………………….……Peach Tree City

Organizer: Song Yang, University of Arkansas

yangw@cavern.uark.edu

“POET Revisited: A Reanalysis and Expansion of Albrecht and Murdock’s Part-Time Farming Model”

Lisa A. Eargle, Francis Marion University

“Learning to Labor on the Informational Backroads”

Arthur S. Wilke, Auburn University

“A Unique Source of Income Penalty for Hispanic Workers: Evidences from a Recent California Worforce Survey”

Song Yang, University of Arkansas

27. Are African American Professional Conferences Still a Necessity in the 21^st Century? (Panel) ……….Cherokee

Organizer: Shirley Rainey, Chair of the Committee on the Profession

Participants: Thomas Durant, Louisiana State University

Ollie G. Christian, Southern University

Thomas Calhoun, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Janice Duncan, Hinds Community College

28. Undergraduate Paper Competition..........................................................................................................Hartsfield IV

Organizer: Keith Durkin, University of Northern Ohio

k-durkin@uno.edu

Ashley Sharpe, Samford University

Jung Mee Park, Columbia University

Jackson Bunch, University of Southern Mississippi

Jennifer McClure Lassiter, Appalachian State University

Megan Crisp, University of Central Florida

6:00 p.m. -- 7:00 p.m.

Cash Bar ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...…….Ballroom III

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

MSSA Banquet, Awards Ceremony, Presidential Address and Business Meeting

“Conceptualizing Secondary Disasters: Insights from Hurricane Katrina”

Duane Gill, Mississippi State University………………………………………………………………………………….….Ballroom IV

9:00 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Dance ………………………………………………………………………….………………………………........Ballroom III

Friday, October 28

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

29. Top Ten Reasons You Might Not Get Published …………………………………………………..Peach Tree City

Organizer: DeAnn Kalich, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

deannkalich@louisiana.edu

Panelists:

Jay Corzine, University of Central Florida

Keith Durkin, Ohio Northern University

Rhonda D. Evans, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

DeAnn M. Kalich, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

30. Health Care and People of Color I ……………………………………………………………………....Hartsfield II

Organizer: Ollie G. Christian, Southern University and A&M College

ogchristian@yahoo.com

Presider: Janice Duncan, Hinds Community College

“The Social Effects of Medicaid Policy in Mississippi on Disadvantaged Black Elderly and the Social Psychological Effects on Caregiving”

Janice Duncan, Hinds Community College

“Attitudes and Perceptions of Sexual Practices and Contraceptives among African-American College Students”

Christopher Hunte, Southern University

LaSheila S. Williams, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

“The Blum Model”

Stuart Zisman, University of Northern Colorado

“Oral Health Disparities Among People of Color in the United States”

Mark Scarbecz, University of Tennessee

Discussant: Ollie G. Christian

31. Contemporary Issues and Challenges Facing Native Americans: Power, Culture and Economy ..Hartsfield III

Organizer and Presider: Thomas Durant, Jr., Louisiana State University

socdua@lsu.edu

“Negotiations and Transcendency in Contemporary Native American Powwows”

J. David Knottnerus, Jean VanDelinder, and Kristina E. Smith,Oklahoma State University

“Patterns of Casino Gambling & Their Influence on Native American Reservations”

Thomas J. Durant, Jr., Louisiana State University

Aaryn Ward, Louisiana State University

“Playing Indian”: Black Seminoles in Oklahoma and Their Struggle for Recognition”

Ray von Roberston, Jean VanDelinder, and J. David Knottnerus, Oklahoma State University

“A New Tribe: Juvenile Delinquency and Gangs Among Native Americans”

Chanika Jones, Louisiana State University

Hagi Bradley, Louisiana State University

32. Racial and Ethnic Relations …………………………………………………………………...….Hartsfield IV

Organizer: Dana Greene, Appalachian State University

greenedm@appstate.edu

“The Importance of Pre-School for Early Achievement”

Shelly L. Brown, University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

“Spaniards Social Distance from Immigrant and Ethnic Minorities in Spain”

Marcel Ionescu, Tulane University

“Extensiveness of Mormon Faith and Practice Among Native Peoples: A Case Study of Religious Life on the Catawba Reservation in Rock Hill, SC”

Dana Greene, Appalachian State University

Whitney Hodges, Wake Forest University

33. Teaching Sociology ……..…………………………………………………………………………………...Cherokee

Organizer: Russell Burton, Washburn University

russell.burton@washburn.edu

“Making a Game of Learning Social Problems: Alternative Teaching Methods for Sociology”

Holly R. Carter, Augusta State University

“Intergenerational Transmission of Sociology- ‘Teach Your Children Well’”

Russell Burton, Washburn University

“Teaching African-American Women’s Experiences with Intimate Male Partner Violence: Using Testimony as Text in Sociology of Gender Violence Pedagogy”

Shondrah Tarrezz Nash, Morehead State University

“Teaching Theory: The Deep End of the Pool”

B. Gerry Coulter, Bishop’s University

34. Sociology of Education III…………………………………………………………………….…...Grand Ballroom II

Organizer: Frederique Van de Poel-Knottnerus, Oklahoma State University,

frederique.knottnerus@okstate.edu

“How Do Students View the Process of ‘Student Evaluation of Instruction?’”

Larry D. Hall, Spring Hill College

“Non-Traditional Female College Students: Great Expectations”

Gail R. Nelson, California State University, Bakersfield

“The Relationship between Social Factors and Academic Achievement among African-American College Students”

Sandra Willis-Theus, Bossier Parish Community College

Ronnie L. Davis, Grambling State University

Frances A. Staten, Grambling State University

Alma Thornton, Southern University

35. Environment and Health II ……………………………………………………………………………….Hartsfield I

Organizer and Presider: Francis O. Adeola, University of New Orleans

fadeola@uno.edu

Discussant: Valerie J. Gunter, University of New Orleans

“Addressing Social Oppression as a Barrier to Environmental Justice Community Collaborations”

Kike Ojo, Department of Watershed Management, City of Atlanta

Dorothy Stephens, Georgia State University

“The Association of Mississippi Head Start Mothers and Environmental Awareness”

LaToria Whitehead, Mercer University

“Public Perception of Environmental Justice Concerns Among Residents of Clarksville, Tennessee”

Shirley A. Rainey, Austin Peay State University

“Foreign Direct Investment: Different Effects in Different Countries”

Diogo L. Pinheiro, Emory University

9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Executive Council II…………………………………………………………………………………….……...Peach Tree City

36. Marriage and Family ………….………………………………………………………………………….Hartsfield I

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Organizer and Discussant: Robert S. Bausch, Cameron University

rbausch@cameron.edu

“Marital Satisfaction and Instability in Chinese Marriages: A Comparative Study Across the Taiwan Strait”

Xiaohe Xu and Christy Flatt, Mississippi State University

“The Failure of Social Theory to Explain Arranged Marriage”

Lewellyn Hendrix, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

“Meditation as a Process of Empowering Families”

Joyce Shephard, Henderson State University

“African American Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren in the 21^st Century: Physical and Psychological Impact of the Caregiver Role”

Dorothy Ruiz, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

37. Health Care and People of Color II ..........................................................................................................Hartsfield II

Organizer and Presider: Ollie G. Christian , Southern University and A&M College

ogchristian@yahoo.com

“Born Unequal: Ethnic and Racial Stratification in Health and Health Care”

Thomas Durant, Jr., Louisiana State University

“New Challenges for African-American Seniors: Prevalence, Disparities and Risk for Patients with Alzheimers Disease”

Tony Lowe, University of Georgia

“An Empirically Based Justice Model for Services Application with African American Families Challenged by the Impact of Alzheimers Disease”

June Hopps, University of Georgia Professor Parham

“Crisis, Stress Management, Depression and Social Control among Aged Individuals”

Ollie Christian and Lauren Malbroux, Southern University

Discussant: Thomas Durant, Jr., Louisiana State University

38. Medical Sociology II ……………………………………………………………………………………..Hartsfield III

Organizer: Jeralynn Cossman, Mississippi StateUniversity

cossman@soc.msstate.edu

“The Affects of Long-term Poverty on Personal Attitudes Toward Community and Health”

Renata B. Alexandre, Middle Tennessee StateUniversity

“The Health Care Needs of Low-Income and Minority Women with Children in an Environment of Declining Public Health Spending”

Patricia Parker, Melissa Sandefur and Vicky MacLean, Middle Tennessee State University

“The Impact of the Ryan White CARE Act on Comprehensive Health Care for HIV/AIDS”

Christopher Pell, Middle Tennessee State University

“Shadow of the Past? Assessing Racial Differences in Confidence in the Institutions of Science and Medicine”?

Mamadi Corra, East Carolina University and J. Scott Carter, Middle Tennessee StateUniversity

39. Culture, Religion, & Ethnicity in the American South ……………………………………………….Hartsfield IV

Organizer: Dana Greene, Appalachian State University

greenedm@appstate.edu

Panel Moderator: Shelly Brown, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

“Constructing a Southern Jewish Identity in the American South: a Triad of Identity”

Dana Greene, Appalachian State University

“Rape Myths in Central Appalachia”

Holly Haywood, Morehead State University

“Local Attitudes and Perceptions of Heritage Tourism in the Mississippi Delta”

Alan Barton, Delta State University

40. Culture and Power ………………………………………………………………………………...Grand Ballroom II

Organizer: J. David Knottnerus, Okalahoma State University, Stillwater

jdk2307@okstate.edu

“The Appalachian Trail: A Cultural Object”

Kristi E. McLeod and Christopher W. Bounds, Mississippi State University

“Culture of Intimidation: Power Relationships and the Development of Culture in Oak Ridge, TN”

Barry Durbin, Oklahoma State University

“The Cultural Meaning of Trail Magic along the Appalachian Trail”

Christopher W. Bounds and Kristi McLeod, Mississippi State University

41. Sociology of Gender & Sport ……………………………………………………………………………….Cherokee

Organizer: Ruth Chananie, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

chananie@siu.edu

“The Social Construction of Homophobia in Sport as a Social Problem”

Suzanne Stoelting, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

“Perceptions of and Experiences with Physicality in Female High School Basketball Players”

Melissa Hicks, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

“Collegiate Women Bodybuilders as a Deviant Subculture”

Shelly McGrath, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

11:15a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Women’s Caucus Luncheon ………………………………………………………………………………….Hotel Restaurant

12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

42. Global Sociology II ……………………………………………………………………………..….Grand Ballroom II

Organizer: Samuel Adu-Mireku, Fayetteville State University

sadu-mireku@uncfsu.edu

“China's Great Western Development Program: Internal Colonialism in Action”

Donald G. Gregory, Reinhardt College

“Fascist Trends in U.S. Politics: From Hitler’s American Partners to the Present”

Stuart Zisman, University of Northern Colorado

“Using Sociological Methods in Health-related Research: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa”

Samuel Adu-Mireku, Fayetteville State University

43. Sociology of Poverty and Underdevelopment II……………………………………………………….Hartsfield I

Organizer and Presider: Francis O. Adeola, University of New Orleans

fadeola@uno.edu

“Local Labor Market Structure, Employment hardship, and Poverty by Race and Ethnicity”

Lisa A. Eargle, Francis Marion University and Ashraf Esmail, Southern University

“Rural Poverty Alleviation Strategies in Nigeria: Withal?”

Olayiwola O. Fasoranti, Adekunle Ajashin University at Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria

“Population Churn: The Migration Flow of Florida”

Marguerite F. Cashen, Florida Metropolitan University

“Poverty in USA: Empirical Analysis of Racial Divergence in Public Attitudes Concerning the Roots of Poverty”

Francis O. Adeola, University of New Orleans

44. Criminology and Deviant Behavior………………………………………………………………….…..Hartsfield II

Organizers: Heith Copes, University of Alabama Birmingham

jhcopes@uab.edu

Craig J. Forsyth, University of Louisiana Lafayette

cjf5714@louisiana.edu

“Sex Offender Laws in Florida: An Integrative Approach”

Jaime Burns and Mark Vermillion, Oklahoma State University

“Jellyfish, Eagles, and Hyenas: A Sociological Taxonomy of Child Abductors”

Hua-Lun Huang and Craig J Forsyth, University of Louisiana Lafayette

“The Tasks of Bounty Hunters and Bail Agents”

Heith Copes, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Craig J Forsyth, University of Louisiana Lafayette

“Sex Rules:  Edicts of Control in Exotic Dancing”

Tina Deshotels, Jacksonville State University

            Craig J. Forsyth, University of Louisiana Lafayette

Discussant: Carol Y. Thompson, Texas Christian University

45. Interesting Sociology …………………………………………………………………………………….Hartsfield III

Organizer: Clifton Bryant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, cbryant@vt.edu

“‘Partyboing’: Some Sociological Observations on an Emerging Form of Deviant Behavior”

Keith F. Durkin and Scott E. Wolfe, Ohio Northern University

“A Close Look at the Jazz Audience”

William Mader, University of Central Florida

“Zoological Crime Redux: The Continued Neglect of Animal Crime and Deviance”

Clifton D. Bryant, Virginia Tech University

C. Eddie Palmer, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

 “Sympathy and Social Distance Toward the Homeless in Eastern Kentucky”

Misty Dyer, Morehead State University

46. Qualitative Methodology (Panel)………………………………………………………………………….Cherokee

Organizer: Shondrah Tarrezz Nash, Morehead State University

s.nash@moreheadstate.edu

“Studying the Sex Industry: The Unexplored Toll on Qualitative Researchers”

Bernadette Barton, Morehead State University

“Narrative Archival Analysis and Living Ethnography”

Rebecca Katz, Morehead State University

“The Impact of Religion on Black Longevity in Rural Communities in Northern Louisiana”

Frances Staten, Grambling State University

47. Issues and Concerns in Teaching Courses on Diversity: Comparing Experiences………...….….Peach Tree City

Organizers: Diane C. Keithly, Southern University

Shirley Rombough, University of Texas Pan-American

Participants: Christopher N. Hunte, Southern University

Thomas J. Durant, Jr., Louisiana State University

Dawood H. Sultan, University of Tennessee at Martin

Riad Yehya, Southern University

48. Gender Research in Progress ………………………………………………………………...…………Hartsfield IV

Organizer: Kim A. Davies, Augusta State University

kdavies@aug.edu

“An Examination of the Lives of Refugee Women in the South: Multiple Contradictions and Confusion”

Brenda Hoke and Isa Williams, Agnes Scott College

“Excuse me, Ma'am? That's Sir to you!" Perceptions of Butch Privilege in Contemporary Society.”

Mikel Walters, Georgia State University

“What Does it Mean to Be Masculine?: Racial and Gender Responses”

Whitney Bauer, Jeffrey Hall, Gigi Talley, Becky Trigg and Michele Wilson, University of Alabama, Birmingham

“Gender Role Reproduction among Women Volunteers and Activists in India:

An Ethnographic Study of Ritualization”

Aditi Mitra, University of Colorado

J. David Knottnerus, Oklahoma State University

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

49. Unfinished Business: Issues in Race, Crime, and Social Control………………………………….…....Hartsfield I

Organizer: Timothy Clark, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

timclark@siu.edu

“Cultural Racism: Social Control within the Black Community”

Addrain Conyers, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

“Finding the Causes of the Tulsa Race Riot: An Integrative Conflict Approach”

Chris Messer, Oklahoma State University

“The Social Construction of African-American Serial Killers”

Kristie Perry, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

“Unfinished Business in Racial Justice: Disparities in the Handling of Similar Problems at an HBCU and non-HBCU in Mississippi”

Stuart Zisman, University of Northern Colorado

50. Sexuality in the 21^st Century ………………………………………………………………………...…..Hartsfield II

Organizer: Bernadette Barton, Morehead State University

bernbarton@yahoo.com

“Attitudes vs. Actions in Sexual Activities Outside of Relationships”

Clark Hudspeth, Jacksonville State University

Xiaohe Xu, Mississipi State University

“College Student Sexual Morality”

Larry Lance, University of North Carolina

“What Students Are Learning from Abstinence Education:  A Quantitative Analysis of the ‘Right Choices’ Abstinence-Only Education Program”

Marc Matre, Nicole Guidry, and Dorienne V. Rhome, University of South Alabama

51. Space, Race and the Study of Mortality ……………………………………………………………..…Hartsfield III

Organizer: Jeralynn Cossman, Mississippi State

cossman@soc.msstate.edu

“Is Cause of Death Created Equally? Geographic Variation in America’s Leading Causes of Death”

Wesley L. James, Jeralynn Sittig Cossman and Ronald E. Cossman, Mississippi State University

“Racial Disparities in the Health of Mississippians: An Examination of Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke, Diabetes, and Hypertension”

Arthur G. Cosby, Lesli Hutchins, LaQuita Shanks, Oleisha Smith, Lovetta Brown, Tonya Thornton-Neaves, Robert Cameron McMillen, Wesley James, Lynn Rich, and Holli Hitt, Mississippi State University

“The Adjustment Dilemma When Regressing Mortality Rates”

Carol R. Campbell, Jeralyn Sittig Cossman, Ronald E. Cossman, and Wesley L. James, Mississippi State University

“Modernization and Suicide: County-Level Variation in the late Twentieth Century”

Jacob T. Walker and Jeralynn Sittig Cossman, Mississippi State University

52. Social Movement II ………………………………………………….......................................................Hartsfield IV

Organizer: Reshmi Chowdhury, Universiy of Lafayette

reshmi1974@yahoo.com

“Like a Natural Woman: Gender Politics and Collective Identity Formation Among Midwifery Workshop Students At The Farm”

Amy Chasteen Miller, University of Southern Mississippi.

“Expanding the Brotherhood: Changing Dynamics of Gender in a Rural Brazilian Environmental Organization”

Valerie Singer, Oxford College of Emory University

“Myths, Practices, and Resistance: Educating a Kenyan Rural Community about HIV/AIDS”

Georgianna M. Forrest, Louisiana State University.

53. Eclectic Sociology: Four Papers in Search of a Central Theme ……Peach Tree City

Organizer: Thomas Dunn

“Pediatric Diabetes among Black Youth in East Baton Rouge Parish”

Bettye Davis and Alma Page, Southern University

“Gender Differences in HIV Testing among High-Risk African-Americans”

Antonio L. Jackson, Samuel Adu-Mireku, Ella T. Keller, and Annie M. Chavis, Fayetteville State University

“Ultimate Concern and Troubling Things:  Dying People Share Their Living”

Carolyn Peevey, Auburn University

“On Becoming One of Them: Confessions of a Prima Donna Faculty Member Turned Administrator”

Thomas Dunn, Troy University

54. A Sociological Understanding of Casino Gambling: The Effects of Race, Class, and Gender (Roundtable) …………………………………………….....................................................................................…Grand Ballroom II

Organizer and Presider: Thomas Durant, Jr., Louisiana State University

socdua@lsu.edu

Topics: “The Impact of Casino Gambling on the Social Stratification of Native American Reservations”

“Place Your Bet: Age and Gender Patterns of Casino Gambling”

“The Culture of Casinos”

Participants: Michael Boutte, Hagi Bradley, Chanika Jones, Jessica Simpson, Aaryn Ward, Louisiana State University, Ollie Christian, Southern University, J. David Knottnerus, Jean VanDelinder, and Ray von Robertson, Oklahoma State University

55. Sociology of Deviance………………………………………..………………………………………………Cherokee

Organizer: Mark Konty

kontyma@auburn.edu

“Lady Justice: The Persistance of Gendered Social Institutions"

Nicole Flynn , Roma Hanks, Andrea Hunt, and Felicia Woerner, University of South Alabama

"Ooh, She's a Little Runaway – or is She?"

Christine Edwards, University of Texas

"When in Doubt, Tell the Truth: Pragmatism and the Sociology of Deviance."

Mark Konty, Auburn University

4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Plenary Address

“All Bigots Don't Wear White: Sociological Reflections on DIFFERENCES in America”………………Grand Ballroom IV

Lena Wright Myers, Ohio University

5:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Presidential Reception………………………………………………………………………...………………………....Atrium

Saturday, October 29

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

56. Latino Immigration in the South ………………………………………………………………………....Hartsfield I

Organizer: Brian L. Rich, Transylvania University

brich@transy.edu

“The Effects of Migrant Remittances on Development in Home Communities”

J. Stephen Thomas, University of South Alabama

“Racial Differences in Self Destructive Behavior Related to Depression”

Joseph D. Diaz, Fayetteville State University

“Latinos and Residential Segregation”

Ana-Maria Wahl, Wake Forest University

“Status Differences in How Latinos Rank Immigrant Community Problems: A Preliminary Analysis of Focus Group Data”

Brian L. Rich, Transylvania University

57. Poster Sessions ………………………………………………………………………………………..Peach Tree City

Organizer: R. Gregory Dunaway, Mississippi State University

dunaway@soc.msstate.edu

“Social and Psychological Impact of a Natural Disaster: The Case of Hurricane Katrina”

Frances Staten, Grambling State University

“The Effects of Cohort, Gender, and Denomination on Attitudes Toward Same Sex Partners”

David Gay, University of Central Florida, Orlando

“The Quality of Life Concept in Sociology”

Abbott L. Ferris, Emory University

“Exploring American Social Value Priorities: Freedom vs. Equality”

Willie Melton, Michigan Technological University

Brenda Hoke, Agnes Scott College

58. Preparing for Entry and Success in Graduate School (Panel)................................................................Hartsfield II

Organizer: Rhonda D. Evans