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of the North Carolina Sociological
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engaged in teaching or research in
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sociology, as well as to any student whose
major interest is sociology. Members receive
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volunteers to apply for the job.
The
treasurer and membership
secretary of the NCSA is Dr. Beth Davison, Appalachian State
University. Please feel free to contact her
at davisonb@appstate.edu.
The
recording secretary of the NCSA is Sue Pauley,
Wingate University, supaul@wingate.edu
NCSA Council
Members
President:
Robert Puckett, Cape Fear Community
College. rpuckett@cfcc.edu
President-Elect:
Cameron Lippard, Appalachian State
University. lippardcd@appstate.edu
Past President: Ian Taplin, Wake
Forest University. taplin@wfu.edu
Treasurer:
Beth Davison, Appalachian State
University. davisonb@appstate.edu
Secretary:
Sue Pauley, Wingate University.
supaul@wingate.edu
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of Sociation Today and Webmaster:
George H. Conklin, NC Central
University, Emeritus.
gconklin@nccu.edu or
george@ncsociology.org.
2014 Kristen DeVall, UNC-Wilmington,
devallk@uncw.edu
2014
Arielle Kuperberg, UNC- Greensboro,
atkuperb@uncg.edu
2014
Sandra Rogers, North Carolina
Central University.
smrogers@nccu.edu
2015
Raven Bruno, UNC- Wilmington,
brunoh@uncw.edu
2015
Sarah Daynes, UNC Greensboro,
scdaynes@uncg.edu
2015
Amy Dellinger Page, Appalachian
State University,
pagead@appstate.edu
2016
Ken Muir, Appalachian State
University, muirkb@appstate.edu
2016
Hideki Morooka, Fayetteville State
University, hmorooka@uncfsu.edu
2016
Cecile N. Yancu, Winston-Salem State
University, yancuc@wssu.edu
Contact
Information:
The
editor of THE BULLETIN is Ken Muir,
Professor of Sociology at
Appalachian State University, Boone,
NC 28607. To send information for
The Bulletin, you may email him at
muirkb@appstate.edu, or call at
828-262-6388.
COUNCIL
MEMBER AND PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTIONS!
Stay
tuned to the NCSA listserv for announcements
concerning Executive Council and future
President elections information!!
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NCSA and Southern
Sociological Society Joint Meetings Set for
April 2-5 in
Charlotte, NC!
Preregistration
for the NCSA and SSS conferences are now
closed, but you can still register and renew
your membership now by using the following
secure link:
https://cart.southernsociologicalsociety.org/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=6.
This secure link allows you to pay with a
debit or credit card. Registration includes
lunch, as well as free drink service
throughout the day. Please also note that in
order to participate in the conference you
must purchase an NCSA membership.
If
you were unable to pay for registration and
membership before March 1st, you will have the
opportunity to pay with cash or check on the
day of the meeting. Here are the costs for
registration and membership by membership
type:
Professional
Membership: $15
Professional
Conference Registration: $50 (After March 3,
2014 - $60)
Total: $65
Student Membership:
$5
Student Conference
Registration: $5
Total: $10
When
you go to the secure link, you will find
registration options for both conferences.
Please consider these benefits and participate
in another exciting sociology conference! If
you don’t want to use the link, then please
use plan to pay your for your registration and
membership at the conference.
Lodging Information
The
location and accommodations for this
conference are at the Marriott City Center in
downtown Charlotte. This is a great location
with many restaurants and entertainment venues
for your enjoyment. Prices for priority
booking of rooms are $199 a night; this also
is the rate for the SSS conference. To make
your room reservations, call 1-800-228-9290
and ask for the “Southern Sociology Society”
conference rate. This offer closes on March
13, 2014 and rooms are limited. There
is a Holiday Inn a two blocks away that has
rooms for around $179 a night.
Here’s a Sneak-Peek at
this Year’s Conference Schedule!
9am-10:15am
1.
Paper Session - Sociology of Aging: It’s Not
Your Fault, But It Is Your Future - Dilworth
Session
Organizers: Ed Rosenberg and James R. Peacock,
Appalachian State University
·
The
Graying of America and North Carolina:
Implications for Your Future. James
R. Peacock – Appalachian State University.
·
Is
the Salutogenenic
Orientation Helpful in Promoting Successful
Aging?
Jeff Brooks – Fayetteville State University.
·
Undergraduate
Gerontology: Opportunities and Benefits. Steven
Fulks, Autumn
Pittman, and Haley Todaro
– Barton College.
·
Why
Should I Study Gerontology in Graduate
School? Ed
Rosenberg – Appalachian State University.
2.
Paper Session - Global Sociology – Myers
Park
Session
Organizer: Pavel Osinsky,
Appalachian State University
·
Embodying
Social Change:
Identity and Everyday Politics at a
Regional Burn Festival. Rachel Austin, Blue
Ridge Community College.
·
Hidden
in Plain Sight: A Basic Criticism
Deconstructing Enlightenment’s Fundamental
‘Greatness’ in Historiography. T.A. Brooks,
University of North Carolina – Charlotte.
·
Chinese
Consumers: Consumer Culture and the Modern
World-System. Nathan Roberts, University of
North Carolina – Greensboro.
3.
Paper Session - Undergraduate Research -
Eastover
Session
Presider: Cameron Lippard, Appalachian State
University
·
How
Perceived Risk Impacts International Travel.
Kelsey
Fuller, Appalachian State University.
·
The
Boston Bombers: A Marx and Durkheim
Interpretative Study. Navid
Bancroft, Appalachian State University.
·
Early
Childhood Child Killers: Beneficiaries of
Presumptions about Age and the Capacity to
Form Criminal Intent, or Incorrigible
Sociopaths and Psychopaths? Shaylyn
T. Caldwell, John E. Ryan, Annarose Schoonmaker, and Ryker
Tart, University of Mount Olive.
·
The
Slammer: The Rise of Technology and the
“Criminal Population.” Haylea
Workman, Appalachian State University.
10:30-11:45am
4.
Paper Session - From Theory to Practice:
Sociological Criminology in NC - Eastover
Session
Discussant: Jacob C. Day, Appalachian State
University
·
The
Local Context of Effective Problem Solving
Courts: The Effects of Drug Court
Participation on Recidivism in Rural North
Carolina.
Jacob C Day, Cody Davis, and Cameron D.
Lippard – Appalachian State University.
·
Patterns
of Attack by Mass Shooters and Terrorists on
Educational Targets. Anne
Marie Fristoe,
Charles Caleb Sessoms,
and Margaret Zahn, North Carolina State
University.
·
Offender
Perceptions of the High Point Police
Departments Focused Deterrence Strategy.
Terrell A. Hayes – High Point University.
·
Staging
an Intervention: Measuring Bystander
Attitudes on a College Campus.
Amy Dellinger Page and Beth Davison –
Appalachian State University; Jessica Anne
Pittman – OASIS Inc.
5.
Paper Session - Asia and Asian America –
Myers Park
Session
Organizer: Hideki
Morooka, Fayetteville State University
·
Undocumented
Chinese Women in Ethnic Business: A Case
Study in Phoenix, Arizona.
Ashelee Yang –
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
·
The
Role of Religion in the Development of
Pakistan and India.” Zack
Butler – Fayetteville State University.
·
Religious
Diversity Leads to Faster Development than
Religious Homogeneity. Zack
Butler – Fayetteville State University.
6.
Paper Session - Gender and Family - Dilworth
Session
Organizer: Elroi
Windsor, Salem College
·
Being
Black, a Woman, and Childfree: the
Intersection of Race and Gender. Kimya N.
Dennis – Salem College.
·
Married
to the Military: The Challenges and
Experiences of Military Spouses. Katie
Thurwanger – Saint
Leo University.
1:30pm-2:45pm
7.
Panel Discussion - Moral Monday: Sociology
in Action – Myers Park
Session
Organizer: Beth Davison, Appalachian State
University
Panelists:
David Zonderman -
Scholars for NC Future –North Carolina State
University
Ryan Thomson – North Carolina State University
Sherell Fuller –
Winthrop University
8.
Paper Session - Social Deviance in the 21st
Century - Dilworth
Session
Organizer: Heather Griffiths, Fayetteville
State University
·
The Role of
Social Networks and Transitional
Organizations in Ex-Offender Mothers’
Construction of Short Term Life Goals. Geniece A. Crawford –
Wingate University.
·
“Me Tarzan, You
Jane”:
Swingers, Cyberdeviance,
and Gendered Self-Presentation. Heather Griffiths –
Fayetteville State University.
·
The
Naked Selfie:
A Study of Personal Porn Representation
on Tumblr. Meghan
Hilton – Appalachian State University.
·
Miley
Cyrus: A Victim of Societal Structure.
Caleb White, Appalachian State University.
9.
Paper Session - Gender and Health - Eastover
Session Organizer: Sandra Sulzer, University of
North Carolina – Chapel Hill.
·
Night Crawlers:
The Potential Health Risks Associated with Criminogenic
Masculinity and Clubbing Steven R. Cureton
– University of North Carolina – Greensboro.
·
The Mass Media
and Mental Health of Girls and Women. Emily Pelehach, University
of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.
·
Precarious Work
and Symptoms of Anxiety Among
Employed Women and Men. Douglas Parker,
California State University, Long Beach &
Autumn McClellan – University of North
Carolina – Chapel Hill.
3:00pm-4:15pm
10.
Paper Session - Race, Class, and Health -
Eastover
Sessions
Organizer: Sandra Sulzer,
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
·
Sociodemographic
Factors Associated with Prostate Cancer
Screening Among African American Men. Wallace
K. Hicks – Fayetteville State University.
·
Addressing
the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Working with
Marginalized Communities to Develop a
Minority Men’s Clinic. Jen
Gathings, ETR
Services, LLC; Rachel Head, ETR Services, LLC;
Sue Lynn Ledford Wake County Human Services;
Edie Alfano Sobsey, Wake County
Human Services; Yvonne Torres, Wake County
Human Services.
·
Implementation
of DSM 5: The Case of Borderline Personality
Disorder.
Gracie Jackson
& Ashelee
Yang – University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
11.
Paper Session - Post- Race America: Fact or
Fiction? – Myers Park
Session
Organizer: Cameron D. Lippard, Appalachian
State University
·
Black
Belt: History and Social Struggles through
Multimedia GIS: An Academic Dialogue. Ram
Alagan &
Robert White – Alabama State University.
·
From
Education to Incarceration: The School to
Prison Pipeline in Mecklenburg County.
Joseph
Graham – University of North Carolina –
Charlotte.
·
Contemporary
Issues of Race and Justice Practices: Black
Youth’s Disproportionate Incarceration in
Adult Federal Institutions. Kelly
G. Godwin – North Carolina State University.
·
Racial
Progress: A Work in Progress. Beverly
Mejias – Saint Leo
University.
12.
Mini Workshop - Online Teaching: Best
Practices - Dilworth
Session
Organizer and Discussant: Mary Beth McKee,
Appalachian State University.
6:00pm
- President’s Retreat – Rock Bottom Brewery
*Please
join incoming President, Dr. Cameron Lippard,
for food and refreshments across the street at
Rock Bottom Brewery (401 N Tryon St #100).
Appalachian
State University Offers On-Line Graduate
Certificate in Sociology
The
Graduate Certificate in Sociology began in
2010 and is comprised of six courses (18
semester hours). The curriculum, using results
from a statewide needs assessment, was
designed with two types of students in mind.
First,
some want to “test the waters” before
committing to a Master’s degree in sociology.
For these people, the certificate provides an
“easier entry” (e.g., no GRE requirement).
From there, students can either transfer
courses into a Master’s degree program (after
meeting the requirements of the program, and
subject to the Master’s degree program’s
institution’s transfer policy) or merely
choose to complete the certificate.
Others
use the certificate to qualify to teach
sociology. To do so at a two- or four-year
college in North Carolina, one needs any
Master’s degree and 18 graduate hours of
sociology courses. (This is true in most if
not all other states, too.) Thus the program
appeals to community college instructors
currently teaching in another discipline,
Master’s degree holders who want to start
teaching sociology, and graduate students in
education who need a disciplinary/teaching
area.
And
in both cases, you don’t have to leave your
job or home or use sick days or vacation time
to further your education.
The
curriculum is specifically designed to provide
a solid foundation for either teaching or
continued graduate study in sociology. Core
courses prepare students to teach Introduction
to Sociology, Social Problems, and Marriage
and Family, and include teacher training
components. Other courses focus on
sociological theory, social stratification,
and research methods.
The
program is completely on-line and
asynchronous, meaning you can take courses
anywhere you have internet access and can
schedule the coursework around the rest of
your obligations. All courses are taught by
full-time, tenured faculty.
A
new cohort begins each summer. Two courses are
offered per term (summer, fall, and spring),
so the certificate can be earned in one year.
The application deadline for summer semester
2014 is April 1.
For
more information and a link to the
application, see http://www.graduate.appstate.edu/admissions/programs/programdetail/sociologyCERT.htm
Questions
can be directed to the program director, Dr.
Ed Rosenberg, at 828-262-6146 or RosenbergE@appstate.edu
NCSA:
We Are the Face of Sociology in North
Carolina!
Keep up with the North Carolina
Sociological Association
between newsletters by joining our Facebook
page.
We
regularly post links to items of interest to
North Carolina sociologists,
along with updates about the NCSA's events.
Our page can be found
at
http://www.facebook.com/NCSOCIOLOGISTS
Contact
Arielle Kuperberg
for more information (atkuperb@uncg.edu).
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Call
for Paper Submissions
2014
Himes Outstanding Student Sociology Paper
Awards
The North
Carolina Sociological Association seeks papers
that represent excellence in sociological
analysis from both undergraduate and graduate
students. This competition comes with a
monetary award ($150 for the winning
undergraduate papers, $250 for the top
graduate paper), and a certificate of
recognition from the NCSA. Three awards are
available: one for graduate students, and one
each for undergraduates at four-year
institutions, and two-year institutions. Award
winners are recognized at the NCSA annual
meeting and their papers may be published on
the official NCSA website. Faculty mentors are
also recognized at the annual meeting, and
department chairs and college deans are
forwarded award information for contract and
promotion purposes.
Eligibility
requirements: Any
current student enrolled in a community
college or four-year college or university in
North Carolina may submit a paper for
consideration. Students who graduated in
spring, summer, or fall 2013 are eligible to
submit a paper for the 2014 awards. Please
note that: (1) Co-authored papers written by
graduate students are eligible for the
graduate paper award and co-authored papers
written by undergraduates are eligible for the
undergraduate award. Cash awards will be
evenly split between authors of award winning
papers. (2) Co-authored papers between
students and faculty and between graduate
students and undergraduate students are not
eligible for consideration. (3) The same
individual may be eligible to win the
undergraduate award once and the graduate
award once.
Judging
criteria:
--
accurate, focused, and thorough review of the
pertinent sociological literature
-- use of
methodology related to topic
--
appropriate use of evidence in drawing
conclusions
-- ability
to use theoretical analysis and interpretation
-- insight
and creativity
-- writing
skill, clarity, and coherence and
-- proper
use of citations and documentation
Submission
guidelines: Please
email as a Word or PDF file attachment as a
blind copy of the paper and a separate cover
letter describing the student's year in
school, institutional affiliation, and faculty
mentor information to: Robert Puckett
(rpuckett@cfcc.edu). The
deadline for submission is March 13, 2014.
If you have any questions, please contact
Robert Puckett by email.
SOCIATION TODAY
Call for Papers
George Conklin
Editor, SOCIATION TODAY
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may be submitted at any time. Articles should be sent to the webmaster, George
Conklin (gconklin@nccu.edu ,
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