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The University of Texas at Austin is well-represented once again at the American Sociological Association‘s Annual meeting in New York, New York. You can find the Annual meeting program schedule here. Listed below are UT Austin students and faculty who will be presenting their work August 10-13.  Abstracts of their work

Adjepong, Lady Anima
Regular Session. Race, Class, and Gender
Unit: Race, Class, and Gender
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Presenter on individual submission: What Do You Call a Woman with One Blackeye? Readings Bruises on Women Rugby Players

Angel, Jacqueline L.
Table 04. Living Arrangements
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Aging and the Life Course / Section on Aging and the Life Course Roundtables
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Non-Presenter on individual submission: Contextualizing Older Mexican American Living Arrangements: The New Old Age and the Constraints of Culture

Angel, Ronald J.
Journal of Health and Social Behavior Editorial Board
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Session Submission Role: Participant

Arevalo, Ellyn Margaret
B. Table 20. Sex and Gender
Unit: Open Referreed Roundtables
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 10:30 to 12:10pm
Session Submission Role: Table Presider
Presenter on individual submission: The Self-Perceived Effects of Pornography by Those Who Use It

Averett, Kate H.
Regular Session. Family and Kinship: Gender and Families
Unit: Family and Kinship
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Presenter on individual submission: Raising Them to Be Who They Truly Are: LGBTQ Parents Resisting Heteronormative Gender
Table 10. Fathering and Labor Force Participation
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on the Sociology of the Family / Section on the Sociology of the Family Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 10:30 to 11:30am
Session Submission Role: Table Presider

Beaver, Travis
Table 06. Music and Culture
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Sociology of Culture / Section on Sociology of Culture Roundtables
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Session Submission Role: Table Presider
Presenter on individual submission: Devo’s “Standardized Computer Rock”?: The Influence of Critiques of Mass Culture on Music Criticism

Brown, Letisha
Section on Race, Gender, and Class Paper Session. The (Un) Anticipated Consequences of Race, Class, and Gender Surveillance in Public Space
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Race, Gender, and Class / The (Un) Anticipated Consequences of Race, Class, and Gender Surveillance in Public Space
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 4:30 to 6:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Sporting Bodies in Descent: An Intersectional look at Black Female Athletes
Student Forum Paper Session 1
Unit: Student Forum Sessions
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Session Submission Role: Presider


Butler, John Sibley
A. Table 29. Political Economy
Unit: Open Referreed Roundtables
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Hi-Tech and Military Capital- Israel’s Economic Development Model
Regular Session. Blacks and African Americans
Unit: Blacks and African Americans
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Presenter on individual submission: Old Southern Codes in New Legal Bottles? Race, Sexual Harassment and Organizational Science

Cantu, Phillip
Section on Disability and Society Paper Session. Interrogating Disability as an Axis of Inequality
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Disability and Society / Interrogating Disability as an Axis of Inequality
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 12:30 to 2:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Meritocracy for some: Disability and Bachelor’s Degree Attainment.

Cavanagh, Shannon
Regular Session. Social Class and the Early Life Course
Unit: Children/Youth/Adolescents
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Session Submission Role: Session Organizer
Regular Session. Social Connections and Adolescent Development
Unit: Children/Youth/Adolescents
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Session Submission Role: Session Organizer
Table 02. Gender and Sexuality
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Communication and Information Technologies / Section on Communication and Information Technologies Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 4:30 to 5:30pm
Presenter on individual submission: Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained: Gender, Agency, and Homophily in Online Dating
Table 17. Gender Ideologies, Differences, and Norms
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Sociology of Sex and Gender / Section on Sex and Gender Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 8:30 to 9:30am
Session Submission Role: Table Presider

Charrad, Mounira Maya
Regular Session. Arabs and Arab Americans
Unit: Arabs and Arab Americans
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 10:30 to 12:10pm
Session Submission Role: Presider
Regular Session. Sociology of Middle East and Muslim Societies
Unit / Sub Unit: Middle East and Muslim Societies, Sociology of / Sociology of Middle East and Muslim Societies
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: WOMAN FRIENDLY REFORMS OF ISLAMIC LAW UNDER AUTHORITARIANISM: Tunisia from the 1950s TO 2010

Chen, Wenhong
Section on Communication and Information Technologies Paper Session. Who’s Lonely Now? Examining the Impacts of Technology Use on Social Connections and Relationships
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Communication and Information Technologies / Who’s Lonely Now? Examining the Impacts of Technology Use on Social Connections and Relationships
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Communication Matters: Usage Pattern, Social Capital, and ICT Impacts in the American Workplace
Table 03. Health and Healthcare
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Communication and Information Technologies / Section on Communication and Information Technologies Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 4:30 to 5:30pm
Presenter on individual submission: Correlates of Informational and Participatory eHealth Behaviors
Table 10. The Social Media Landscape – China and Korea
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Communication and Information Technologies / Section on Communication and Information Technologies Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 4:30 to 5:30pm
Session Submission Role: Table Presider

Chen, Yu
Table 04. International Cities, Segregation and Neoliberalism
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Community and Urban Sociology / Section on Community and Urban Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 10:30 to 11:30am
Presenter on individual submission: What is Unique about Fraccionamientos? Study of a settlement type in Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, Mexico

Collins, Caitlyn McKenzie
Table 08. Work/Family Balance
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on the Sociology of the Family / Section on the Sociology of the Family Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 10:30 to 11:30am
Session Submission Role: Table Presider
Presenter on individual submission: Just How Family Friendly? Women’s Experiences with Work-Family Policies in Germany

Cozzolino, Elizabeth
Student Forum Paper Session 1
Unit: Student Forum Sessions
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Presenter on individual submission: Bringing God into the Bedroom: Weber’s Religious Rejections of the World and Evangelical Sex Manuals

Crosnoe, Robert
Regular Session. Challenges in Policy and Practice
Unit: Education
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Session Submission Role: Session Organizer
Regular Session. Paths to College
Unit: Education
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 12:30 to 2:10pm
Session Submission Role: Session Organizer
Regular Session. Race, Class, and Gender in Education
Unit: Education
Schedule Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Session Submission Role: Session Organizer
Table 19. Families and Child Well-being
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on the Sociology of the Family / Section on the Sociology of the Family Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 10:30 to 11:30am
Non-Presenter on individual submission: Maternal Employment Trajectories and Early Childhood Academic Achievement

Dondero, Molly
Table 03. Immigrants and Education
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on International Migration / Section on International Migration Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 10:30 to 11:30am
Presenter on individual submission: Immigrant-Native Differences in Saving for College

Gabriel, Paige
Section on Sex and Gender Roundtable Session (one-hour). Table 01. Art, Representation, and Images I
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Sociology of Sex and Gender / Section on Sex and Gender Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 8:30 to 9:30am
Presenter on individual submission: Handguns and High Heels: Male and Female Agency in Movie Posters

Garcia, Marc Anthony
Table 06. Immigration and Health
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Medical Sociology / Section on Medical Sociology Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 4:30 to 6:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Nativity Differentials in the Prevalence of Comorbidity and Disability among Elderly Latinos

Glass, Jennifer L.
Author Meets Critics Session. Counted Out: Same-Sex Relations and American’s Definitions of Family (Russell Sage, 2010) by Brian Powell, Catherine Bolzendahl, Claudia Geist, and Lala Carr Steelman
Unit: Author Meets Critics
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 10:30 to 12:10pm
Session Submission Role: Session Organizer
Awards Ceremony and Presidential Address
Unit: Plenary and Presidential Panels
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 4:30 to 6:10pm
Session Submission Role: Presider
Thematic Session. Shifting Meanings of Family and Work
Unit: Thematic Sessions
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 12:30 to 2:10pm
Session Submission Role: Discussant

Ha, Hyun Jeong
Regular Session. Sociology of Middle East and Muslim Societies
Unit / Sub Unit: Middle East and Muslim Societies, Sociology of / Sociology of Middle East and Muslim Societies
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Non-Presenter on individual submission: WOMAN FRIENDLY REFORMS OF ISLAMIC LAW UNDER AUTHORITARIANISM: Tunisia from the 1950s TO 2010

Hayward, Mark D.
Section on Aging and the Life Course Invited Session. Life Course Studies and Biology: Opportunities and Challenges
Unit: Section Invited
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 10:30 to 12:10pm
Session Submission Role: Panelist
Section on Aging and the Life Course Invited Session. Matilda White Riley Lecture (one-hour)
Unit: Section Invited
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 12:30 to 1:30pm
Session Submission Role: Session Organizer
Section on Sociology of Population Paper Session. The Social Demography of Race-Ethnicity
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Sociology of Population / The Social Demography of Race-Ethnicity
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 4:30 to 6:10pm
Session Submission Role: Discussant

Hummer, Robert A.
Table 06. Physical Functioning
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Aging and the Life Course / Section on Aging and the Life Course Roundtables
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Non-Presenter on individual submission: Race/Ethnic and Nativity Differentials in Physical Functioning during Middle and Late Life

Humphries, Melissa
Table 03. Immigrants and Education
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on International Migration / Section on International Migration Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 10:30 to 11:30am
Non-Presenter on individual submission: Immigrant-Native Differences in Saving for College
Table 13. Higher Education 3
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Sociology of Education / Section on Sociology of Education Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 4:30 to 5:30pm
Session Submission Role: Table Presider
Presenter on individual submission: Exploring the Connection between College Credits and Young Adult Health

Jensen, Katherine Christine
Regular Session. Sociology of Law
Unit / Sub Unit: Law, Sociology of / Sociology of Law
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: A Critique of Credibility: The Asylum-Screening Process in Brazil

Kasun, Paul Stanley
Table 06. Religion and/or Fertility in Family Life
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on the Sociology of the Family / Section on the Sociology of the Family Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 10:30 to 11:30am
Session Submission Role: Table Presider
Table 16. Migration and Religion
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on International Migration / Section on International Migration Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 10:30 to 11:30am
Presenter on individual submission: Immigration Laws Broken and Functioning: Religious and Racial Worldviews

Keith, Robyn Alexandra
Regular Session. Internet and Society 2
Unit: Internet and Society
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 4:30 to 6:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Which Niche? Agency and Homophily in Online Voluntary Organizations

Kendig, Sarah M.
Table 19. Families and Child Well-being
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on the Sociology of the Family / Section on the Sociology of the Family Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 10:30 to 11:30am
Non-Presenter on individual submission: Maternal Employment Trajectories and Early Childhood Academic Achievement

Kilanski, Kristine
Regular Session. Affirmative Action
Unit: Affirmative Action
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 10:30 to 12:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: The Problem with Corporate Diversity

Kim, Yujin
Table 09. Families in East Asia
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on the Sociology of the Family / Section on the Sociology of the Family Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 10:30 to 11:30am
Presenter on individual submission: Bridal Pregnancy and Women’s Educational Attainment in South Korea

Kirk, David S.
Section on Crime, Law, and Deviance Invited Session. Crime and the Financial Crisis
Unit: Section Invited
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Presenter on individual submission: Economic Insecurity, and the Proliferation of Concealed Handgun Licenses in Texas

Lariscy, Joseph
Regular Session. Mortality
Unit: Mortality
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 12:30 to 2:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: The Significance of Differential Record Linkage for Understanding Black-White Survival Inequality

Lee, Jinwoo
Table 09. Families in East Asia
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on the Sociology of the Family / Section on the Sociology of the Family Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 10:30 to 11:30am
Presenter on individual submission: Bridal Pregnancy and Women’s Educational Attainment in South Korea

Lodge, Amy C.
Section on Body and Embodiment Paper Session. The Body and Embodiment
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Body and Embodiment / The Body and Embodiment
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 10:30 to 12:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Gendered, Raced Body Projects: Body Image Concerns and Exercise Over the Life Course
Table 06. Physical Functioning
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Aging and the Life Course / Section on Aging and the Life Course Roundtables
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Family of Origin and Physical Activity Trajectories over the Life Course: A Qualitative, Intersectional Analysis

Maldonado, Amias Shanti
Table 09. Relationships of Power
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Sociology of Sexualities / Section on Sociology of Sexualities Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 10:30 to 11:30am
Session Submission Role: Table Presider
Presenter on individual submission: Erotic Domination and Protest Masculinity: Fixing Crises in the Gender Order
Table 15. Work and Labor I
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Sociology of Sex and Gender / Section on Sex and Gender Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 8:30 to 9:30am
Presenter on individual submission: Work, Weddings, and Promises: Gender in Long Term Cohabitation

Marteleto, Leticia
Sociology of Education Editorial Board
Unit: Meetings
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Session Submission Role: Participant

Melvin, Jennifer
Table 06. Physical Functioning
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Aging and the Life Course / Section on Aging and the Life Course Roundtables
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Race/Ethnic and Nativity Differentials in Physical Functioning during Middle and Late Life

Muller, Chandra
Regular Session. Affirmative Action
Unit: Affirmative Action
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 10:30 to 12:10pm
Non-Presenter on individual submission: The Problem with Corporate Diversity
Table 09. STEM Issues
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Sociology of Education / Section on Sociology of Education Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 4:30 to 5:30pm
Non-Presenter on individual submission: Sports as Protective Gear for Women in STEM Fields

Pattison, Evangeleen
Table 09. STEM Issues
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Sociology of Education / Section on Sociology of Education Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 4:30 to 5:30pm
Session Submission Role: Table Presider
Presenter on individual submission: Sports as Protective Gear for Women in STEM Fields

Paxton, Pamela M.
2014 Jessie Bernard Award Selection Committee
Unit: Meetings
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Session Submission Role: Participant
Regular Session. Religion and Prosocial Behavior
Unit: Religion
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Volunteering and the Dimensions of Religiosity: A Cross-National Analysis

Perez, Marcos Emilio
Regular Session. Ideology and Identity in Social Movements
Unit: Social Movements
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Presenter on individual submission: Iron Fellows: Commitment and Disengagement in a Poor People’s Movement

Popan, Adrian Teodor
Table 19. Political Leadership and Socialization
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Political Sociology / Section on Political Sociology Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 4:30 to 5:30pm
Presenter on individual submission: Cult of Personality: Social Actors Behind the Stage

Powers, Daniel A.
Section on Sociology of Population Paper Session. The Social Demography of Race-Ethnicity
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Sociology of Population / The Social Demography of Race-Ethnicity
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 4:30 to 6:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Erosion of Advantage: Decomposing Race/Ethnic Differences in Infant Mortality Rates among Older Mothers

Prickett, Kate C.
Table 04. Living Arrangements
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Aging and the Life Course / Section on Aging and the Life Course Roundtables
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Contextualizing Older Mexican American Living Arrangements: The New Old Age and the Constraints of Culture
Table 19. Families and Child Well-being
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on the Sociology of the Family / Section on the Sociology of the Family Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 10:30 to 11:30am
Presenter on individual submission: Maternal Employment Trajectories and Early Childhood Academic Achievement

Raley, Kelly
Section on Sociology of Population Paper Session. The Social Demography of Race-Ethnicity
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Sociology of Population / The Social Demography of Race-Ethnicity
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 4:30 to 6:10pm
Session Submission Roles: Presider, Session Organizer
Section on the Sociology of the Family Paper Session. Family Stratification
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on the Sociology of the Family / Family Stratification
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Session Submission Roles: Presider, Session Organizer

Ramos-Wada, Aida Isela
Section on Sociology of Religion Paper Session. Intersections II – Religion/Race/Ethnicity
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Sociology of Religion / Intersections II – Religion/Race/Ethnicity
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Testing and Developing Theories of Religious Conversion among US Latinos

Regnerus, Mark D.
Special Session. Gender Politics in Heterosexual Sex
Unit: Special Sessions
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Session Submission Role: Panelist

Reith, Nicholas E.
Regular Session. Religion and Prosocial Behavior
Unit: Religion
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Volunteering and the Dimensions of Religiosity: A Cross-National Analysis

Riegle-Crumb, Catherine
Regular Session. Paths to College
Unit: Education
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 12:30 to 2:10pm
Session Submission Role: Discussant

Robinson, Brandon Andrew
Section on Sociology of Sexualities Paper Session. Interrogating Inequalities within LGBTQ Communities: Secondary Marginalization
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Sociology of Sexualities / Interrogating Inequalities within LGBTQ Communities: Secondary Marginalization
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Presenter on individual submission: The Beauty of Online Dating: Quotidian Practices of Sexual Racism on a Gay Dating Site

Robinson, Keith D.
Sociology of Education Editorial Board
Unit: Meetings
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Session Submission Role: Participant

Rodriguez, Nestor P.
Regular Session. Immigration Enforcement, Deportations, and Exclusion
Unit: Immigrant Communities/Families
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Session Submission Role: Presider
Presenter on individual submission: Deportations in the United States: Implications for Immigrant Communities
Section on Latino/a Sociology Paper Session. Immigrants, Illegality and Belonging
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Latino/a Sociology / Immigrants, Illegality and Belonging
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 10:30 to 12:10pm
Non-Presenter on individual submission: American State “Reforms” to Manage its Undocumented Immigrant Population, 1920-2012

Ross, Catherine E.
Table 06. Health and Well Being 2
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Inequality, Poverty and Mobility / Section on Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 10:30 to 11:30am
Presenter on individual submission: Reconceptualizing the Association between Food Insufficiency and Body Weight: Distinguishing Hunger from Economic Hardship

Rudrappa, Sharmila
Contexts Editorial Board
Unit: Meetings
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 4:30 to 6:10pm
Session Submission Role: Participant

Ryan, Tricia S.
C. Table 15. Health Care Policies and Practices
Unit: Open Referreed Roundtables
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 10:30 to 12:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Medical Education in Kyrgyz Health Care Reform: The Case of Unexpected Out Migration from Rural Kyrgyzstan

Sakamoto, Arthur
Regular Session. Asians and Asian Americans
Unit: Asians and Asian Americans
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Session Submission Roles: Presider, Session Organizer
Table 10. Class, Status, and the Pursuit of Mobility
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Race, Gender, and Class / Section on Race, Gender and Class Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 2:30 to 3:30pm
Non-Presenter on individual submission: The Socioeconomic Attainments of Filipino, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, and Thai Americans

Salinas, Viviana
Table 06. Religion and/or Fertility in Family Life
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on the Sociology of the Family / Section on the Sociology of the Family Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 10:30 to 11:30am
Presenter on individual submission: Union Transitions after the First Birth in Chile

Shafeek Amin, Neveen Fawzy
Table 06. Immigration and Health
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Medical Sociology / Section on Medical Sociology Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 4:30 to 6:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Immigrant Health: A Comparison between Middle Eastern Immigrants and US-born Whites

Skalamera, Julie
Regular Session. Social Class and the Early Life Course
Unit: Children/Youth/Adolescents
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Session Submission Role: Presider

Smith, Chelsea
Section on Children and Youth Paper Session. The Changing Transition to Adulthood: Developing Skills, Capacities and Orientations for Success
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Sociology of Children and Youth / The Changing Transition to Adulthood: Developing Skills, Capacities and Orientations for Success
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Presenter on individual submission: The Push and the Pull: Adolescents’ Expectations for Early Pregnancy

Sobering, Katie
Table 13. Movement-state Interactions
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Political Sociology / Section on Political Sociology Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 4:30 to 5:30pm
Presenter on individual submission: ¡Mierda…todo! (Shit…all of it!): Science, Embodiment and the Fight Over Environmental Contamination in Northwest Argentina

Sullivan, Esther
Section on Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Paper Session. What Can Ethnography Teach Us About Inequality, Poverty and Mobility?
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Inequality, Poverty and Mobility / What Can Ethnography Teach Us About Inequality, Poverty and Mobility?
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 4:30 to 6:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Half-way Homeowners: Eviction and Forced Relocation among Homeowners in Manufactured Home Parks in Florida

Sutton, April M.
Table 02. Labor Markets
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Sociology of Education / Section on Sociology of Education Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 4:30 to 5:30pm
Session Submission Role: Table Presider
Presenter on individual submission: Learning to Labor or Preparing For Power? Local Labor Contexts and Differential Opportunities to Learn

Swed, Ori
A. Table 29. Political Economy
Unit: Open Referreed Roundtables
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Session Submission Role: Table Presider

Thomeer, Mieke Beth
Regular Session. Mental Health 2
Unit: Mental Health
Scheduled Time: Sat Aug 10 2013, 10:30 to 12:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: Chronic Conditions and Distress within Marriage: A Dyadic Approach
Table 15. Family and Health
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on the Sociology of the Family / Section on the Sociology of the Family Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 10:30 to 11:30am
Session Submission Role: Table Presider

Umberson, Debra
Author Meets Critics Session. Invisible Families Gay Identities, Relationships and Motherhood among Black Women (University of California Press, 2011) by Mignon R. Moore
Unit: Author Meets Critics
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Session Submission Role: Critic
Special Session. Sociological Research on Happiness
Unit: Special Sessions
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 8:30 to 10:10am
Presenter on individual submission: Gender and Happiness

Wheatley, Christine
Section on Latino/a Sociology Paper Session. Immigrants, Illegality and Belonging
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Latino/a Sociology / Immigrants, Illegality and Belonging
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 10:30 to 12:10pm
Presenter on individual submission: American State “Reforms” to Manage its Undocumented Immigrant Population, 1920-2012

Williams, Christine L.
Regular Session. Affirmative Action
Unit: Affirmative Action
Scheduled Time: Sun Aug 11 2013, 10:30 to 12:10pm
Non-Presenter on individual submission: The Problem with Corporate Diversity
Thematic Session. The Micropolitics of Domination
Unit: Thematic Sessions
Scheduled Time: Tue Aug 13 2013, 2:30 to 4:10pm
Session Submission Roles: Discussant, Presider and Session Organizer

Young, Michael P.
Table 15. Political Organizing and Social Protest
Unit / Sub Unit: Section on Political Sociology / Section on Political Sociology Roundtables (one-hour)
Scheduled Time: Mon Aug 12 2013, 4:30 to 5:30pm
Non-Presenter on individual submission: Religious Activism in Tocqueville’s America: The Temperance and Anti-Slavery Movements in New York State, 1828-1838

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Maymester in Leeds with Dr. Ben Carrington

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From Dr. Ben Carrington’s Maymester Study Abroad trip to Leeds, England

Globalization and Development, Latin American Studies, Political Sociology

On the ground in Brazil with Copa Popular Contra Remoções

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Eric Borja blogging from Rio de Janeiro

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On Saturday June 15, I attended an event called the “Copa Popular Contra Remoções” (The People’s Cup Against Evictions). An event organized by the Comitê Popular da Copa e Olimpíadas (People’s Committee for the World Cup and Olympics) – an organization that challenges and questions the way in which these sports mega-events are taking place in Rio de Janeiro. Specifically, the group highlights the forced evictions in the city in preparation for the games. The Copa Popular was a tournament that served as a symbolic counterpoint to the opening of the Confederations Cup, bringing together communities across the city currently facing the threat of removal.

To learn more about the “Copa Popular,” such as its objectives and what the event meant to those who attended, then be sure to check out a post I co-wrote with Kate Steiker-Ginzberg on the blog Rio on Watch

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Faith, Family and Filipino American Community Life by Stephen Cherry

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Former Longhorn, Stephen M. Cherry’s first book entitled Faith, Family, and Filipino American Community Life from Rutgers University Press will be released this December. The book draws upon a rich set of ethnographic and survey data, collected over a six-year period, to explore the roles that Catholicism and family play in shaping Filipino American community life. From the planning and construction of community centers, to volunteering at health fairs or protesting against abortion, the book illustrates the powerful ways these forces structure and animate not only how first-generation Filipino Americans think and feel about their community, but are compelled to engage issues deemed important to the sanctity of the family. The Filipino American community is the second-largest immigrant community in the United States, and the second-largest source of Catholic immigration to this country. This ground-breaking study outlines how first-generation Filipino Americans have the potential to reshape American Catholicism and are already having an impact on American civic life through the engagement of their faith. Stephen is currently an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Houston–Clear Lake. He is also co-editor of Global Religious Movements across Borders: Sacred Service forthcoming from Ashgate.

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Sociology’s new home in CLA sustainable in many ways

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The College of Liberal Arts building (CLA) which we now call home has been lauded as smart and environmentally sustainable. The COLA blog, Life and Letters features a great slide show emphasizing the sleek, modern design that has brought the Sociology Department and the Population Research Center together for the first time:
http://lifeandletters.la.utexas.edu/2013/01/a-new-building-for-a-new-era/

According to David Ochsner’s article in the College of Liberal Arts News page:

Not only is the building the newest landmark for the campus, it is also a model for innovative funding and cost-effective planning and design. The building was paid for by the college — a first at The University of Texas at Austin — which means it was built without tapping legislative or UT System funding. Although final calculations are still pending, the total cost is projected to be $87 million, less than the project’s initial expected cost of $100 million. The model is one of the reasons the resulting facility was completed under budget and with more usable space – about 16,000 square feet more – than originally planned. More about financing.

“Many new buildings today are described as innovative, but this building truly stands out as a model for cost-effective planning and design in the 21st century,” says Randy Diehl, dean of the College of Liberal Arts. “This space will be vital in our ongoing efforts to attract and recruit the highest-quality faculty and students.”

While UT Austin Sociology is known for its amazingly productive and collaborative community of scholars I think we can agree with Dean Diehl when he says:

“This is our shot at greatness,” Dean Randy L. Diehl says of the building’s potential to help attract top graduate students, faculty and grants. “A modern Liberal Arts building will ensure that we have the space we need to teach our students, promote world-class research and foster the collaboration and intellectual give-and-take that’s vital to a great university.”

It will be a pleasure to host our recruiting events in our new space, acknowledging the advent of the 21st Century in style.

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Caroline Wozniacki, Race, Sports and Humor: Is It Funny Yet?

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by Letisha Brown

While in Brazil for an exhibition match against tennis player Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki stuffed her bra and tennis skirt with towels in an attempt to impersonate Serena Williams. Since then, there has been quite the buzz. Online commentators, however, seem split, some arguing that the impersonation was “hilarious” while others define it as “out and out racism”. Whether or not Wozniacki intended for her impersonation to cause this much of a stir is irrelevant, as things seem to have hit the proverbial fan.

Taking the impersonation at face value, Wozniacki’s “transformation” is much closer to a blonde Jessica Rabbit than an actual representation of tennis star Serena Williams. Nevertheless, those who condemn Wozniacki believe that her actions were racist, and intended to make yet another public spectacle of the black female body. That said, regardless of Wozniacki’s intentions, her stunt (and the comments that have been made since) brings a host of intriguing questions to the table; especially in light of the recent reelection of President Barack Obama and the continued tensions surrounding the subject of race in America.

Insofar as we live in a “post/racial” society, to what extent can antics such as the performed by Wozniacki be read as racist? The real question is, when it comes to sorority girls dressing up as “illegal aliens” for Halloween, or white girls in black face just for fun, is the subject of race something that people will just “get over,” or move beyond?

Regardless of your stance on the way in which Wozniacki attempted to portray Serena Williams it is difficult to ignore the fact that when it comes to race in America, the subject is still a touchy matter. Nevertheless, it leaves room for sociologists, and human beings in general, to ask hard questions, seek answers and make change. My personal opinion on Wozniacki’s performance is irrelevant. There was no black face involved, and aside from the padding of certain areas of her body, her caricature of Williams is far from convincing. Nevertheless her intent is clear. So, what are we left with when we take stock of all that has happened, in the public eye, as well as in private when it comes to the discourse on race?

From where I sit, it all comes back to one question: is it funny yet?

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Tips on maintaining health work/life balance for end of semester and holidays

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From Sociology Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff:

When I am confronted with a difficult task or an academic challenge that seems insurmountable, it really helps me to think of all the previous objectives that I achieved that seemed impossible at the time.

Daily exercise first thing in the morning at least an hour of it.

My best tip, for perfectionists:
The best paper is a done paper.
My second best tip:
Nothing is more important than exercise and eating.

My biggest suggestion is to get enough sleep, especially before exams. Making time for sleep is as important as reviewing your notes and way more important than checking Facebook. If you have time for social media, you have time for sleep.

Give random grades according to the sounding of students’ last names
Answer all students’ mails with a poem
Stop checking email after 11 AM
Quit reading sociology texts-articles (I stopped doing that a while ago anyway)
Invite graduate students to drink and drink and drink
Drink with spouse
Drink alone

Taking Comps in October, and only having pass/fail classes definitely makes for a healthier end of semester 🙂

Take walks, breathe and use all your senses to feel alive. Hum, sing or dance when the mood strikes. Take time to be alone, quiet and open every day and get away for a day or two by yourself every season, if possible.

Cross dress every Wednesday at 9 pm.

Nothing like a cold beer in your hand and a warm dog at your feet to put things in perspective

Believe me, you don’t want my tips!!!!

Stop in the middle of the day and make sure you have a proper lunch. Also, go outside even if for 10 minutes. Repeat the mantra: there is light at the end of this tunnel!

Therapy

The truth is what keeps me sane during the holiday break is doing something I’ve never done before. The holiday break (exams, papers, dissertation chapters, grants) can get SO hectic. And people always seem to be forcing smiles on your face because it’s a cheerful time of year. Why not turn that forced smile into an actual real dazzling smile by trying something new? For example, I am running a 5K on Saturday and I’m taking burlesque and pole dancing classes everyday for the entire months of December and January. Though I’ve got tons of stuff to do, I’m always really excited about the next day and the new spin, grip, or twirl I’m going to learn in class. That way I come to school with a smile even when students drive me crazy!

Refuse to take your profession seriously, ask your colleagues provocative questions like: Can “hot” and “demography” can be used in the same sentence? Propose a panel: “Carnal Accounting. On the libidinal vagaries of an emerging sizzling profession.”

Tip for Staying Healthy:

1. This time of the semester invariably involves early mornings and late nights. With Texas being such a temperamental state in terms of the weather, it’s important to be prepared for any and all weather conditions. Check the weather before you go out: a sunny morning could easily turn into a chilly evening, and exposure to large temperature changes are an easy way to get sick. Whether on campus or at a coffeehouse, make sure you have the proper clothes to stay warm.

2. In an ideal world, you would be able to finish the semester while still making yourself nutritious and delicious foods in the comfort of your own home. Unfortunately – and in the “department of things you already knew”, especially if you’re a sociologist – this is not an ideal world. However, still make an effort to eat healthy by avoiding heavy amounts of fried or fast food. Make that extra effort to incorporate fruits and vegetables into your diet by packing them as snacks. Try to snack healthily and often while you study so you can avoid both the binge of fast or processed foods when you’re absolutely starving as well as the “food coma” that may come after a big meal (which will be sure to put a cramp in your productivity)

Tips for maintaining sanity:

1. Make small goals that you can meet on a daily or weekly basis. Parcel out your big projects so they don’t seem so big.

2. Solidarity! Everyone feels the crunch of the end of the semester, from the neophyte freshman to the overworked graduate student to the harried professor. Lean on your fellow academics, and let them lean on you as well. Misery indeed DOES love company.

3. Own a pet! Not only are they endless sources of affection and adoration, but consider this: your pet does not care HOW you did on that exam nor does he care if you met the deadline for NSF funding. They love you regardless.

4. And on a related note, remember: the anxiety and stress you feel is self-produced and socially constructed. We put expectations on ourselves (often deriving from social expectations, or expectations others have of us), internalize these expectations, and then discipline ourselves when we fail to meet these. That’s all well and good to a point, but it’s equally important to give yourself self-compassion. Your grades, your funding, your publication count: these things do not affect or reflect the quality of person you are or your worth as a human being.

Sit in the sun. Hug a cat. Go for long walks. Bake. 🙂

I am glad to study here. People are friendly to international students. I learn a lot not only from classes but also from people I meet.

I still struggle for English. I did not do well as I expect this semester. However, I keep trying. I think it will get better. I often take a walk alone. I love autumn here. Immersing in sunshine and beautiful nature helps to release depression. I also like to jog, which helps to refresh my brain.

Beyond the lots of great and helpful things listed below, a couple of others:
Spend time with people not in academia.
Talk about something totally unrelated to sociology with your friends. If this is hard for you, play board games or darts at a bar.
Make the bed every day. An uncluttered room is an uncluttered mind.

My tip is to listen to 90s music.

Eat Clementines. Take a three-minute dance party break to your favorite song. Do yoga. Don’t sacrifice sleep. Spend time with people who make you grin. Study near a window. Remember that our work always gets done, and that school is only one part of what defines us as human beings. Reflect upon and revel in what makes your life wonderful!

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Sociology of Sport scholars represent UT Austin at NASSS

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A Perspective of Three: The 2012 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Conference New Orleans, LA

The University of Texas at Austin’s sociology department had a strong presence at the annual North American Society for the Sociology of Sport conference this year in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Ben Carrington and graduate students Letisha Brown, Lady Adjepong, and Nick Szczech all presented their sociological research projects centering on different aspects of race, ethnicity, and gender in the context of sport. The conference provided Letisha, Lady, and Nick with opportunities to receive feedback from scholars, network, and gain experience organizing a scholarly presentation. Each graduate student reflected on what they found most valuable about the NASSS experience.

Letisha Brown:

This year’s North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference (NASSS), was my second foray into the world of sports sociology, and my first trip to New Orleans, Louisiana. For me, this conference was more about networking and getting my name out into the world of sports sociology. On day two of the conference I was nominated and elected to the position of Graduate Representative on the NASSS Board, a two year position that will enable me to engage closely with faculty from across the globe; as well as the graduate students who have entrusted me to serve as their voice. This nomination was a happy surprise, and an opportunity to build my experience within this organization.
In addition to this honor, I was also privileged enough to have lunch with Michael Messner, a guru of gender and sport sociology and author of several publications including: Out of Play: Critical Essays on Gender & Sport, Sex, Violence, Power in Sports: Rethinking Masculinity, and Power at Play: Sports and the Problem of Masculinity. During the lunch I received sage advice, support and encouragement for my work as a young scholar and my participation on the board of a respected organization. Attending conferences and making connections is one of the most rewarding parts of the graduate experience. Having the opportunity to do it in a city as eclectic as New Orleans, with other people from the department to share the experience with (Lady, Nick and Ben), is a plus!

Nick Szczech:

Utilizing a Community of Scholars as Preparation for NASSS

As a first-year graduate student in the UT sociology department and with NASSS being my first academic conference, I had no idea what to expect. Thankfully, the sociology department and my fellow graduate students provided invaluable insights and support throughout the entire process. In early August, Letisha Brown, my graduate student mentor and fellow NASSS conference attendee, originally alerted me about submitting an abstract before the start of my first semester at UT. In my opinion, the department’s graduate student mentor program is one of the department’s strengths because these student mentors provide the “first years” with insights, perspectives, and advice on a multitude of topics—from how to prepare for classes to tips for publishing to networking advice—since they have already “walked in our shoes,” so to speak.

After having our abstracts accepted, we scheduled an informal “brown bag” for Letisha, Lady, and myself to present our research a few weeks before the conference. In front of a group of staff and fellow graduate students, we received feedback about our presentations’ theoretical content, our presentation styles, and tips for improving the visual layout and organization of our power points, among other critiques. This audience was comprised of a mix of qualitative and quantitative graduate students with all of them having a variety of subfield specialties from gender to social movements. The diversity of subfields also provided us, as scholars, with unique insights and created a discussion that forced us, as presenters, to critically analyze how we presented our research to scholars who might not understand our theoretical frameworks or sociological subfields.

For me, this “brown bag” was an important experience, since it forced me to think critically about my presentation style and organization while also acquiring an outside perspective on and critique of the research project I had been revising for over a year. Letisha, Lady, and myself all utilized the critiques to improve our presentations, so that we arrived in New Orleans confident in the strength of our presentations—knowing we had already clarified any issues with our peers.

Lady Adjepong:

Spending a three-day weekend with scholars of sports was an amazing experience. NASSS in New Orleans was the second time I presented my research on women’s rugby to an audience of sociologists of sports and it yielded a very rewarding dialogue.
I arrived in New Orleans on Thursday, after Nick and Letisha had already spent the day getting to know the graduate students and socializing with the other scholars. When I got to the conference site, I was pleased to find several rooms overflowing because so many people were interested to hear the material being presented. The first presentation I sat in on was so packed that several of us sat on the floor. The discussion centered on U.S. media coverage of women in the Olympics, Nigerian women’s access to sports, and perceptions of violence in women’s tennis. Following the presentations, the conversation was lively as most people in the room had critical perspectives on gender, race, and ethnicity in sports.

Nick and I were presenting in the same session on “Multiple Femininities/ Multiple Masculinities.” Unfortunately, Letisha was presenting at the same time as Nick and so we were unable to hear her. But as Nick mentioned, we had the chance to hear each other’s presentation and provide feedback, which truly was invaluable.

After attending ISSA and NASSS conferences, I have come away convinced of the value of specialization conferences. In the summer of 2012 I presented at ISSA in Glasgow (thanks to Dr. Christine Williams and Dr. Sheldan Ekland-Olson for their support in funding my trip!). Like NASSS, ISSA was an opportunity for me to meet scholars of sports from different disciplines and across geographic locations. There I made connections with other scholars who study women’s rugby and remain in touch with them. For me, these specialization conferences allowed me to learn what other kinds of work are happening in the field of sports studies, and at the intersections of gender, race, and sexuality. These conferences also highlight the need to speak across disciplines and within our discipline of sociology.

Overall lessons from NASSS:
1. Present to your peers! As Nick said, the brown bag was a fine way to get feedback about our presentations and allowed us to stand in front of other scholars and share our work.
2. Network at conferences: Letisha highlights the importance of meeting scholars and participating in different groups within conference organization.
3. Seek out specialization conferences: Lady shows us how these conferences allow us to think broadly about the work that we do.