SOUTHWEST SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING
April 8-11, 2009
at the
Grand Hyatt, Downtown Denver
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
NOVEMBER 3, 2008
Please indicate to your session chair if you need an overhead or other accommodation.
For questions, contact Sara Horsfall, Program Chair and President Elect of the Southwesstern Sociological Association, Texas Wesleyan University, 1201 Wesleyan, Fort Worth, Texas 76105, 817-531-4264, shorsfall@txwes.edu
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE 21ST CENTURY Betty B. Cox Texas Southern University 713-313-4218 |
MORTALITYSherry McKibben Institutional Effectiveness Texas Southern University Hanna Hall 315 3100 Cleburne Street Houston, Texas 77004 713-313-4313 |
AGING Charlotte Dunham Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas |
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SOCIAL THEORY Matthew Kanjirathinkal Dept of Psychology and Sociology Park University Parkville, Mo 64152 816-752-4802 |
APPLIED SOCIOLOGYIda J. Cook Department of Sociology University of Central Florida PO Box 25000 Orlando, FL 32816-1360 407-823-2227 |
POSTER SESSION (INTERDISCIPLINARY) Charles M. Tolbert, II Waco, TX 76798-7326 (254) 710-1165 (254) 710-1175 (fax) |
CLASS AND MOBILITY Robert Wallace Department of Sociology McMurry University 1400 Sayles Blvd. Abilene, TX 79697 325-793-3895 |
POVERTY & HOMELESSNESS |
CRIME AND JUSTICE Rhonda D. Evans Department of Criminal Justice University of Louisiana at Lafayette Please send information to: Sara Horsfall 817-531-4264 |
QUALITATIVE STUDIESShirley Rombough Department of Social Work University of Texas-Pan American Edinburg, TX 956/381-2179 – office |
CULTURAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOR |
RACIAL & ETHNIC RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION Mark Fossett Department of Sociology Texas A&M University Mail Stop 4351 College Station, Tx 77843 979-845-0812 |
CULTUREHelen Brethauer-Gay Department of Sociology and CRJ Florida A&M University 416C Perry Paige Tallahassee, Florida 32307 850-561-2255 |
RACE, ETHNICITY, AND CULTURE Dr. Mahmoud Sadri |
DEMOGRAPHY Dudley L. Poston, Jr. Texas A&M University |
RELIGION Bob Beckley Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work West Texas A&M Canyon, Texas 79016-0001 806-651-2595
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DEMOGRAPHY AND RACEChiung-Fang Chang Department of Sociology, Social Work, & Criminal Justice |
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND SOCIAL CHANGE Douglas F. George University of Central Arkansas 201 Donaghey Avenue Irby Hall 306C Conway, AR 72035-5003 501-450-5583 |
DEVIANT BEHAVIOR Beverly Stiles Department of Sociology Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX 76308 940-397-4019 |
SOCIAL ISSUES AND POLICIES Rick Rogers Population Program University of Colorado Boulder, Co 80303-0484 303-492-2147
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ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY Muhammad Haque Department of Social Science McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA 70609 337-475-5177 |
SOCIAL THEORY Tom Segady Department of Sociology Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3047 936-468-2221, FAX: 936-468-2162 |
ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY Edwin J. Rossman, Ph. D. Social Scientist - Assistant Chief, Planning/Environmental Division U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa Dist. 1645 S. 101st East Ave Tulsa, OK 74128 voice: 918-669-4921 fax: 918-669-7546 |
SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF HIV AND AIDSTanni Chaudhuri Texas Wesleyan University 1201 Wesleyan Fort Worth, Texas 76105 817-531-4900 |
EVALUATION RESEARCH SESSION Gary Stokley |
SOCIOLOGY AND THE MEDIA William E. (Bill) Thompson William_Thompson@TAMU-Commerce.edu |
EVOLUTION AND CULTURE David E. Pearson Vice President Partnership Affairs Division Gorgas Hall University of Texas at Brownsville 80 Fort Brown Brownsville, TX 78520 956-882-6567 |
SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION Betty B. Cox Texas Southern University 713-313-4218 |
FERTILITY Sherry McKibben Institutional Effectiveness Texas Southern University Hanna Hall 315 3100 Cleburne Street Houston, Texas 77004 713-313-4313 |
SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITY Anthony Guerrero-Soto Department of Sociology University of North Texas P.O. Box 31157 Denton, Texas 76203-1157 415.812.3017 |
GENDER AND CRIMENathaniel Eugene Terrell Department of Sociology and Anthropology |
SOCIOLOGY OF SPORTS Douglas F. George University of Central Arkansas 201 Donaghey Avenue Irby Hall 306C Conway, AR 72035-5003 501-450-5583 |
GENDER AND SOCIETY Beverly Stiles Department of Sociology Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX 76308 940-397-4019 |
SUBSTANCE ABUSE Ida J. Cook Department of Sociology University of Central Florida PO Box 25000 Orlando, FL 32816-1360 407-823-2227 |
GENETICS, ETHICS AND SOCIETY Tom Segady Department of Sociology Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3047 936-468-2221, FAX: 936-468-2162 |
TEACHING SOCIOLOGYJames L. Williams Department of Sociology andSocial Work Texas Woman's University PO Box 425887 Denton, TX 76204 940-898-2052 |
GLOBALIZATION ISSUES Muhammad Haque Department of Social Science McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA 70609 337-475-5177 |
TEENAGE CHILDBEARINGJeff Dennis Department of Sociology |
GRADUATE STUDENT PAPERSJanet Huber Lowry Department of Sociology Austin College 812-493-3668 |
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT PAPERSMark Fossett Department of Sociology Texas A&M University Mail Stop 4351 College Station, Tx 77843 979-845-0812 |
HEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY Anthony Guerrero-Soto Department of Sociology University of North Texas P.O. Box 31157 Denton, Texas 76203-1157 415.812.3017 |
U.S.-MEXICO BORDER ISSUESCecilia Garza Department of Sociology Texas A&M International University 5201 University Blvd. Laredo, TX 78041 956-326-2619 |
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION Cristina Morales Department of Sociology University of Texas, El Paso El Paso, Texas |
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL Sonia M. Frias Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias Universidad Autonoma Nacional de Mexico Avda Universidad s/n, Circuito 2 62210 Cuernavaca, Morelos (Mexico) Phone 777-313-0555 Fax 777-313-5981 |
INTERNET, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY James L. Williams Department of Sociology andSocial Work Texas Woman's University PO Box 425887 Denton, TX 76204 940-898-2052 |
VISUAL SOCIOLOGY STUDENT PHOTO ESSAY COMPETITION Charlotte Dunham Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas Karen M. Douglas Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas 77341 |
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Cheng-Hsien Lin |
WOMEN IN POLITICSShirley Rombough Department of Social Work University of Texas-Pan American Edinburg, TX 956/537-9418 – cell 956/381-2179 – office |
LIFE COURSE TRANSITIONSMary Ann Davis 1803 Avenue I, Room 311 |
WOMEN, WORK & RACEShilpashri Karbhari Department of Sociology Texas Women’s University Denton, Texas |
MEDICAL SOCIOLOGYNadine J. Barrett Department of Sociology P.O. Box 25000 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 32816 407-823-3923, 407-823-3026 Fax |
THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD OF CHINESE YOUTH
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Instructions for the Visual Sociology –– Social Problems Photo Essay – Poster Contest Event
A photographic essay is a personal and integrative statement about a social problem important to the student.
The five to eight photographs should
Title your essay, but no written copy is to accompany the photographs other than the location where the picture was taken in fine print. Place the photos in such an order of presentation that they “read” like an essay. Photographs downloaded from the Internet are acceptable as long as copyright laws are not violated. Please avoid large poster board presentations.
The due date is November 3, 2008 for topic & name.
Judges will evaluate: appropriateness of Title, whether photographs reflect the social problem under consideration, demonstrate a given position on the issue, elicit an emotive response from the viewer, if presentation “reads” like an essay, and all instructions were followed. Images November 30th.