Volume 43 • Number 6 • September/October 2015

Meet the 2016 ASA President: Ruth Milkman Sarah Jaffe, Fellow, The Nation Institute It was Milkman’s commitment to works in the academy with a real public sociology, to making social world outlook,” says Dan Rounds, inside or Ruth Milkman, being a soci- change and calling out injustice a former student of Milkman’s at ologist is about doing F through rigorous academic UCLA who is now Deputy Director research that speaks to work that inspired Kristen of Legislation, Policy, and Research W.J. Wilson Gives Kluge the issues of the day. That 3 Schilt, now Associate at the California Workforce Lecture mindset has led her to Professor of Sociology at Investment Board. Milkman, he crisscross the country, from Wilson discussed the ways the University of Chicago. notes, encourages students to get the East Coast to California race and class influence Schilt studied under involved, an outlook that served and back again, to dig Americans’ opportunities. Milkman at the University him well in academia as well as in into historical archives to of California-Los Angeles the public policy position he now uncover the struggles of 2017 Theme and Call for (UCLA), and noted that for holds. From Milkman, he says, women workers during the Ruth Milkman 4 many people, the tension he learned that “Objectivity is not Suggestions Great Depression, to hang between wanting to change the about having no opinion, it means President Michèle Lamont out in factories with autoworkers world and wanting to be a com- that you form your opinions based has chosen the theme trying to save an industry being mitted scholar can be difficult to on solid evidence. It doesn’t mean “Culture, Inequalities, an dismantled, to follow immigrant manage, but in Milkman she had a you sit on your hands.” Social Inclusion Across the janitors as they disrupted an entire mentor who helped her find a way I have experienced this firsthand Globe.” city, and to trace the beginnings of to do both. as a journalist who covers labor the Occupy Wall Street uprising. “Ruth combines the rigor and and social movements, I have And now, it has led her to the presi- 2015 Meeting Was a high standards for critical thinking relied on Milkman repeatedly as 5 dency of the American Sociological Rocking Success that’s demanded of somebody who Great Chicago weather and Association. Continued on Page 6 lots of discussions about sexualities. Who could ask for more? Sociological Theory Welcomes New Executive Officer 9 The Importance of Hillsman to Retire in State and Regional Editor Mustafa Emirbayer Association Meetings Chad Alan Goldberg, University of Emirbayer is eminently qualified to May 2016 Don’t think of them as Wisconsin-Madison take the journal’s helm. ally T. the minor league of the he ASA journal Sociological When he was a graduate student, SHillsman discipline. TTheory, which has prospered Emirbayer recalled, “sociological has announced since 2009 under its superb theory occupied a highly that she will Socius Is Seeking outgoing editor Neil Gross, ambivalent position retire from 10 in the discipline.” But Manuscripts will remain in good hands her position now, he notes, there is as Executive Read the inaugural editorial with incoming editor greater appreciation for Officer of the and consider submitting Mustafa Emirbayer. Emirbayer is one of the theoretical inquiry and American ASA Executive Officer your research. Sally Hillsman most prominent theorists debate. Emirbayer’s own Sociological working in the discipline scholarly contributions have Association contributed in no small in May 2016. Since becoming the today. He received his PhD Mustafa Emirbayer from Harvard University part to that development. Executive Officer in 2002, she in 1989, taught at the New School In the course of his career has overseen all the activities of for Social Research from 1991 to he has shaped the sociological the Executive Office, with special 1999, and since then has been at the agenda through a series of brilliant attention to public affairs, scien- University of Wisconsin-Madison, and innovative articles in some of tific publishing, and social science From the Executive Officer...... 2 where he is currently Professor of the discipline’s most prominent funding. She has championed the Science Policy...... 3 Sociology. As a former chair of the and widely read journals, including establishment of section-sponsored the American Journal of Sociology, ASA Forum...... 16 ASA Theory Section (2010-2011), a journals, including Sociology of Theory and Society, and Sociological Race and Ethnicity and Society and Announcements...... 17 recipient of the Lewis Coser Award for Theoretical Agenda-Setting Theory. In addition, he has edited Mental Health, as well as Contexts Obituaries...... 21 (2010), and a contributor, consult- a volume on the sociological and the new open-access journal, ing editor (2004-2008), and frequent contributions of Émile Durkheim Socius: Sociological Research for a reviewer for Sociological Theory, Continued on Page 14 Continued on Page 8 footnotes • September/October 2015 To view the online version, visit 1 American Sociological Association footnotes.asanet.org

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Council Approves Disciplinary Standards for High School Sociology

t has been a long, sometimes sider current educational reform lished for their discipline. Many stymied the discipline’s efforts to Idifficult road for sociology that movements—namely, standards- disciplinary organizations have get the College Board to estab- began over 100 years ago when based education” (Andriot 2007). already developed and published lish an Advance Placement (AP) sociology was first taught Standards are specific standards, including (but not Sociology course. The ASA High in high schools. But at its shared learning goals; limited to) psychology, geography, School Planning Team and its August 26, 2015, meeting they are not a specific civics, economics, and history. Advisory Board were pleased in Chicago, Council curriculum. Identifying In the absence of standards for to read in ASA President-Elect unanimously approved shared learning goals for high school sociology, states have Lamont’s candidate statement National Standards for High a discipline at the secondary level been doing so in our place, typi- that she intended to “reiniti- School Sociology. is essential to developing effective cally without disciplinary experts. ate efforts to create high school The ASA standards represent and meaningful assessment of Eleven states already include Advanced Placement sociology the culmination of decades of student learning outcomes across standards for sociology within courses and support ASA staff work by sociologists and high a variety of approaches to curricu- their social studies standards in developing K-12 sociology school teachers collaborating to lum and course development by (Andriot 2007), and a 12th state, programs.” In approving the ASA advance sociology at the second- individual teachers and depart- Illinois, is currently engaged in a National Standards for High ary level. Intensive work over ments. This process can lead to process to do so. Indiana, which School Sociology, Council laid the past 18 improvements has had sociology standards for the groundwork for long sought months by in educational some time, is currently attempt- advances for our discipline, members High school teachers of practices to ing to revise them. In approving including a potential AP course. of the ASA increase learn- the ASA National Standards Hayley Lotspeich, ASA High High School sociology have expressed an ing. For this for High School Sociology, School Planning Team Director, Planning urgent need for discipline- reason, stan- Council responded directly to the and Chris Salituro, Assistant Program team dards-based expressed needs of high school Director, both high school sociol- and Advisory specific standards that have been education is teachers in our discipline while ogy teachers, came to the Hilton Board during developed by disciplinary experts. also referred also providing crucial guid- Chicago to personally present more than to as evi- ance for state departments of the proposed standards to ASA 40 meetings The teachers who have been calling dence-based education. Council. After their presenta- produced the ASA regularly for a number of years education by Third, our ongoing efforts to tion and some additional Q&A, final sections the National advance sociology at the post- Council voted unanimously to and topical asking where they can find the Science secondary level will be greatly pass the ASA National Standards areas of the high school sociology standards on Foundation. aided by a stronger presence for High School Sociology. When high school In approv- for sociology at the high school the votes were in, Kathleen standards our website have been dismayed ing the ASA level. Although sociology was Gerson, ASA Vice-President document National first taught at the high school Elect, commented, “Tis may to learn that there were no approved by Standards for level more than 100 years ago have been the most important Council. The High School (Decesare 2005), early sociologists thing we do here today.” I couldn’t standards—until now. goal was to Sociology, tended to be more interested in agree more. develop stan- Council com- studying schools as social institu- References dards that would appropriately municated its support of high- tions than engaging in efforts to convey the essential aspects of the quality, evidence-based sociology develop secondary-level curricula Andriot, Angie L. 2007. “A Comparative Analysis of Existing Standards for High discipline at the secondary level, education at the secondary level. or content. As a result, sociology School Sociology Curricula.” Teaching be widely acceptable, and be fun- Second, high school teach- was excluded from the definition Sociology 35(1):17-30. damentally useful to high school ers of sociology have expressed of social studies at the K-12 level DeCesare, Michael. 2005. “The High teachers. Council’s vote to adopt an urgent need for discipline- even though there was always School Sociology Teacher.” Teaching these standards and have them specific standards that have been a close relationship between Sociology 33(x):345-354. promulgated by ASA is of central developed by disciplinary experts. sociology and the topics typically Hertzberg, Hazel Whitman. 1981. Social importance to our discipline for The teachers who have been call- examined in social studies classes Studies Reform 1880-1980. A Project many reasons, but there are three ing ASA regularly for a number of (Hertzberg 1981). SPAN Report. Boulder, CO: Social that make this action by ASA of years asking where they can find Most students do not even Science Education Consortium, Inc. vital importance today. the high school sociology stan- see the word “sociology” during First, standards-based educa- dards for sociology on our website their education until they arrive tion has become the accepted have been dismayed to learn that in college. That sociology is not a best-practice in secondary there were no standards—until “destination major” has nega- Sally T. Hillsman is education in the United States. now. Most high school teach- tive implications for the number the Executive Officer “If sociologists want educators to ers today are expected to be able of college sociology majors. The of ASA. She can be take their high school presence to demonstrate to administra- severely limited evidence of well reached by email at seriously, we must work within tors how their courses satisfy established “regular” sociol- executive.office@ the existing structure and con- the national standards estab- ogy classes in high schools has asanet.org.

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science policy

HHS Releases Proposed provided in the National Academies of applying behavioral science insights the selection of William T. Riley, Revisions to the Common Rule Science report, Proposed Revisions to to programs, and, where possible, PhD, as the next Director of the the Common Rule for the Protection of for rigorously testing and evaluating Office of Behavioral and Social he U.S. Department on Health Human Subjects in the Behavioral and the impact of these insights; recruit Sciences Research (OBSSR).” Riley Tand Human Services released on Social Sciences (December behavioral science experts to join the has served as Acting Director of September 2 proposed 2014). The social science Federal Government; and strengthen the OBSSR since May 2014. Riley revisions to the Common community is encour- agency relationships with the first came to the NIH in 2005, as Rule for the Protection aged to send comments research community. The Executive Deputy Director of the Division of Human Subjects. The by December 7, 2015. Order directs Federal agencies to of AIDS and Health & Behavior Division of Behavioral For the full report, see take action in four areas in which Research at the National Institute of and Social Sciences www.federalregister.gov/ behavioral science insights can play Mental Health. In 2009, he joined and Education, National Research articles/2015/09/08/2015-21756/ an especially strong role in program the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Council, reports that the notice of federal-policy-for-the-protection-of- outcomes: streamlining access to Institute as Program Director of the proposed rulemaking (NPRM) now human-subjects. programs, improving the presenta- Clinical Applications and Prevention more thoroughly addresses social tion of information, structuring Branch. He moved to the National White House Announces New Steps science and behavioral research choices carefully, and considering Cancer Institute (NCI) in 2012, to Improve Federal Programs by perspectives. The Common Rule has a full range of incentives. To read where he was Chief of NCI’s Science Leveraging SBS Research Insights not been updated since 1991. The the White House Fact Sheet, see of Research and Technology Branch NPRM is the next step in a process On September 15, the White http://1.usa.gov/1L8VtWj, and read in the Division of Cancer Control that began in 2011 with the issuance House announced new actions to the Executive Order at http://1.usa. and Population Sciences. A clini- of an Advanced Notice of Proposed improve the effectiveness and effi- gov/1Js7oqV. cal psychologist by training, Riley’s Rulemaking (ANPRM) that asked ciency of Federal programs, which research interests include behavioral William T. Riley Selected as Next for input. A number of the current included an Executive Order “Using assessment, psychosocial health Director of the NIH Office of proposed changes address concerns Behavioral Science Insights to Better risk factors, tobacco use/cessation, Behavioral and Social Sciences raised by the social and behavioral Serve the American People.” The and the application of technology Research science community, particularly those Executive Order directs Federal to preventive health behaviors and that attempt to make the level of review agencies to identify programs in A letter from the National chronic disease management. For proportional to the potential level of which applying social and behavioral Institutes of Health Director Francis more information on OBSSR, see harm. The recent NPRM acknowl- science insights can yield substantial S. Collins on July 30, 2015, stated, “It obssr.od.nih.gov/index.aspx. edges benefiting from the guidance improvements; develop strategies for gives me great pleasure to announce

William Julius Wilson Says His Arguments on Race and Class Still Apply

n May 21, William “One would be income segregation has increased discussions. and similar program- OJulius Wilson naive to say that for all people, but at an even more ming help connect residential concluded his four- race is no longer a accelerated rate for blacks. In his scholars like Wilson’s with the pub- month residency at factor in American lecture at the Library of Congress lic. For more information about The John W. Kluge life. This talk about he said, “Today, I argue, racial ten- the Kluge Fellowships, see www. Center with a public a post racial society sions and conflicts have more to do loc.gov/loc/kluge/fellowships/ lecture at the Library is silly,” said Wilson, with competition for and access to kluge.html, of Congress’s Thomas Lewis P. and Linda residential areas, public schools, and His residency at the Kluge Center Jefferson Building L. Geyser University municipal political systems than with reflects Wilson’s numerous scholas- on the ways race Professor at competition for jobs.” tic achievements. He has authored and class influence Harvard University, The Kluge Chair of Law and numerous influential works including Americans’ oppor- William Julius Wilson, 2015 Kluge Chair in in an interview with Governance is appointed by the More than Just Race (2009), The tunities for success. American Law and Governance, speaks Carol Castiel of Librarian of Congress and holds a Bridge over the Racial Divide (1999), on a panel about freedom of expression Voice of America. distinguished senior research posi- and When Work Disappears (1996). During his residency during the conclusion of #Scholarfest, as The Kluge Chair in June 11, 2015. Photo by Shawn Miller. “Race and rac- tion at the Library of Congress. Many college courses feature his 1987 American Law and ism continue to Founded in 2000, the John W. book, The Truly Disadvantaged: The Governance, Wilson revisited the argu- be important factors in American Kluge Center brings together Inner City, The Underclass and Public ments he made in his 1978 book, The life, but we should not reduce every senior scholars and researchers Policy. He received the National Declining Significance of Race, to see if problem facing people of color to from around the world. Academics Medal of Science in 1998, was one they still apply today. He shared that race and racism. That’s just part of conduct resident research for a of Time magazine’s “America’s 25 economic class continues to be more the overall problem.” period of 6 to 12 months, dur- Most Influential People”, and was a important than race in determining Wilson’s research explored the ing which time they have access MacArthur Fellow from 1987-1992. life outcomes for blacks. Wilson added impacts of economic changes like to the world’s largest library and Wilson’s academic contributions have that this basic argument now seems globalization, mechanization and the opportunity to interact with significantly improved our under- to apply to all racial and ethnic groups the decline of medium-wage jobs on policymakers in Washington, DC. standing of urban poverty, race and not just blacks. low-skilled workers. He argues that Lectures, along with conferences, class.

footnotes • September/October 2015 3 American Sociological Association footnotes.asanet.org Think Ahead to 2017! Invited Session Proposals Are Solicited for the 112th Annual Meeting August 12-15, 2017 Six Types of invited sessions: 2017 Annual Meeting, there are developed insightful career advice, Montréal, Québec, Canada Thematic Sessions examine many opportunities to develop or have wisdom to share about using Deadlines are November 13, the meeting theme. These sessions interesting session topics with sociology in applied and research invited panelists, as well as ideas for settings, volunteer to organize and 2015, and February 5, 2016. are broad in scope and endeavor to make the theme of the meet- local tours and site visits. lead a workshop. Workshops are he substantive program for the ing come alive. Ideas for Thematic Author Meets Critic Sessions are open to all attendees; no fees are T2017 Annual Meeting is now Sessions are due by November 13, designed to bring authors of recent involved. taking shape under the leader- 2015. The ASA Program Committee books deemed to be important Courses are designed to keep ship of President-elect Michèle works actively on these sessions, contributions to the discipline sociologists abreast of recent Lamont and the 2017 Program but proposals from members are together with discussants chosen to scholarly trends and developments. Committee. The theme of “Culture, welcome. provide different viewpoints. Books These intensive sessions are led by Inequalities, and Social Inclusion Special Sessions focus on new published between 2013-2016 are expert instructors who are consid- across the Globe” invites partici- areas of sociological work or other eligible for nomination. Only ASA ered to be at the forefront of a given pation across the discipline and timely topics which may or may not members may submit nominations; field. Course instructors are urged provides many opportunities to relate to the theme. They gener- self-nominations are not acceptable. to prepare reading lists, teaching bring together a variety of socio- ally address sociological issues, of Workshops provide practical materials (e.g., handouts, etc.), and logical work in diverse formats. importance to the discipline or of advice or instruction to sociologists to use the same teaching techniques The spectrum of sessions on the interest beyond whether in research at every professional level. Topics they would use in advanced gradu- Annual Meeting program reflects or its application. Proposals for focus on careers and professional ate courses. If you have cutting- the ASA’s commitment to facilitate sessions co-sponsored with sister growth, academic department edge methodological or theoretical intellectual communication and sociological associations are usu- strategies, research skills and use of knowledge in an important area, the transmission of knowledge, ally accommodated under this major datasets, teaching challenges, or know a colleague who has such information, and skills relevant to component. publishing advice and tips, grant expertise, submit a proposal for a the field of sociology and aligned Regional Spotlight Sessions pro- opportunities and grant-writing course. Participants in courses regis- social sciences. vide opportunities to look at issues skills, enhanced teaching of stan- ter in advance and pay a small fee to Members are now encouraged pertinent to the host site for the dard courses, ethical issues, and cover cost of materials. to submit session proposals for the Annual Meeting. With Montreal, more. If you have tried a pedagogi- components of the program where Quebec Canada, as the site of the cal approach that has been effective, Continued on Page 12 participation is by invitation only. That is, proposals should include both the topic for this session and the name of individuals who will be 2017 Annual Meeting Theme: invited to speak at the session. The process of submitting propos- Culture, Inequalities, and Social Inclusion across the Globe als is competitive. The Program ising inequality has brought the inclusion and resilience, collective cultural and social change, and the Committee often has many more unequal distribution of material well-being, and solidarity in the bridging and transformation of proposals than can be accepted, but R resources to the center of political United States and globally. group boundaries across the globe. we truly appreciate hearing from debates in the United States and The program committee invites New comparative, qualitative, members. We recommend submit- Europe. Social scientists routinely sociologists to consider: 1) the quantitative, and mixed methods ters confer with the members of mobilize their deep knowledge of role of cultural processes, such as for the systematic empirical study the proposed session to ensure that the structures of economic inequal- stigmatization and racialization, in of cultural processes will also be they are available and ask them to ity to inform decision-making and the production and legitimation of on the menu. Because sociologists submit a tentative paper or “talk” conversations in the public sphere. inequalities and social exclusion; 2) are uniquely equipped to study title. Those who wish to volunteer Yet our understanding of the cul- meaning-making in social processes inequalities in all their dimen- to serve as organizers for Regular tural dimensions of inequality lags typically associated with inequality, sions, it is high time to focus on Session topics, which are open to far behind, despite the omnipres- such as domination, discrimina- the politics of social recognition paper submissions, should watch for ence and the urgency of cultural tion, exploitation, and opportunity and interaction with and impact an announcement in mid-Decem- polarizations as manifested in anti- hoarding; 3) Cultures of inequality on the distribution of social and ber 2015. immigration rhetoric, international (e.g., occupational or class cultures) material resources, including The ASA meeting is a program refugee crises, domestic racial con- and the cultural differentiation of how they are mediated by and/or of the members, by the members, frontation, and increased class seg- sexual, ethnoracial, gender, and reli- manifest themselves in education, for the members. But a meeting of regation. The 112th Annual Meeting gious groups; and 4) how political labor, immigration, consumption, this size and scope requires advance of the American Sociological processes, institutions, and public law, social movements, health, sci- planning. Think ahead and propose Association will make its central discourses (at the local, national, ence, the family, the economy, and session topics and organizers now. goal the improvement of our under- and global levels) shape material beyond. With the collective input of ASA standing of the nexus of culture, and cultural inequalities. members, the 2017 Annual Meeting Michèle Lamont, ASA President-elect and inequalities, and group boundaries We equally welcome papers program will achieve a high mark of Chair of the 2017 Program Committee, in order to promote greater social on social inclusion, dynamics of excellence. Harvard University

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Daniel Fowler and Catherine Turvey, what sexual behavior is acceptable tion to recent ASA Public Information Office and who partners with whom. changes related ociologists took the Windy City “Sex and all the things it is to the Internet, Sby storm in August as they gath- intertwined with are important to globalization, ered for the 110th Annual Meeting people, and yet there has been some the rising status of the American Sociological stigma associated with studying of women, the Association (ASA). sex,” England said. acceptance of With 5,712 regis- “So I wanted to use non-conven- trants, the meeting the spotlight the tional sexual had the highest atten- Annual Meeting relationships, dance of any meeting shines on its theme and the search outside of New York to explore sexu- for a soulmate. alities and make Other session “Modern Romance: Dating, Mating, and Marriage” plenary with Eli or San Francisco and Finkel, Hellen Fisher, Christian Ruder, Aziz Ansari, and Eric Klinenberg. the fourth largest clear that sex is a participants crowd ever. legitimate topic for included overjoyed that our work has been The 2015 meeting was ASA’s first sociological research. The topic also Rutgers University anthropolo- so well received,” said Carlson, who meeting in Chicago since 2002. seemed timely given late-breaking gist Helen Fisher, Northwestern humorously noted that “perhaps “We had an outstanding turnout,” legal developments on same-sex University psychologist Eli Finkel, the ultimate reward in all this was said ASA Executive Officer Sally marriage and continued conflicts and OkCupid co-founder Christian that our study was satirized by The T. Hillsman. “2015 ASA President about abortion, contraception, sex Rudder. Onion.” Paula England’s dynamic pro- education, LGBT rights, and poli- “Going into the meeting, there Adam Lankford, University of gram, centered around the theme cies to combat HIV.” was a lot of buzz about this ses- Alabama, authored another study ‘Sexualities in the Social World,’ The conference featured 608 sion,” Hillsman said. “Based on that was popular with the media. contributed greatly to the wide- sessions and 3,221 studies covering the response we received from Titled, “Mass Shooters, Firearms, spread interest in the meeting. such subjects as children, health, attendees, the session lived up to the and Social Strains: A Global Analysis Additionally, Chicago is a wonder- family, immigration, consumerism, hy p e .” of an Exceptionally American food, gender, education, technology, ful city to visit anytime, but particu- Media Coverage Problem,” Lankford’s study was sex, politics, disability, development, covered in at least 130 articles, larly during the summer— and our Sociologists were not the only attendance reflects that fact.” substance abuse, environment, according to Google. Media outlets religion, culture, same-sex marriage, ones who took an interest in the that reported on Lankford’s research Program Details bullying, work, race, relationships, Annual Meeting. Ten report- included: the Los Angeles Times, Paula England’s Presidential and criminal justice. ers —including journalists from The Washington Post, Yahoo!News, Address, titled “Sometimes the “I was heartened by the feedback The Huffington Post, Inside Higher TIME.com, CNN.com, Mother Social Becomes Personal: Gender, I got on the meeting,” England said. Ed, and The Chronicle of Higher Jones, The Dallas Morning News, Class, and Sexualities,” highlighted “Thematic sessions on sexualities Education — attended the meeting. and The Globe and Mail in Canada. the importance of research by soci- ranged from queer theory to quali- More impressive was the amount He was also interviewed twice on ologists in illuminating how social tative research on diverse sexualities of media coverage that research MSNBC about his study. norms and social inequalities affect to demographic studies of cohabi- presented at the meeting received in “Like most scholars, I find it tation and non-marital the United States and abroad. The gratifying when others are inter- births. And of course, as ASA and the research presented ested in my research,” Lankford it should be, section and at the meeting were mentioned in said. “But what I found particularly regular sessions on topics hundreds of articles, as well as on encouraging was that people seem having nothing to do with radio and television. so interested in the nuances and this year’s theme went on A study by Daniel Carlson, complexities of sociological studies. to provide something of Sarah Hanson, Andrea Fitzroy, all I think we’re entering an increas- interest for many.” of Georgia State University, was ingly thoughtful period in which One of the most covered in more than 230 articles, many people want to know ‘what’ anticipated session of the according to a Google news search. you found, but also ‘how’ you con- meeting was the Saturday Some of the media outlets that ducted the study, methodologically, plenary, titled “Modern reported on the study, which found and ‘why’ you think it matters, in Romance: Dating, Mating, that couples that split childcare terms of broader theories and social and Marriage,” featuring duties have higher quality rela- trends. The details aren’t dismissed comedian and actor Aziz tionships and sex lives, included as boring anymore; they’re actually Ansari and NYU sociolo- the New York Times, BBC News, considered important and exciting.” gist Eric Klinenberg who The Washington Post, CNN.com, A study by Stanford University’s co-authored the new book Newsweek, CBSNews.com, The Michael Rosenfeld also received Modern Romance. The Huffington Post, the Chicago Tribune, a significant amount of interest book explores the transfor- U.S. News and World Report, and from the media. “I was pleased by mation of modern romance The Telegraph in England. the breadth of the coverage of my over the past century, “The media coverage has been paper about who initiates break- Paula England presenting her Presidential Address fol- a very pleasant surprise and I am lowing the Awards Ceremony. paying particular atten- Continued on Page 7 footnotes • September/October 2015 5 American Sociological Association footnotes.asanet.org

Milkman of women’s studies degree before auto industry in Gender at Work a case study, and these became From Page 1 women’s studies was considered led her to reach out to the workers chapters in their co-edited book, worthy of its own department. at the General Motors factory in Working for Justice: The L.A. Model an expert source on issues from She valued the freedom that Linden, NJ, where the United Auto of Organizing and Advocacy. the beginnings of the Fight for Brown allowed to do such a thing, Workers members were struggling Milkman’s mentoring style, the $15 to intersectional feminism in a freedom she also found in her against concessions, and to orga- way she can lift up the work of the Black Lives Matter movement. graduate work at the University of nize a field trip there for her stu- her students while also pushing Her support for my own work California-Berkeley. “Both of them dents in 1982. That course and that them to do better, has always been has been valuable; I can only envy were places where you could define field trip led to years of research valuable to her students. “Much of her students at CUNY’s Graduate your own agenda,” she says. and eventually to her book Farewell my mentoring style I learned from Center and Murphy Institute in She was drawn to Berkeley in to the Factory: Auto Workers in the having been a student of Ruth’s,” the CUNY School of Professional 1975 because of the political activ- Late Twentieth Century. Kristen Schilt says. The value of the Studies, where she combines rigor- ism that occurred there. Though Then, just after she was recruited reading groups that Milkman cre- ous theoretical work with hands-on the explosiveness was mostly gone to UCLA in 1988, the Justice for ated, and her invitation to the stu- field research on the daily doings of by the time she arrived, she became Janitors campaign erupted. “How dents to her home for discussions the labor movement. involved in feminist and leftwing could you not get interested in helped build trust. “She’s managed Her colleagues admire her gen- activism there. She also worked on that?” she says. “It became a huge to take a feminist community- erosity, her constructive criticism the journal Socialist Review, learn- part of my life for a while.” That oriented sense of politics and bring and her commitment to economic ing from her colleagues, who met research led to an ongoing fascina- it into her academic work,” Schilt justice; her current and former weekly to read and debate papers tion with immigrant workers, says. teaching students while not students value her always-honest submitted for publication there. particularly Latino immigrants, making them feel lesser. advice and support for their work At Berkeley, her interdisciplin- and the militancy and dynamism When Milkman returned to both within and without the bounds ary approach to sociology was they have brought to the U.S. labor New York in late 2009, to a job at of academia. I have no doubt that welcomed, and she delved into movement. It also led to another the CUNY Graduate Center and Ruth Milkman’s time as President of archives to create what became book, L.A. Story: Immigrant the Murphy Institute for Worker the ASA will push the field to have her dissertation and then the book Workers and the Future of the U.S. Education and Labor Studies, even greater impact. Gender at Work: The Dynamics of Labor Movement, and an edited she decided that a similar project Inspirations and Beginnings Job Segregation by Sex during World volume, Organizing Immigrants: to the Working for Justice book War II. At the time, gender was not The Challenge for Unions in would help her learn more about Returning to New York in 2009 nearly as large a part of the schol- Contemporary California. what had been happening within was something of a homecoming arly work as it has become. But In 2001, Milkman became New York’s labor movement since for Milkman, whose parents were what might have been a liability director of the UCLA Institute she had left more than 20 years both born in Brooklyn to immi- she managed to turn into an asset for Research on Labor and earlier. With Ed Ott, she assembled grant parents and both educated at when students began to demand Employment (IRLE), a position she students from the Murphy Institute CUNY’s Brooklyn College, where feminist studies. Labor studies too held until 2008, which brought her and the Graduate Center and put they met. Milkman herself was was less popular when she began into conflict with the Terminator together a two-semester course raised in Annapolis, MD, where her research than it has since himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger. with the goal of having the students her father taught at the Naval become. “When I was starting, I In his first year in office produce articles for a similar book. Academy, and credits her mother’s felt like I was on the edges but the Schwarzenegger used his line-item That book, New Labor in New York: progressive politics for helping great thing about sociology is that veto to cut just one budget item Precarious Workers and the Future shape her—especially when it came it’s so eclectic, it includes so many from the University of California of the Labor Movement, came out to labor issues. She recalls a trip to things, it’s a big tent,” she says. system—her institute. The fight last year. New York with her mother to visit “That’s always suited me.” against Schwarzenegger would “Those projects were a way of her grandparents: “We were going When she finished her doctorate, continue every year that he was lifting up the research that gradu- to go shopping and there was a she immediately looked for jobs in governor, and nearly every year ate students do and finding a way picket line in front of the store,” she vibrant urban environments, and the IRLE managed to get its money to collectivize it and focus it on a says. “I still can picture this shop- found her first home at CUNY’s back in the budget. Running the particular topic,” Milkman says. ping bag they were giving out, it Queens College. “I’m a CUNY girl institute, Milkman says, “was the As with so many times before, she said ‘ILGWU: Don’t buy Judy Bond from beginning to end,” she says hardest thing I’ve ever done. It was found herself in the right place at blouses.’ and so my mother said with a smile. At Queens College, extremely intense but I learned so the right time,. The groups that ‘We’re not going in there!’” she discovered a love for teach- much.” included her students were embed- In Annapolis, Milkman says, ing adult students that has carried ded flourished and, in many cases, she felt like an outsider, a feeling Mentoring Students over into her work at the Murphy became national organizations. she also credits with bringing her Institute. Milkman’s love for teaching For example, the Fight for $15 was to sociology. She learned to study graduate students (and learning born in New York while the book what was going on around her, Right in her Backyard from them) led to another project, was in progress. noticing things that other people From her time at Queens College one that began in California and And then there was Occupy. assumed were normal—a feeling onward, Milkman has found was later replicated in New York. Milkman recalls the total devas- that later helped her understand research subjects making history She, Joshua Bloom, and Victor tation among labor people after the immigrant workers who have on her doorstep. She credits this to Narro brought together students Scott Walker’s attacks on unions been the subject of much of her luck, but it also requires a knack with interests in labor and helped in Wisconsin, and the elation research. for realizing what is going to be connect them with worker centers that many felt when the Occupy As an undergraduate at Brown, significant. and other labor organizations to do she created her own major, a sort For instance, her work on the fieldwork. Each student produced Continued on Page 8

6 footnotes • September/October 2015 footnotes.asanet.org American Sociological Association Sex and Gender Categories for ASA How Is Your Program Preparing Undergrads for Employment? Membership Committee on the Status of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Liberal Learning Task Force Seeks Queer (LGBTQ) Persons in Sociology Examples eginning with the 2016 ASA This schema was proposed Bmembership year—which will by the Committee in 2014 with s previously reported in learning courses, internships), open for renewals and new mem- input from ASA members as well AFootnotes (November 2014), or co-curricular (e.g., berships in October—members as the members of the LGBTQ a new Task Force has formed to programming done through will have an expanded range of sex Caucus, and was approved by the revise the ASA volume Liberal student sociology clubs, chapters and gender options to choose from ASA Council in August 2014. The Learning and the Sociology of Alpha Kappa Delta, or offices in the ASA member database. The categories are based on research Major, Updated. The revision of Career Services), and might revised sex and gender reporting by the Williams Institute on of the Liberal Learning docu- focus on skill-building (e.g., categories will allow members to Sexual Orientation and Gender ment is prompted in part by the in particular courses, specific choose one or two of the following: Identity Law and Public Policy increasing focus on employment assignments, or co-curricular • Male at UCLA School of Law. You can outcomes evidenced in surveys activities), or networking • Female see more information about the of sociology majors (Senter, et. (via social media platforms Williams recommendations at • Transgender Male/Transgender al. 2012) and of college students or through more traditional williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/ Man generally (Eagan, et. al. 2013), as means). wp-content/uploads/GenIUSS- well as the use of data on gradu- We seek contributions from • Transgender Female/ Gender-related-Question-Overview. ates’ employment in a variety a broad range of institutions, Transgender Woman pdf. of measures of institutional and including community colleges • Genderqueer/Gender This revised system is not perfect; program quality. as well as four-year colleges and Non-conforming no system can perfectly capture the To inform its work, the universities, and a broad array of • Different Identity [an open- diversity and complexity of people’s Employment Outcomes departmental structures, includ- text field] lived experiences of sex and gender, Subcommittee of the Liberal ing joint departments as well as • Prefer not to state but the committee believes this is Learning Task Force is compil- stand-alone sociology depart- an improvement from the previous ing examples of the range of ments. If you have evidence that Providing a gender identity, as categorization used by the ASA. We ways that sociology programs your program’s efforts have been with all demographic and educa- hope that this new, more inclusive currently prepare undergraduate successful, please include that as tion information in the member system will provide a more accurate students for employment post- well. database, is optional, and the data portrait of gender identification graduation. These could be cur- Send contributions no later will be held in strict confidence. among ASA members. ricular (e.g., in capstone courses, than October 30, 2015 to apap@ Providing these data, however, To ensure the correct category is research methods/data analysis asanet.org. Use “Subcommittee helps the ASA maintain an accurate selected, please revisit your category courses, applied sociology on Employment/LL Task Force” picture of the composition of our selection when renewing your courses, pro seminars, service in the subject line. membership. membership for the 2016 year.

Windy City research by Carlson and his co- of India, the Business Standard, The #asa15; during the month of August From Page 5 authors, Lankford, and Rosenfeld, Indian Express, the New Zealand there were 10,700 tweets using that the ASA Public Information Office Herald, Der Tagesspiegel (Germany), hashtag. ups in heterosexual unions,” said distributed 27 press releases on MDZ Online (Argentina), the Looking Ahead Rosenfeld, whose study was covered studies presented at the Annual Independent (England), and The in at least 50 articles, according to Meeting and responded to scores Australian—also covered research Planning for the 2016 (and 2017!) Google. “In my research, I found of media inquiries about them. presented at the meeting. meeting has already begun. The th that marital breakups were mostly Additional U.S. media outlets 111 Annual Meeting will take place Technology initiated by women, but breakups that reported on research from in Seattle, WA, August 20-23. Ruth of non-marital unions were gender the Annual Meeting included: the As in years past, people who were Milkman, who succeeded Paula neutral. My research speaks to some Associated Press, Inside Higher unable to attend the meeting could England as ASA President at the longstanding interests about gender Ed, Today.com, WebMD, New watch live webcasts of the plenary end of the 2015 meeting, and the roles and marriage.” York (magazine), the Seattle Post- sessions as well as the Awards 2016 Program Committee are hard Some of the media outlets that Intelligencer, the Houston Chronicle, Ceremony and the Presidential at work developing an exciting pro- reported on Rosenfeld’s study WYNC.org, the New York Post, Address on the ASA website. Live gram centered around the theme, included: The Washington Post, The Smithsonian.com, the New York transcripts accompanied the web- “Rethinking Social Movements: Huffington Post, TIME.com, Pacific Daily News, the Chronicle of Higher casts. You can view video archives of Can Changing the Conversation Standard, CBSNews.com, the Daily Education, NBC New York, and plenary sessions online at video- Change the World?” ASA will post Mail in England, the Hindustan many others. archive.asanet.org/. In addition to the call for papers and launch the Times in India, and the television International media outlets—such live streaming plenaries, attendees online paper submission tool on its program, “CBS This Morning.” as the Toronto Star, the Canadian were encouraged to live tweet while website (www.asanet.org) in in early Including press releases on the Broadcasting Corporation, the Times at the meeting using the hashtag November. See you in Seattle!

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Milkman with economist Eileen Appelbaum, ment, lots of politically-oriented But those of us who’ve worked From Page 6 Unfinished Business. It will likely be people, and a deep involvement in with Milkman think that we’re the a major issue in the 2016 presiden- labor studies through the Murphy lucky ones. Stephanie Luce con- encampment in Manhattan’s tial election, as Democratic can- Institute’s master’s program. cludes, “Not only is she immensely financial district spawned similar didates vie to put forward the best “I have these great colleagues and supportive of junior scholars such camps across the country. “It just paid leave plan. instant access to the New York labor as myself, but she also continues felt so compelling to me, and I California’s paid family leave movement, so it’s perfect. I’m very to be the role model of an engaged wanted to document it somehow,” bill was one of the last bills signed lucky,” she says. academic.” she says. She moved quickly to find into law before Gray Davis was collaborators and apply for fund- replaced by Schwarzenegger. The ing, but the NYPD was a little bit law didn’t take effect for a couple Hillsman as the main accomplishment of quicker and evicted the occupants of years, though, setting up the From Page 1 my term as Secretary! Her contri- of Zucotti Park two days after the perfect opportunity for research- butions to the ASA are numerous. funding came in. She and sociolo- ers to collect baseline data and to Dynamic World. Even with limited Continuing to build, nurture and gists Stephanie Luce and Penny conduct follow-up studies. She and resources, she has slowly but motivate the excellent ASA staff; Lewis, her Murphy Institute col- Appelbaum took up the project, steadily moved the ASA into the representing the ASA to policy- leagues, nevertheless put together and now, she gets almost more calls digital world, including establish- makers and other professional one of the first published studies about that research than she can ing TRAILS, the ASA Job Bank, associations, and to sociologists in of the movement, which has been handle. and an Annual Meeting mobile the United States and around the widely cited in both popular media With the family leave project, app. She has successfully raised the world; shepherding the move of and scholarly publications. Milkman is returning to her gender visibility and presence of sociology the ASA to its new headquarters Of working with Milkman, Lewis studies roots. A collected edition in the public eye from a booth at in Washington, DC; overseeing says, “She has this fantastically of her articles is due out in spring the USA Science and Engineering the strengthening of ASA’s finan- broad and ambitious vision for all 2016. On Gender, Labor, and Festival to congressional brief- cial position; and positioning the the projects she embarks on, and the Inequality assembles her articles ings on Capitol Hill and increased ASA to take advantage of develop- tenacity and intellect to make them on gender published over the years press coverage of sociological ments in information technology, all happen. You can rely on her; and features a new essay comparing research. In addition to developing publishing, and scientific ethics, Ruth always does what she says she women’s experiences in the Great a successful Leadership Campaign are a few of the many the topics will do. If she can’t do something Depression and the Great Recession. to raise money to support the in which she is knowledgeable. she’ll say so, and—as is more often “I have always thought that the Minority Fellowship Program, she She has done all these things with the case—when she takes anything whole point of doing this work is to has worked to expand funding for gentle prodding and suggestions, on she sees it through to the end.” share it with the world,” Milkman sociology at the National Science but also with a firm and guiding Occupy also brought Milkman said when I asked about her acces- Foundation, other federal agencies, hand. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed to study the so-called Millennial sibility to people like me, outside of and private foundations. She has the many meetings and dinners generation, a subject of her current the university. “Many academics feel also played a leadership role on we have had together, learning work. “If we are in a new move- like it cheapens your work somehow research, education, and science from her about the workings of ment moment, as some people but I’ve always wanted to have a policy issues, especially profes- the profession, life in general, think, they’re it. So we’ve got to pay broad audience for whatever I do; if sional ethics and the protection of and the exotic places in the world attention to what they’re about.” people are interested I’m thrilled.” human subjects. As ASA repre- to which she has travelled (and As always, she is learning from her Milkman’s attitude has served sentative, Hillsman has served I’m sure will continue to visit in students as they learn from her. her students well both inside and on the Board of Directors of the her retirement from ASA). I am Consortium of Social Science confident that the ASA will find Changing the Field, Changing outside the academy. Rounds says, Associations and of the National an able and capable person to suc- the World “Ruth’s more activist public intellec- tual bent helped me recognize that Humanities Alliance. In recogni- ceed her as the Executive Officer, Over Milkman’s career, she says, I could apply those [research and tion of her distinguished work but I have great difficulty seeing that there’s been a convergence critical thinking] skills outside of on behalf of the advancement of how she can be replaced.” between the type of work she has the academy.” Through the Murphy social, economic, and political Donald Tomaskovic-Devey always been interested in doing and Institute, Milkman’s students wind sciences, Hillsman was elected as a pointed out that during his four the direction of the field of sociol- up scattered throughout the labor Fellow of the American Association years as Secretary-Elect/Secretary, ogy. She’d never expected to win and activist world, helping to create for the Advancement of Science in Hillman’s accomplishments election as ASA president. the movements that she continues 2011. Previously, she was elected a included the purchase of new space But it shouldn’t be that surpris- to study and that inspired her theme fellow of the National Academy of for the Executive Office, switch- ing, as her work has been influenc- for the 2016 ASA Annual Meeting, Public Administration in recogni- ing from self-publishing the ASA ing people inside and outside of “Rethinking Social Movements: Can tion of her work on reform of the journals to partnering with SAGE the academy, even shaping public Changing the Conversation Change courts and the criminal justice Publications, and leading the policy, for decades. She co-led a the World?” system. organization safely through the 2009 study of wage theft and other Milkman considers her current Arne Kalleberg indicated belt-tightening necessary to survive labor violations in New York, Los position as Distinguished Professor that a huge bonus in serving as the Great Recession. Tomaskovic- Angeles, and Chicago, which was of Sociology at the Graduate both Secretary and President Devey concluded that “during all widely covered in the media and Center and Research Director at of the American Sociological of these large, and many, many helped bring public attention to the the Murphy Institute—the perfect Association “was getting to know smaller challenges Sally Hillsman issue. Another recent research topic, combination for her, teaching doc- and work with Sally Hillsman. was calm, organized, and always paid family leave is the focus of a toral students in an open environ- Indeed, I have long regarded hir- 2013 book Milkman co-authored ing Sally as ASA Executive Officer Continued on Page 12

8 footnotes • September/October 2015 footnotes.asanet.org American Sociological Association The Importance of State and Regional Associations

Douglas Hartmann, University of applied sociologists in these groups for our members. What I was grati- lishing has become incredibly spe- Minnesota and 2015–16 President, than any other scholarly context. fied (though not surprised) to see cialized and often cutthroat, society Midwest Sociological Society Moreover, in the MSS, where I cur- was that speaker after speaker talked publications such as Sociological any sociologists—especially rently serve as President, upwards of about public engagement as the key Forum (the Eastern’s), Sociological Mthose, like me, who spend one-third of our membership in any to the continued revitalization and Perspectives (PSA), the brand new the bulk of their time in Research given year comes from outside of renewal of sociology itself, self-con- Social Currents (the Southern’s), and I institutions—think of regional our official nine-state footprint, and sciously positioning themselves— The Sociological Quarterly (MSS) and state associations as the minor almost half of those active members quite rightly, in my view—on the provide established, high-quality leagues of the discipline. As with are students. Many find these com- cutting edge of the discipline. venues for the production and munities incredibly supportive, and dissemination of the most basic, any stereotype, there is some truth Contributions and organizers and leaders work hard to general, and crucial knowledge we to this perception. The executive Opportunities officers of these organizations ensure that the gatherings are warm have to offer. There are administrative and aren’t necessarily the most famous and hospitable. (No nametag-gazing For all these reasons, I think it is organizational contributions here scholars, and the meetings they host here!). I daresay that regional and incumbent upon all of us who care as well. For example, when funding don’t usually attract the big-name state associations comprise and about sociology to recognize state got tight a few years back, regional keynotes or high-end speakers. serve the broadest, most representa- and regional sociology associations and other affiliated sociological However, having spent the better tive cross-section of the field. And as far more than a training ground associations stepped in to help part of the past two decades in these rank-and-file folks, in my or mid-market outpost. Indeed, I fund the ASA’s Minority Fellowship organizations like the Midwest experience at least, are true believ- prefer to think of these organiza- Program. Also, I know that many Sociological Society (MSS) and the ers in sociology. Not caught up in tions, the meetings they host, and of my colleagues find that more Sociologists of Minnesota, I think doctrinal disputes and less invested the journals they publish as part of a locally oriented associations offer this tendency to minimize state in the staid status politics of the large, federated system, each playing easier, more immediate, and more and regional associations is both academy, these are sociologists who a distinctive and irreducible role in fulfilling opportunities for leader- unfortunate and, to use the baseball believe in the grand, ambitious sustaining that notoriously big, mul- ship than national and international analogy once again, a bit off-base. traditions of the field, who love tifaceted, and sometimes conflicted groups. And we cannot overlook the For starters, state and regional nothing more than spreading the enterprise we know as sociology. journals. In a time when article pub- organizations are the actual face, gospel of sociology’s imaginative interface, and home base of many and empirical power. sociologists, particularly those Regional meetings and state orga- without the wherewithal to cover nizations also tend to have unique 2015-2016 Regional and Aligned hefty annual memberships or attend points of emphasis in the context national meetings in expensive of the field writ large. For example, Association Meetings cities just as fall classes get started. the MSS has a long tradition of The annual meetings of these orga- and commitment to innovative Association for Applied and Clinical Midwest Sociological Society nizations, usually held in the fall teaching and learning, and our Sociology and North Central Sociological and spring of the academic cycle, annual meetings typically have as “Social Justice from the Local to the Association (Joint Meeting) are where these scholars present many sessions about curriculum, Global: Sociology on the Move” March 23-26, 2016 their work and stay abreast of new pedagogy, and the student experi- October 8-10, 2015 Chicago, IL research and thinking in the field, ence as about research, theory, and Montgomery, AL www.ncsanet.org where they reconnect with old col- methodology. And there is no doubt www.aacsnet.net www.themss.org leagues and meet new collaborators, that state and regional associations are an integral point of entry and Mid-South Sociological Association Southwestern Social Science where they get teaching tips, and “On the Edge of Theory and Association where they process the institutional training ground for the next genera- tion of sociologists (although this Practice: A Sociology without “Social Sciences and Public forces transforming the worlds in Borders” Conversations” which they live, work, and study. contribution tends to be overlooked or even looked down upon, rather October 21-24, 2015 March 24-27, 2016 Demographics than celebrated). Also, sociologists Lafayette, LA Las Vegas, NV www.midsouthsoc.org www.sssaonline.org And these groups are incredibly in these organizations are incred- diverse and democratic. In both ibly committed to social action and Sociologists for Women in Society Pacific Sociological Association membership and leadership, they community engagement. It was not “Feminist Perspectives: Race, Place “Linking Theory and Practice: The include tenured professors as well accidental, in my view, that Michael and Justice” Conduct of Sociology” as new assistants, long suffering Burawoy honed his pitch for public February 4-7, 2016 March 30-April 2, 2016 adjuncts, and up-and-coming PhD sociology while making the rounds Memphis, TN Oakland, CA candidates, sociologists from large of the various state and regional www.socwomen.org www.pacificsoc.org state schools, smaller liberal arts associations in the year leading up Eastern Sociological Society Southern Sociological Society institutions, community colleges; to his ASA Presidency a decade “My Day Job: Politics and Pedagogy “The Politics of Marriage: From and even some high school instruc- ago. Indeed, I chose the theme in Academia” Intimacy to Public Policy” tors (several state organizations over “Sociology and Its Publics: The Next March 17-21, 2016 April 13-16, 2016 the past decade have targeted this Generation” for the 2015 MSS meet- Boston, MA Atlanta, GA few but proud crew). In addition, ings because I knew that the call of www.essnet.org www.southernsociologicalsociety. at regional meetings I’ve met more public duty is of utmost importance org.

footnotes • September/October 2015 9 American Sociological Association footnotes.asanet.org ASA Open Access Journal Socius Is Accepting Manuscripts ocius: Sociological Research for important objective of Socius is cally relevant, scientifically including dynamic and Sa Dynamic World is the ASA’s quick turnaround. The rate of important findings from any interactive visualizations first general sociology, open-access turnaround (from submission data form (e.g., quantita- and simulations, that are journal. Covering all areas of the to publication) will vary with tive, qualitative, simulation) readily accommodated by discipline, ASA and inaugural edi- paper length because review but are not accompanied the online format, includ- tors Lisa A. Keister and times will necessar- by elaborate theoretical ing code or data repository James Moody (Duke ily vary; however, development. These papers functions. University) are pleased our goal is that turn- likely pose new questions -- Accompanying materials: to announce that around will be faster on the basis of data-driven Papers may include (but Socius is now accept- for all submissions discovery that can help push would not be required to ing manuscripts. The to Socius than to future work. include) data and/or code journal will be funded traditional journals. -- Pure theory, formal theory: for replication, full interview through support from • Limited Papers that develop socio- transcripts, survey instru- the ASA and SAGE R&Rs: Revise-and- logically relevant theory ments, additional tables, and Publications, as well resubmit decisions but are not accompanied other materials. as article process- will be rare, allowing by empirical tests of those We think sociology is ripe for ing charges (APCs), authors to publish theories. a journal like Socius; a journal although waivers are offered for their work more rapidly and to that is open access and has quick at least the first 12 months for any -- Qualitative: Papers that have greater impact. turnaround allows our work to be author unable to pay an APC for use qualitative data either relevant and accessible. The inclu- any reason. • The number of published inductively or deductively sion of speculative theory, new Footnotes is reprinting the inau- papers will not be restricted and that might be longer data-based discovery, and a code gural editorial below. For additional by printed page limits: Print- than papers published in and data repository are features that information and to find out how journal page limits necessitate most sociology journals. take seriously a dynamic, interac- to to submit an article, visit www. ranking submissions and allow -- Visualizations and simula- tive model of science that is forward asanet.org/journals/socius.cfm. the publication of only a tiny tions: Papers of any format fraction of submitted papers. focused. Inaugural Editorial could include visualizations This heavy ranking risks and simulation models, Lisa A. Keister and James W. Moody, Welcome to Socius, the open- substituting quality for matters Editors access journal of the American of taste. Socius will feature all Sociological Association. The goal papers of acceptable quality, as of Socius is to make new research determined by peer reviewers, readily available by providing without a need to reject good an online forum for the rapid papers solely because we lack dissemination of high-quality, the space to publish them. This peer-reviewed research, produced will provide a forum for riskier in time to be relevant to ongoing and more speculative work. research and public debates. Socius • Papers are not restricted by will feature original research that traditional structure or page is relevant to sociologists of all limits: The online format subfields, and we are committed to facilitates the publication of an efficient peer-review process and papers that do not conform to broad accessibility. traditional journal article struc- We have several specific goals for ture (i.e., introduction, theory, the journal: methods, results, and conclu- • Publish high-quality, innova- sion) and length (i.e., longer or tive, rigorously reviewed shorter papers than are pub- scientific research online: lished in traditional journals Similar to other top sociology will be accepted). We welcome journals, the aim of Socius is to traditional papers, but we also publish cutting-edge research encourage authors to submit across sociological subfields. innovative, high-quality papers Papers will contribute to using novel formats. 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10 footnotes • September/October 2015 footnotes.asanet.org American Sociological Association The Graduate Teaching Seminar Project Using TRAILS

Diane Pike, Augsburg College, is healthy. Endeavors such as and did the activity in an actual Incorporating TRAILS as a com- TRAILS Editor 2012-2015 the Graduate Teaching Seminar class before submitting. A different ponent of a professional identity vigorous discipline of sociol- Project are part of the ongoing faculty member constructed the as a scholarly teacher fits with A ogy requires the creation of work to keep TRAILS thriving. opportunity sociology’s meaningful research knowledge The goal of the Graduate simply as an long-stand- and the training of professional Teaching Seminar (GTS) Project expectation ing com- sociologists able to pass on that is to increase the awareness of beyond what mitment to knowledge effectively. In spring TRAILS among sociology gradu- was already teaching and 2015, four ASA Department ate faculty and to engage graduate expected in learning. By Affiliate institutions participated in students beginning their profes- a full course. working with a pilot project to integrate TRAILS, sional teaching careers. Each of Relatively lit- graduate ASA’s Teaching Resources and the four faculty incorporated a tle class time students at Innovations Library for Sociology, TRAILS assignment into their was spent this stage of into their graduate teaching course syllabus, typically requir- on TRAILS their career, seminars. These leaders—Martha ing the design and submission projects we garnered Thompson, University of Illinois of a pedagogical activity or a directly (there was some peer topics and activities that are Chicago; John Zipp, University syllabus. The 34 graduate students review), but products were submit- especially current and innovative. of Akron; Jennifer Lundquist, and the faculty members were ted independently. All faculty Examples include: Carla Ilten’s University of Massachusetts- given a complimentary one-year participants stated either a firm (UIC) media activity “Watching Amherst; and Howard Aldrich, subscription to the library as part commitment or an openness to the Culture Industry at Work: University of North Carolina- of the project. All the submissions including the assignment again Super Bowl Commercials as Chapel Hill—took advantage of the received detailed feedback from the next time the course is taught. Cultural Products”; Struther Van opportunity to advance their own the respective Area Editors, and a As Jennifer Lundquist pointed out Horn’s (U of Akron) resource course goals while promoting the variety of resources have already about her particular assignment, on “Identifying Sociological and mission of TRAILS. been published. “I wouldn’t have thought to do this Psychological Perspectives on TRAILS launched in 2010 Based on interviews with the (work) without the partnership Mental Illness”; David Rigby’s as a result of ASA support, an faculty, a reading of the graduate with TRAILS.” (UNC) “Linguistic Ideology, NSF grant, Sally Hillman’s and student submissions, and of the When asked about the student Fallacies of Racism, and the Margaret Weigers Vitullo’s leader- Area Editor reviews, three themes feedback on the project, faculty Construction of the Racial ‘Gaffe’”; ship as well as the diligent efforts emerge from the project thus far: report positive reactions; not and Ember Kanelee’s (UMass) of then APAP 1) embed- surprisingly, students who had “Throw Like a Girl” Challenging Assistant ded TRAILS submissions published as resources and Unpacking Modern Day assignments were particularly delighted. Gender Norms within Sports.” Valerie This TRAILS project created the promote Individual experiences varied but As Editor, my aspirational goal Jiggetts. ability to let students do something Thanks to the learning about faculty report that most students with the GTS Project was/is that legacy of Hans with external recognition of their teaching; 2) it found the database enlightening TRAILS is incorporated in some makes sense and useful. “The students would way in every graduate teaching Mauksch, commitment to teaching. Carla Howery, to incorporate not have consulted TRAILS that seminar in sociology, both in the the ASA —Dr. Howard Aldrich, the project at much unless the assignment was United States and abroad. Whether Section on UNC Chapel Hill this stage of part of it; they needed to do it and used as a unique database for Teaching and professional were stunned at some of the things specific ideas and getting the lay Learning, and socialization, they found that had already been of the pedagogical landscape or the scores of and 3) the done,” said John Zipp. Martha for adopting techniques as new authors, editors, and contribu- involvement of TRAILS provides Thompson noted, the assignment teachers who are informed by tors to the Teaching Resources external validation of the work of “helped them see the importance scholarship, not just experience or Center (TRC) materials, the graduate students, particularly, of a collaborative community of for publishing original pedagogical TRAILS database went live with but not exclusively, for those new teachers, not just individual enter- work that strengthens a teach- the digitized version of all 2,700 colleagues who will obtain jobs at prises.” She also expressed that her ing portfolio, integrating TRAILS editorially reviewed TRC materi- teaching colleges and universities. assignment was a lot of work for as part of career socialization students. While a small number (whether teaching only graduate als. Since then, over 275 new TRAILS in Graduate Seminars submissions proceeded through of students learned from the students at a flagship university or Faculty members used differ- experience of having a submission in a small liberal arts classroom) the two-tiered peer review ent approaches to embedding the process. Area Editors complete rejected, most students partici- benefits the discipline. Thank assignment, demonstrating the pated in the revise and resubmit you to these leaders and gradu- substantive reviews guided by the flexibility available depending on published criteria and the Editor process. ate students and welcome future the specific course and instructor. Of course, the project was also participants. Research of discovery, completes a second review and One faculty member’s students confirms the final decision. At the designed to benefit TRAILS. We the scholarship of teaching and explored 3 to 5 versions of differ- are eager to increase the vis- learning, and scholarly teaching all end of 2014, there were over 1,100 ent activities before selecting one subscribers and 95 submissions, a ibility and utility of the database contribute to a vibrant and evolv- type of activity to develop; stu- for all sociologists who teach. ing intellectual field. 64% increase over 2013. TRAILS dents then received peer feedback

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2017 topic on the 2017 program; topic on the 2017 program; and November 13, 2015. Proposals From Page 4 • Recommendation for work- • Recommendation for course for all other sessions are due by shop organizer/leader, includ- instructor, including address, February 5, 2016. Guidelines for Session ing address, telephone, and telephone, and e-mail Submission. Proposals should Proposals e-mail information; and information. be submitted through the online Thematic Session, Special • A list of potential co-leaders or Organizer Eligibility. All session module located on the 2017 Annual Session, and Regional Spotlight panelists, if desired. organizers must be members of Meeting website. The module Session proposals must include: Course proposals must include: ASA. Students are not eligible to will ensure the proper transmis- sion of proposals to the Program • Designation of the session • Working title for the Course; serve as sole organizers of invited type: Thematic Session; Special sessions. Committee–do not mail or e-mail • Brief description of the focus Session; Regional Spotlight Deadlines. Proposals for proposals directly to Program and content; Session Thematic Sessions are due by Committee members. • Rationale for inclusion of the • Working title for the session; • Brief description of the sub- stantive focus; The following list is illustrative of the types of topics the 2017 • Rationale for inclusion of the topic on the 2017 program; Program Committee would like to have on the table: • Recommendation(s) for • Maximizing sociology’s impact on population health • Culture and labor: from resistance session organizer, including social and cultural change • The relationship between network studies to the new sociology of work address, telephone, and e-mail; • Destigmatization processes: new effects and cultural processes approaches for the study of social • Beyond social reproduction: and • The salience of religion as a inclusion dimension of group boundaries culture and identity in the sociol- • A list of potential participants • Morality and inequality: an alter- around the world ogy of education and higher including address, telephone, native to moral psychology • The co-evolution of cultural and education and e-mail. • Spatial and symbolic boundar- economic sociology: how markets • Globalization of the art world and Author Meets Critics Session ies: a new challenge for urban became cultural inequalities proposals must include: sociology • Theorizing a cumulative program • Globalization of evaluation and • Occupational cultures and micro for the study of intersectionality consequences for inequalities • Name and affiliation of book inequalities • The boundedness of organiza- • Cultures of health and the chal- author(s); • The roles of institutions and tions and fields lenges of class inclusion • Complete title of the book; cultural processes in health, ill- • Innovation, technology and social • Science, knowledge, and cultures ness, disabilityand help-seeking of expertise • Publication date and name of media as cultural divides behaviors • Narratives and institutions in the publisher; • Narratives and emotions in the • The cultural turn in demography study of social movements: what study of law and society • Brief statement about the • When ethnoracial groups had is next? • The Bourdieusian and post- book’s importance to the disci- “a culture:” beyond essentialism • The impact of neoliberalism on Bourdieusian agendas: omnivori- pline of sociology; in the sociology of ethnicity and scripts of personhood ousness, multiple forms of capital, immigration and field analysis • Rationale for inclusion on the • Decentering the West: The global • Meaning making and misery: • Evaluation, standardization, ratio- 2017 program; and south and the new cultural world recent developments in the study order nalization, and the audit society • Suggestions for critics and ses- of extreme poverty • Work and gender: how cultural • The persistent micro-dynamics sion organizer. • Culture in racial domination: scripts enable and constrain social of male and white privilege in Workshop proposals must competing paradigms change academia include: • Financialization as culture • The relationship between nor- • Beyond the sixties’ culture/struc- • The interaction of political and mativity, pleasure, and gender ture binary: Sociology’s responses • Working title for the session; cultural processes in opportunity inequality to behavioral economics and • Brief description of the focus, hoarding and closure • Empirical approaches to shifting cognitive science goals, and intended audience • Strengthening the dialogue cultures of sexual violence • Methodological pluralism and the for the workshop; between cultural analysis and politics of methods • Rationale for inclusion of the

Hillsman executive who keeps her eyes on the am extremely grateful that she was and ISA,” said Margaret Abraham, From Page 8 big picture while simultaneously executive officer not only for my International Sociological keeping track of the smallest details. presidential term, but for the many Association President “Both ASA took a long-term perspective on Deeply committed to democratic other years I served on Council. and ISA have benefited from her the health of sociology, the ASA, decision-making and transparent When an updated history of ASA organizational expertise and her and its membership. She also, governance, Sally has been an ideal is written, the ‘Sally Hillsman years’ understanding of the critical need always got things done.” executive officer during a period of will stand out as a period of tre- for American sociologists to be part One of Hillman’s accomplish- growing diversity and complexity in mendous benefit to the entire field of a global community of scholars ments has been to make the ASA’s ASA operations. During my term of sociology.” as well as bringing international finances and operations more trans- as President, she provided sage This benefit goes beyond the scholars into the association.” parent to the membership through advice and marshaled indispensable national reach of the discipline. Troy Duster captured the senti- the publication of an annual report. support to mount a highly success- “Sally Hillsman has played an ments of many of the elected leaders Indeed, Evelyn Nakano Glenn ful annual meeting. I am in awe invaluable leadership role in build- observed that, ”Sally is the rare of her energy and dedication and ing stronger ties between ASA Continued on Page 16

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Christopher Wetzel, Stonehill College 10 courses, facilitators also collab- expectations of a classroom and that highlight that each participant oratively decide which courses will allows you, as a student, to have a has something valuable to offer. “I n a moment where myriad struc- be offered. The one credit, pass/fail say in your own education.” IDEAS enjoyed going to this class every tural challenges affect student I courses run in the spring semester is both an invitation for students single time. … We did activities learning at colleges and universi- with enrollments kept between to dialogue and an urging to act on and different assignments to help us ties (Armstrong and Hamilton four and eight students to foster their interests. understand more about the world. 2013, Arum and Roksa 2011), my engagement. Students involved with IDEAS I think it is really great too that students’ struggles are not unique. frequently celebrated their con- Stonehill students are your teachers. The 2,400 undergraduate students How Participating in IDEAS nections with other students. They We all learned as a class and that at Stonehill College, a small, private Impacts Students reflected on “sharing and gaining was what I really loved. We were all liberal arts college in southeastern The program illuminates the knowledge with peers” and “learn- equal in that class.” Massachusetts, are earnest, hard- Millsian (1959) promise of the ing from your friends.” Students working students who often feel For more information on Integrating sociological imagination by routinely commented on how, they lack avenues to explore their Democratic Education at Stonehill, linking the personal and the public regardless of topic, IDEAS classes passions. Hailey Chalhoub, a 2013 including annual program assessments, in at least two important ways: link students. “I’ve always loved see www.stonehill.edu/offices-services/ Stonehill graduate with whom I Students talk about their enriched IDEAS classes because they are a ideas/. regularly collaborated on research excitement for learning and in their cooperative learning environment and teaching, and I decided to do References strengthened connection with their where everybody is a teacher and a something to reshape these conver- peers. student,” wrote one student. From Armstrong, Elizabeth A. and Laura T. sations because we recognized that After participating in IDEAS, the program side, we encourage Hamilton (2013), Paying for the Party: small institutional interventions can How College Maintains Inequality, students are animated about going these moments of seeing self in profoundly affect student outcomes Cambridge: Harvard University Press. beyond what is required and other. Facilitators are encouraged to (Chambliss and Takacs 2014). Arum, Richard and Jospia Roksa (2010), pursuing their curiosity. Some of design their syllabi with flexibility Integrating Democratic Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on this generative excitement is rooted based on who enrolls in the class College Campuses, Chicago: University of Education at Stonehill (IDEAS), in the exploration of new topics and and what excites them. We find Chicago Press. the program that we co-created, is questions. As one student wrote, that students respond to this milieu Chambliss, Daniel F. and Christopher series of interdisciplinary one-credit these “relaxing yet still engaging of peer learning and relationships G. Takacs (2014), How College Works, student-led courses, which seek [classes] do not simply teach building. Students learn through Cambridge: Harvard University Press. to fosters engagement and active standard subjects such as math or new content and questions, as well Mills, C. Wright (1959), The Sociological learning by creating an environment English or history, rather they tend as learning from new students. Imagination, New York: Oxford University for students to share their passions, Press. to educate us about something Facilitators seek to create spaces wisdom, and knowledge with one that we often encounter everyday another.. Like the dynamic demo- but take for granted or do not ever cratic education programs that have think about.” Another regarded taken root elsewhere—from Tufts IDEAS as a release from their major. University’s “Experimental College” “It is a nice break from regular to UC Berkeley’s “DeCal”—IDEAS classes to have your voice be heard promotes innovative pedagogies and be exposed to disciplines you and topics that are not always might not typically talk about in reflected in traditional curricula. your majors.” Initially endorsed as a two-year Undergraduate students report pilot (fall 2012-spring 2014), IDEAS that IDEAS classes enhance their received permanent approval in passion for the process of learn- January 2014. During the program’s ing. “[S]timulating your brain in first three years, we have offered 24 a different format than traditional classes and involved 207 students: lecture and quizzing…is so impor- 47 as facilitators and 160 enrolled in tant. It helps you see the value in courses. Preparation for the IDEAS learning and education again,” said program begins late in the spring one student. The classes also engen- semester when would-be facilitators der a desire to do more, as another propose courses. The application student wrote in an evaluation, “The process invites reflection, ask- work was so enjoyable and felt like I ing students to articulate a course was learning so much … I’ve never narrative, learning objectives, and had a class where I wanted it to be potential challenges and oppor- longer and meet more than once a tunities, as well as their personal week, I was always discovering new experiences as engaged learners. things.” This excitement about big During the fall semester, my student ideas produced a sense of agency co-director and I work with the for many students, helping them facilitators on course development. feel they had a voice in their own Since the program is capped at up to educations. IDEAS “redefines your

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Sociological Theory classical theory to contemporary qualities firsthand. He encourages in legacy, to maintain Sociological From Page 1 concerns and by showing that its others the same broad engagement Theory’s increasingly prestigious potential for intellectual stimulation found in his own work rather than reputation for high-quality work, and and co-authored (with Matthew is not yet exhausted, these contribu- a narrow confinement to one’s pre- to capitalize on the enthusiasm for Desmond) an important new textbook tions have revitalized sociology’s ferred corner of the sociological uni- theorizing that he sees among many and a forthcoming monograph on the theoretical heritage. At the same verse. (I remember, for instance, his of his colleagues. At the same time, he sociology of race. The impact of these time, Emirbayer has engaged with admonition to critically-minded New plans to put his own distinctive stamp publications is evident in Emirbayer’s the ideas of recent or contemporary School students not to ignore what upon the journal with several innova- high citation counts: around 7,000 theorists such as Jeffrey Alexander, we then disparagingly called “main- tions, including the publication of on Google Scholar and 2,000 to 3,000 Erik Olin Wright, Norbert Elias, stream American sociology.” You shorter papers in symposia devoted on Web of Science in terms of career Harold Garfinkel, Charles Tilly, don’t have to like the mainstream, he to important theoretical issues. These totals so far. and especially Pierre Bourdieu. He told us, but you should endeavor to symposia would complement, not One of the reasons Emirbayer’s has brought Bourdieu’s ideas into be conversant and in conversation replace, full-length articles. He hopes work has been so influential is that it fruitful dialogue with democratic with it. That’s good advice about any to make the journal an “intellectual moves across conventional intel- theory, organizational analysis, and sociological perspective.) home” for scholars who want to move lectual boundaries to engage with a social movement research. Lastly, While insisting on careful thinking beyond old divisions between quanti- wide range of questions and topics. Emirbayer has given new theoretical and intellectual rigor, Emirbayer also tative or qualitative research, profes- Many of his publications address direction to a variety of sociological encourages students and colleagues sionally oriented or public sociology, core theoretical problems at the heart subfields, including comparative- to think big, pursue intellectually and empirically rich or theoretically of all social research. For instance, historical sociology, political ambitious agendas, and make explicit sophisticated inquiry. three of his most widely cited arti- sociology, and, most recently, the the broader implications and contri- “I would like to see the journal cles—“Network Analysis, Culture, sociology of race and ethnicity. The butions of their research. He com- take in the full range of exciting and the Problem of Agency” (1994, extensive range of his intellectual bines these high expectations with theoretical inquiry currently going co-authored with Jeff Goodwin), engagements will undoubtedly help extraordinary dedication, to students on around the discipline,” Emirbayer “Manifesto for a Relational Emirbayer attract diverse scholar- and colleagues he has devoted much says adding, “not only in the U.S. but Sociology” (1997), and “What Is ship to Sociological Theory and of his time and energy throughout also abroad; not exclusively around Agency?” (1998, co-authored with provide him with a sound basis for his career to nurturing, cultivating, core sociological problems but also Ann Mische)—aimed to clarify the choosing reviewers and evaluating and preparing graduate students concerned with heretofore neglected nature of agency and its relationship submissions. and junior colleagues. These same or marginalized themes; located to structure while re-conceptualizing qualities will undoubtedly serve him not only in the field of sociologi- Beyond his Research agency and structure in relational well as he works in his editorial role cal theory proper but also in many terms. Other publications of his have Emirbayer’s personal qualities with authors and reviewers to assess substantive fields of which sociology reinterpreted and reconstructed also suit him for the editorship of manuscripts and identify revisions is composed.” We look forward to the the work of classical social theo- Sociological Theory. As one of his that would improve them. unfolding of this expansive vision in rists such as Emile Durkheim, Max former students, coauthors, and col- Emirbayer vows to build on Gross’s future issues. Weber, and John Dewey. By linking leagues, I have come to know those

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he 2015 ASA Member-Get-A-Member campaign concluded on July 31. Sixty-five current ASA members (see list Paul Michael Nary Tbelow) sponsored at least one new member for 2015. Carrie B. Oser For every new non-student member sponsored during the campaign, sponsors will receive a $10 discount on Andrew V. Papachristos their 2016 member dues. In addition, every member who sponsored a new member (student or non-student) was Robert Nash Parker entered into a drawing to win a $250 Amazon.com gift certificate and other prizes. Congratulations to this year’s gift Emilio A. Parrado certificate winner, Joseph P. Broschak (University of Arizona). Rhacel Salazar Parrenas The ASA extends its gratitude to all participating sponsors in the 2015 Member-Get-A-Member campaign and Gretchen Peterson throughout the year. Richard N. Pitt Dudley L. Poston, Jr. Wallis Adams Andrew Dzurisin Ross Haenfler Brian Powell Patricia Yvonne Anderson Irma T. Elo Matissa Hollister Barbara Jane Risman Jerome Patrick Baggett Michal Engelman Arthur J. Jipson Jan Marten W. Schalkwijk Katherine Barahona-López Gosta Esping-Andersen Svenja Kopyciok Barbara L. Schneider Jennifer S. Barber Myra Marx Ferree Gregory Trainor Kordsmeier David Schweingruber Shannon Elizabeth Bell Anne Figert Matthew Lange Marc R. Settembrino Luis Xavier Benavides Robert Donald Francis Jaein Lee Patricia G. Steinhoff Joseph P. Broschak William H. Frey Bronwen Lichtenstein J. Jill Suitor Emilio J. Castilla Mark Frezzo Heidi Lyons Miles G. Taylor Christopher Chase-Dunn Tetsushi Fujimoto Kris Marsh William T. Trent Emma Dolores Cohen Lynne Gerber Nancy Martin Lisa Wade Martha Copp Jack A. Goldstone Laura McKinney Kevin A. Whitehead Shelia R. Cotten Kimberly Ann Goyette Brian J. Miller Apryl Alexis Williams Candan Duran-Aydintug Mark Granovetter Mark S. Mizruchi Trish Wonch Hill

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footnotes • September/October 2015 15 American Sociological Association footnotes.asanet.org Misconceptions of Our Social Brains than their parts. He says: molecular reactions is simply these experiments, results included I am not attempting to reduce silly, a point made clear when lowered self-esteem for the subjects social phenomena to biologi- one considers how many dif- and increased conformity to group cal phenomena, but rather to ferent levels of biological and norms. An important finding by discuss the powerful connec- social interactions must be put Lieberman is that that the social tion between them. It should in place before higher-order brain is never at rest. When the David D. Franks, Virginia be clear that although culture consciousness emerges. (Italics person is at rest the default part Commonwealth University, Chair of ASA and civilization arise from the by this author) of the brain is still busy, and it is section on Evolution, Biology and Society behavior of biological individu- While the fact that the human unconsciously thinking about other als, the behavior was generated brain is seen as encapsulated in the people. I rest my case! n 2000 Douglas Massey gave in collectivities of individuals individual’s head is obviously true, References a presidential address saying I interacting in social environ- neuropsychologist Leslie Brothers we have gone too far in privileg- Brothers, L. (1997). Friday’s footprint: How ments. Culture and civilization told us long ago that “while our ing the social over the biological. society shapes the human mind. New York: could not have arisen from individual brains are singular and Nonetheless, a problematic distrust Oxford. single individuals and thus self-contained, the processes on of the latter remains. What follows Damasio, A. R. (1994). Descartes’ error cannot be reduced to biologi- which they depend for functioning are reasons why such distrust and the future of human life. Scientific cal mechanisms, and even less, are social ones…. The function- American, 271(4), 144. is based on misconceptions of can they be reduced to a subset ing brain is social in the sense the way the biological is used in Edelman, G. (2004). Wider than the sky: of genetic specifications. Their that any given brain is completely The phenomenal gift of consciousness. New “neurosociology”. comprehension demands not dependent on other brains for its Haven: Yale University Press. Perhaps most important is that just general biology and neuro- development..” Franks D. (2010). Neurosociology: the the biological is seen by many biology but the methodologies In Matthew Lieberman’s book, nexus between Neuroscience and Social sociologists as reductionist as well as of the social sciences as well. titled Social: Why Our Brains Are Psychology. New York: Springer Press. deterministic. But many neurosci- (Italics added by this author) Wired to Connect (2013), he tells of Lieberman M. D. (2013). Social: Why Our entists do not see it this way. For confederates who were waiting for Brains Are Wired to Connect. New York: example, leading neuroscientist Edelman (1992:166) a Nobel Crown Publishers. an experiment to begin and started Antonio Damasio rejects the kind Prize winner, uses more direct throwing a ball to each other. They Massey, D. S. (2002). A brief history of of reduction that minimizes the language about the matter: human society: The origin and role of also included a naïve subject. Then importance of social processes and To reduce a theory of an indi- emotion in social life: 2001 presidential they stopped throwing it to him and assumes that we are nothing more vidual’s behavior to a theory of address. American Sociological Review, just threw it to each other. In all of 67(1), 1–29.

The ASA Minority Fellowship Program Hillsman Michael Burawoy noted, “for over a decade Sally has taken the he ASA Minority Fellowship From Page 12 ASA on an ever upward trajec- Program (MFP) has existed since T of the ASA who had the privilege tory. She has always been ready 1974 and celebrated its 40th anni- of working with Hillsman when to explore new avenues, new versary in 2013–14. For the 2016-17 he wrote, “Sally’s leadership of the directions, caring for her staff, MFP Fellowship award year, MFP Association quietly achieved the right welcoming newcomers, humoring is supported by significant annual balance between steering a strong presidents, doing what’s best for contributions from Sociologists for and supportive staff while managing sociology. I’m very sad to see her Women in Society, Alpha Kappa Delta, and the Midwest Sociological to be flexible and responsive to the leave.” Randall Collins character- Society, along with the Association of Black Sociologists, the membership. That outcome is as art- ized Sally Hillsman as “one of the Southwestern Sociological Association, Pacific Sociological Association, ful as it is difficult. I am happy to have great Executive Officers the ASA Eastern Sociological Society, and numerous individual ASA members. this occasion to express my apprecia- has had. Upbeat, knowledgeable, MFP applicants should have completed one full academic year in tion for all that she has done over effective; she kept everything mov- their PhD program in sociology. All MFP applicants must be members these many years of service.” ing. We will miss her.” of an underrepresented racial/ethnic minority group in the United States (e.g. Blacks/African-Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asians or Pacific Islanders, or American Indians/Alaska Natives). Applicants must also be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals of the U.S., or have Add Us to Your Email Address Book been lawfully admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence. The General ASA announcements, including the application deadline is January 31; notifications are made by April 30. monthly e-newsletter ASA Member News and The Fellowship is awarded for 12 months. Tuition and fees are arranged Notes, renewal notices, and new member ben- with the home department. efits, are now sent from [email protected]. MFP Fellows are selected each year by the MFP Advisory Panel, Please add this e-mail address (and the asanet.org a rotating, appointed group of senior scholars in sociology. Fellows domain) as necessary to any personal and institu- can be involved in any area of sociological research. For more tional filters so you will receive important ASA com- information or an application, visit the ASA website and click on munications. ASA uses your e-mail address judiciously and carefully, “Funding” or contact the ASA Minority Affairs Program at minority. for official ASA communication only, and does not sell or otherwise [email protected]. distribute it for use by other organizations.

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tive sociological thinking being done the Move.” Contact: Karen Albright at more information, visit www.confer- Call for Papers on work, organization, and employ- [email protected]. For more ence.tasa.org.au. Publications ment relationship. Deadline: Novem- information, visit www.aacsnet.net/ December 14-15, 2015. Science of ber 1, 2015. Contact: Steven Vallas at conference/2014-call-papers/. Dissemination and Implementation Gender and Food: From Production [email protected]. to Consumption and After, edited by October 12-15, 2015. 2015 World 8th Annual Conference, Washington, Marcia Texler Segal and Vasilikie Dem- Social Class in Education, a series Conference on North Korean Studies DC. Theme: “Optimizing Personal and os, is looking for papers exploring the edited by Buffy Smith and Victoria (WCNKS), Seoul, Korea. The objectives Population Health.” For more informa- relationship between gender and food Svoboda and published by Rowman, of the WCNKS are to encourage experts tion, visit www.diconference.academy- as evidenced globally, societally, and is seeking paper submissions from who study North Korea in various health.org/callforabstracts/cfa. locally with respect to the full range sociologists focused on Pre-K through academic fields such as politics, eco- of issues associated with production, post-secondary school environments, nomics, investment, health, women’s Funding consumption and the effects of both. as well as manuscripts that explore rights, culture, arts, history, science, Deadline: January 15, 2016. Contact: intersections of classism and other and technology, and communication. American Academy in Berlin invites Danielle Lavin Louks at danielle.lavin- forms of identities and oppressions. Contact: [email protected]. applications for its residential fellow- ships for the 2016-17 academic year. [email protected]. While education is often heralded as October 21-25, 2015. Association for a means of social mobility, educa- The Academy welcomes applications Social Class in Education, a series Humanist Sociology’s 2015 Annual from sociologists who wish to engage tional outcomes suggest that schools, Meetings, Portland, OR. Theme: “Loca- edited by Buffy Smith and Victoria colleges, and universities actually in independent study in Berlin. Twenty Svoboda and published by Rowman, vore Sociology: Challenging Globaliza- Berlin Prizes are conferred annually. replicate rather than transform social tion, Embracing the Local.” Contact: is seeking paper submissions from class inequities. Deadline: November 1, Fellowships are typically awarded for sociologists focused on Pre-K through Kathleen J. Fitzgerald at fitzy88so@ an academic semester or, on occasion, 2015. Contact: Buffy Smith at bsmith@ gmail.com. post-secondary school environments, stthomas.edu; Victoria Svoboba at for an entire academic year. Bosch as well as manuscripts that explore [email protected]; or Nicolette November 9, 2015. UK Ethics Confer- Fellowships in Public Policy may be intersections of classism and other Amstutz at [email protected] ence, Brighton, United Kingdom. awarded for shorter stays of six to forms of identities and oppressions. Theme: “Have We Become too Ethical?” eight weeks. Benefits include round- While education is often heralded as Conferences One concern is when is ethics review trip airfare, partial board, a $5,000 a means of social mobility, educa- monthly stipend, and accommoda- European Association for Population too constrictive and when is it too per- tional outcomes suggest that schools, tions at the Academy’s lakeside Hans Studies, August 31-September 3, 2016, missive? The aim of this conference is colleges, and universities actually Arnhold Center in the Berlin-Wannsee Mainz, Germany. Theme: “Demograph- to formulate the basis for feasible, fair, replicate rather than transform social district. Deadline: September 20, 2015. ic Change and Policy Implications.” and effective ethical review at home class inequities. Deadline: November 1, For more information, visit www. The conference is carried out by the and in transnational collaborative 2015. Contact: Buffy Smith at bsmith@ americanacademy.de/home/fellows/ European Association for Population research. For more information, visit stthomas.edu; Victoria Svoboba at www.centreforbionetworking.org. applications. [email protected] or Nicolette Studies (EAPS) in cooperation with the Amstutz at [email protected]. Federal Institute for Population Re- November 23-26, 2015. The Austra- Berlin Program for Advanced Ger- search. The EPC2016 is a general scien- lian Sociological Association (TASA), man and European Studies offers Religions announces a special issue tific population conference where the Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia. up to one year of research support on glodal religions. Glodal religions theme will receive special attention. Theme: “Neoliberalism and Contempo- at the Freie Universität Berlin. The involve the blending or fusion of global Submissions should be made to one of rary Challenges for the Asia-Pacific.” For program accepts applications from U.S. religious expression with local particu- the conference themes, which will be larity. Contributions from all religious developed into a series of sessions by traditions are welcome. The theme of the convener of each theme. Authors global religion has been in circulation will be informed about acceptance of ASA Funding Opportunities under a variety of labels (syncretism, their submission by early March 2016. hybridity). Deadline: October 15, 2015. Deadline: December 15, 2015. For ASA Congressional Fellowship Community Action Research For more information, visit www.mdpi. more information, visit www.epc2016. Deadline: February 1 Initiative Deadline: February 1 com/journal/religions/special_issues/ princeton.edu. Sponsored by the ASA Sydney Sponsored by the ASA Sydney S. glocal_religions. Mid-America American Studies As- S. Spivack Program in Applied Spivack Program in Applied Social Research in the Sociology of Health sociation 2016 Conference (MAASA), Social Research and Social Policy, Research and Social Policy, these Care seeks papers for its research an- March 4-5, 2016, University of Kansas, nual: “Issues in Health and Healthcare Lawrence, KS. Theme: “Defining Who the Congressional Fellow serves small grants encourage sociologists for Special Groups, Social Factors, and and What Matters in the U.S. and for 12 months in an office in to undertake projects that bring Disparities.” Papers dealing with macro- Beyond.” MAASA welcomes papers, the U.S. House or Senate. The to bear social science knowledge, level system issues and micro-level proposed panels, roundtables, poster Fellow will learn the workings of methods, and expertise in address- issues involving special groups, social sessions, and other session formats Congress and will share the uses ing community-identified issues factors, and disparities linked to issues from students, faculty, and activists. in health and health care are sought. The major issues of the 21st century and contributions of sociology and concerns. Papers that focus on linkages to with the placement site. are being fought in the backyards of Fund for the Advancement of policy, population concerns, and either the Midwest, the geographical U.S. patients or providers of care as ways center. The Midwest has become the Carla B. Howery Teaching the Discipline Deadline: June to meet health care needs of people political battleground for policies, Enhancement Grants Program 15 and December 15 both in the U.S. and in other countries rhetoric, and practices that are shifting Deadline: February 1 Supported by the ASA through are solicited. Deadline: November 15, definitions of who and what matters 2015. Contact: Jennie Jacobs Kronen- in the US and beyond. These trends The ASA Teaching a matching grant from the NSF, feld at Sociology Program, Sanford indicate the direction of our humanity. Enhancement Fund Small Grants FAD provides small grants ($7,000 School of Social and Family Dynamics, Deadline: November 1, 2015. For more Program provides support to an maximum) for innovative research Box 873701, Arizona State University, information, visit www.americanstud- individual, department, program, with potential for challenging the Tempe, AZ 85287-3701; (480) 965-8053; ies.ku.edu/call-papers-and-sessions. [email protected]. or committee of a state/regional discipline, stimulating new lines sociology association to enhance of research, and creating new net- Research in the Sociology of Work Meetings the teaching of sociology that works of scientific collaboration. (RSW), a widely respected research October 8-10, 2015. Association for annual since 1988, invites submissions Applied & Clinical Sociology (AACS) will have systemic and enduring For more information on funding to be included in RSW volume 28, no. 2015 Annual Conference, Montgom- impact on the teaching and learn- opportunities, visit www.asanet.org 2 (Fall, 2016). Beginning in 2016, RSW ery, AL. Theme: “Social Justice from ing of sociology. and click on “Funding.” will appear twice annually to better the Local to the Global: Sociology on represent the best and most provoca- footnotes • September/October 2015 17 American Sociological Association footnotes.asanet.org announcements and Canadian nationals, permanent be held concurrently with other fellow- 1, 2015. Contact: Linda Musumeci at will also be provided for the winner to and long-term residents. Applicants ships and grants and any sabbatical [email protected]. For more present the paper at the SfAA Meeting for a dissertation fellowship must be pay, up to an amount equal to the information, visit www.amphilsoc.org. in Vancouver, BC Canada in March full-time graduate students enrolled candidate’s current academic year sal- Center for Advanced Study in the 2016. Second and third prizes will be at a North American university who ary. Tenure of the fellowship may begin Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at awarded depending on the quality of have achieved ABD status by the no earlier than July 1, 2016, and no Stanford University is now accepting the competition. Deadline: December time the proposed research stay in later than February 1, 2017. Deadline: applications for residential fellowships 31, 2015. Contact: (405) 843-5113; Berlin begins. Also eligible are U.S. and September 23, 2015. For more informa- for the 2016-17 academic year. CASBS [email protected]. For more information, Canadian PhD’s who have received tion, visit www.acls.org/programs/acls/. has hosted generations of scholars visit www.sfaa.net. their doctorates within the past two American Council of Learned Societ- and scientists who come for a year as calendar years. Deadline: December ies (ACLS) Collaborative Research fellows. The CASBS fellowship provides In the News 1, 2015. For more information, visit Fellowships The aim of this fellowship an excellent opportunity for scholars Richard Alba, CUNY-Graduate Center, www.fu-berlin.de/bprogram or send an program is to offer small teams of two to pursue innovative research and email to [email protected]. wrote a June 11 New York Times op ed, or more scholars the opportunity to expand their horizons while engaging “The Myth of a White Minority.” National Science Foundation Discov- collaborate intensively on a single, in a diverse, interdisciplinary commu- ery Research PreK-12 program (DRK-12) substantive project. The fellowship nity. Deadline: November 6, 2015. For Karl Alexander, Johns Hopkins seeks to significantly enhance learning supports projects that produce a tan- more information, visit www.casbs.org/ University, was mentioned in a June 17 and teaching of STEM by Prek-12 stu- gible research product (such as joint individual-residential-fellowships. Baltimore Sun article, “A Hopkins Soci- ologist Busts an American Belief: Study dents and teachers through research print or web publications) for which National Humanities Center invites and development of STEM education. two or more collaborators will take of 800 Baltimoreans Found Those Born applications for academic-year or Poor Stayed Poor.” Projects should result in research- credit. The fellowships are for up to 24 one-semester residencies. Fellowship informed and field-tested outcomes months, to be initiated between July 1, applicants must have a PhD or equiva- Margaret Archer, University of War- and products that inform teaching and 2016 and September 1, 2018. Deadline: lent scholarly credentials. Mid-career as wick, was mentioned in a July 21 Crux learning. Teachers and students who September 23, 2015. For more informa- well as senior scholars from all areas of article, “World Mayors Vow to Fight participate in DRK-12 studies are ex- tion, visit www.acls.org/programs/ the humanities are welcome; emerging Climate Change, Human Slavery.” pected to enhance their understanding collaborative/. scholars with a strong record of peer- Elizabeth Armstrong, University of and use of STEM content, practices and American Philosophical Society reviewed work are also encouraged skills. Anticipated Funding Amount: Michigan, was quoted in a June 16 (APS) is offering one to two fellowships to apply. Located in the progressive Washington Post article, “The Best $50 million. Deadline: December 7, for the 2015-16 academic year. The first Triangle region of North Carolina, the 2015. For more information, visit www. Things Parents Can Do to Help Prevent one is in collaboration with the British Center affords access to the rich cul- Sexual Assault? Talk About It.” nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15592/nsf15592. Academy: an exchange postdoctoral tural and intellectual communities sup- htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT. fellowship in the archives and libraries ported by the area’s research institutes Sandra L. Barnes, Vanderbilt Univer- mc_ev=click. of London during 2016. This award and universities. Fellows have private sity, wrote an essay, “Emanuel AME has includes travel expenses between the studies; the library service delivers all Long Been a Target for Hate - As Well Fellowships U.S. and UK and a monthly subsistence research materials. Scholars from all as Place of Hope,” for The Conversation paid by the APS. The second one is parts of the globe are eligible; travel (June 26). She was quoted in a June 19 American Council of Learned Societ- Washington Post article, “How the Afri- ies (ACLS) Fellowships are intended as in collaboration with the Institute expenses, in addition to a stipend, for Advanced Studies in Humanities are provided. Deadline: October 15, can American Church Became a Social salary replacement to help scholars de- Step Ladder” and in a June 20 FiveThir- vote six to twelve continuous months (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh. 2015. For more information, visit www. Available to scholars of postdoctoral nationalhumanitiescenter.org/fellow- tyEight article, “The Charleston Shooter to full-time research and writing. ACLS Struck The Heart of the African-Amer- Fellowships are portable and are ten- or equivalent standing, includes travel, ships/fellowships2016.html. private office, library, research facilities ican South.” Barnes was interviewed able at the fellow’s home institution, about the Charleston murders on June abroad, or at another appropriate site at the IASH, and a monthly subsistence Competitions paid by the APS. Deadline: October 23 on the Channel 5 Plus Network for research. An ACLS Fellowship may 2017 Catharine Stimpson Prize MorningLine with Nick Beres show, titled for Outstanding Feminist Scholar- “Black Churches and White Suprema- ship from the University of Chicago cists.” She was also interviewed on June Press and Signs. Named in honor of 30 about the historic and contempo- the founding editor of Signs: Journal rary Black Church on the Channel 5 of Women in Culture and Society, the Plus Network Urban Outlook with April Catharine Stimpson Prize is designed Eaton show entitled, “The Black Church” to recognize excellence and innovation as well as on racial identity (“Rachel Published monthly with combined issues in May/June, July/August, and September/ in the work of emerging feminist schol- Dolezal and Racial Identity”) in another October. Mailed to all ASA members. ars. The prize is awarded biennially segment of that same show. Editor: Sally T. Hillsman Associate Editor: Margaret Weigers Vitullo to the best paper in an international Jessica Barron, Duke University, was competition. The prize-winning paper Managing Editor: Johanna Olexy Secretary: Mary Romero quoted in a June 24 Guardian article, will be published in Signs, and the “Racism is Alive in the U.S. North Too Article submissions are limited to 1,000 words and must have journalistic value (e.g., author will be provided an honorarium – Just without Southern Accents and timeliness, significant impact, general interest) rather than be research oriented or of $1,000. All papers submitted for the Flags.” scholarly in nature. Submissions will be reviewed by the editorial board for pos- Stimpson Prize will be considered for Bianca Bersani, University of Massa- sible publication. “ASA Forum” (including letters to the editor) contributions are peer review and possible publication in Signs. Deadline: March 1, 2016. For chusetts-Boston, was quoted in a July limited to 400–600 words; “Obituaries,” 500–700 words; and “Announcements,” 200 more information, visit www.signsjour- 27 New Yorker article, “American Limbo,” words. All submissions should include a contact name and, if possible, an e-mail nal.org/cfps. on crime and immigrants. address. ASA reserves the right to edit all material published for style and length. Amy Blackstone, University of Maine, The deadline for all material is the first of the month preceding publication (e.g., Peter K. New Student Research An- nual Competition from the Society was quoted in a June 5 Pacific Standard February 1 for March issue). for Applied Anthropology (SfAA). The article, “Can a New Parent Remain a Send communications on material, subscriptions, and advertising to: American Competition invites papers (maximum Good Friend?” Sociological Association, 1430 K Street, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005; (202) 383- of 45 pages) based on original research Joseph Blasi, Rutgers University, was 9005; fax (202) 638-0882; email [email protected]; . in the general area of health or hu- mentioned in a July 22 Washington man services (broadly interpreted) Post article, “The Trouble with Hillary Copyright © 2015, American Sociological Association. from students at the graduate or Clinton’s Profit-Sharing Plan.” undergraduate level. The Competition Kathleen M. Blee, University of footnotes is printed on recycled paper winner will receive $3,000 as well as an engraved Baccarat trophy. Travel funds Pittsburgh, was quoted in a June

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24 National Post article, “How White You to be Happier. This is Not a Good article, “Readers Fall for Aziz Ansari’s Daniel Lichter, Cornell University, Supremacist Groups Have Used the Thing.” ‘Modern Romance,’” about his book was quoted in a July 30 Atlantic article, Deaths of Trayvon Martin and Other Thomas Dietz and Kenneth Frank, Modern Romance, co-authored with co- “White Flight Never Ended.” Black Men to Grow their Ranks.” Michigan State University, were men- median, Aziz Ansari. His collaboration Kris Marsh, University of Maryland, Camille Zubrinsky Charles, University tioned in a June 15 Los Angeles Times on the book was also covered in the was quoted in a July 17 Voice of of Pennsylvania, was quoted in a June article, “Do a State’s Politics Influence Guardian on June 7, The New York Times America article, “Racism in U.S. Harder 15 Wall Street Journal article, “Rachel its Greenhouse Gas Emissions? Yes, June 13, The National Post on June 30, to Spot, Even Harder to Combat.” Bustle on July 22, the International Busi- Dolezal Resigns as Head of Spokane Study Says.” Gustavo Mesch, University of Haifa, NAACP Chapter” and in a June 14 ness Times on July 1 and the Chicago Kathryn Edin, Johns Hopkins Uni- Reader and Time on July 13, among and Kent Schwirian, Ohio State Uni- South Bend Tribune article, “Controver- versity, was quoted in a June 15 Time versity, were mentioned in a February sial NAACP Leader to Talk Monday.” many other media outlets. He also magazine article, “How Deadbeat are wrote a July 2 Slate article, “The Heat Is 6 New York Times article, “Debate Over Andrew Cherlin, Johns Hopkins Deadbeat Dads, Really?” On: Climate Change Will Make Deadly Vaccine Requirements Forge Strange University, was quoted in a July 23 Joe Feagin, Texas A&M University, was Heat Waves like Pakistan’s and Europe’s Alliance,” a February 3 Huffington Post New Republic article, “The New Nuclear featured in a July 27 New York Times Worse Than Ever.” article, “Anti-Vaccination Advocates Family.” Q&A article, “American Racism in the Don’t Trust the Government, Study Maria Krysan, University of Illinois- Finds,” and a February 5 Economist Carolyn Chernoff, Skidmore College, ‘White Frame.’ ” Chicago, and Michael Bader, American was quoted in a July 27 the Nation article, “Politics and Vaccination: What Dana Fisher, University of Maryland, University, were quoted in a July 17 Experts Say and What People Hear.” article, “Minaj Shows Black Women’s was quoted in an April 26 Baltimore Washington Post article, “How Race Still Challenges,” on race and body image in Sun article, “Sociologist Says Mood Influences Where We Choose to Live.” Ann Morning, New York Univer- pop music. from Protest Can Change from Block sity, provided insight into the Rachel Arielle Kuperberg, University of North Dolezal case on June 16 on MSNBC Noelle Chesley, University of to Block.” Carolina-Greensboro, was quoted in Wisconsin-Milwaukee, was mentioned Politics Nation and on June 17 on Good Charles Gallagher, La Salle University, a June 9 Today article, “Never Married, Morning America. She was also inter- in a May 5 Huffington Post article, “Only was quoted in a July 19, CNN Politics ar- Living Alone, Number of Young Singles 6 American Men Identified as Stay- viewed by the BBC, CBS Evening News, ticle, “Obama, You’re Still No Regan.”He ‘Dramatically’ Rises.” CBS Local News, ABC Eyewitness News, At-Home Dads in the 1970s. Today, was also quoted with G. Reginald It’s A Different Story,” and in a May 13 Jennifer Laird, University of Washing- ARISE TV and KPCC radio. In mid-June Daniel, University of California-Santa ton, was quoted in a June 24 Huffing- she gave interviews on U.S. Census Huffington Post article, “The States with Barbara, in a June 17 Yahoo News The Most Stay-At-Home Fathers.” ton Post article, “What’s Happening to racial classification that appeared in article, “Controversial US Activist: ‘I America’s Black Working Class?” The Washington Post, Time, and the Pew Philip Cohen, University of Maryland, Definitely Am Not White.’ ” Jennifer Lee, University of California- Research Center Fact Tank. was quoted in a June 8 Pacific Standard Roberto Gonzales, Harvard University, article, “How Women Provide an ‘Invis- Irvine, wrote a June 16 Houston Guðmundur Oddsson, Northern was mentioned in a June 17 Phoenix Chronicle article, “Asian Americans and Michigan University, was quoted ible Subsidy’ to the World’s Health Care New Times article, “DREAMers Celebrate Systems.” the ‘Bamboo Ceiling,’” was quoted in in a July 8 The Independent article, DACA’s Three-Year Anniversary—With a July 28 Daily News article, “Friend’s “Norway’s Police Only Fired Two Bullets Scott Coltrane, University of Califor- Reservations.” Account about Canadian Woman Last Year...and No One Was Killed.” He nia-Riverside, was mentioned in a June Kieran Healy, Duke University, was Convicted of Hiring Hit on Asian Im- was also quoted with Paul Hirschfield, 18 Boston Globe article, “The Changing quoted in a July 24 Washington Post migrant Parents Reveals Life of Stress, Rutgers University, in a July 30 Business Role of Fathers: Fathers More Involved article, “11 Essential Facts About Guns Rebellion,” and was mentioned in a Insider article, “American Police Kill in Child Care Become Better Parents — and Mass Shootings in America.” July 8 Boston Globe article, “Complaint More People in One Day than Norwe- and that’s Good for the Whole Family.” Alleging Harvard Bias against Asians gian Cops have in 10 Years.” William Helmreich, CUNY-City College Dismissed.” Cheryl Cooky, Purdue University, was of New York, was mentioned in a July Andrew Papachristos, Yale University, mentioned in a June 9 Phys.org article, 29 New Yorker article, “The City So Nice R. L’Heureux Lewis-McCoy, CUNY-City was mentioned in a July 22 Rolling Stones “Attitudes about Women’s Sports in They Walked It Twice.” College of New York, was interviewed article, “Inside Chicago’s Endless Cycle Mainstream Media.” for a June 19 Huffington Post article, of Gun Violence.” He was quoted in The Carole Joffe, University of California- “A Sociologist Explains the Charleston Chicago Sun on June 27, The Wall Street Marianne Cooper, Stanford University, San Francisco, was quoted in a June was quoted in a March 27 CNet article, Church Shooting and Racism in the Journal on July 6, New York Times on July 7 Associated Press article, “Number of U.S.” 9, and The Digital Journal on July 11. “Juror Kerfuffle Leads to High Drama in Abortions Drops in Montana,” which Ellen Pao Discrimination Trial.” appeared in a June 7 Washington Marianne Cooper, Stanford University, Times article and a June 8 NBC Right No Jennifer Silva, Bucknell University feature. and Lane Kenworthy, University of Dustin Kidd, Temple University, was California-San Diego, were quoted in quoted in a June 18 LA Times article, a February 15 Washington Examiner “‘How Did We Let This Happen? The 111th ASA Annual article, “The Mighty but Elusive Middle Amy Winehouse Question and Social Class.” Science’s Take on Modern Fame.” Meeting Sarah Damaske, Pennsylvania State Peter Kivisto, Augustana College, was August 20-23, 2016 University, was mentioned in a June 15 interviewed by Francesco Cargnelutti CNN article, “Kids of Working Moms Are on immigration in Europe today, with a Washington State Better Off.” focus on the impact of anti-Muslim at- Convention Center William D’Antonio, Catholic Univer- titudes, specifically the claims that the sity, was quoted in a June 16 SunHerald continent is experiencing an “invasion.” Seattle, WA article, “Pope’s Stern Climate Encyclical The article appeared in Corriere del Faces Deep Political Divides.” Trentino on May 27. Jenny Davis, James Madison Univer- Rebecca Chiyoko King- O’Riain, Na- sity, was quoted in a July 28 Washing- tional University of Ireland Maynooth, ton Post article, “Beme Wants to Be the was quoted in a June 6 Newsweek App for Social Media ‘Authenticity.’ Too article, “A Half Black Japanese Beauty Bad There’s No Such Thing.” Queen Is Raising Eyebrows- But Will William Davies, University of Warwick, She Change Minds?” was featured in a June 5 New York Eric Klinenburg, New York University, Magazine Q&A article, “Your Boss Wants was mentioned in a June 24 USA Today

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David Pedulla, University of Texas- also interviewed on November 9 2014 Prison Workers Construct Meanings Kyla Thomas, Princeton University, Austin, was quoted in a July 31 Today for a USA Today article about Cold War about their Participation in our Punish- received the Mellon/ACLS Dissertation article, “Can Modern Dads Have it All? Presidential speeches and for an article ment State.” Completion Fellowship for, “Hid- Work Realities Clash with Millennial in the Nikkei Newspaper on Winston Rebecca Elliott, University of Califor- den (Dis)Advantages of Class: How Men’s Ideals” and in a July 30 New York Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech. nia-Berkeley, received the Mellon/ACLS Cultural Signals of Class Shape Hiring Times article, “Millenial Men Aren’t the Sarah Thebaud, University of Califor- Dissertation Completion Fellowship for Outcomes.” Dads They Thought They’d Be.” He nia-Santa Barbara, was quoted and Da- her paper, “Underwater: Floods and the Melissa Wilde and Sabrina Daniel- also discussed his research in a July 31 vid Pedulla, University of Texas-Austin, Social Classification, Pricing, and Distri- son, both of University of Pennsylvania, segment of the Today show. The news Kathleen Gerson, New York University, bution of the Risks of Climate Change received the ASA Section on the Sociol- coverage was on his research in the and Pamela Stone, Hunter College, in the United States.” ogy of Religion Distinguished Article February American Sociological Review. were mentioned in a July 30 New York Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, Uni- Award for her article, “Fewer and Better David Pettinicchio, University of Times article, “Millennial Men Aren’t the versity of South Florida, received the Children: Race, Class, Religion and Birth Toronto, wrote a July 19 USA Today Dads They Thought They’d Be.” McKnight Junior Faculty Fellowship Control Reform in America,” American article, “How to Aid the ADA: Column,” Ruth Thompson-Miller, University of (2015-2016), sponsored by the Florida Journal of Sociology 119:1710-1760. which discussed his work with Michele Dayton, wrote a July 11 Atlantic Black Education Fund, which awards her Maroto, University of Alberta. Star article, “Jim Crow: The History of a one-year research leave from the People Craig Reinarman, University of Califor- ‘Racial Cleansing’” and mentioned University of South Florida. Riley E. Dunlap, Oklahoma State Uni- nia-Santa Cruz, was quoted in an April sociologist Joe Feagin, Texas A & M Anthony Abraham Jack, Harvard Uni- versity, gave the keynote speech at the 22, Foreign Policy article, “Feds Gone University. versity, was chosen to be the 2015-16 10th Italian Environmental Sociology Wild: Why Federal Agents Act So Badly.” Zeynep Tufekci, University of North National Academy of Education/Spen- Conference in Italy. He was also interviewed about the U.S. Carolina-Chapel Hill, was mentioned in cer Dissertation Fellow. A fellowship movement for cannabis legalization Bill Hadden, University of Maryland, a June 15 Fortune article, “Would You award of $27,500. was elected the 2015-16 Treasure to in a March 15 article in Tiimi, a Finnish Rather Have Apple’s Human Editors magazine for alcohol and drug profes- Wendy Luttrell, Graduate Center- the District of Columbia Sociological Filtering Your News or Facebook’s CUNY, received the ACLS Fellowship Society. sionals. His was also featured in a May Algorithms?” 15 article in PopNAD: Nordic Studies on for her paper, “Care-ful Visions: Re- Leslie Irvine, University of Colorado- Alcohol and Drugs. Gerry Veenstra, University of British imagning Education Through Working- Boulder, was elected President-Elect of Colombia, was referenced in a June 9 Class Children’s Eyes.” the Society for the Study of Symbolic Lauren Rivera, Northwestern Uni- Huffington Post article, “Did the Internet versity, was mentioned in a June 15 Joshua Meyrowitz, University of New Interaction. End Cultural Elitism? New Study Shows Hampshire, received the 2014 Inter- Guardian article, “The Guardian View Snobbery Is Alive and Well.” Lynda L. Laughlin, U.S. Census Bureau, on Social Mobility: No Room at the national Communication Association’s was elected the 2015-16 President- Top.” William Julius Wilson, Harvard Uni- Fellows Book Award for his book: No Elect to the District of Columbia versity, was quoted in a May 4 Atlantic Sense of Place: The Impact of Electronic Sociological Society. John P. Robinson, University of Black Star article, “Why Sociologist Media on Social Behavior (Oxford Uni- Maryland, was quoted in a June 24 Wall William Julius Wilson Could Have versity Press, 1985). Kris Marsh, University of Maryland- Street Journal article, “We’re Working College Park, was elected the 2015-16 Predicted Baltimore More than 25 Years Pamela Prickett, Rice University, More Hours—and Watching More TV.” Ago.” Secretary to the District of Columbia received the Community and Urban Sociological Society. Robert Sampson, Harvard University, Christine Williams, University of Texas- Sociology Society (CUSS) Best Gradu- was quoted in a July 8 Herald Review Austin, was quoted in a July 2 Pacific ate Student Paper Award for her paper: Avideh Mayville, George Mason Uni- article, “Trump and the Myth of Im- Standard article, “Going to the Strip “Contextualizing Disorder From Within: versity, was elected the 2015-16 Stu- migrant Crime.” Club with Sociologists.” Perceptions of Physical Disorder in a dent Liaison Secretary to the District of Columbia Sociological Society. Robert Sampson and William Julius David Williams, Harvard University, South Central L.A. African American Wilson, both of Harvard University, and was quoted in a July 18 International Mosque.” Elijah Anderson, Yale University, were New York Times article, “Our Racial Mo- Norella Putney and Susan Harris, New Books quoted in a July 15 International New ment of Truth.” both of the University of Southern Katrin B. Anacker, Ed., George Mason York Times article, “Who Will Pay the University, The New American Suburb: Nicholas Wolfinger, University of California, received the ASA Section Political Price for Affordable Housing?” on Sociology of Religion Distinguished Poverty, Race and the Economic Crisis Utah, was quoted in a July 17 Wash- (Ashgate, 2015). Liana Sayer, University of Maryland, ington Post article, “The Best Age to Award for their book, Families and was featured in a July 1 PBS NewsHour Get Married if You Don’t Want to get Faith: How Religion is Passed Down Lonnie Athens, Seton Hall University, article, “How a Time-Use Expert Uses Divorced,” about his study on the con- Across Generations (Oxford University Domination and Subjugation in Every- Her Time.” nection between age at marriage and Press, 2013). They share this award with day Life (Transaction, 2015). Vern Bengston. David Schleifer, Public Agenda, was divorce. The study was also covered Javier Auyero, University of Texas, mentioned in a June 17 Washington in Jezebel on July 16, Huffington Post John L. Rury, University of Kansas, re- Philippe Bourgois, University of Post article, “Why Some Doctors Used and Cosmopolitan on July 17, Vox, Elle, ceived the ACLS Collaborative Research California-San Francisco, and Nancy to Tout Trans Fats.” and CBS News on July 20, Time, People Fellowship for , “The Color of Mind: Scheper-Hughes, University of Califor- Christine Schwartz, University of and New York Magazine on July 22, and Why the Origins of the Achievement nia-Berkeley, Eds., Violence at the Urban Wisconsin, was quoted in a July 16 many other media outlets. Gap Matter for Justice.” Margins (Oxford University Press, 2015). Bustle article, “Australian Men Are Patrick Sharkey, New York University, Javier Auyero, University of Texas, Ed., Happier When Their Wives Don’t Work, Awards received the Community and Urban Invisible in Austin: Life and Labor in an Says New Study, And Here’s Why That’s Robert Braun, Cornell University, Sociology Society (CUSS) Robert E. American City (University of Texas Press, Total BS.” received the ASA Section on the Sociol- Park Award for his book, Stuck in Place: 2015). Christian Smith, University of Notre ogy of Religion Student Paper Award Urban Neighborhoods and the End of the for his paper: “Religious Minorities and Progress Toward Racial Equality (Univer- David Abrahamson, Northwestern Dame, was mentioned in a June 16 University, Marcia R. Prior-Miller, Iowa Washington Post article, “Here are Three Resistance to Genocide: The Collective sity of Chicago Press, 2013). Rescue of Jews in the Netherlands dur- State University, Eds., The Routledge Reasons Why Southern Baptists are on David R. Segal, University of Maryland, Handbook of Magazine Research: The the Decline” and in a June 16 Christian ing the Holocaust,” American Journal of received the 2015 Julius E. Uhlaner Political Science. Future of the Magazine Form (Rout- Science Monitor article, “Giving is Way Award from the American Psychologi- ledge, 2015). Up, But for What Reason?” Jay W. Borchert, University of cal Association, Division 19 (Society for Estela G. Ballón, California State Poly- Jeremy Brooke Straughn, Westmin- Michigan, received the Mellon/ACLS Military Psychology), for his research on Dissertation Completion Fellowship military selection and recruiting, the de- technic University-Pomona, Mexican ster College, provided commentary for Americans and Education: El saber es a July 8 WalletHub.com article, “2015’s for his paper, “Mass Incarceration, The mography of the American military, and Profession of Corrections, and the Way changes in military manpower policy. poder (University of Arizona Press, Most and Least Patriotic States.” He was 2015).

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Tim Bartley, Ohio State Univer- Alexander I. Stingl, University of of sociology, Gordon then served as to the Len and Rena Gordon “Spunky” sity, Sebastian Koos, University of Clinic–FAU Erlangen-Numberg, The the associate dean for the College of Award fund (asufoundation.org/ Konstanz, Hiram Samel, University Digital Colonality of Power: Epistemic Liberal Arts and Sciences for 11 years, spunkyaward). of Oxford, Gustavo Setrini, MIT, Disobedience in the Social Sciences and followed by six years as the dean of the Adapted from asunews.asu. and Nikolas Summers, Indiana the Legitimacy of the Digital Age (Row- Emeritus College, where he worked edu/20150310-leonard-gordon-passes University, Looking Behind the Label: man & Littlefield, 2015). to advance the college’s programs “as by Peggy Coulombe, Arizona State Global Industries and the Conscien- a benefit to the many talents of our Jennifer Utrata, University of Puget University Office of the Provos. tious Consumer (Indiana University Sound, Women Without Men: Single emeritus faculty and to the university Press, 2015). Mothers and Family Change in the New community.” Randy Hodson Colin J. Beck, Pomona College, Russia (Cornell University Press, 2015). An avid educator and as dean of the 1952-2015 Emeritus College, Gordon continued Radicals, Revolutionaries, and Terrorists Randy Dale Hodson passed away on Salvador Vidal-Ortiz, American to teach courses, ranging from an (Polity, 2015). February 26, 2015, at the age of 62, University, Queer Brown Voices: Personal examination of collective behavior following a valiant battle with cancer. Adele E. Clarke, University of Califor- Narratives of Latina/o LGBT Activism and mass media and keys to healthy Randy is survived by his beloved wife, nia-San Francisco, Rachel Washburn, (University of Texas Press, 2015). aging and the changing dynamics Susan Rogers, and cherished daughters Loyola Marymount University, Eds., of our growing older population, to Ruth E. Zambrana, University of Debbie Mei (13) and Susie Xin (11), Situational Analysis in Practice: Mapping national and international perspectives Maryland, Sylvia Hurtado, University parents Warren and Erma Hodson, Research with Grounded Theory (Left through the lens of sport and politics. of Southern California-Los Angeles, The brother Robert Hodson, as well as Coast Press, 2015). He contributed to the 2013 Project Magic Key: The Educational Journey of many admirers, friends, collaborators, Humanities “Humor…Seriously” series, Victor Tan Chen, Virginia Common- Mexican Americans from K-12 to College and students who loved him and now exploring human humor and the link wealth University, Cut Loose: Jobless and Beyond (University of Texas Press, miss him dearly. and Hopeless in an Unfair Economy 2015). between witty silliness and sociology. (University of California Press, 2015). Most recently, Gordon took his interest There are so many intellectual Ruth E. Zambrana, University of in social behavior, sports, and politics accomplishments and imprints that Ernest L. Cowles, California State Maryland, Virginia M. Brennan, to the community through the Osher Randy made on our field, including University-Sacramento, Edward Nel- Meharry Medical College, Shiriki K. Lifelong Learning Institute, where he 9 authored or edited books, 100 plus son, California State University-Fresno, Kumanyika, University of Pennsylva- taught a continuing education course refereed articles, many large grants, An Introduction to Survey Research nia, Eds., Obesity Interventions in Un- that examined sports as a vehicle for teaching and research awards, and (Business Expert Press, 2015). derserved Communities (John Hopkins social cohesion. two editorships. We feel it important University Press, 2014). to share the deep and enduring mark Bruce K. Friesen, University of Tampa, Gordon earned history degrees at that Randy made on us as well as many Moral Systems and the Evolution of Hu- University of Michigan and Wayne of his students, collaborators, and man Rights (Springer, 2015). Caught on the Web State University, where he also com- friends. With amazing humility, Randy SES Indicator Website: The new pleted his doctorate in sociology. Akiko Hashimoto, University of gently bestowed dignity on anyone website www.npb-ses.info provides Pittsburgh, The Long Defeat: Cultural “Len was a wonderful colleague and who crossed his path. Perhaps such information on the previous and new Trauma, Memory, and Identity in Japan friend and will be deeply missed,” said gifts, and Randy’s approach to others, versions of the Nam-Powers-Boyd (Oxford University Press, 2015). Elmer Gooding, dean of the Emeritus were driven by his burning socio- Occupational Status Scale, and assists College. “He was unselfishly willing to logical interest in human dignity and Scott R. Harris, Saint Louis University, users in determining how occupational help others and to serve in whatever worth. Or, just maybe, his sincere and An Invitation to the Sociology of Emo- reports can easily be translated into capacity he was needed. His positive ever-present care for others emanated tions (Routledge, 2015). N-P-B occupational status scores. impact on ASU was felt wherever he from something deeper within him as James M. Jasper, Graduate Center– served – whether it was in the former a person. We believe it was both, re- CUNY, and Aidan McGarry, Eds., The Obituaries Sociology Department, the College of flected in his work, to be sure, but also Identity Dilemma: Social Movements and Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Univer- in the interpersonal connections he Leonard Gordon Collective Identities (Temple University sity Senate, or the Emeritus College. forged in his nurturing of others—con- Press, 2015). 1935-2014 ASU is clearly a better place because nections and nurturing that he held so Donna King, University of North Professor emeritus Leonard (Len) Len spent over four decades of his very dear. career here.” Carolina-Wilmington, and Catherine Gordon, a founding member and Randy completed his BS in sociology G. Valentine, Nazareth College, Letting former dean of the Emeritus College at Outside of university and community from University of Wyoming-Laramie in Go: Feminist and Social Justice Insight Arizona State University (ASU), passed work, Gordon was a sports enthusiast. 1975 before moving into the graduate and Activism (Vanderbilt University away March 4. He was 79. He played competitive softball and was program in sociology at University of Press, 2015). A vital member of the emeritus a fan of the Detroit Tigers and the Uni- Wisconsin under the supervision of community, elected senator to the versity of Michigan Wolverines. He also Robert Hauser and scholars such as Brian K. Obach, SUNY-New Paltz, wrote a memoir of his life with his wife, Organic Struggle: The Movement for University Academic Senate Executive David Featherman, Erik Wright, Charles Committee, and chair of the student Rena, upon her passing, as part of the Halaby, Sheldon Danzinger, and Sustainable Agriculture in the United Virginia G. Piper creative writing pro- States (MIT Press, 2015). faculty policy committee for 2014- William Sewell. Sensing limitations in 2015, Gordon first joined the university gram. He also established the Len and dominant strands of status attainment Paul D. Numrich, University of in 1967. He taught and did research Rena Gordon “Spunky” Award, which is and more monolithic class approaches, Illinois-Chicago, Elfried Wedam, with ASU’s Department of Sociology, presented each academic school year perhaps owing to both his graduate Loyola University-Chicago, Religion and now part of the T. Denny Sanford to a student who has shown “spunk” in training and his experiences in low- Community in the New Urban America School of Social and Family Dynam- overcoming obstacles to succeed as an status jobs, Randy became convinced (Oxford University Press, 2014). ics, and he received grants from the undergraduate. He is survived by his that proximate structural dynamics Stella R. Quah, Duke University, Ed., National Science Foundation, the wife, Dorthy. within local labor markets were central The Routledge Handbook of Families in Rockefeller Foundation, and other A colleague once wrote that the to the well-being of workers and their Asia (Routledge, 2015). funding sources. Emeritus College owes its inception identities. Making this case within the and follow-through to a number of field was his first major intellectual Craig Reinarman, University of Cali- Gordon published articles and books primarily in the area of collective people, “but certainly at the top of that accomplishment. fornia-Santa Cruz, Robert T. Granfield, list is Len Gordon. He is public image, University of Buffalo, Eds., Expanding behavior and social movements. He Landing a job as an assistant profes- penned two books, Sociology and negotiator, wise old professor, and he sor at University of Texas-Austin in Addiction: Critical Essays (Routledge, never asks something he is not willing 2015). American Social Issues and A City in 1980 and breaking new ground with Racial Crisis: Detroit Pre and Post the to do.” his dissertation work, he published Howard Schuman and Amy Corning, 1967 Riot, in addition to published A memorial service for Gordon took several core articles, including “Labor in both of University of Michigan, Genera- articles in professional journals and the place March 8, and a special issue of the Monopoly, Competitive, and State tions of Collective Memory (University of Encyclopedia of Sociology. the Emeritus College Newsletter will Sectors of Production” (Politics & Society Chicago Press, 2015). Following his nine years as chair be devoted to Gordon later this year. 1978), “Companies, Industries, and Memorial donations are being given footnotes • September/October 2015 21 American Sociological Association footnotes.asanet.org announcements

Measurement of Economic Segmenta- the most recognized and appreciated We will truly miss Randy, his impact, how current trends in sociological tion” (American Sociological Review undergraduate textbooks, The Social and the place he occupied as an intel- theory and research built on the past. 1984), and a series of related pieces Organization of Work. Randy also re- lectual leader as well as his presence as His graduate seminars were places that with collaborators and friends Neil Flig- ceived The Ohio State University’s pres- a dear colleague and friend in our own invited students to think about how stein, Robert Kaufman, Paula England, tigious Distinguished Scholar Award lives. Indeed, Randy was a warm and recent ways of framing issues were to name a few. This work fundamental- in 2007, the Sociology Department’s kind person, unassuming in character, imbedded in intellectual traditions as ly transformed conceptions and mod- Outstanding Faculty Award in 2014, and deeply appreciative of others. well as about the social conditions in eling in inequality research. Randy’s the OOW section’s Max Weber (1999) Beyond all else, Randy was a proud, which ideas are generated. Modeling penetrating and career-long interest in and W. Richard Scott Awards (2005), loving, and deeply engaged partner to the search for knowledge as a shared this, and in the labor process, dignity, and the IPM section’s Robert M. Hauser Susan and father to Debbie and Susie. activity, his courses were frequently and inequality more generally, began Distinguished Scholar Award (2014). Randy and Susan’s adoption of Debbie team-taught. with such work, but probably really Randy’s astounding blend of superb and Susie, and his role as a father, The department was open to the germinated from the job experiences teaching and excellence in research fundamentally enriched Randy’s love world. Burkart believed deeply that we he had as a youth and by his observa- was rare enough. Even rarer was his for life. Randy’s delight in his children needed to think on a wider geographic tions of workers around him. grace and humility, the fact that he was easily gleaned from the joyous scale than the national states and on a Randy’s concerns regarding work- considered himself privileged to teach and fulfilled look in his eyes when he deeper temporal scale than the current place dignity, his deep appreciation for and mentor, and that he constantly shared stories about them; watching moment. This led him to promote the workplace ethnographic tradition, sought ways to subtly nurture others his daughters grow, laugh, and flourish comparative and historical studies and his understanding that the work- within his department and the field. clearly bolstered his optimism and and especially what was being called place is a contested domain ultimately In addition to his mentoring, what sense of the future. We, Randy’s friends, civilizational analysis – the study of led to his watershed and transforma- his friends and collaborators will note now move forward with his family as large geocultural areas with distinc- tive project—the Workplace Ethnogra- is that Randy never lost sight of the best we can and carry such opti- tive historical trajectories and ways phy Project. He started this project as human being sitting beside him, how mism within us too. with Randy as a of understanding. But for Burkart this part of a graduate research practicum their life was going, and how he him- model for the ways in which we should field was not just about difference but with his move to Indiana University in self might connect to, appreciate, and conduct ourselves, with humility, and about connection. His favorite theme 1986 and then continued it following learn from them. approach our lives as academics and was the “intercivilizational encounter” his move to Ohio State University in Randy’s also broadly engaged ques- human beings. and this soon led to a deep interest in 1996. Ambitious and creative in its tions about social inequality and, Vincent Roscigno and Rachel Dwyer, what’s everywhere now called “global- design, and meticulous and rigorous in appreciating the need to address the Ohio State University; Garth Massey, ization”. Pitt’s Sociology Department its execution, Randy, along with a team societal, organizational, and individual University of Wyoming; and Lisa Keister, was one of the early places where that of collaborators (Vincent Roscigno, An- levels, linked personal biographies to Duke University word was becoming part of everyday drew Martin, Steve Lopez) and gradu- public issues in sociological tradition. academese. It was a most natural step ate students (Martha Crowley, Lindsey At the societal level, he looked beyond Burkart Holzner for Burkart to move from that creative Chamberlain, Dan Tope, Marc Dixon), the United States to a range of other 1931-2015 period in building a department to as- sought and blended the rich insights of sume the directorship of our University countries—for instance, in his work Burkart Holzner lived 83 years when hundreds of workplace ethnographies Center for International Studies. with Dan Cornfield on work and labor he died on August 25, 2014. Educated with the comparative leverage that processes cross-nationally; his research in Munich, Bonn, and the University of Burkart used to say that a good content coding and related analyses with Garth Massey, Duško Sekulić, and Wisconsin, he chaired the University of comparativist needed to be deeply would allow. Robert Kunovich on ethnic conflict Pittsburgh’s Department of Sociology engaged in at least three cultures. The result of these efforts included, and war in Yugoslavia; and attention to from 1966 until 1980 when he became Perhaps he was thinking of his own Randy’s now classic Dignity at Work economic transformation and inequal- Director of Pitt’s University Center for connections to the United States, (2001), and no less than 30 important ity in China with Lisa Keister. Randy International Studies. He held this Germany, and China, where he was solo and collaborative articles on brought a flair for thoughtful concep- position for the next two decades. His working with that country’s sociolo- workplace dignity, resistance, and tion coupled with a deep concern for career as academic administrator was gists. But insights acquired by scholars inequality, as well as his Analyzing how sociology might inform how real infused with his vision as a sociologist. need to be passed on and Burkart was Documentary Accounts (1999)—a people are impacted. long active in international higher Burkart was always concerned with “must read” for anyone interested in education; he became president of the For all of his recognitions and visibility how people act together to create systematizing qualitative materials. Association for International Education at Ohio State and in the field more knowledge. In 1968 he published his While there are many deep sociological Administrators in 1990. broadly, Randy remained incredibly pathbreaking Reality Construction in lessons within this body of work, the humble, preferring to avoid the lime- Society, which treated “the intercon- I fear I’ve not conveyed how much most essential lies in Randy’s conclu- light. This hardly meant, however, that nections between cognitions and pleasure Burkart took in all these activi- sion that workers—often through he shirked service to the field. Randy social structures”. Four decades later, he ties and how much a pleasure it was acts of resistance—pursue dignity in reviewed for countless journals, served and his wife Leslie Holzner published to talk to him and hear some elegant their everyday work lives and efforts. on the editorial boards of American Transparency in Global Change, ad- anecdote with a sociological point. Dignity is nevertheless fragile and Sociological Review, Administrative dressing the social conditions for free Burkart was someone who delighted can be undermined or bolstered in an Science Quarterly, Work & Occupations, flows of information. When I joined in learning new stuff and this delight ongoing way by unique configurations Work, Employment & Society, Socio- Pitt Sociology as a new PhD in 1972, it spilled over. I find the following at the of workplace structures and relations, logical Quarterly, Advances in Applied was very much a department deeply beginning of the book he and Leslie particularly interactions with immedi- Sociology, and the International Journal shaped by Burkart as its chair. Everyone gave us on transparency: “We had a ate supervisors. of Management Studies and Research, in the department spoke of “epistemic good time writing this book. We have Randy enjoyed and felt honored in his served as a council member for the communities” to describe connected learned a lot that we didn’t know connections to others, often going out OOW section, and led the charge in people trying to advance knowledge. before we started and the actual work of his way to make sure that the person forming the Inequality, Poverty and needed to prepare for it was a joyful Burkart was much more than a theo- sitting across the table felt respected Mobility Section of the ASA. Randy shared adventure.” Knowledge as a rist of the social organization of knowl- and appreciated. This included his served for 10 years as the editor of joyful shared adventure. What a great edge. He aimed for a sociology depart- students, who recognized immediately Research in the Sociology of Work (1996- thing to invite our students to share, ment that would be open to important Randy’s passion for mentorship and 2006) and for three years as co-editor too. recent and varied disciplinary currents. teaching—something Randy engaged of the American Sociological Review In Burkart’s department Roland Rob- John Markoff, University of Pittsburgh in even when he knew his time was (2007-09). The task, as he saw it, was to ertson was developing his analyses of growing shorter. It is thus no surprise, nurture creative, rigorous, and impor- global processes and Tom Fararo, Pat Thomas S. Korllos that Randy was a celebrated teacher tant work in the field and to offer all Doreian, and Norm Hummon were de- 1925-2015 (winning The Ohio State University’s scholars valuable, hopefully nurturing, ploying mathematical tools for an array prestigious Alumni Distinguished and timely feedback. Randy was very Thomas S. Korllos, Associate Professor of theoretical and empirical purposes. Teaching Award in 2001) while also proud, albeit often quietly, of the role of Sociology at Kent State University But Burkart was also always concerned penning (with Teresa Sullivan) one of he played in these regards. passed away peacefully at his home in in his own writing and teaching, with

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Sugar Bush Knolls, Ohio, on June 16, place to attend university. Although University of Washington. Memorial Lincoln Community Congress, he was 2015, surrounded by family. He was 89. her primary and secondary and univer- gatherings took place in Pennsylvania involved with such issues as down- Tom was known for his commitment to sity studies were largely supported by on May 17 and at the Chinese Univer- town re-vitalization, neighborhood teaching particularly social theory. He government scholarships, during her sity of Hong Kong on May 25. development, scattered site affordable was especially interested in the work student years she also supported her housing, and recreation opportunities. The original biography was written by of micro-sociologists including Georg family with such jobs as sewing dolls In response to several gun incidents David Post and submitted by Katerina Simmel and Erving Goffman. In addi- for export toy companies; working on on or near campus, including a failed Bodovski, Pennsylvania State University. tion to sociological theory, he worked a radio assembly line; and (while in attempt by a student to shoot his class- in a number of substantive areas university) working as a bet-maker and Jack Siegman mates, Jack successfully co-organized including the sociology of international odds calculator for horseracing at the a “Gun-Free Zone Movement” on the Jack Siegman, 84, passed away on societies focusing on Greece, Russia Jockey Club. UNL campus in 1994. In 1996, he was April 21, 2015. He retired from the and China, the application of social interviewed by the campus and com- In 1982 Pong began studies in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) in theory to social problems and the munity newspapers on the red-lining Department of Education of the 2001 to Laguna Woods, CA, following sociology of architecture. In regard to activities of local banks in the racialized University of Chicago. During her 35 years of teaching sociology and the last area, he developed a popular and class-based profiling of mortgage first semester she supplemented her community activism. course on its social aspects. scholarship with weekly housecleaning loans in the historically Black Malone Jack graduated with undergraduate Tom was an Army Air Corps veteran of in neighborhood homes. By the end community. majors in sociology and philosophy World War II. After leaving the service, of the first semester, she had done so Jack Siegman’s early philosophy from Brooklyn College-CUNY in 1953 he began teaching in high school. He well in a statistics class that she was on public sociology is quoted in the and then attended the New School earned a Masters’ degree in sociology hired as his research assistant by the 1969 UNL Yearbook regarding campus for Social Research to study social from Kent State University in 1964, He professor. After a short time, Suet-ling activism during the 1960s: “How ironic stratification and industrial sociol- joined the department at that time and was recognized as invaluable and she it is that the university—that haven ogy. Working with Bernard Karsh at commuted to The Ohio State University was offered research assistant work of separation from everyday affairs, of the Institute of Labor and Industrial to earn his Ph.D in sociology a few first by the director of NORC and then contemplation and truth-seeking—is Relations at the University of Illinois, years. He remained associated with by the department chair of education. at the forefront of ferment and disaf- Urbana-Champaign, he completed his KSU, in various teaching roles, until he She also received Hewlett Foundation fection in our society. Is something PhD in 1966. was 80 years old. He took several years support even before she began to wrong? The Ivory Tower is now a blade (1970-1978) away from the department write her dissertation (on marriage and Jack was doing public sociology well dissecting through the truths of the to serve as an administrator in Kent income inequality). She subsequently before it was in vogue. As a faculty world ‘outside.’ Where did it go ‘wrong?’ State’s College of Arts and Sciences but won awards from the Rockefeller member at UNL, he was engaged in Some say it went ‘wrong’ because returned to the Sociology Department Foundation and Population Council classroom and community-based of racism in our land, or Vietnam, or because he missed teaching. to complete her studies. Prior to social movements. In 1968 he activated poverty, or boredom, or affluence. Yes, his interests in political and urban Tom was a demanding professor, in finishing her dissertation—one of the all of this and more. It went ‘wrong’ be- sociology and minority relations by the best sense of those words, who set first to process raw census data tapes cause the world outside wasn’t ‘right.’ teaching one of the first Black Studies the bar high for his students. Not only of household characteristics in Hong I assume that’s what it’s all about. You courses at UNL. He helped initiate, did he expect his students to master Kong—Suet-ling was also recruited tell it like it is. Maybe this is one among organize, and structure the first Ethnic the complexities of social theory, but for a job at her alma matter, Chinese other functions of a university. Maybe Studies Program at UNL. Jack contin- they were expected to apply these University of Hong Kong. In 1991 she it is our task to go ‘wrong’ in the search ued to teach Race and Ethnicity and ideas to contemporary social problems. joined the faculty in the Department for what is ‘right.’” Political Sociology courses throughout of Education Policy Studies at the Jack was an enthusiastic recreational Tom was an academic international- his career. As Chair of the Urban Stud- Pennsylvania State University. poker player, participating in a local ist. As one local newspaper obituary ies Program at UNL from 1975 to 1981, Suet-ling tried to answer many weekly game (which he fondly referred noted, Tom and his wife, Marion, “... he forged interdisciplinary connections types of research questions and she to as “the probability seminar”) with traveled extensively throughout the that linked him and his students to learned to use an eclectic array of other professors throughout his 35 world... and brought his experience the civil rights and other community methods, most of them cutting edge years in Lincoln. As with most other into the classroom.” movements. Jack also expanded his in the social sciences and certainly in endeavors in which he engaged, the He is survived by his wife of 66 years, students’ understanding of the global the field of education. Her research outcome of the poker game was not Marion, and their sons, Stephen and meaning of urban inequality through won top honors in her field, and she nearly as important to Jack as was the Christopher and their families. Private the Semester in England, Semester received many prizes and grants over process. He thoroughly enjoyed the services were held at the Annunciation in the Czech Republic, and Summer the years. Her deep curiousities drove camaraderie, the kidding, the witty Greek Orthodox Church in Akron, Ohio. Course in Italy programs he taught in her studies of: social capital and single repartee, and the conviviality. the 1990s. Suet-ling Pong motherhood; the revealed sex prefer- He is survived by his wife Collette, Jack was a passionate champion of 1955-2015 ences of different ethnic groups (living children, grandchildren, family, many participatory democracy and social in Malaysia); the impact of women’s friends, and countless appreciative Suet-ling Pong died May 12, 2015, justice, values displayed and pursued after a brief recurrance of breast earnings and increased education on students. household income inequality. She was in his various university leadership cancer, which was first diagnosed in roles as well as via community Helen Moore, University of Nebraska 1998. In the 17-year interval she had a interested in variations in class-size effects on achievement; preferential activism. As Chair of the Department Lincoln and Rob Benford, University of successful career as a sociologist and of Sociology from 1980 to 1983 and South Florida demographer of education and of im- ethnic policies; immigrant destinations and strategies; family welfare policies through his service on numerous migration, and she raised her daughter college and university committees, to adulthood. and their effect on children; and demo- graphic processes in the family leading he collaborated with colleagues Pong was born in 1955 into a crowd- to social stratification. She enjoyed to enhance shared governance. ed public housing estate of post-war collaborating with some of the best In the community of Lincoln, he Hong Kong. One effect of this density scholars in the different fields of her ef- enthusiastically applied the principles and material poverty was that the fort. In 1999 she won the ASA “Willard set out by Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals Do you have an (also crowded) public schools seemed Waller” Award for the best scholarly (1971), especially working with the like havens of comparative security article in sociology of education over evolving Lincoln neighborhood or- announcement for and nurturing. Although her parents the 1996-99 period. ganizations. He served on the Lincoln lacked formal education and could not Human Rights Commission in the early She is survived by her husband, David offer much help with her studies, she 1970s, on the Mayor’s Community Cab- Footnotes? Send it to Post, who still teaches at Pennsylva- managed to pass the necessary tests to inet, the Lincoln City Charter Revision nia State, and by her daughter, Sara continue beyond fourth grade, beyond Commission (appointed by the mayor), Yin-ling Post, who recently graduated footnotes@ sixth grade, beyond ninth grade, and and the Lincoln Public Schools Equal in biology from Reed College and will finally to become one of the 3 percent Opportunity Task Force. He also chaired continue her studies in nursing at the asanet.org. of children (2% of girls) who won a the Lincoln Police Review Board. In the

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