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Lester F. Ward Ellsworth Faris Everett C. Hughes William G. Sumner Frank H. Hankins George C. Homans Franklin H. Giddings Edwin H. Sutherland Pitirim A. Sorokin Albion W. Small Robert M. Maciver Wilbert E. Moore Edward A. Ross Stuart A. Queen Charles P. Loomis George E. Vincent Dwight Sanderson Philip M. Hauser George E. Howard George A. Lundberg Arnold M. Rose Charles H. Cooley Rupert B. Vance Ralph H. Turner Frank W. Blackmar Kimball Young Reinhard Bendix James Q. Dealey Carl C. Taylor William H. Sewell Edward C. Hayes Louis Wirth William J. Goode James P. Lichtenberger E. Franklin Frazier Mirra Komarovsky Ulysses G. Weatherly Talcott Parsons Peter M. Blau Charles A. Ellwood Leonard S. Cottrell, Jr. Lewis M. Coser Robert E. Park Robert C. Angell Alfred McClung Lee John L Gillin Dorothy Swaine Thomas J. Milton Yinger William I. Thomas Samuel A. Stouffer Amos H. Hawley John M. Gillette Florian Znaniecki Hubert M. Blalock, Jr. William F. Ogburn Donald Young Peter H. Rossi Howard W. Odum Herbert Blumer William Foote Whyte Emory S. Borgardus Robert K. Merton Erving Goffman Luther L. Bernard Robin M. Williams, Jr. Alice S. Rossi Edward B. Reuter Kingsley Davis James F. Short, Jr. Ernest W. Burgess Howard Becker Kai Erikson F. Stuart Chapin Robert E. L. Faris Matilda White Riley Henry P. Fairchild Paul F. Lazarsfeld American Sociological Association 1722 N Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 (202) 833-341 0 (Printed in the USA.) COVER DESIGN by Karen Gray Edwards Th~ time has long passed, if it ever existed, when it is sensible to generalize from findings based on studies done entirely within the · UnitEid States, without asking whether our findings are descriptive only of the U.S: or would apply as well to other developed countries, to other Western countries, to other capitalist countries, to other countries in gene~al. U.S, sociologists are coming to understand and appreciate the importance of cross-national research and the value of keeping abreast of sociological research done by our colleagues in other countri.es. Yet, we are still a bit parochial. The time is ripe to impress upon U.S. sociology-,-not just on the area specialists and those already engaged in cross-national research, but upon U.S. sociology in general-the value. of cross-national research and of seeing our count~ in comparative perspective. The 1987 Program Committee has therefore selected "Cross-National Research in Sociology" as the convention theme. Our intent has been to fashion a rather large set of thematic sessions that will deal with most of the major topics in sociology in terms of what is to be learned from a cross-national perspective and from cross-national research. We shall deal with many of the major social institutionS-:-medical institutions, the law, social stratification, social class, education, formal organizations, science-and many of the major social problems-immigration and ethnicity, gender inequality, problems of the welfare state, world conflict-from this perspective. We shall also deal with some of the principal methodological and conceptual issues in doing such research. We thus mean to bring cross-national research prominently into the vision of U.S. sociologists in our major national forum. Melvin L. Kohn, President American Sociological Association Melvin L. Kohn, Chair, Johns Hopkins University Joan Acker, University of Oregon Michael Aiken, University of Pennsylvania Activities of Other Groups ............................. 8 Theodore Cap/ow, University of Virginia Authors. Meet Critics ..•............................... 4 David Heise, Indiana University Business Meeting ..................................... 8 Cora Marrett, University of Wisconsin, Madison Committee/Board·l\lleetings ........................... 14 Albert J. McQueen, Oberlin College Departmental Alumni Night (DAN) ...................... 7 Alejandro Partes, Johns Hopkins University Didactic Seminars ........... , ........................ 5 Theda Skocpol, Harvard University Exhibitor Directory ................................... 13 Ruth Wallace, George Washington University General Information .................................. 10 Everett K. Wilson, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Governance lnfoimation .............................. 68 Mayer N. Zald, University of Michigan Orientation and Welcoming Party ....................... 7 Presidential Address/Awards Ceremony ................. 2 Roundtable Organizing Subcommittee Presidential and Awards Reception ..................... 7 Cora Marrett, Chair, University of Wisconsin, Madison Professional Workshops ............................... 5 Program ......... : .................................. 15 Monday, August 17 ................................ 15 Tuesday, August 18 ................................ 27 Wednesday, August 19 .............................36 Thursday, August 20 ...............................47 Friday, August 21 .................................. 59 Regular Session Organizers .......................... 75 Roundtable Discussions ............................... 4 Section Activities ............•........................ 9 Special Sessions ..................................... 4 Student Hospitality Room .............................. 8 Teaching Workshops .................................. 6 Thematic Sessions .................................... 2 Tours ............................................... 6 Index of Participants ...................... , ......... 133 Index of Session Organizers .....•................... 141 Topic Index ..................•..................... 131 2 As an innovation this year, the Program Committee decided that in The twenty-four Thematic Sessions organized by President Kohn place of the two plenaries that are normally held on the first and third and the Program Committee are devoted to investigating the meeting evenings, a more diverse fare would be offered-three Thematic theme, "Cross-National Research in Sociology", and dealing with Sessions and one Special Session each evening. These sets of major topics in sociology in terms of what is to be learned from a sessions bracket the Presidential Plenary on Tuesday, August 1B. cross-national perspective and from cross-national research. Session groupings are provided below; please refer to the appropriate Session 3, Monday, August 17, 8:30 a.m. sections in these Program Notes for complete details. Comparative Stratification and Mobility: New Directions Organizer and Presider: David L Featherman, University of Wisconsin Monday, August 17,8:30 p.m. Madison Session 55, Thematic Session. Cross National Studies in Class Analysis Worklife and lntergenerational Class Mobility: A Comparative Analysis. Robert Session 56, Thematic Session. The Rise and Fall of Civilizations Erikson, Stockholm UniversitY; John Goldthorpe, Oxford University Session 57, Thematic Session. The Nature of Sociological Research and Prac Family in the Stratification Process. Robert M. Hauser, University of Wisconsin tice, Worldwide Madison Session 58, Special Session. Ethnicity, Poverty, and Family Structure in the Inner City Class Formation and Demographic Identities in Norway and the Federal Repub lic of Germany. K. Ulrich Mayer, Max Planck Institute-Berlin; David L Wednesday, August 19,8:30 p.m. Featherman and L Kevin Selbee, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Tom Session 158, Thematic Session. Social Change and the Ute Course: Cross- Colbjomsen, University of Bergen National Perspectives ' A Comparison of Status Attainment Processes in 25 Countries. Donald J. Session 159, Thematic Session. Welfare Statesin Crisis? Treiman, Man-Tsu Cheng and Kam-bor Yip, University of California-Los Session 160, Thematic Session. American Sociology and the Study of Inter Angeles; Jonathan Kelley, Australian National University national Conflict, War, and Peace: A Sociology of Neglect? Discussion: Judah Matras, Carleton University and Brookdale Institute- Session 161, Special Session. Anniversary Session: Emile Durkheim Jerusalem Session 14, Monday, August 17,10:30 a.m. Cross-National Studies of· Law and Social Control Presider: Robert L Kidder, Temple University Imaginary Forums: The Bhopal Litigation as a Hall of Mirrors. Marc Galanter, University of Wisconsin-Madison Attributions of Responsibility and Punishment in Japan and the U.S.: How Big is the Cultural Gap. Joseph Sanders, University of Houston; Lee Hamilton, Wayne State University Law, Ideology and Social Change In the European Economic Community. The Presidential Plenary features the formal address of the ASA Francis Snyder, University of Warwick President and all convention attendees are invited to this session. The Discussion: Frank Munger, State University of New York-Buffalo; Robert L Awards Ceremony, which will begin at the conclusion ofthe Presiden Kidder, Temple University tial Address, will feature the 1987 award recipients and Include an Session 34, Monday, August 17, 2:30 p.m. announcement about the 1987 Common Wealth award. All registrants Comparative Urban Sociology are invited to a reception immediately following the ceremony to honor Organizer: Ivan Szelenyi, City University of New York-Graduate School the President and the award recipients. Comparative Urban Patterns and Processes. John Kasarda and Stephen J. Appold, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Session 99, Tuesday, August 18,4:30 p.m. Comparing Capitalist and Socialist Urbanization. David Harvey, St. Peters Presidential Address College Presider: Mayer N. Zald, University of Michigan A Comparative Approach to the Study of the