Communities in an Age of Social Transformation Joint Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society and the North Central Sociological Association MIDWEST NORTH CENTRAL SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION President President Diane Pike, Katherine R. Rowell, Augsburg College Sinclair Community College Program Chair/President-Elect Vice President Peter Kivisto, Debra Swanson, Augustana College Hope College Student Director Public Relations Coordinator Chad McPherson, Susan M. Alexander, University of Iowa St. Mary’s College Program Coordinator Ruth Symons March 31–April 3, 2010 Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Illinois 2 Midwest Sociological Society and North Central Sociological Association Code of Ethics Members of the Midwest Sociological Society and the North Central Sociological Association subscribe to and are bound by the Code of Ethics of the American Sociological Association. To read the Code in its entirety, please visit the ASA online at www.ASAnet.org and follow the link to “Ethics.” Members are reminded that sexual or racial harassment is unethical in any professional setting, and that the annual meetings constitute such professional settings. Instances of harassment should be reported as soon as possible. Midwest Sociological Society Executive Office Lauren Tiffany, Executive Director 429 24th St. N. La Crosse, WI 54601 (608) 787-8551 [email protected] North Central Sociological Association Conference Coordinator Joyce Lucke PO Box 2416 Columbus, IN 47202 [email protected] 2010 Joint Annual Meeting 3 Contents Welcome, by Peter Kivisto and Debra H. Swanson ............................................................................. 5 About the Meetings ................................................................................................................................. 6 Registration • Exhibits • Student Hospitality Suite ........................................................................... 6 General Information ........................................................................................................................... 7 Social Events—Everyone Welcome! ................................................................................................. 8 Tours .................................................................................................................................................. 8 Plenary Sessions ................................................................................................................................ 9 MSS Board & Business Meetings ................................................................................................... 10 NCSA Council and Business Meetings ........................................................................................... 10 MSS / NCSA Committee Meetings .................................................................................................. 11 Breakfast Meetings .......................................................................................................................... 12 Meetings of Affiliated Groups ......................................................................................................... 12 Co-Sponsored Sessions .................................................................................................................... 13 Workshops ....................................................................................................................................... 14 Awards and Award Presentations ..................................................................................................... 15 MSS Awards ............................................................................................................................. 15 NCSA Awards ........................................................................................................................... 15 2010 NCSA / MSS Future Faculty Certificate .................................................................................. 16 Sessions Summary ........................................................................................................................... 18 Wednesday ................................................................................................................................ 18 Thursday ................................................................................................................................... 20 Friday ........................................................................................................................................ 24 Saturday .................................................................................................................................... 27 Master Program .................................................................................................................................... 29 Wednesday ....................................................................................................................................... 29 Thursday .......................................................................................................................................... 52 Friday ............................................................................................................................................... 93 Saturday ......................................................................................................................................... 126 MSS Historical Overview ................................................................................................................... 141 MSS Annual Meetings ................................................................................................................... 141 MSS Awards .................................................................................................................................. 141 MSS Presidents .............................................................................................................................. 142 MSS Secretaries & Treasurers ....................................................................................................... 143 MSS Editors ................................................................................................................................... 144 Recipients of the MSS/ASA Minority Fellowship ........................................................................ 144 Who’s Who in MSS ............................................................................................................................. 145 MSS Officers & Directors ............................................................................................................. 145 MSS Committees ........................................................................................................................... 147 MSS Membership Report .............................................................................................................. 152 MSS Supporters & Contributors .................................................................................................... 153 4 Midwest Sociological Society and North Central Sociological Association Contents (cont’d.) NCSA Leadership................................................................................................................................ 155 NCSA Officers ............................................................................................................................... 155 NCSA Committee Chairs ............................................................................................................... 156 NCSA Past Presidents .................................................................................................................... 157 NCSA Award Recipients ..................................................................................................................... 159 Index to Program Participants .......................................................................................................... 162 Meeting Sponsors ................................................................................................................................ 174 Meeting Room Locator Map ..................................................................................................back cover 2010 Joint Annual Meeting 5 Welcome Welcome to the 2010 joint MSS-NCSA annual meeting. This promises to be an intellectually stimulating, socially exciting meeting—the largest the MSS or NCSA ever sponsored! In our theme, Communities in an Age of Social Transformation, we used the word commu- nities because we believe it essential for sociology to come to terms with the myriad ways and reasons that people bind themselves to others. At the same time, a person would be hard-pressed to find any topic of interest to sociologists that cannot be linked to the idea of community. In our original thematic statement, we noted that framing sociological topics in terms of community raises a fundamental sociological question: What are the bases of social solidarity? This question, in turn, engenders another: How is society possible? We hope you will find the varied ways that sociologists respond to these questions embedded throughout the meetings. We also want to draw your attention to the plenary events: Keynote speaker Ann Swidler will talk Friday afternoon on “Visions of Community: Chiefs, Churches and