Preliminary Program 2004 Mid-South Sociological Association Meeting Wednesday, October 20 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 1. Executive Council I........................................................................................................ Jade Convener: Jackie Eller, Middle Tennessee State University 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration.................................................................................................Executive Room 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 2. Sociological Spectrum Editorial Board Meeting ........................................................... Jade Convener: DeAnn K. Gauthier, University of Louisiana-Lafayette 7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Welcoming Reception.............................................................................................. Royal A Thursday, November 21 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration..................................................................................................Executive Room Book Exhibits, Employment Opportunities, and Graduate Student Recruitment …… Kyoto 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. 3. Undergraduate Paper Competition I .......................................................................Osaka Organizer and Presider: David Gay, University of Central Florida “Know Thyself: Notes of a Tenuous Identity” Janice Henderson, Augusta State University “Construction of Gender and the Shaping of Child Sexual Abuse” Toi Carter, University of Southern Mississippi “Devoutly Reactionary: Interpreting Modernity, Terrorism, and the Islamic Fundamentalist Rhetoric” Meggan M. Jordan, University of Central Florida “A Sociological Analysis of Factors Contributing to Women’s Workforce Participation” Sarah Gardner-Cox, Millsaps College 4. Graduate Student Paper Competition ..................................................................... Pearl Organizer and Presider: Carl L. Bankston III, Tulane University “Second Generation (Immigrant) Xers and Their Labor Market Earnings” Jeannie Haubert, Tulane University “The Corporation and White Collar Crime” Darren Surman, University of Alabama “Wheelchair Selection: The Influence of Social and Physical Factors” Lisa M. Boswell, Western Kentucky University “Rainbows in Rocking Chairs: Issues of the LGBT Senior” Stormie L. Tatum, University of Louisiana at Monroe 5. Sociology of Law .........................................................................................................Koko Organizer and Presider: Larry Hall, Spring Hill College “Formal versus Substantive Equality: What Critical Legal Studies Teaches Sociologists about Moral Imagination OR What Sociologists Have Taught Legal Scholars about Power” Andrew Austin, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay “African-American’s Views on Jury Service and Community: An Exploratory Study” Audwin Anderson, Texas State University Larry D. Hall, Spring Hill College “The Law and Social Change: Title IX, Special Interests, Judicial Activism, and Political Expediency” Larry D. Hall, Spring Hill College Audwin Anderson, Texas State University 6. Alcohol, Drugs, and Social Policy.............................................................................Board Organizers and Presiders: John Hall, Tulane University and Geoffrey L. McIntyre, Troy University at Montgomery “The Evolution of US Drug Control Policy: A Menagerie of Contradictions” Russell A Castro, Southern Louisiana University “Social Learning and Binge Drinking: A Longitudinal Study of First Year College Students” Keith F. Durkin, Ohio Northern University “Binge Drinking and Social Bonding in a Sample of First Year College Students” Keith F Durkin, Ohio Northern University 7. Culture and Power................................................................................................. Royal C Organizers & Presiders: Jean Van Delinder, Oklahoma State University and J.David Knottnerus, Oklahoma State University “Sport and Stigma: Football Recruiting and Institutional Identity at Ole Miss” Kristi E. McLeod, Mississippi State University “The Feminization of Public Misconduct: Using Civic Engagement to Resist Deceptive Portrayals of Women in Power” Lisiunia (Lisa) A. Romanienko, Louisiana State University “Controversial Mascots: How Cultural Power and Politics Affect the Interpretation of Symbols” Todd M. Callais, Ohio State University “State Reinforcement of Orthodoxy through Praxis: The Salience of Propriety in the Chinese Cultural Order” Daniel Sarabia, Roanoke College 8. Health Care in the African American Community ……………………..Royal D Organizer and Presider: Ollie G. Christian, Southern University “African -Americans in the History of the Charity Hospital System” Thomas J. Durant, Jr., Louisiana State University “The Sociological and Economic Impact of HIV-Aids on African American Women in the State of Mississippi” Janice Duncan, Hinds Community College “The State of Foster Children: Contributing Conditions to Mental Health” June Hopps, University of Georgia “Health Issues Confronting African Americans: Implications for Prevention and Treatment Alternatives” Ollie G. Christian, Southern University Discussant: Thomas J. Durant, Jr., Louisiana State University 9. Human Sexuality...................................................................................................... Dynasty Organizer and Presider: Marc Matre, University of South Alabama “What Students Are Saying About Abstinence Education: A Content Analysis of Comments from Students Enrolled in the ‘Right Choices’ Abstinence-Only Education Program” Dorienne V. Rhome, University of South Alabama Nicole Guidry, University of South Alabama Marc Matre, University of South Alabama “Less Permissive or Hooking Up or Both?” Hugh McCain, Jr., Jacksonville State University Clark Hudspeth, Jacksonville State University “Predictors of Sexual Behavior and Sexual Satisfaction: A Survey of University Students” Marc Matre, University of South Alabama 10:30 a.m. – Noon 10. Undergraduate Paper Competition II......................................................................Osaka Organizer David Gay, University of Central Florida Presider: Joan Morris, University of Central Florida “A Sociological Analysis of the Gender Gap Between African American Women and Men” Sheena Gardner, Millsaps College “Masculine Social Roles: The Cycle of Stress Creating and Perpetuating Sexual and Social Dysfunction” Kelli Pribanic, University of Southern Mississippi “Mothering the Abusive Mother: A Methodology of Intervention for Treating Child Abuse and Neglect” Patricia Wollenberg, Walsh University “Silent Screams: A Look at Social Control and the Relationship with Rape in Adolescence” Jessica K. Grondin, Samford University 11. What Should I Do? Advice to Students Considering Careers in Sociology........... Pearl Organizers: Mercedes Rubio, American Sociological Association and Kim Davies, Augusta State University Presider: Kim Davies, Augusta State University Panelists: Jackie Eller, Middle Tennessee State University Rick Duque, Louisiana State University Mercedes Rubio, American Sociological Association Kim Davies, Augusta State University 12. Tenure, Academic Freedom, and the Rights and Responsibilities of Faculty....... Koko Organizer and Presider: Dennis R. McSeveney, University of New Orleans Panelists: TBA 13. The Sociology of the Good Life (Roundtable discussion).........................................Board Organizer and Presider: Abbott L. Ferriss, Emory University 14. Interesting Sociology: Research on the Unique................................................... Royal C Organizer and Presider: Clifton D. Bryant, Virginia Tech University “‘Please Send Money to WWW.Tincup’: Cyberbegging As An Emerging Form of Deviant Behavior” Keith F. Durkin, Ohio Northern University “‘Biker Cops:’ Focal Concerns and Coping Strategies Within a Unique Occupation” C. Eddie Palmer, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Frank D. Glamser, University of Southern Mississippi “A Web of Addiction: How The Internet Can Become an Isolating Addiction” Nicole Guidry, University of South Alabama “‘Pretending:’ Some Notes Toward a Conceptual Paradigm of Role Counterfeiting” Clifton D. Bryant, Virginia Tech University “Launching an Academic Journal on the Internet: The International Journal of Baudrillard Studies” Gerry Coulter, Bishop’s University 15. Issues in Women’s and Girls’ Health................................................................... Royal D Organizer and Presider: Vicky MacLean, Middle Tennessee State University “Liberating Female Sexuality Through Women-Centered Interactions” Patricia Parker, Middle Tennessee State University “Pro-Anna Discourse on the Internet: Resources for Membership in the Cult of Thinness” Melissa Sandefur, Middle Tennessee State University “The Health of Women of Color and Environmental Racism” Shirley Rainey, Austin Peay State University “Superwoman With Depression: Why Single Mothers are Depressed” Penna Mears, Middle Tennessee State University 16. Social Institutions and Change: Education, Health Care and Religion............ Dynasty Organizer and Presider: N. Ree Wells, Missouri Southern State University “Race and Expectations for Public Schools in the Mississippi Delta: Evidence from the Delta Rural Poll” Alan Barton, Delta State University “Religion, Paternal Involvement, and Children’s Well-being” Xiaohe Xu, Mississippi State University John P. Bartkowski, Mississippi State University “The Nashville Jail Syphilis Screening Program: Cooperation Between Public Health and Criminal Justice” Karen E. Grimm and Dan McEachern, Division of Health Policy and Research, Metro