Final Program 100th Annual Meeting August 13-16, 2005 Philadelphia Marriott, Philadelphia Loews, and Philadelphia Downtown Courtyard by Marriott Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Comparative Perspectives, Competing Explanations Accounting for the Rising and Declining Significance of Sociology This is the centennial for the Association, so the meeting theme should be sufficiently expansive to address a wide historical sweep, and yet have sufficient focus to provide a framework in which to address key aspects of the social history of the discipline—its contemporary situation and its potential future development. Each of the three elements from the title “Comparative Perspectives, Competing Explanations” is designed to produce a fruitful meeting frame: First, the notion of “comparative perspectives” is itself “accordion-like” and can fit a number of purposes and goals. There is the international aspect, so that we can incorporate a comparison of American sociology with international developments. There is the internal evolution of perspectives inside of the United States, which would include the development and emergence of challenging and oppositional perspectives in the discipline, from the Society for the Study of Social Problems, to Sociologists for Women in Society, to the Association of Black Sociologists, to name but a few organizational manifestations of the challenges of the last half century. There are others that will surely surface from the general call. Second, there is the notion of “competing explanations.” Competing explanations (from psychological to biological to economistic), and their resonance or lack thereof in public policy debates (among the general population, political activists, and community organizers) is the way in which this whole matter of the significance of the discipline—including its variable status with such funding sources as the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and a full range of private foundations—is segue to: Third, “What could be characterized as the ‘rising and declining significance of Sociology’”? Here, we encourage an explicit look back across the full century to try to account for the various periods in which there was a sense of ascendancy and a receptivity (along a continuum, of course) in the various arenas noted above. The “declining significance of sociology” is deliberatively provocative and could be the source of some scintillating debates and contestation. 2005 Program Committee Troy Duster, President and Committee Chair, New York University Judith D. Auerbach, American Foundation for AIDS Research Patricia Hill Collins, University of Cincinnati Joan H. Fujimura, University of Wisconsin, Madison Sally T. Hillsman, Executive Officer, American Sociological Association Arne L. Kalleberg, Past Secretary, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill John Lie, University of Michigan Ron Lembo, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Caroline Hodges Persell, Vice President, New York University Barbara Risman, North Carolina State University Jill Quadagno, Florida State University David Wellman, University of California, Santa Cruz Franklin D. Wilson, Secretary, University of Wisconsin, Madison 2 Annual Meeting Schedule Table of Contents The official days of the 2005 ASA Annual Meeting are Accessibility Resources and Services...........................................................43 Saturday to Tuesday, August 13-16, 2005. Program Airport Transportation ..................................................................................44 sessions are scheduled on all four days of the meeting at ASA Awards Ceremony .................................................................................4 both hotels. There are also pre-meeting activities ASA Bookstore .............................................................................................39 ASA Information ..........................................................................................40 scheduled on Friday, August 12, and the meeting will ASA Office ...................................................................................................43 officially open with the Opening Plenary Session and Book Panels...................................................................................................11 Welcoming Reception that evening. Business Meeting ............................................................................................5 Cartoon Caption Contest...............................................................................39 Most daytime program sessions are 1 hour and 40 Centennial Sessions ........................................................................................8 minutes in length, followed by a 20-minute break. Chair Conference ..........................................................................................26 Child Care .....................................................................................................42 Exceptions are clearly noted in the detailed program Committee/Task Force/Board Meetings.......................................................36 schedule. The turnover schedule is as follows: Community College Faculty Breakfast ........................................................33 8:30 a.m.-10:10 a.m. Courses..........................................................................................................17 Departmental Alumni Night .........................................................................32 10:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Directors of Graduate Study .........................................................................26 12:30 p.m.-2:10 p.m. Emergency Information ................................................................................38 2:30 p.m.-4:10 p.m. Employment Service.....................................................................................41 Exhibits ...................................................................................................40, 46 4:30 p.m.-6:10 p.m. Film Documentaries........................................................................................9 Film/Video Screenings..................................................................................29 The 6:30 p.m. evening time slot is normally allocated First-Time Meeting Attendee Orientation ....................................................32 for Section receptions, member-sponsored activities, and Governance Rosters and Historical Information ........................................239 meetings of other groups. All sessions end by 4:10 p.m. on Honorary Reception......................................................................................33 Hotel Information..........................................................................................43 the fourth day. In Remembrance ...........................................................................................34 Please refer to the Program Schedule for a daily listing Index of Session Organizers .......................................................................331 of all sessions, meetings, and social events. Session Index of Session Participants......................................................................335 Index of Topics ...........................................................................................361 presiders and committee chairs are requested to see that International Scholars Reception..................................................................32 sessions and meetings end on time to avoid conflicts with Membership and Section Information ..........................................................40 Message Center.............................................................................................40 subsequent activities scheduled into the same room and to Minority Fellowship Program Benefit Reception ........................................34 allow participants time to transit between facilities. Open Forum ..................................................................................................23 Other Group Activities..................................................................................35 If you have questions about the ASA Annual Meeting, contact: Plenary Sessions..............................................................................................4 Poster Sessions..............................................................................................16 Attn: Meeting Services Presidential Address........................................................................................4 American Sociological Association Press Office...................................................................................................43 1307 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 700 Program Schedule .........................................................................................48 Washington, DC 20005-4701 Regional Spotlight ........................................................................................10 202-383-9005 Registration Services ....................................................................................38 Regular Sessions ...........................................................................................16 202-638-0882 fax Research Support Forum ......................................................................12, 226 [email protected] Roundtables.............................................................................................15, 16 Section Activities ....................................................................................24,