Sociology Department

Newsletter

Volume 2, Fall 2007

Notes from the Chair

There is a lot that we are proud of in this issue of the newsletter. Our students have been more involved in professional activities than ever and have won some impressive awards. I am also pleased to announce that we hired Dr. Krista Lynn Minnotte to fill our open faculty position. She is teaching introduction to sociology, juvenile delinquency and a graduate seminar this year. We were also able to retain Mr. Robert West as an adjunct to teach statistics for the year.

If you are an alumnus of our department, we would love to hear what you are doing so we can share this information with others. If you happen to be in Grand Forks , please stop by the office for a visit. The coffee pot is always on.

Kathleen Tiemann

Congratulations to Recent MA Graduates

We are pleased to report that seven graduate students completed their MA degrees last year. Their names and topics are:

B ailey, Angela. 2006. Challenging Gender Stereotypes in the Classroom: How Students Respond to Dreamworlds. M.A. Thesis.

Marquart, Angie. 2006. The Pro-Ana Movement: A Qualitative Look at the Positive and Negative Functions of One Website. M.A. Thesis.

Myers-Wilson, Danielle. 2007. Nationalism vs. Transnationalism: The Political Behavior of American Corporate Elites. M.A. Thesis.

Nelson-Schiff, Karen. 2007. Gender Inequality: A Meta-Analysis of Trends in the State Gender Bias Task Force Studies. M.A. Thesis.

Olsonawski, Brent. 2006. Technology in the Classroom—Is It Efficient? M.A. Thesis.

Osborn, Angela. 2007. Social Support Among Nontraditional University Students. M.A. Thesis.

Schonteich, Mandi-Leigh. 2006. Framing of a Public Issue: Game and Fish Policy in a Rural State.   M.A. Thesis.

Student Awards and Scholarships

Our students have been recognized for their work by several organizations. We are pleased to share the following student successes:

Bates, Rachel. 2007. Initiated as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Braget, Michael. 2007. The John Gillette Scholarship.

Gabriel Kilzer won the 2006 Great Plains Sociological Association Graduate Student Paper Competition.

Rachel O'Neal won the 2006 Great Plains Sociological Association Undergraduate Student Paper Competition.

Brittany Langton was runner-up at the 2006 Great Plains Sociological Association Undergraduate Student Paper Competition.

Gabriel Kilzer was named Junior Fellow by the American Academy of Political and Social Science.

Sanner, Chassity. 2007. The Ina Montgomery Scholarship Award.

Student Presentations and Publications

Many of our students attended the meetings of the Great Plains Sociological Association and the Midwest Sociological Society last year. They also published in our student run online journal, The Undergraduate Report :The Online Journal of Sociologists on Campus at the University of North Dakota. Here is a list of some of the things that interested them:

Duletski, Ryan. 2007. “Social Theory and Illegal Immigration.” The Undergraduate Report: The Online Journal of Sociologists on Campus at the University of North Dakota 2:17 -33.

Langton, Bethany. 2007. “A Sociological Explanation of Attitudes Towards the Criminal Justice System.” The Undergraduate Report: The Online Journal of Sociologists on Campus at the University of North Dakota 2:34 -49.

O'Neal, Rachel. 2007. “Elder Abuse: Perspectives from Sociology.” The Undergraduate Report: The Online Journal of Sociologists on Campus at the University of North Dakota 2:50 -64.

Greta Gustafson (undergraduate) and Dr. Daphne Pedersen Stevens presented a research paper at the Great Plains Sociological Association Meetings, 2006.

Undergraduates Ryan Duletski, Bethany Langton, Thomas Loegering and Rachel O'Neal worked with Professor Pedersen-Stevens on theory papers they presented at the 2006 Great Plains Sociological Association.

Sara Satter (graduate student) and Nichole Horejsi (undergraduate) co-authored a research paper with Professor Pedersen-Stevens that they presented at the 2006 Midwest Sociological Society.

Under the tutelage of Dr. Badahdah, Alex Parkhouse, Danica Chaput (undergraduates) and Gabe Kilzer (graduate) presented a paper at The Annual Meeting of Midwest Sociological Society. Chicago, IL, April 4-7, 2007.

Alex Parkhouse (undergraduate) presented a paper at The Annual Meeting of Midwest Sociological Society. Chicago, IL, April 4-7, 2007. Faculty sponsor was Dr. Badahdah.

Andrea Bancroft (undergraduate) presented a paper at The Great Plains Sociological Association. Grand Forks, ND, October 19-20, 2006. Faculty sponsor was Dr. Badahdah.

Gabe Kilzer and Christina Pieske presented a paper at the 2006 Great Plains Sociological Association.

Alex Parkhouse, Danica Chaput and Gabe Kilzer (faculty sponsor Abdallah Badahdah) presented a paper at the UND Graduate School Scholarly Forum.

Lynette Neppel (faculty sponsor Dr. Badahdah) presented a paper at Department of Sociology Research Workshop, 2007.

Kilzer, Gabriel, (editor). The Undergraduate Report: The Online Journal of Sociologists on Campus at the University of North Dakota (Dr. Pedersen-Stevens is the advisor and two undergraduates serve on the editorial board.) The first volume appeared Fall 2006 and contained five papers. The journal can be accessed from the Sociology Department webpage.

Sage, Frank (undergraduate). 2006. Panel presentation, “People Not Logos.” Pride or Prejudice: Indian Mascots and Imagery in the United States. Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law .

Staples, Clifford L. and Michael P. Braget (undergraduate). “ The Geography of Corporate Transnationalism: The EU and Everyone Else.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL, April 4-7, 2007.

Faculty Awards

We are proud to announce that two of our faculty members won prestigious university awards at Founders Day. They are:

Pedersen-Stevens, Daphne. UND Foundation/Bertin C. Gamble Award for Individual Excellence in Teaching, 2007

White, Francis. 2007. UND Foundation/Karleen Rosaaen Faculty Award for Excellence in Academic Advising.

Faculty Publications

The faculty had a productive year. We published 2 books, 8 articles, 3 encyclopedia entries, 1 book review essay, 3 research reports, 1 non-refereed article, and sought 10 external grants. They include:

Badahdah, A. M. (Fall 2007). Gender Differences in Mate Selection. Ed. Jodi O'Brien, Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. SAGE publication.

Lobao, Linda and Curtis Stofferahn. Forthcoming. “The Community Effects of Industrialized Farming: Social Science Research and Challenges to Corporate Farming Laws.”, Agriculture Food and Human Values, Fall.

McNeal, Jr., Ralph and Kathleen A. Tiemann (Eds.). 2006. Intersections: Readings in Sociology (1st Canadian ed.) Boston: Pearson.

Mannon, Susan E., Krista Lynn Minnotte, and Christine Brower. Forthcoming. “Role Identities and Work-Family Conflict: Is There a Relationship?” Journal of Family Issues.

Minnotte, Krista Lynn, Daphne Pedersen Stevens, Michael C. Minnotte, & Gary Kiger. 2007. Emotion-Work

Performance Among Dual-Earner Couples: Testing Four Theoretical Perspectives. Journal of Family Issues 28(6):773–793.

Rosenfield, R.N., T.G. Driscoll, R.P. Frackowiak, L.J. Rosenfield, B. L. Sloss, and M.A. Bozek. (2007.) “ Genetic Analysis Confirms First Record of Polygyny in Cooper's Hawks.” Journal of Raptor Research, 41(3).

Stevens, Daphne Pedersen, Krista Lynn Minnotte, Susan E. Mannon, & Gary Kiger. 2007. Examining the ‘Neglected Side of the Work-Family Interface': Antecedents of Positive and Negative Family-to-Work Spillover. Journal of Family Issues 28(2):242–262.

Stevens, Daphne Pedersen, Krista Lynn Minnotte, Susan E. Mannon, & Gary Kiger. 2006. Family Work Performance and Satisfaction: Gender Ideology, Relative Resources, and Emotion Work. Marriage & Family Review 40(4):47-74.

Staples, Clifford L. 2006. "Board Globalization in the World's Largest TNCs 1993-2005." Corporate Governance: An International Journal 15:311-321.

Staples, Clifford L. 2007. “Ludwig Feuerbach.” Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology . 04 September 2007 < http://www.blackwellreference.com/subscriber/tocnode?id=g9781405124331_chunk_g978140512433112_ss1-53 >

Staples, Clifford L. 2007. “Freidrich Engels.” Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology . 04 September 2007 < http://www.blackwellreference.com/subscriber/tocnode?id=g9781405124331_chunk_g978140512433111_ss1-48 >

Staples, Clifford L. 2006 "Board Interlocks and the Study of the Transnational Capitalist Class." Journal of World Systems Research. XII, 2, December, 309-319.

Tiemann, Kathleen A., Morten G. Ender, Carol A. Hagen and Clifford O. Hagen, Jr. Forthcoming. “‘No Food, No Water, No Problem': Cultural Production Following the Red River Valley Flood of 1997.” Chapter 3 in The Popular Culture of Disaster: Views from the Social Sciences and Humanities. Edited by Gary R. Webb and E.L. Quarantelli. Philadelphia, PA: XLibris.

Tiemann, Kathleen A. 2006. "Why is Their Picture on the Wedding Page?: A Rural Community Responds to a Union Announcement." Journal of Homosexuality 51:119-136.

Tiemann, Kathleen A., Karen Davis and Terri L. Eide. 2006."What Kind of Car am I? An Exercise to Sensitize Students to Social Class Inequality." Teaching Sociology 34:398-403.

Tiemann, Kathleen. A. (Ed.) 2006. Crossroads: Readings in Social Problems (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson.

Tiemann, Kathleen A. 2006. Covering: The Hidden Assault on our Civil Rights by Kenji Yoshino. Humanity & Society 30:113-115. Book review essay.

White, Frank. Forthcoming. “Classroom Assessment Techniques: Defining Features I, II & III” in Lecture Ideas and Activities for Introductory Sociology. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth.

Faculty Member Reports:

Moen, Janet Kelly. Conducted an ad hoc evaluation for Languages.

Stofferahn, Curtis, Graduate Program Review – Sociology, Five-Year Review: Fall 2001 – Spring 2006.

Stofferahn, Curtis. “ Dakota Growers Pasta Company and the Discourse of Conversion.” Final Report Submitted to Rural Development – Cooperative Programs, USDA, 2006 featured on the website for the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives. March 2007.

Faculty Non-Refereed Publications

Moen, Janet Kelly. “International Issues in the Classroom: an Intentional Approach.” On Teaching 15:4: 1-2 (Spring 2006)

Faculty Presentations

Faculty members presented papers at professional meetings held across the United States. They include:

Houston. E., Bruno, D. & Badahdah, A. B. Stigma, Emotion and Physical Disability. The Annual Meeting of Great Plains Sociological Association. Grand Forks, ND, October 19-20, 2006.

Badahdah, A. B. & Tiemann, K. A. Islam and Mate Selection Preferences: A Test of Some Evolutionary Hypotheses Among Muslims. Association for Humanist Sociology. St. Louis, Mo, November 1-5, 2006.

Badahdah, A. B. & Tiemann, K. A. Reproducing Gender through Food Preparation in Saudi Arabia. The Annual Meeting of Midwest Sociological Society. Chicago, IL, April 4-7, 2007.

Badahdah, A. B. “I Would be Ashamed if a Relative of Mine Got AIDS”: Shame and Stigma in Three Arabic Cultures. 102 nd American Sociological Association, August 11-14, 2007. New York, NY.

Moen, Janet Kelly. “Nonviolent Conflict Management: International Paths to Peace” at Peace Studies-West, Bismarck, ND, February 9, 2007

 Moen, Janet Kelly. “Diplomacy and Dialogue Through Peace Journalism” (with Dr. S. Rendahl) at Nobel Peace Prize Forum, Sioux Falls, SD, March 10, 2007.

Moen, Janet Kelly. “Breaking Indigenous Stereotypes” interactive video conference between UND and SWMN State University, April 3, 2007

Pedersen Stevens, Daphne April 2007. Measuring “gender ideological identity”: Vignettes for college-age men and women. Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL. With student collaborators, Sara Satter and Nicole Horejsi.

Pedersen Stevens, Daphne November 2006. Workplace Culture and Family Cohesion: The Mediating Role of Workplace Social Support. National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN.

Pedersen Stevens, Daphne November 2006. Predicting Emotion Work with Children. National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN.

Pedersen Stevens, Daphne October 2006. Can He Really Change a Diaper? Public Support for Fathering and the Built Environment. Great Plains Sociological Association , Grand Forks, ND. With student collaborator, Greta Gustafson.

Staples, Clifford L. “Cross-National Ties Between and Within and Between the World's Largest Corporations.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Great Plains Sociological Association, Grand Forks, ND, October 19, 2006.

Staples, Clifford L. and Michael P. Braget. “The Geography of Corporate Transnationalism: The EU and Everyone Else.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL, April 4-7, 2007.

Stofferahn, Curtis. “ Post Cooperative Fever: The Future of New Generation Cooperatives in North Dakota.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, San Jose, CA, August 2007.

Tiemann, Kathleen A. 2006. "Scholarly Production Following the Red River Flood of 1997." Association for Humanist Sociology. St. Louis, Missouri.

Tiemann, K. A. & Badahdah, A. B., & Stevens, D. P. Driving a Car: An Illustration of the Power of Social Norms. The Great Plains Sociological Association. Grand Forks, ND, October 19-20, 2006.