SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, POLITICS, and COMMUNITIES S B P C a division of the SSSP SUMMER 2015 Notes from the desk of: Dawn Michelle Baunach Division Chair Happy Summer! I’m teaching two classes this summer, so it doesn’t quite feel like summer yet, but I’m reminded of the season by the impending August conference. Later in this newsletter the different sessions sponsored and cosponsored by our division are listed. I hope you will attend many of these sessions. As always, our division has very interesting sessions and papers being presented in Chicago. We’re just lucky that way. I want to also remind (and beg) you to come to the division’s business meeting on Friday evening at 4:30 in the Atlantic C room. Our division is joining the shared reception. Please attend this joint reception Saturday evening, August 22, at 7:15 in Atlantic E room. The reception immediately follows the Award Ceremony at 6:30 in Atlantic D room. In this short column I’m going to ask a favor of you. I mentioned this topic at the tail end of my last two columns; at the risk of being repetitive I still want to get you thinking about this idea. At the business meeting in San Francisco we talked about adding a lifetime achievement award for our division. Like other divisions we could name the award for a long-serving division member. Currently our division only has one award, the Graduate Student Paper Award. I think we are a strong and vibrant enough division that we could support a second award. But what do you think? Please email me at dbaunach@gsu.edu. Or better yet, attend our business meeting in Chicago! Let’s recognize our colleagues for all that they do in the areas of sexual behaviors, politics, and communities. IN THIS ISSUE: SSSP Annual Meeting SBPC sponsored sessions...........2 Joint sponsored sessions...........3 Division news and notes…………………………….6 Conference Announcement…………………………….6 ASA Teaching Workshop………………………………..6 Editor's Notes…………………………………………………….7 (Page 1) The Society for the Study of Social Problems 65th Annual Meeting August 21-23, 2015 Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago, IL sbpc session schedule Solo-Sponsored Sessions Session 97: Sexualities on the Edge Date: Saturday, August 22 (12:30-2:10p) in Red Sea Organizer & Presider: Kathleen A. Asbury, Community College of Philadelphia Papers: “‘Hold the Mushy Stuff’: Women’s Boundary Setting and Meaning-making within Outside Partnerships Concurrent to their Primary Partnerships,” Alicia Walker, Missouri State University “‘One Day I’m Going to be Really Successful’: The Social Class Politics of Videos Made for the ‘It Gets Better’ Anti-Gay Bullying Project,” Doug Meyer, University of Virginia “Being Queer and Brown - Subaltern Solidarities in the British-Asian Dance Club Scene in London,” Heidi Hoefinger, Berkeley College, New York “Kinship Norms and Negotiation for Safer Sex among Married Women in Ghana,” Yujiro Sano, Western University, Pearl Sedziafa, Memorial University, Jonathan Amoyaw, Godfred Boateng and Eunjeong Kwon, Western University and Eric Tenkorang, Memorial University “Put your Spurs On: Intersection of sexuality, race, gender in equestrian social riding clubs,” Kathleen A. Asbury, Community College of Philadelphia *** Session 167: Gendered Embodiment and Health Date: Sunday, August 23 (2:30-4:10p) in Black Sea Organizers: Sonny Nordmarken, University of Massachusetts & Demetrios Psihopaidas, University of Southern California Presider: Sonny Nordmarken, University of Massachusetts Discussant: Demetrios Psihopaidas, University of Southern California Papers: “Comiendo Bien: the Production of Latinidad through the Performance of Healthy Eating among Latino Immigrant Families in San Francisco,” Airin Denise Martinez, Arizona State University “Intersections of Gendered Embodiment and Health Behaviors from Adolescence to Young Adulthood,” Kiera D. Duckworth, University at Buffalo, SUNY “Risk, Regulation and Women’s Bodies: Scrutinizing the FDA and the Vaginal Mesh,” Shelley White, Worcester State University and Valerie Leiter, Simmons College (Page 2) Session 176: Lifting the Veil on Gender and Sexualities (THEMATIC) Date: Sunday, August 23 (4:30-6:10p) in Black Sea Organizers: Marni A. Brown, Georgia Gwinnett College & Amanda M. Jungels, ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow Presider: Amanda M. Jungels, ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow Papers: “Constructions of Gender in Canadian Engineering Recruitment Materials,” Agnes d'Entremont, Kerry Greer and Katherine Lyon, University of British Columbia “Desire and Embodiment of Older LGBTIQ Women,” Moira M. Carmody, University of Western Sydney, Australia “Female Masculinity at Work: Managing Stigma on the Job,” Raine Dozier, Western Washington University “Reducing Negative Response to Transgender Persons and Experiences: The Impact of Exposure to Personal Narratives,” Jessica Sperling, City University of New York, Norma Tan, Cora Group and T. Aradhana Hinds, New School University “Sexualization, Objectification, and the Backlash against Female Sexual Autonomy: A Sociological Analysis of ‘The Fappening’,” Mairead Eastin Moloney and Tony P. Love, University of Kentucky Co-Sponsored Sessions Session 17: Changing Issues in Families: Sexualities, Health, Gender, Race Date: Friday, August 21 (10:30-12:10p) in Aegean Co-Sponsor: Family Organizer & Presider: Cheryl Boudreaux, Grand Valley State University Papers: “‘I didn’t give her a choice. Sorry! She’s 13. It’s my decision’: The HPV vaccine and Relational Constructions of Motherhood, Teen Sexuality, and Fatherhood,” Katelin Albert, University of Toronto “Masculinity post the 2008 recession: Using ‘the Higher Power’ to understand new roles at home,” Ilana Demantas, University of Kansas and Kristen Myers, Northern Illinois University “Societal Stability and Fertility Outcomes in Post-9/11 New York State,” Heather Champeau, University of Colorado, Boulder “The Health of Individuals in Interracial Relationships: Using Multiple Measures of Health,” Amy Irby-Shasanmi, Indiana University *** Session 77: LGBT+ Health (THEMATIC) Date: Saturday, August 22 (10:30-12:10p) in Pacific 2 Co-Sponsor: Health, Health Policy, and Health Services Organizer, Presider & Discussant: Cary Gabriel Costello, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Papers: “‘You’re supposed to be cared for’: LGBTQ experiences of violence at the doctor’s office,” Emily Allen Paine, University of Texas at Austin “Diverse types Homophobic Violence, Social Support Seeking, and Mental Health Correlates,” Lies D'haese, Alexis Dewaele and Mieke Van Houtte, Ghent University (continued on next page) “Surely there shall yet dawn some mighty morning to lift the Veil and set the prisoned free.“ -W.E.B. Du Bois 1903 (Page 3) sbpc session schedule Session 35: Genders, Sexualities, and Bodies (CRITICAL DIALOGUE) Date: Friday, August 21 (2:30-4:10p) in Atlantic D Co-Sponsors: Disability; Sport, Leisure, and the Body Organizer & Presider: Kiera D. Duckworth, University at Buffalo, SUNY Papers: “No Gender, No Sexuality: The Absence of Identity in Working with Disembodied Parts of People,” Elroi Windsor, Salem College “How Ethnomethodology Mediates a Path Between Gender as a Social Structure, Racialization Theory, and Queer/Poststructuralist Theories,” Sara L. Crawley, University of South Florida “Meaning and Exchange in Sugar Arrangements,” Carmen Rowe, Boston University “Redefining Gender: A contextual analysis of fat femininity, visibility and shame,” Amanda Levitt, Wayne State University “Out of Sight Still in Mind: Visually Impaired Women’s Embodied Accounts of Ideal Femininity,” Tara Fannon, National University of Ireland, Galway, Winner of the Disability Division’s Student Paper Competition “Where Have All the Feminists Gone?: Results from a Mixed-Methods Study of College Students’ Attitudes Toward Gender Equality,” Erin T. Maurer, The Graduate Center, CUNY “Re-writing the (Gender-role) Script: The Girl Project’s Artist-Academic-Activist Collaboration,” Margaret L. McGladrey, University of Kentucky *** Session 64: Intersections of Race, Gender, and Crime (THEMATIC) Date: Saturday, August 22 (8:30-10:10a) in Pacific 1 Co-Sponsors: Crime and Juvenile Delinquency; Racial and Ethnic Minorities Organizer & Presider: Patrick M. Polasek, Benedictine University Papers: “‘Doing Gender’, ‘Doing Fights’: A Qualitative Exploration of Gender Performance and Fights at Party Schools,” Hannah Liebreich, University of Hawaii at Manoa “Explaining Gendered Criminal and Civil Justice: the Influence of Race in Child Sexual Abuse Case Outcomes,” Paul D. Steele, Morehead State University “Exploring the Construction of Race and Gender in News Media Stories of Wrongful Conviction,” Kate Rozad, Wilfrid Laurier University “How Judges Think about Racial Disparities: Social Processes of Decision-Making in the Courts,” Matthew Clair and Alix Winter, Harvard University *** Session 110: Sexuality Across the Life Course Date: Saturday, August 22 (2:30-4:10p) in Red Sea Co-Sponsor: Youth, Aging, and the Life Course Organizer: Koji Ueno, Florida State University Presider: Harry Barbee, Florida State University Papers: “Dating and Sex across the Life Course: Understanding Age, Generational, and Gender Differences,” Lisa R. Miller, Justin R. Garcia and Amanda N. Gesselman, Indiana University and Helen E. Fisher, Rutgers University “Does Acculturation Matter? Predicting Variability in Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Relations Among College Students,” Ray Sin, University of Illinois at Chicago, Winner of the Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities Division’s Student Paper Competition “Giving Voice to Girls: Ethical and Effective Methodologies for Feminist Research with Preadolescent Girls,” Margaret L. McGladrey, University of Kentucky “Individual Scripts and Their Reappraisals: Differences Between and Among African American Men and Women,” Ellen Benoit, Stephanie Campos and Eloise Dunlap, National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. “Reproducing and Subverting the Coming Out Storyline: A Case of the It Gets Better Project,” Colleen Rost-Banik, University of Minnesota (continued on next page) (Page 4) The deadline for general registration is Monday, July 31st at midnight (EDT) For more information and the access to registration portal, visit: http://www.sssp1.org/2015_Annual_Meeting_Registration sbpc session schedule Session 126: Law, Sexuality, and Gender Date: Sunday, August 23 (8:30-10:10a) in Red Sea Co-Sponsor: Law and Society Organizer & Presider:Lloyd Klein, Hostos Community College Papers: “A Descriptive Study on Risk Factors for Victimization among College Students: Focus on Gender, Race, and SES,” Monica Solinas-Saunders and Tanice Foltz, Indiana University Northwest “Attitudes toward Nonmarital Sex in China,” Lu Luke Chao, University of Oklahoma and Newman Chun Wai Wong, Midwestern State University “Damaged Daughters: Girls, Justice, and the Regulation of Sexuality,” Lisa Pasko, University of Denver “National Contextual Effects of Gender Inequality on Child Sexual Abuse of Girls and Boys Using Multi-level Generalized Linear Modeling,” Will LeSuer, University of Akron *** Session 141: Law, Sexuality, and Gender II Date: Sunday, August 23 (10:30-12:10p) in Red Sea Co-Sponsor: Law and Society Organizer & Presider:Lloyd Klein, Hostos Community College Papers: “Experts and Heroes: A qualitative frame analysis of the United States anti-human trafficking policy domain,” Billy James Ulibarri, University of New Mexico “Pathologizing the ‘Cruiser’: The Regulation of Public Sex Between Men,” Dann Hoxsey, York University “Sex worker responses to shifting social constructions of sex work: From deviant to dependent,” Kate Grünke-Horton, University of California, San Francisco “Boys who Trade Sex for Money, Goods, or Survival Needs in Chicago: Subverting Dominant Paradigms,” Laurie Schaffner, University of Illinois at Chicago “A Data Mining Approach to Women’s Representation in Management,” Karen M. Brummond, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Page 5) Division News & Notes Publications of interest Davis, Georgiann. 2015. Contesting Intersex: The Dubious Diagnosis. New York University Press. <> New Jobs Kathleen J. Fitzgerald, Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology, Tulane University. Bethany M. Coston, Assistant Professor of Health and Queer Studies (Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies), Virginia Commonwealth University. Conference Announcement The Association for Humanist Sociology 2015 Annual Meetings will be Oct. 21-25 in Portland, OR. The conference theme is "Locavore Sociology: Challenging Globalization, Embracing the Local." ASA Teaching Workshop American Sociological Association Annual Meeting Session 407. Teaching Sexuality: Beyond Fundamental Issues Date: Monday, August 24 (2:30-4:10p) - location TBD Session Organizers: Amanda May Jungels (United States Army) and Elroi J. Windsor (Salem College) Panelists: Mindy Stombler (Georgia State University), Chong-suk Han (Middlebury College), and Jason Ronald Orne (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Teaching topics related to sexuality can be challenging for even the most experienced instructors. Students may resist sociological approaches to commonly associated topics and issues, and instructors often deal with complex and sensitive subjects. Past workshops offered at ASA were designed to introduce instructors to teaching sexuality independently or within a general course. This workshop addresses the need for discussion and guidance on advanced issues related to teaching sexuality, including handling sensitive/controversial topics; dealing with student reluctance; managing disclosures in the classroom; creating a sex-positive environment; garnering administrative support; and handling media exposure. Panelists will include a diverse set of experienced instructors with a variety of perspectives and approaches to the subject. The workshop is designed for experienced sexualities instructors who wish to improve their skills, discuss challenges, and share innovations and techniques. (Page 6) Editor's Notes Happy Summer, all! I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to the annual meeting in Chicago this year. Not too far from where I currently call home, I'll be able to enjoy a full range of meetings and presentations this year - with a reception or two thrown in for fun! I'll be at the business meeting and also at the ASA Teaching workshop announced on page 6, among others. I hope to see some of you there! As a reminder: If you would like to be featured as a “Graduate Student on the Market,” please send me your name, affiliation, a short description of your work (300 words or less), and picture of yourself. We are looking for volunteers to help us continue our featured members" page, where a member of the section is profiled in a short Q&A format. Volunteers are needed for both interviewers and interviewees. We are also welcoming suggestions for new newsletter content. If you have an idea for a section/feature (such as pedagogy, FAQ, publication tips and tricks, etc.), send me an email! Bethany Coston Visiting Assistant Professor Anthropology & Sociology Albion College Albion, MI 49224 Ph: 231.206.2195 bethany.coston@gmail.com We're on Facebook! You should like us as much as we like you... https://www.facebook.com/pages/SSSP-Sexual-Behavior-Politics-andCommunities-Division/343457819083988 Just search: "SSSP-Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities" (Page 7)