Society for the Study of Social Problems Summer 2009 Editor: Ebonie L. Cunningham-Stringer, Ph.D. Wilkes University IN THIS ISSUE: FROM THE DESK OF OUR DIVISION CHAIR …………………………….1 GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION WINNER………………….2 SHARING OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS: learn What Important Contributions Division Members are Making to their Fields………………………………… …3 CONFERENCE INFORMATION……………………………………………….4 FROM THE DESK OF OUR DIVISION CHAIR Dear Family Division Members, I hope that the summer has been delightful, productive and satisfying for all of you. As always, summer is going too fast for me as I try to catch up on everything that I did not have the time for during the school year. It will be time for the SSSP annual meeting in San Francisco before we know it! I love San Francisco and had a great time when we last met there. We have an abundance of activity planned for this year’s conference and there is plenty of opportunity for your participation. The conference hotel is the Stanford Court Hotel, 905 California Street, San Francisco, CA. If you haven’t made your room reservations yet, please consider doing it soon and staying in the conference hotel. The program is exciting for the annual meeting in San Francisco with nine sessions sponsored or cosponsored by the Family Division! Please attend as many sessions as you can to learn and support what colleagues have been working on recently. I encourage everyone to attend the Family Division’s Reception, co-sponsored with many other divisions. We invite everyone including graduate students, community activists, and faculty to get involved with the division. You will be able to propose paper sessions (that you can organize and/or chair if you want) for next year’s meetings, discuss resolutions, become a reviewer for the Family division’s Graduate Student Paper Competition or just meet everyone and talk about what they are doing in the field. The Family Divisional meeting is open to all SSSP members and will be on Saturday, August 8th from 12:30pm -2:10pm in SCH-Stanford East. Please come and bring a friend! This is a good place to meet others in the division and to volunteer for service. This will be my last year as your division chair. Please join me in welcoming and congratulating Joanna M. Badagliacco, PhD, as our incoming Family Division Chair, 2009­2011. Email: Joanna.Badagliacco@uky.edu. I look forward to seeing you in San Francisco! Cheryl Boudreaux, Chair Family Division Grand Valley State University GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION WINNER!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO CORINNE RECZEK of University of Texas Austin, FAMILY DIVISION GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION WINNER 2009! She will present her award winning paper “Bottle and Chain: Gender and Drinking Habits in Opposite-Sex and Same-Sex Couples,” in a special session of student award winning papers on Friday August 7th at 4:30 – 6:10 Room: SCH-Russian Hill. SHARING OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS Many of our division members are making important contributions to their fields. Please take the time to review a few of our members’ recent accomplishments. Consider making the included publications a part of your library and/or incorporating them into course syllabi or your applied work. If you would like to share information about your recent publications or other accomplishments with other division members, please contact Ebonie Cunningham Stringer (ebonie.cunningham@wilkes.edu). Cunningham Stringer, Ebonie. Forthcoming. “‘Keeping the Faith’: How Incarcerated African American Mothers Use Religion and Spirituality to Cope with Imprisonment.” Journal of African American Studies. Janning, Michelle. 2009. “The Efficacy of Symbolic Work-Family Integration for Married Professionals who Share Paid Work– A Descriptive Study.” Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 3(1). Open access journal: http://www.scientificjournals.org/journals2009/j_of_humanities1_2009.htm. Collins, Caitlyn, and Michelle Janning. Forthcoming. “The Stuff at Mom’s House and the Stuff at Dad’s House: The Material Consumption of Divorce for Adolescents.” In Childhood and Consumer Culture, Edited by David Buckingham and Vebjørg Tingstad. Palgrave Publishers. Janning, Michelle. The Walla Walla Early Learning Coalition Needs Assessment Report. http://www.wwcc.edu/CMS/index.php?id=2889 The Walla Walla Early Learning Coalition was created in order to centralize resources for our Valley's families with young children, and it operates under the Washington State Kids Matter Framework. With the ultimate goal of having young children healthy and ready for school, the Kids Matter framework posits that there are four critical areas where access to resources are necessary for families in order to achieve that goal: access to health insurance and medical homes; social, emotional, and mental health; early care and education/child care; and parenting information and support (Kids Matter Executive Summary, October 2005). This year, Michelle Janning completed a needs assessment and accompanying report for her community's Early Learning Coalition that assesses the needs and assets for children ages birth to five years old. In completing this report, Dr. Janning really felt as if her adherence to the principles governing the SSSP were present: using scholarship and performing social scientific analysis to improve the conditions of members of my local community. The report can be found on Walla Walla Early Learning Coalition's website: http://www.wwcc.edu/CMS/index.php?id=2889 Carolyn C. Perrucci and Dina Banerjee. “Race, Work Experiences and Perceived Promotional Opportunity," International Journal of Contemporary Sociology, Vol. 26, No. 1, April 2009: 77-92; Robert Perrucci and Carolyn C. Perrucci. America at Risk: The Crisis in Hope, Trust and Caring, Roman and Little field . 2009. Claire M. Renzetti, editor of the journal, Violence Against Women, is pleased to announce that the winners of the 2008 Best Article Award are Cathy McDaniels-Wilson (Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH) and Joanne Belknap (University of Colorado, Boulder) for their article entitled, "The Extensive Sexual Violation and Sexual Abuse Histories of Incarcerated Women." The article appeared in the October issue of the journal (v. 14, #10, pp. 1090-1027) and was selected for the award by the journal's associate editors and editorial board from among 13 nominated articles. Drs. McDaniels-Wilson and Belknap received a plaque and a cash prize of $100 from Sage Publications, the publisher of Violence Against Women. A list of all the nominated authors and their articles appears in the June, 2009 issue of the journal. CONFERNCE INFORMATION The Society for the Study of Social Problems 59th Annual Meeting August 7-9, 2009 The Stanford Court Hotel 905 California Street, San Francisco, CA ANNUAL MEETING DETAILS Family Division Business Meeting: Saturday, August 8th 12:30pm -2:10pm , SCH-Stanford East RECEPTIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS All Family Divisions members are invited to attend! THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 6:00pm – 7:00pm Welcoming Reception Room: SCH: Nob Hill FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 6:30pm – 7:30pm Division-Sponsored Reception Room: SCH: Nob Hill 7:45pm – 8:45pm Graduate Student “Happy Hour” ~ Room: SCH: Aureau Sofa Area 9:00pm – 10:30pm 9th Annual AIDS Fundraiser ~ Room: SCH: California Suite SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 6:45pm – 7:45pm Reception Honoring Thomas C. Hood, SSSP Executive Officer,1990-2009 Room: SCH: California Suite 8:00pm – 10:00pm SSSP Awards Banquet ~ Room: Stanford Ballroom FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 10:30am – 12:10pm Sessions Session 13: Families in Poverty Room: SCH-Rincon Hill Sponsors: Family Poverty, Class, and Inequality Organizer & Presider: Mary Ann Kanieski, Saint Mary’s College Papers: “Patterns of Earned Income Tax Credit Use among EITC-eligible Tax-filing Families, 1999-2005,” Richard K. Caputo, Yeshiva University “Reproduction, Consumption and Capital Accumulation: Impoverished Families and Political-Economy,” Michael D. Gillespie and Susan M. Carlson, Western Michigan University “Voices of American Poverty,” Alfred Joseph, Miami University and Anne Broussard, University of New Hampshire “An Evaluation of a Family Support Program for Sole-Support Parents on Welfare in Canada,” Tracy Peressini, Renison University College, University of Waterloo “Childhood Nexus: Early Experiences in the Lives of Florida’s Homeless Women,” Jennifer K. Wesely, University of University of North Florida 12:30pm – 2:10pm Sessions THEMATIC SESSION Session 20: Race and Families Room: SCH-Rincon Hill Sponsor: Family Organizer, Presider & Discussant: Michelle Y. Janning, Whitman College Papers: “Black Mother-Daughter Narratives about Sexuality: The Influence of Black Religious Symbolism on Attitudes and Behavior,” Sandra L. Barnes, Vanderbilt University and Robert Peterson, Case Western Reserve University “‘It’s not just about the food’: Jewish American and Asian American Marriages,” Helen Kim and Noah Leavitt, Whitman College “What happens when family resources are across the border? An exploratory study on kinship placement with Mexican immigrant families in South Texas,” Jodi Berger Cardoso, University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work, Rebecca Gomez and Yolanda C. Padilla, University of Texas at Austin “Social Stratification and Mom’s Networks,” Michelle Y. Janning and Laura Gibson, Whitman College 4:30pm – 6:10pm SessionsSPECIALSession 42: Student Award Winning Papers Room: SCH-Russian Hill Sponsor: Program Committee Organizer: Hoan N. Bui, University of Tennessee Presider &Discussant: Joongbaeck Kim, University of Tennessee Papers: “Bottle and Chain: Gender and Drinking Habits in Opposite-Sex andSame-Sex Couples,” Corinne Reczek, University of Texas at Austin, 1st place Winner of the Family Division’s Student Paper Competition “From Job Searches to Hiring to Advancement: The Labor MarketExperiences of Ethnic Minorities in Beijing,” Reza Hasmath, University of Cambridge, 1st place Co-Winner of the Poverty, Class, and Inequality Division’s Student Paper Competition SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 2:30pm – 4:10pm Sessions Session 72: Youth, Family and Community Programs Room: SCH-Fournou’s Oven Sponsor: Family Organizer & Presider: Ebonie L. Cunningham-Stringer, Wilkes University Papers: “Child Human Trafficking Victims: Challenges for the Child Welfare System,” Rowena Fong and Jodi Berger Cardoso, University of Texas at Austin “Music Production and Consumption as an Example of Youth Technology Engagement in Community Technology Centers,” Johanna Pabst, Boston College “The Examination of Child Welfare Outcomes from a Community Perspective,” Robin Perry, Florida A&M University “Why Can’t We Be Friends: The Role of Religious Congregational-Based Social Contact for Close Adolescent Interracial Friendships,” Carlos Tavares, University of Notre Dame “Girls Empowered Through Mentoring: First-Year College Students Mentoring High School Girls,” Ebonie L. Cunningham-Stringer, Wilkes University SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 Session 81: Queer Families Room: SCH-Fournou’s Oven Sponsors: Family Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities Organizers: Jaime McCauley, University of Windsor Nancy Mezey, Monmouth University Presider: Nancy Mezey, Monmouth University Discussant: Melanie Heath, McMaster University Papers: “Advantages, Disadvantages, and Strategies in Polyamorous Families with Children,” Elisabeth Sheff, Georgia State University “Gender Inequality and Consumer Desire: Women, Wedding Fantasies, and the Unconscious,” Patricia Arend, Boston College “Judicial Constructions of Parenthood: Gender and Sexual Orientation in Child Custody Decisions,” Kristy Thomas, University of Massachusetts-Amherst “Queer Families and The Role of Emotion in the Gay Marriage Movement,” Jaime McCauley, University of Windsor SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 8:30am – 10:10am Sessions Session 95: Caregiving across the Life Course Room: UC-4th Floor Lounge Sponsors: Family Youth, Aging, and the Life Course Organizers & Presiders: Elizabeth R. Paré, Wayne State University Heather E. Dillaway, Wayne State University Papers: “One is One and Two is Ten: The Effect of the Transition from One to Two Children on Mothers’ Labor Force Participation,” Chardie Baird, Kansas State University and Stephanie Burge, University of Oklahoma “Where, What, and Who Are Mothers Supposed to Be? Exploring Public Discourse on Sarah Palin and Michelle Obama for Cultural Prescriptions about Motherhood,” Heather E. Dillaway and Elizabeth R. Paré, Wayne State University “Caregiving and Work-Family Conflict: Implications for Mental Health,” Ronald Bulanda, Jennifer Roebuck Bulanda and Stephen Lippmann, Miami University “University Student’s Underlying Thoughts About the Support Given to the Elderly in China,” Di Xue, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Ochanomizu University “Things that Can Happen During a Qualitative Study: One Researcher’s Account while Working with Low-Income Mothers and Caregivers,” Sharon Lindhorst, Wayne State University 10:30am – 12:10pm Sessions Session 97: Contemporary Issues in Crime and Delinquency Room: SCH-California Gold Sponsors: Crime and Juvenile Delinquency Family Organizer, Presider & Discussant: Ebonie L. Cunningham-Stringer, Wilkes University Papers: “Articulating fear: Discourse, affect, and neighborhood context,” Paul Fuller, St. John Fisher College and Timothy McCorry, Buffalo State College -SUNY “Juvenile Indentity in Contemporary Society,” Otis B. Grant, Indiana University South Bend “Profiling and Web-based Activism: (Trans)Bodies in Cyberspace,” Tre Wentling, Syracuse University “Racial and Ethnic Differences in Bullying, Internet Use and Academic Achievement: A Social Capital Perspective,” Tina Norris, Kent State University SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 12:30pm – 2:10pm Sessions Session 115: Family Policy Room: UC-4th Floor Lounge Sponsor: Family Organizer & Presider: Nancy Mezey, Monmouth University Papers: “‘Well she must have done something’: Noncustodial mothers and their experiences in the family court system,” Jackie Krasas, Lehigh University “Finding Balance: Policies for People Living Alone,” Kimberly Fox, Loyola University Chicago “Self-Efficacy and Hour Mismatches: How Characteristics of Work Affect the Work and Family Lives of Women and Men,” Tiffany Taylor, Kent State University, Katrina Bloch, NC State University and Sarah Samblanet, Kent State University “The Advantages and Disadvantages of Motherhood: Experiences and Perspectives of Women Police,” Kristenne Robison, Westminster College “Women in Power: The Gendered Nature of Work and its Impact on the Implementation of Family Friendly Policies like FMLA,” Kampala Taiz-Rancifer and Judith Javier-Casillas, California State University, East Bay 2:30pm – 4:10pm Sessions Session 126: Infertility and Alternative Paths to Parenthood Room: UC-4th Floor Lounge Sponsors: Family Health, Health Policy, and Health Services Organizer & Presider: Kristin Wilson, Georgia State University Papers: “Anticipating Infertility: Constructing the Egg Freezing Consumer,” Lauren Jade Martin, City University of New York Graduate Center “Explaining Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Helpseeking: The Case of Infertility,” Arthur Greil, Alfred University, Julia McQuillan, University of Nebraska, Karina Shreffler, Oklahoma State University and Katherine Johnson, Pennsylvania State University “Infertility, Risk, and the International Adoption of Children,” Heather Jacobson, University of Texas at Arlington “The (Single) Woman Question: Ideological Barriers to Accessing Fertility Treatment,” Katherine Johnson, Pennsylvania State University “The impact of infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, and child death on marital dissolution,” Patricia Wonch, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Joanne Cacciatore, Arizona State University and Karina Shreffler, Oklahoma State University 4:30pm – 6:10pm Sessions THEMATIC Session 133: Families on the Color-Line Room: UC-4th Floor Lounge Sponsors: Family Racial and Ethnic Minorities Organizer, Presider & Discussant: Erica Chito Childs, Hunter College/CUNY Papers: “Crossing the Color Line in Search for Love: A Comparison of Four Birth Cohorts,” Glenn Tsunokai, Western Washington University, Augustine Kposowa, University of California, Riverside and Michele Adams, Tulane University “Assimilation, Narrativity, and Interracial Intimacy,” Matthew Torralba M. Andrews, University of Michigan -Ann Arbor “Interracial Romantic Coupling and Colorblind Ideology Among Black-White Couples,” Erin Pryor, Kent State University-The University of Akron Joint Ph.D. Program “De Facto Segregation of Resources in Extended Kinship of Multiracial Families,” Eileen Walsh, California State University Fullerton