SSSP 2024 Annual Meeting
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Anti-Harassment Committee, 2023-24 & 2024-25
Room: Kafka
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM
SPECIAL
Session 038: Beyond Outrage, What Do We Do Now? Peace, Reconciliation, and Global Conflict
Room: Salon 1
Sponsor: Program Committee
Organizer: Joachim Savelsberg, University of Minnesota
Presider: Mary Bernstein, University of Connecticut
Description: What can social science tell us about a way out of violent conflict? This panel presents data on mass violence and post-conflict situations in Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and other contexts. Based on research on responses in the fields of law, education, and journalism, this panel draws broader lessons for a world, in which mass violence is increasingly common.
Panelists:
Jillian P. LaBranche, University of Minnesota
Chana Teeger, London School of Economics
Hollie Nyseth Nzitatira, The Ohio State University
j. Siguru Wahutu, New York University
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM
SPECIAL
Session 039: How to Get Published: Learning the Language of Academic Writing
Room: Salon 5
Sponsors: Board of Directors Student Representatives
Program Committee
Organizer &
Presider: Foroogh Mohammadi, Acadia University
Description: Academic publishing requires certain knowledge and understanding of the process that is not often crystal clear to graduate students and junior scholars. This panel’s discussion addresses the principles, challenges, and creative ways of academic writing and publishing. The session will guide you through the process of converting a draft seminar paper into a submission-ready journal article. The panelists include academics who are involved in academic journals and will reflect on their experiences on the other side of editorship and peer-review processes. This panel provides essential knowledge for graduate students and junior scholars who plan to publish in academic journals.
Panelists:
Lisa-Jo van den Scott, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Annulla Linders, University of Cincinnati
Japonica Brown-Saracino, Boston University
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Session 040: Who Speaks for the Community? Complicating Power, Representation and Decision Making II
Room: Drummond West
Sponsor: Community, Research, and Practice
Organizer, Presider &
Discussant: Susan Halverson, Portland State University
Description: Social science researchers likely all engage with communities in some way. But what does "community" actually mean? Who is included and excluded, and who participates? Who is considered a valid representative of the community? How is power distributed and used in communities? The papers in this session explore and complicate community power, representation, and decision-making in spatial/geographic, identity, and interest communities.
Papers:
“Restoring Dignity to Language Translations of the Jicarilla Apache: The Retranslation of Goddard Texts: A Restorative Justice-informed Research Collaboration,” Mariann Skahan, The University of New Mexico
“Unequal Participation: A Comparative Analysis of Urban Planning Processes in Two Rust Belt Cities,” Athena Nicole Last, Jobs to Move America
“Bureaucratic Violence in Community Engagement: A ‘For Us, by Us’ Approach to Mitigating Harm in Community-university Partnerships,” Sarah E. Stanlick, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
“The Person in Socially-engaged Scholarship: Social Change, Human Dignity, and Radical Personalist Analysis,” Allison S. Reed, Washington University in St. Louis
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Session 041: New Directions in Institutional Ethnography
Room: Drummond Centre
Sponsor: Institutional Ethnography
Organizer: Katherine E. Koralesky, University of British Columbia
Presider &
Discussant: Katherine Hardin, McGill University
Description: This session features IE research with a focus on using IE in novel ways.
Papers:
“Institutional Ethnography and the Problem of Orthodoxy,” Eric Mykhalovskiy, York University
“New Journeys in Learning Institutional Ethnography: Building an International Community of Peer Mentorship,” Katerina Melino, University of Alberta, Benjamin Carroll, Queen's University, Alexa Ferdinands, Athabasca University and Jeffrey Sabo, University of Ottawa
“Smartphone Apps and the Social Organization of ‘Going Out’ amidst Crises,” Colin Hastings, University of Waterloo
“Social Workers as Willful Subjects,” Hagit Sinai-Glazer, Tel Aviv University
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Session 042: CRITICAL DIALOGUE: Work Policies and the Family
Room: Drummond East
Sponsors: Family, Aging, and Youth
Labor Studies
Organizer &
Presider/Discussant: Monnica Gavin, Clark State College
Description: The impact of societal policies on family dynamics is significant, and work policies can either aid or worsen issues within the family structure. Policies that are rooted in patriarchal systems can hinder the complete participation of women in the workforce. Furthermore, policies that do not provide adequate support for employees' families can lead to stress and subpar work performance. This session delves into the effects of work policies on the family dynamic, taking into account topics such as parental leave policies, telecommuting, parenthood in STEM fields, caregiving in higher education, artificial intelligence, and indigenous workers.
Papers:
“Artificial Intelligence and the New Divide: Perceptions, Preparedness, and the Future of Labor Market Inequality,” Dujin Park, Chungnam National University and June Jeon, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology
“Exploring the Work of Women Faculty through the Lens of Caregiving: An Institutional Ethnography of Caregiving and Carereceiving in Higher Education,” Emily C. Schubert, Laura Parson and Fredricka R. Saunders, North Dakota State University
“Pima Cotton and the Gendered and Racialized Experiences of Indigenous Workers,” Allison R. Madia, University of California, Los Angeles
“STEM Work Hour Disparity Based on Sexual Orientation: Heterogeneity across Gender, Relationship Status, and Parenthood,” Jisu Park, The Pennsylvania State University
“Teleworking, Stress, and Work Conditions before the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Taylor D. Sumpter, University of Miami
“Tenure-track Confidential: An IE of Pre-tenure Women Faculty,” Laura Parson, North Dakota State University
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM
SPECIAL
Session 043: Making the Most of Mentoring Opportunities
Room: Salon 7
Sponsors: Committee on Mentorship
Program Committee
Organizer: Ebonie L. Cunningham Stringer, Penn State Berks
Presider: Sandra Lynn Barnes, Brown University
Description: Mentoring is a powerful practice that facilitates learning, development and growth in individuals and professions. Moreover, effective mentoring creates safe spaces to ask hard questions, acquire new knowledge and share experiences. Whether launching or advancing one’s career, seeking personal development opportunities, or nurturing the desire to make meaningful connections with others, mentoring helps to foster belonging and creates more inclusive pathways to opportunity and success. This session features a panel of mentors and their mentees who will share their challenges and successes with mentoring, as well as their tips for how to make the most of mentoring opportunities. Panelists will discuss how both formal mentoring programs and informal mentoring relationships can serve as pathways to long-term collaboration and mutual support.
Panelists:
Glenn Muschert, Khalifa University
Michael O. Johnston, William Penn University
Faryal Razzaq, Karachi School of Business & Leadership
Sandra Lynn Barnes, Brown University
Shaonta’ E. Allen, Dartmouth College
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM
THEMATIC
Session 044: Health Justice: Addressing Discrimination in Health and Health Care
Room: Hemon
Sponsor: Program Committee
Organizer, Presider &
Discussant: Raja Staggers-Hakim, University of Connecticut
Description: Health justice issues are historical and political in nature. Health outcomes for communities of color and other marginalized groups require further attention by the general public and sociologists to fully achieve health equity. The current session considers longstanding and ongoing health and healthcare concerns that specifically affect people of color or groups that experience intersecting oppressions of race, gender, class, ability, sexuality, and religion. Specifically, panelists will address reproductive health and technology, discrimination in health care, Black maternal health outcomes, and the implications of gender in the conception of the sick role.
Papers:
“Beyond Motherhood: Exploring the Unmet Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Needs in the Medicaid Landscape,” Elizabeth M. Anderson, Indiana University Bloomington, Winner of the Health, Health Policy, and Health Services Division’s Student Paper Competition
“Gendered Legitimacy in the Sick Role: A Survey Experiment of Gender-Typed Head Pain,” Caroline V. Brooks and Emily A. Ekl, Indiana University
“Healthcare Discrimination, Healthcare Avoidance, and Self-rated Health in a Sample of American Indians with Type 2 Diabetes,” Gabby Gomez and Kelley Sittner, Oklahoma State University
“Intersectional Dynamics in Black Maternal Health: A Qualitative Study of Gendered Racial Disparities in Maternal Care,” Carla Devonn Brailey and Brittany C. Slatton, Texas Southern University
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM
THEMATIC
Session 045: CRITICAL DIALOGUE: Critical Perspectives on Law and Violence
Room: Jarry
Sponsors: Law and Society
Social Problems Theory
Organizers: Keith R. Johnson, Retired Scholar
Michael Branch, Hartwick College
Presider/Discussant: Michael Branch, Hartwick College
Description: This thematic session on Law and Violence presents new work on the boundaries of problematic social systems with a focus on the law. The presenters ask these questions: When does “stop and frisk” become “stop and sexually harass?” When does a prison become a nursing home for elderly prisoners? When do immigration laws interrupt family ties? When does human trafficking law make sex trafficking the priority? When does politics become violent?
Papers:
“Aging and Dying behind Bars: Prison Nursing Homes in the Era of U.S. Mass Incarceration,” Hannah Schwendemen, University of Minnesota
“Extended Parental Separation: Examining the Harms of Immigration Policy on Mexican Immigrants,” Natalie J. Cholula, Portland State University
“Right-wing Extremist Violence and Government Impunity in Comparative Perspective,” Pamela Irving Jackson, Rhode Island College
“Stop and Sexual Assault?: How Terry Stops become Legally Authorized Sexual Violence,” Brandon Alston, The Ohio State University, Honorable Mention in the Law and Society Division’s Student Paper Competition
“What’s in a Frame? State Policymakers’ Conceptualization of Human Trafficking,” Alexis P. Tsoukalas, Florida Policy Institute, University of Central Florida
“‘I Still Can Feel the Sickness’: Withdrawal Experiences of People on Methadone Maintenance Treatment,” David Frank, Alexander S. Bennett and Luther Elliott, New York University
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM
THEMATIC
Session 046: Unraveling the Complex Relationship between Poverty, Class, Inequality and Violence
Room: Joyce
Sponsor: Poverty, Class, and Inequality
Organizer: Sara Maani, University of Milan-Bicocca
Presider &
Discussant: Felicia Arriaga, Baruch College, CUNY
Description: In this session, we invite papers that explore the intricate structures and dynamics of the systemic inequalities and injustices that perpetuate violence, particularly against marginalized communities. We particularly welcome a critical sociological lens that discusses the underpinnings of poverty, class stratification, and inequality, highlighting how these elements foster violence against the most vulnerable populations. Discussions that uncover the ways in which exploitation and oppression reproduce poverty and social inequalities, reinforcing multiple stigmas and heightened exposure to violence, are encouraged. We welcome a diverse array of perspectives and methodologies, ranging from empirical studies and theoretical frameworks to detailed case analyses.
Papers:
“Exploring the Relationship between Decision-making Method, Violence, and Inequality; Collective Decides against Social H.I.V.,” Shayan Morshedi, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
“Unveiling Intersectional Narratives of Minority Stress among Chicano Women via a Flexible Diary Study,” Felicia O. Casanova, University of Miami, Esme Ramirez, The University of Texas, Melanie McKenna, University of Miami, Kapriskie Seide, Davidson College, Alice Cepeda, University of Southern California and Kathryn Nowotny, University of Miami
“Sheriffs Driving Policy: Associations and Influence,” Stephanie Avalos and Felicia Arriaga, Baruch College, CUNY
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Session 047: Environmental Activism: Local to Global
Room: Lamartine
Sponsors: Conflict, Social Action, and Change
Environment and Technology
Organizer &
Presider: Kat Fuller, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Description: This session focuses on topics relating to the social research on environmental activism in this current age of dynamics, such as local community organizing, globalization, extractivism, and litigation, to name just a few. How are communities coalescing to respond to environmental injustices? How are activists responding to the increasing criminalization of protests? Not exclusive to research related to these questions, this session focuses on international perspectives that broadly address environmental activism and inform our understanding of the crucial issues pertaining to activism around environmental problems.
Papers:
“Humanist and Atheist Movements and Environmental Activism: International Discourses and Local Experiences,” Morena Tartari, Northumbria University and Hamide Elif Üzümcü, University of Padua
“Fighting at the Meso-level? Environmental Justice Narratives within a Leading Environmental Movement Organization, 1950s to Present,” Sam Castonguay, Washington State University
“Organizing Corporate Environmental Activism: The Green Growth Elite Countermovement in Canada’s Atlantic Provinces,” J. P. Sapinski, Université de Moncton
“Indigenous Knowing Traditions for Environmental Futures: Indigenous Relationality, Intimacy of Ecologies, and Collective Reciprocity,” Doreen E. Martinez, Colorado State University
“Environmental Justice and Indigenous Feminisms in Oaxaca, Mexico: Linking Territory and Gender,” Alessandro Morosin, University of La Verne
