SSSP 2024 Annual Meeting
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Annual Review Committee of the Executive Officer, 2023-24 CANCELLED
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Membership and Outreach Committee, 2023-24 & 2024-25
Room: Kafka
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Conflict, Social Action, and Change
Room: Ballroom West
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Family
Room: Ballroom West
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities
Room: Ballroom West
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
THEMATIC
Session 048: Critical Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Room: Salon 1
Sponsor: Critical Race and Ethnic Study
Organizer, Presider &
Discussant: Amani M. Awwad, SUNY Canton
Description: The discussion will focus on the contested realities of the Arab-Palestinian-Israeli conflict. How mainstream media covers the October 7th act of terrorism involving Hamas and the Israeli government. Further, the continued genocide in Gaza will be explored, specifically, how the world responded to these atrocities. The action of the settlers and the IDF soldiers in the occupied territories will be examined.
Papers:
“‘It’s Our Way to Tell the World That Nothing Can Stop Us’: Palestinian Parkour in Gaza as Decolonial Praxis and Embodied Freedom under Occupation,” Raiya Taha Thomure and Zeana Hamdonah, University of Toronto
“Birthright and Support for Israeli Violence among American Jews,” Emily Schneider and Lillian Selznick, Northern Arizona University
“Feeling Bad about Genocide: How Liberal Anti-Racism Enables State Violence,” Emily Schneider, Northern Arizona University
“Portrayal of Palestine in US Media: An Analysis through the Lens of Third World Narratives during the Israel-Hamas Conflict,” Srijana Karki, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Juan Du, Huizhou University
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
THEMATIC
Session 049: Disability Embodiment: The Way Out of a System of Violence
Room: Drummond West
Sponsor: Disability, Mental Wellness, and Social Justice
Organizers: Ben R. Sher, New York University Silver School of Social Work
Alan Santinele Martino, University of Calgary
Presider &
Discussant: Alan Santinele Martino, University of Calgary
Description: This session delves into the interplay between disability, identity, and systemic violence, offering perspectives that challenge conventional narratives and advocate for radical inclusivity and justice. Through a diverse array of papers, we explore the lived experiences and systemic barriers faced by marginalized communities across various contexts, illuminating paths towards empowerment and equity. Together, these papers underscore the necessity of dismantling systemic barriers and reimagining systems of care and justice to truly embody disability in a way that moves us out of a cycle of violence and towards a future of inclusivity and equity. This session calls for a collective reevaluation of our approaches to disability, urging participants to consider how intersectional identities shape experiences of violence and advocacy for change.
Papers:
“A Crip Perspective on Sexual Education for 2SLGBTQIA+ Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities in Alberta, Canada,” Alan Santinele Martino and Thomas Tri, University of Calgary
“Beyond Accommodations and Institutional Barriers: ‘Cripping’ Possibilities in Higher Education,” Alan Santinele Martino, University of Calgary
“Mandatory Supporting as a Radical Ethic of Care: Supporting, Not Reporting, Black Disabled Mothers,” Siobhan Marie Pokorney, The Graduate Center, CUNY
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Session 050: New Directions in Institutional Ethnography II
Room: Drummond Centre
Sponsor: Institutional Ethnography
Organizer: Katherine E. Koralesky, University of British Columbia
Presider &
Discussant: Katerina Melino, University of Alberta
Description: This session features IE research with a focus on using IE in novel ways.
Papers:
“Gendered Organizations: Higher Education Practices Support Metaphorical Barriers,” Wendy Laminack Cash, Auburn University and Laura Parson, North Dakota State University
“Rise through the Cracks: Institutional Ethnography as Praxis for Adult Educators,” Katherine Hardin, McGill University
“Understanding the Gendered Experiences and Power Dynamics that Impact Work-life Balance for Women Faculty,” Fredricka R. Saunders, Laura Parson and Emily C. Schubert, North Dakota State University
“Using Archival Materials to Conduct an Institutional Ethnography of Prison: Analytic and Methodological Observations,” Helen Hudson, University of Ottawa, Winner of the Institutional Ethnography Division’s Student Paper Competition
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
THEMATIC
Session 051: CRITICAL DIALOGUE: Guns and Gun Violence
Room: Drummond East
Sponsor: Crime and Justice
Organizers: Christopher Dum, Kent State University
Matthew DelSesto, Emerson College
Presider/Discussant: Matthew DelSesto, Emerson College
Description: This critical dialogue addresses the uniquely American social problem of gun violence. The seven papers in this session draw on a variety of methodologies in their examination of guns and gun violence. During this session, 5 minutes will be focused on presenting each paper and the remainder of session will consist of a facilitated dialogue between authors and audience members. Through this format, all attendees will have the opportunity to engage with the topic of guns and gun violence, and partake in a joint effort to forge a path forward that addresses this important social problem.
Papers:
“Twenty-five Years Since the Columbine High School Shooting: How Race, Gender, and Individualistic Ideologies Contribute to the Normalization of School Shootings in American Culture,” Linda M. Waldron, Christopher Newport University
“QuantCrit Descriptive Analysis of School Shooting Events,” Natalia Brand and James E. Connell, Drexel University
“Aversion to Gun-owning Neighbors,” Justin L. Sola, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“The Effects of Youth Indirect Exposure to Community Firearm Violence by Neighborhood,” Rachel Elizabeth Colello, University of California, Irvine
“Pathways to Voluntary Gun Abandonment and Decreased Gun Desirability,” Mary Lee, University of California, Irvine
“Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence: Lessons from Research on a Community-engaged Learning Initiative,” Matthew DelSesto, Emerson College
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Session 052: PAPERS IN THE ROUND: Experiential Learning as a Way to Teach about Social Problems
Room: Ballroom West
Sponsors: Sociology, Social Work, and Social Welfare
Teaching Social Problems
Organizers: William Cabin, New York University Silver School of Social Work
Laurie J. Linhart, Des Moines Area Community College
Description: The session will focus on innovative ways to use experiential learning to teach about social problems.
Roundtable #1 Title: Experiential Learning as a Way to Teach about Social Problems
Presider:
Jessica Lucero, Utah State University
Papers:
“Bringing Mutuality and Reciprocity into Focus: A Case Study on Sustaining University-community Partnerships,” Jessica Lucero, Utah State University
“Experiential Learning Using Grant Proposals: A Reflection on Two Pilot Studies,” Janelle M. Pham, Oglethorpe University
“Geographic Interviews as an Experiential Method for Engaging Students in Place-based Assessment and Learning,” Danielle Littman and Denae J. Cook, University of Utah
“Towards More Part Time Doctorate Degrees in Sociology,” Barbara Katz Rothman, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
“Discovering Hidden Paradigms in Our Syllabi,” Andy Plotkin, Behavioral-Scientists
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Session 053: Global Health, Climate, Inequality and Environment II CANCELLED
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Session 054: Social Problems in the Digital Age
Room: Jarry
Sponsor: Social Problems Theory
Organizer, Presider &
Discussant: David C. Lane, Illinois State University
Description: This session is centered on the intersection of changing technology and social problems activity.
Papers:
“Now Trending #Violence and #Truecrime: A Literature Review of Violence, Crime, and Social Media Discourse,” Kemi Johnson Pratt, Texas Woman's University
“Engaging an Engaged Audience: From Classroom Content to Critical Conversations in the Digital Age,” Wade P. Smith, Eastern Illinois University
“#Politics: Understanding Young People’s Political Engagement on Facebook Using Ordered Logistic Regression,” Clara Mey, University of Delaware
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
THEMATIC
Session 055: Youth, Violence, and Inequality
Room: Joyce
Sponsor:
Organizer, Presider &
Discussant: Brittney Miles, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Description: This panel explores the relationship between youth, violence, and inequality across the institutional contexts of education and family. Specifically, this panel includes critical perspectives from LGBTQ+ youth, young women of color refugees, and parents of children with disabilities, as well as consider the impact of the father-child relationship and family violence. Together, these papers contribute to our understanding of violence while centering youth and inequality.
Papers:
“Exploring Adolescent Affect Regulation with Family Violence-Exposed Youth: The Phenomenology of Feeling Like You Are Going to ‘Lose It’,” Katherine Maurer, McGill University
“How Dads Matter: Paternal-adolescent Relationships and Juvenile Delinquency,” Hope E. Ousey and Andrew Wilczak, Wilkes University
“Rethinking Refugee Education: Animating War and Violence as Storywork by Newcomer Youth of Color,” Santanu Dutta, Pallavi Banerjee and Chetna Khandelwal, University of Calgary
“Rural Texas LGBTQ+ Youth Experiences in Schools, Churches, and Community,” Nicole M. Butkovich Kraus and Shanna Peeples, West Texas A&M University
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Session 056: Gender and Work
Room: Lamartine
Sponsors:
Labor Studies
Organizer: Tracy L. Vargas, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Presider &
Discussant: Abigail M. Malick, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Description: This regular paper session is dedicated to the debate and analysis of gender relations, the organization of gender, and the gendering of organizations within the broad context of work. To examine the relationship between gender and labor, this session will cover a range of topics that examine gendered power relations, identities, and issues of inclusion and exclusion around the world.
Papers:
“Challenging Shea as Women’s Gold: Myth or Reality?” Idowu Alabi, Wayne State University
“The Benefits of Intergenerational Co-residence: Reconsidering the Effects of Women’s Education on Their Housework Hours in Urban China,” Shuyin Liu, University of Massachusetts Amherst
“Undoing the STEM/Non-STEM Dichotomy: Exploring Women’s STEM Experiences and Binary Definitions of STEM Involvement,” Zora Haque and Manning Zhang, Brandeis University
“‘In Our Brothel, Pimps are Not Allowed’: Market Facilitation and the Realities of Brothel-based Sex Work,” Popy Begum, Saint Louis University
Date: Saturday, August 10
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM
THEMATIC
Session 057: Feminist Abolitionism and Collective Resistance to State Control and Violence
Room: Musset
Sponsor: Program Committee
Organizer: Claire M. Renzetti, University of Kentucky
Presider: Alesha Durfee, Saint Louis University
Description: In this session, presenters, using a Feminist Abolitionist framework, will discuss how the neoliberal call for individual responsibility and accountability for criminal offenses magnifies harm through the ripple effects of state control and violence, especially in racially and economically marginalized communities. In doing so, presenters will implicitly or explicitly critique Carceral Feminism.
Papers:
“Abolitionist Origins: Radical Histories in Anti-violence Organizing,” Melinda Chen, The University of Oklahoma
“Abolition Feminism, Advocacy, and Anti-violence Activism: Imagining and Creating a Lifeworld to Resist the System,” Sarah Jane Brubaker, Virginia Commonwealth University
“When Protection is Unsafe: An Intersectional Analysis of Civil Protection Orders and the Carceral State,” Alesha Durfee, Saint Louis University
