Date: Friday, August 8

Time: 4:30 PM - 6:10 PM

Session 025: Juvenile Justice and Systems of Surveillance
Room: Indiana Room

Sponsors: Crime and Justice
Family, Aging, and Youth

Organizer &

Presider: Paul D. Steele, Professor Emeritus, University of New Mexico

Description: 

This session will present papers that address issues in the juvenile justice system as it interfaces with other youth institutions such as education and social services, and the role of the system in surveillance of youth. Authors are encouraged to discuss a range of topics from the history of surveillance approaches to the experiences of youth in the system, program evaluation, collateral consequences of surveillance, and more.

Papers:

“Convergence and Combustion: A Critical Exploration of the Troubled Teen Industry,” Brenna Elisabeth Jones, Pavel Ahmed, Joshua H. Stout and Kaitlyn J. Selman, Illinois State University

“Conceptualizing the Receipt of Unfair School Discipline through a Betrayal Trauma Lens,” Charles Bell, Illinois State University

“Decriminalizing or Reassembling Schools? Implications of Removing Police from Schools for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in School-based Referrals to Law Enforcement,” Catalina Valdez, Benjamin W. Fisher and Abigail J. Beneke, University of Wisconsin-Madison

“The Effect of Juvenile Detention Center Admittance on Recidivism in Adulthood,” Courtney Rose Mallon, Wilkes University

“Evaluating Health Services in Juvenile Detention,” Amanda C. Ball, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University

“Reflections on Surveillance and Intervention with at-risk Youth: The Connection between Juvenile Justice and Social Service Systems in Six Studies,” Paul D. Steele, Professor Emeritus, University of New Mexico

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Date: Friday, August 8

Time: 4:30 PM - 6:10 PM

Session 026: Pursuing Racial Justice to Improve Health Inequities in Historically Marginalized Groups II
Room: Kimball Room

Sponsor: Health, Health Policy, and Health Services

Organizers: Virginia Kuulei Berndt, McDaniel College
Raja Staggers-Hakim, University of Connecticut

Presider &

Discussant: Raja Staggers-Hakim, University of Connecticut

Description: 

Current Heath Sociology and Public Health Scholarship acknowledge the need to eliminate health inequities in order to achieve health justice. However, despite awareness of this great need, much discussion in academic and policy circles are concerned with socioeconomic resources exclusively and neglect how groups from marginalized disadvantaged communities experience multiple oppressions simultaneously and overtime. This session will explore the interface of social protest for human and civil rights that communities are still fighting in the quest for racial justice and good health. Topics include health, human rights, environmental justice, criminology, education, and more, which make connections between racial justice and human rights related to various social determinants which drive adverse health outcomes.

Papers:

“Access to and Utilization of Dental Care Services by Older Adults in Nigeria: Barriers and Facilitators,” Sunkanmi Folorunsho, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Victor Ajayi, University of North Carolina School of Social Work, Munirat Sanmori, Georgia State University, Medinah Suleiman, Department of Common and Islamic Law, Raji Abdullateef, University of Ilorin and Abdulazeez Abdulganiyu, Brooks Insights

“Border Disablement: How Embodied Borders Disable Latina Immigrants with Breast Cancer,” Susana Echeverri Herrera, The University of New Mexico

“Familismo and Fear: Narratives of Parent Separation and Legal Uncertainty among Mexican and Central American Immigrants,” Natalie J. Cholula, Portland State University

“HIV Testing Patterns and Risk Behaviors among U.S. Deportees and Return Migrants in Mexico City,” Alice Cepeda, Arizona State University, Avelardo Valdez and Nefertari Rincon-Guerra, University of Southern California

“Transnational Care Webs: Understanding Latina Migrant Experiences Navigating Exclusion and Challenging Oppressions,” Alejandra G. Lemus, The University of New Mexico

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Date: Friday, August 8

Time: 4:30 PM - 6:10 PM

Session 027: CRITICAL DIALOGUE: Revolutionary Possibilities: Confronting Capitalist Crises and Fascist Forces with Transformative Theory and Practice
Room: Wabash Room

Sponsor: Program Committee

Organizer &

Presider/Discussant: Walda Katz-Fishman, League of Revolutionaries for a New America and Howard University

Description: 

Humanity stands at a crossroads. Economic, ecological, social, political crises, state violence at home, endless war abroad – including U.S. funded and armed genocide in occupied Palestine – are our reality. Ruling class forces are moving toward fascist state rule and winning their social base in support of fascism. Social struggles are rising to demand a resolution to these crises and an end to war. Our survival and the survival of our planet are contested terrain. What does it mean to be an “insurgent sociologist” – individually and collectively – in this moment?

Papers:

“Palestine was a Preview – Are Sociologists Ready for What Comes Next?” Melissa F. Weiner, College of the Holy Cross

“Transforming the Narrative of the Dangerous Other,” Mary Romero, Professor Emerita, Arizona State University

“Beyond Colonial Cognitive Maps: The Decolonial Imagination,” Apoorvaa Joshi, Rutgers University

“Neoliberalism, Imperialism and Militarism and the Crisis of Human Rights in the Philippines and the People’s Resistance,” Ligaya Lindio McGovern, Indiana University

“Setting Our Sights on a Future beyond Capital,” R.A. Dello Buono, Manhattan University

“Taking the Offensive in the Class War against Fascism,” Jerome Scott, League of Revolutionaries for a New America and Walda Katz-Fishman, League of Revolutionaries for a New America and Howard University

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Date: Friday, August 8

Time: 4:30 PM - 6:10 PM

THEMATIC

Session 028: CRITICAL DIALOGUE: Power to the People: What is Insurgent Sociology?
Room: Chicago Room

Sponsor: Community, Research, and Practice

Organizers: Teresa Irene Gonzales, Loyola University Chicago
Paul J. Draus, University of Michigan-Dearborn

Presider/Discussant: Paul J. Draus, University of Michigan-Dearborn

Description: 

This panel seeks to foster a critical dialogue on how sociological practices can disrupt hegemonic discourses and empower marginalized voices, much in line with the critical frameworks discussed in the Critical Sociology Journal. Panelists interrogate power relations, challenge socio-political structures, and engage in reflexive critique while inviting diverse perspectives on the role of sociology in activism. Presenters consider the implications of insurgent approaches in various contexts, including racial justice, education, housing, environmental justice, and economic inequality. Join us in redefining sociology’s role in addressing pressing social issues and fostering transformative change through engaging discussions and collaborative learning.

Papers:

“Insurgent Sociology, Emancipatory Sociology, Power Research and PAR: Looking Back and New Directions,” Felicia Arriaga, Baruch College, CUNY

“Feasts and Festivals: The Promises and Pitfalls of DEI in K-12 Education,” Stephanie Laudone, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY

“Broke-ish: Exploring Black Economic Inequality through Public Scholarship,” Erika Houston Brown, Texas Woman's University

“Transitional Justice Mechanisms, Collective Memory, and Teaching Practices,” Jillian P. LaBranche, University of Minnesota, Winner of the Educational Problems Division’s Student Paper Competition

“Circling Like Vultures: Mobility Justice and Disaster Capitalism in a South Carolina African-American Settlement Community,” Jaime McCauley and Jennifer Mokos, Coastal Carolina University

“A Garment Made in Collaboration with Indigenous Women of the Ecuadorian Amazon Contextualized through Principles of Ecofeminism, Cultural Revitalization, and the Potentials of Activism through Art,” Evamarie Pearl Kropp, California Polytechnic State University

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Date: Friday, August 8

Time: 4:30 PM - 6:10 PM

THEMATIC

Session 029: Disrupting the Norm: Mental Health, Illness, and the Law
Room: Grant Park Parlor

Sponsors: Disability, Mental Wellness, and Social Justice
Law and Society

Organizers: Michael Branch, Hartwick College
Faryal Razzaq, Karachi School of Business & Leadership

Presider &

Discussant: Faryal Razzaq, Karachi School of Business & Leadership

Description: 

This session dilates on the theme of disability, mental wellness and social justice.

Papers:

“At What Cost? Economized Death, State Sanctioned Suicide and Normalizing MAiD for Mental Illness,” Danielle Landry and Aisha Khan, Toronto Metropolitan University

“How Relationships between Owners, Property Managers, and Service Providers Impact the Success of Subsidized Housing for Populations with High Needs,” Katherine Smock, University of California, Los Angeles

“Sexuality and Cultural Taboos in Turkey,” Gokhan Savas, American University of Sharjah

“The Micropolitics of Community Reintegration in Mental Health Courts,” Julian Thompson, University of Illinois Chicago

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Date: Friday, August 8

Time: 4:30 PM - 6:10 PM

Session 030: Workshop: U.S.A.I.D. and the Global South
Room: Spire Parlor

Sponsor: Transnational Initiatives Committee

Organizer, Facilitator &

Discussant: Pattie Thomas, College of Southern Nevada

Description: 

Many in the US only became aware of the U.S. Agency for International Development (U.S.A.I.D.) when it was one of the earliest targets of drastic funding cuts by the current federal administration. As a significant component of American foreign policy, U.S.A.I.D. has influenced domestic and international policies. Many of its programs have had direct impacts on the Global South.

Attendees of this workshop will learn the history of U.S.A.I.D., be able to identify the political and economic policies influenced by the agency's programs, and specifically will examine the impact of both the history of U.S.A.I.D. programs on the Global South, as well as the implications of cuts to their programs.

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