Date: Sunday, August 10

Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM

Session 071: CRITICAL DIALOGUE: Critical Reflections on Mutual Aid and Anticapitalist Approaches to Community and Care
Room: Crystal Room

Sponsors: Community, Research, and Practice
Conflict, Social Action, and Change
Health, Health Policy, and Health Services
Poverty, Class, and Inequality

Organizers &

Presiders/Discussants: Andrew Schoeneman, University of Richmond
Bob Spires, University of Richmond
Gabby Gomez, Oklahoma State University

Description: 

This session encourages researchers, scholars, social workers, organizational leaders, and community organizers of all backgrounds and professional settings to bring together a diverse collection of works on mutual aid, anticapitalist, and other alternatives to dominant community organizing models. Through a collective dialogue catalyzed by a diverse group of presenters reflecting on, developing, and employing alternatives to the dominant models of community change, sessions organizers aim to create a collaborative session drawing from not-for-profit, nongovernmental, community activist, social movement, and social work practice across a number of areas (e.g., health, poverty, housing, criminal justice, disabilities, etc.), including those from global/international experiences and perspectives.

Papers:

“‘Neighbors Helping Neighbors’: The Culture of Unhoused Mutual Aid in Los Angeles, CA,” Nicolas Gutierrez III, University of Southern California

“‘The Need Was F*cking Endless’: A Study of the Minneapolis Sanctuary Movement,” Bethany Jo Murray, University of California, Los Angeles

“Engaging in and Bridging Groups within Localized Civic Association: Navigating Heterogeneity in ‘Semi-Acquaintance’ Society,” Beichen Fang, Rutgers University-New Brunswick

“Healthcare Access and Utilization among Migrant Women in Urban Slum Communities: A Case Study of Ayobo Community in Lagos State, Nigeria,” Rowland Edet, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Nwafor Juliet, Heriot-Watt University

“Mutual Aid as Love-in-Action: Revolutionary Counterpower through ‘Affective Infrastructure’,” Hillary Lazar, University of Pittsburgh

“Radical Care and the Dilemma of Compliance: How State Power Shapes Mutual Aid Praxis,” Ami Olson Campbell, Boston College

“Young Adults’ Prioritization of Needs in Third Places,” Denae J. Cook and Danielle Littman, University of Utah

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Date: Sunday, August 10

Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM

Session 072: Intersectionality in Action: Bridging Mental Health and Social Problems Theory to Address Complex Social Issues
Room: Indiana Room

Sponsors: Disability, Mental Wellness, and Social Justice
Social Problems Theory

Organizers &

Presiders: Joshua H. Stout, Illinois State University
Lily Ivanova, University of British Columbia

Discussant: Lily Ivanova, University of British Columbia

Description: 

Mental health is a complex social problem that cuts across structural conditions, intersecting identities, and societal and institutional expectations, norms, and responses. This session delves into the challenges of theorizing and understanding these complex factors. Papers in this session explore the experiences of communities across citizenship status, ethnic identities, language, vocation, and access to services. Through understanding mental health as a multifaceted social problem, this session will provide direction for more effective interventions and advocacy strategies.

Papers:

“High Utilizers of Services: Medical Problem, Moral Failing, or Due to Structural Conditions?” Stacey L. Barrenger, Northeast Ohio Medical University and Leslie L. Wood, Kent State University; Northeast Ohio Medical University

“Navigating Uncertainty: The Impact of COVID-19 on International Students’ Mental Health, Career Preparedness, and Migration Plans,” Eugena Kwon, Trent University

“The Kids Are Not Alright: How Florida’s Government Creates Family Trauma,” Alayne Unterberger, Florida Institute for Community Studies

“The Paradox of Work: Exploring the Emotional and Bodily Dimensions of Intersectional Capitalism among Latinx Immigrants in the U.S.,” Bianca Ruiz-Negrón, Alejandra G. Lemus, Susana Echeverri Herrera and Alejandro Tovar, The University of New Mexico, Aurora Arreola, New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, Julia M. Hess and Jessica R. Goodkind, The University of New Mexico

“Stigmatization in the Pre-Death Interactions of Family and Friends Bereaved by a Drug-Related Death,” Joshua H. Stout, Illinois State University and Benjamin Fleury-Steiner, University of Delaware

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Date: Sunday, August 10

Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM

THEMATIC

Session 073: Teaching Social Problems in a Time of Crises: Challenges and Opportunities
Room: Kimball Room

Sponsor: Teaching Social Problems

Organizers: Jennifer Roebuck Bulanda, Miami University
Amani M. Awwad, SUNY Canton

Presider: Jennifer Roebuck Bulanda, Miami University

Discussant: Amani M. Awwad, SUNY Canton

Description: 

This session will explore both the challenges and opportunities associated with teaching about a variety of social problems in today's world. Papers will explore specific strategies and approaches to engaging students in the classroom.

Papers:

“Exploring the Impact of Innovative Use of Technology on Student Learning Outcomes in Non-traditional Learning Platforms,” Stephanie L. Compton, Junior R. Hopwood and Carlos N. Chapman II, Grambling State University

“Gender in a Red State: Experiences of University Faculty and Non-binary and Trans Students,” Kasey Ragan and Sully Snook, St. Edward's University

“Students Get Talking: Dialogue as a Strategy for Teaching about Social Issues,” Melanie E.L. Bush, Adelphi University

“Teaching Resources,” Luis F. Nuno, California State University, Los Angeles

“Teaching with Care Under Crisis: Values-Based Pedagogy in Two Higher Education Classrooms in Fall 2024,” Uzma Chowdhury, Teachers College at Columbia University and Anna K. Wood, University of Michigan

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Date: Sunday, August 10

Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM

THEMATIC

Session 074: Sociology, Social Work, and Social Welfare Institution Perspectives in Response to Recent or Current Crises II
Room: Buckingham Room

Sponsor: Sociology, Social Work, and Social Welfare

Organizers: Erica FS Jablonski, University of New Hampshire
Miriam J. Landsman, The University of Iowa

Presider: Erica FS Jablonski, University of New Hampshire

Description: 

This second session of Sociology, Social Work, and Social Welfare Institution Perspectives in Response to Recent or Current Crises will focus on nonprofit organizations as well as responses to housing challenges.

Papers:

“Change a Tire, Change a Life: The Impact of Bicycle Ownership on the Lives of People Experiencing Housing Insecurity,” Deborah McCarthy Auriffeille, College of Charleston and Sylvie Baele, Second Chance Bikes, College of Charleston

“Medicalization of Homelessness among Social Welfare Service Providers,” Trey Santorine, University of Miami

“Racial Philanthropy: Charting Racial Capitalism Relations in Civil Society,” Snehalatha Gantla, Brandeis University

“Feminist Collective Action and Institutional Change: A Case Study of Women against Rape,” Navada M. Hessler, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

“Model of Leadership in Welfare Industry: Abdul Sattar Edhi a Successful Role Model,” Faryal Razzaq, Karachi School of Business & Leadership

“Different Organizational Responses to the Care Crisis,” Erica FS Jablonski, University of New Hampshire

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Date: Sunday, August 10

Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM

Session 075: Works-in-Progress
Room: Price Room

Sponsor: Family, Aging, and Youth

Organizer: Aida Villanueva, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Description: 

This roundtable of Works-in-Progress is sponsored by the Family, Aging, and Youth division. It features a diverse set of papers addressing topics such as union formation and dating; youth under the carceral system; attitudes toward reproductive health; culture capital, education, and attitudes toward feminism over the life course.

Roundtable #1 Title: Family, Aging, and Youth: Roundtable 1

Presider: Betsy J. Miller, Marquette University

Papers:

“Cultural Capital and Postsecondary Enrollment: Findings from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009,” Jessica Creasy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

“Education’s Effect on Feminist Attitudes,” Lindsey Kausmeyer, Wilkes University

“Negotiating Reproductive Realities: Findings from a Community-engaged Study of Asian American Young Adults,” Paige Logan Prater, University of California, San Francisco

“The Significance of Early ‘Significant Others’: How Family Members and Childhood Friends Influence East Asian Women’s Romantic Lives,” Olivia Y. Hu, University of Pennsylvania

“What Does it Mean to be Called ‘Delinquent’? Negotiating Master Narratives in Re-entry from Juvenile Incarceration,” Betsy J. Miller and Ed de St. Aubin, Marquette University

Roundtable #2 Title: Family, Aging, and Youth: Roundtable 2

Presider: Yu-Ri Kim, University of Iowa

Papers:

“‘Just Pay the Fine’: Benevolent Ageism as an Illegitimate Opportunity Structure of Older Adults’ Dance Clubs in South Korea,” Yu-Ri Kim, University of Iowa

“Changing Perceptions of Parenthood in Iceland,” Asdis Arnalds and Sigrún Ólafsdóttir, University of Iceland

“Rejecting the Medicated State: From Medications to Marijuana,” Loren Beard, The University of Chicago

“Rethinking the American Dream: Exploring Motivations for Different Pathways to Adulthood,” Kea Saper, University of California, San Diego

“Slovakian Migration in the Aftermath of the Velvet Revolution: A Qualitative Study Exploring Gender Relations through Migration to the United States,” Taylor A. Kanuk, Illinois State University

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Date: Sunday, August 10

Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM

Session 076: Performing Reflections: Art-based Praxis as a Resource for Self-reflection
Room: Spire Parlor

Sponsor: Program Committee

Organizer &

Discussant: Assata Zerai, The University of New Mexico

Performers: Luthando Ngazile Ngema, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Ongezwa Nomthokozisi Mbele, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Pumela Push Nqelenga, University of Cape Town
Siphiwe Maneano Motloung, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Description: 

Recent literature in decolonial feminism has begun to address the experiences of Black female academics within a complex and changing higher education landscape. These issues are rarely examined through the arts despite their unique potential to explore and tackle academic life's subtleties. The authors, four female academics, created and delivered a dramatic performance that renews theoretical and practical understandings of coloniality and decoloniality. This presentation will engage in post-performance reflections and dialogues based on the performances at symposia in 2023-2024. We will, therefore, provide evidence of arts-based praxis as a significant process of reflecting on ‘difficult’ institutional issues, highlighting the deleterious effects of the absence of ‘care’ in the academy and the importance of feminist decoloniality as care.

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