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THE BULLETIN |
| A Publication of the North Carolina Sociological
Association Volume 30, Number 3 October 2004 |
| THE BULLETIN is a publication of the North Carolina
Sociological Association. The NCSA is open to any person engaged in teaching or research
in sociology, or in a field of applied sociology, as well as to any student whose major
interest is sociology. Members receive THE BULLETIN and are invited to attend the
annual meeting of the association in late winter or early spring. Dues for one calendar
year are $11 (professional) and $3 (student). For more information about the NCSA, please
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JOIN NCSA NOW! Whether a new member or a renewing member, please send your dues now. We keep the cost of membership low to keep our membership high! Faculty, applied sociologists outside the academy, graduate students, undergraduate students, and anyone else interested in Sociology is welcome in NCSA! 2006 NCSA Membership Application/Renewal Form
NCSA 2006 Membership Form is
available as a PDF document.
"Himes Award" for Outstanding Student Sociology Papers Call for Papers: The NCSA seeks papers that represent excellence in sociological analysis from both undergraduate and graduate students. This competition comes with a monetary award ($150 for the winning undergraduate papers, $250 for the top graduate paper), and a certificate of recognition from the association. Three awards are available: one for graduate students, and one each for undergraduates at four-year institutions, and two-year institutions. Award winners are recognized at the NCSA annual meeting and their papers are published on the official NCSA website. Faculty mentors are also recognized at the annual meeting, and department chairs and college deans are forwarded award information for contract and promotion purposes. Eligibility requirements are simple: Any current student enrolled in a community college or university in North Carolina may submit a paper for consideration. Also, students who graduated in the previous Spring or Summer Sessions are eligible to submit a paper for consideration of awards that will be conferred in the following academic year.
Judgment criteria include: Please send four (4) blind copies of papers with a cover
letter describing the students year in school, institutional affiliation, & faculty
mentor information to:
Ken Wilson,
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, East Carolina |
2006 Annual Meeting Will Explore Theme of "Expanding Sociology" by Miles Simpson Make a note on your calendar. We invite you to attend the annual meeting of the North Carolina Sociological Association which will be held at the Durham Hilton, Durham, North Carolina, February 16 and 17, 2006. The meeting will begin with a reception Thursday evening followed by a full day, Friday, of stimulating sessions, the annual banquet and the awards ceremony, exhibits, and more. We look forward to hosting the meetings. For another year the location is Durham which is conveniently located near the center of the state. The accommodations and food are first rate. Parking is free and the hotel has easy access to I-85. The theme will be “Expanding Sociology.” We will explore the frontiers of sociology. The social landscape of American Society and the World Order are changing rapidly and the challenges these changes pose to sociology will be our main focus. An exciting program is in the making. To date, the following sessions are under construction. Ken Spenner is organizing a section on entrepreneurship and world markets; Ron Wimberley on The South 2005, Earle Smith and Angela Hattery on “The Prison Industrial Complex: Privatization and Racialization of American Prisons;” George Conklin on the New Urbanism; Charles Kurzman on “Islam;” Beth Davidson and Jamie Price, on Applied and Public Sociology; Donnie Charleston on Students talking to Students about the next step; and Ella Keller on “The Role of Sociology Clubs in Sociology Programs.” There is room for more sessions. Suggestions are welcome but hurry. Don’t miss the reception Thursday, February 16. Music drinks, eats, and conversation are the featured activities. It a great opportunity to network and get together with old friends. We will issue one drink ticket per attendee to get things started. Bring your colleagues, friends, and students. We will be looking for you. NCSA On-Line Journal Examines Hispanic Immigration, DuBois, Urbanism, Religion The NCSA is happy to announce that the Fall 2005 issue of SOCIATION TODAY (available on line at www.sociationtoday.org).Recently the Pew Hispanic Trust has mad the news about Hispanic immigration to the USA. SOCIATION TODAY in the Fall 2005 issue features three articles on the Hispanic population of the United States and North Carolina. Our authors note that the Hispanic population of NC has increased almost 400% from 1990 to 2000. Further, surveys of employers of the in-migrants show high levels of satisfaction with the work of the immigrants, suggesting that pull, not push, is driving the in-migration to North Carolina. W.E.B. Du Bois' online works are featured in the Fall 2005 issue. This should be of great interest to those of us who use the WWW as a teaching tool. Using national sample data, the Fall 2005 issue asks if urbanism as a way of life actually produces people who are more tolerant than expected. Unfortunately while the bad effects of urbanization are well-know, the theoretical good effects are perhaps not as easy to prove since there is only a very weak association with urbanism and tolerance. Religion is the final topic. Are religious whites more tolerant than non-religious whites of racial diversity? Unfortunately it does not seem to be so. Our authors for this issue come from Florida, South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina. Please check out SOCIATION TODAY for your class assignments too. SOCIATION TODAY is abstracted in Sociological Abstracts and is listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals. The next issue of SOCIATION TODAY will be Spring 2006. Articles so far accepted for publication include last year's Presidential address on the effectiveness of sex education courses and three articles on teaching sociology, including one which will include the web-based software. Several articles are under review at the present time, but more are sought. NCSA Award for Contributions to Sociology Each year the NCSA presents an Award for Contributions to Sociology. This award recognizes excellence in teaching, service, research, and/or other activity. It is open to members of the NCSA in academic, research, or applied positions. An individual other than the nominee, an academic department, government agency, or employer may make nominations. The nomination should include a summary of appropriate evidence, including information about items such as:
The winner is recognized at the annual meeting in February, and receives a plaque acknowledging the award as well as a lifetime membership to NCSA. Previous winners of this award include Joseph Himes, Isabelle Powell, Alfred Denton, Odell Uzzell, Ben Judkins, Ella Keller, Lee Dodson, George Conklin, Dick and Ida Simpson, David Pratto, John Shelton Reed, Pat Wyatt, Catherine Harris, Mike Wise, Virginia Foxx, Ken Land, Ron Wimberley, and Sue Pauley. Nominations for the Contributions to Sociology
Award should be sent with all supporting materials to:
Ken
Wilson, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, East
Carolina Check Out the Complete NCSA Website NCSA members and the general public can access the association’s web site at www.ncsociology.org. Information to be included in THE BULLETIN should be sent to its editor at dodsonl@rockinghamcc.edu or mailed to him at RCC, P.O. Box 38, Wentworth, NC 27375. General information for the NCSA web site should be sent to its webmaster, George Conklin (george@nccu.edu, 919-560-6222). Join Our Electronic Information Service To subscribe to the NCSA list, send a one-line message to listproc@listproc.appstate.edu containing the text: sub NCSA Firstname Lastname. To send a message to the list, send the message to ncsa@listproc.appstate.edu. To unsubscribe to the NCSA list, send a one-line message to listproc@appstate.edu containing the text: unsubscribe ncsa. You may also e-mail Beth Davison with your request (davisonb@appstate.edu).
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2005-2006
NCSA Committees
Articulation Agreement: Lori Heiger, Shelly Brown, Cathy Zimmer Applied Task Force: Jammie Price, Leslie Hossfeld, Bill Smith, George Conklin Awards: Ken Wilson, Lori Heiger, Cheryl Brown Membership: Cathy Zimmer Nominations: Ida Simpson, Rebecca Bach, Ella Keller Sociation Today: George Conklin, Editor; Rick Dixon, Ken Land, Miles Simpson, Ron Wimberley, Robert Wortham Web: Jammie Price Listserv Concerns: New Duties for Recording Secretary and Treasurer Recently, the NCSA divided the Secretary/Treasurer position into two
positions, Recording Secretary and Treasurer. Caroline Whitehead is the
current Recording Secretary, who is in charge of taking minutes at NCSA
Executive Council and Annual Meetings. Cathy Zimmer is the current
Treasurer, who is responsible for all money matters and membership
maintenance. Below is a list of whom you should contact for various
concerns: Nominations for NCSA Offices! The NCSA nominations committee invites you to
nominate yourself or a colleague for one of the available offices. Each
year three new members are elected to NCSA executive council and a new
president is elected. The President and each council member serve for
three years. The President-elect serves the first year as
President-elect, year two as President, and then year three as immediate
past President. As the current President of NCSA I can attest to the
fact that this is an exciting and fun organization to work with. I
encourage you to consider standing for office. All nominations should
be sent to one of the nominations committee members, Rebecca Bach (rbach@soc.duke.edu),
NCCCSPA Will Meet in Atlantic Beach The annual conference of the North Carolina Community College Sociology/Psychology Association (NCCCSPA), sister organization to the NCSA, will be held November 16-18 in Atlantic Beach, NC. Conference attendees will meet at the Sheraton Atlantic Beach Hotel. A block of rooms is reserved for participants. Reservations need to be made by early to get the special state rate. Sessions include "Activities for the First Day of Class," "Making Your Point with Movies," "Diversity in the Classroom," "Student Motivation," and "Involving Distance Learners." Tai Chi as a stress management tool was so popular at last year’s conference that it will be offered again this year. Networking time and time to enjoy the beautiful coastal environment of Atlantic Beach will also be prioritized. We welcome all faculty who are interested in our organization. If you are a community college Sociology or Psychology instructor, this may just be your niche! Please go to www.nccspa.org for a complete schedule and conference registration information. For more information about the organization or its annual meeting, please contact Caroline Whitehead at Craven Community College (252-638-7305). Contact Information: The editor of THE BULLETIN is Lee Dodson, Professor of Humanities
and Social Sciences at Rockingham Community College, P.O. Box 38, Wentworth, NC 27375-0038
Let Us Know! Members of the NCSA are encouraged to contact any member of the NCSA Executive Council to suggest state sociological issues they would like the organization to address. Contact Rebecca Bach, NCSA president. |
