The
Michigan
Sociological Association
And
Michigan State University
welcome you to the
Annual Meeting of the
MICHIGAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
November 3-4, 2000
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Sponsored in Part by:
Allyn & Bacon
Mayfield
McGraw-Hill
Prentice Hall
Wadsworth
MICHIGAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Annual Fall Conference 2000
Undergraduate Teaching of Sociology:
Transmitting the Sociological Imagination
Friday -- November 3, 2000
7 p.m. Welcome Reception at Betsy Cullum-Swan's House.
Saturday -- November 4, 2000
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration -- Berkey Hall
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. Publishers Book Displays
MORNING CONCURRENT SESSIONS
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
SESSION #1 Teaching Workshop for Graduate Students
Berkey Hall, Room 314
Chair: Chad M. Kimmel, Western Michigan University
Presenters:
Standpoint Epistemology in the Classroom
- Edie Fisher, Western Michigan University
Toward an Inclusive Quality of the Mind: Teaching Sociology through an African American, Female Lens
- Kiesha T. Warren, Western Michigan University
Making the Connection: Overcoming Apathy in the Sociology Classroom
- Greg Fulkerson, Lansing Community College
The Role of the Graduate Assistant in Undergraduate Social Statistics Courses
- Andrew Pfeiffer, Eastern Michigan University
Developing the Sociological Imagination through Videos
- Ellen Wagenfeld-Heintz, Western Michigan University
The Socio-critical Imagination: The use of C. Wright Mills and Neil Postman in Developing Intellectual Responsibility in the Sociology Classroom
- Chad M. Kimmel, Western Michigan University
SESSION #2 Teaching Sociological Practice
Berkey Hall, Room 318
Chair: Jay Weinstein, Eastern Michigan University
Presenters:
Interactively Rich and Informally Diverse Teaching Syllabi
- TR Young, The Red Feather Institute for Advanced Studies in Sociology
Fine Tuning the Teaching of Applied Sociology: Some Tips and Ideas
- Charles Thomas, University of Michigan-Flint
Sociology is Technology
- Jay Weinstein, Eastern Michigan University
MORNING CONCURRENT SESSIONS
10:30 to 12:00 Noon
SESSION #3 Teaching Sociology in the Community College
Berkey Hall, Room 314
Panel Description: Effective teaching in a community college involves outreach to diverse learning styles. In this session, community college teachers will discuss unique approaches, pedagogies and teaching strategies used for introductory so ciology in the community college.
Panel Participants: Betty B. Jones, Delta College
Deb Bishop, Lansing Community College
Sarah Smith, Delta College
SESSION #4 Bringing Bodies Back into Sociology
Berkey Hall, Room 318
Chair: Timothy Diamond
Presenters:
Sociology's Neglect of the Sense of Smell
- Betsy Cullum-Swan, Michigan State University
Food Dance: The Social Choreography of Restaurant Work
- Daylen Dye, Western Michigan University
Nudists in the Know: A Participant Observation Study of Nudist Life
- Sandra Schroer, Western Michigan University
Embodiment and Reflexivity while Learning Sociology
- Kristen DeVall, Western Michigan University
- Timothy Diamond, Western Michigan University
- Deborah Wilson, Western Michigan University
SESSION #5 Sociology of the Civil Rights Movement
Berkey Hall, Room 319
Panelists: Bill Whit, Grand Valley State University
Robert Newby, Central Michigan University
LUNCHEON PLENARY SESSION
Kellogg Center
12:15 to 2:15 p.m.
(Luncheon tickets are required. If you did not pre-register for the conference, there will be a limited number of luncheon tickets available with on-site registration at the Registration Table located on the third floor of Berkey Hall. )
Luncheon Banquet
Emcee: Betsy Cullum-Swan, Michigan State University
Presentation of Awards
Keynote Address: Theodore Wagenaar
Miami University (Ohio)
"Deep Learning Across the Sociology Curriculum"
AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSIONS
2:30 to 4:00 p.m.
SESSION #6 Teaching Introductory Sociology Round Table: What Works?
Berkey Hall, Room 314
Organizer: Bill Whit, Grand Valley State University
SESSION #7 The Sociology Lab in Introduction to Sociology Courses
Berkey Hall, Room 318
Panelists: Alan Hill, Delta College
Roger Nemeth, Hope College
SESSION #8 Student Paper Session
Berkey Hall, Room 318
Chairs: Linda Rynbrandt, Grand Valley State University
Nancy Herman, Central Michigan University
Presenters:
College Students' Perceptions of the Aged: Does Contact with the Aged in Childhood Reduce Stereotypical Perceptions of Older People?
- Justin Walworth, Lake Superior State University
A Sociological Perspective of Minorities: Snow Falling on Cedars
- Rachel Schroeder, Western Michigan University
Does the Media Support the Concept of Culture of Poverty?
- Andrea K. Miller, Western Michigan University
The Asian American Movement: A Sociological Analysis
- Mark Couturier, Central Michigan University
Title to Be Announced
- Mosoffa Sadir, Central Michigan University
Michigan Sociological Association Business Meeting
Berkey Hall, Room 314
4:15 p.m.
Optional Informal Dinner (TBA)
All are invited but dinner is not covered by the registration fee.
6:00 p.m.
The Michigan Sociological Association extends its thanks to the following institutions for their generous support:
Aquinas College
Calvin College
Central Michigan University
Delta College
Eastern Michigan University
Ferris State University
Grand Valley State University
Hope College
Michigan State University
Oakland University
Saginaw Valley State University