THE NEBRASKA UNDERGRADUATE SOCIOLOGICAL

SYMPOSIUM

 

35TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

 

HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY

 

Parking and Hotel Information


Original NUSS 2002 Information


SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE OF PAPER PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS

 

Notice:  1) All sessions are being held in The Nebraskan

                 2) The Banquet at Ockinga Seminar Center, West Campus

 

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2002

Time

Room

Topic

11:30 am

Atrium

Registration in the Nebraskan Atrium

12:30 pm -12:45 pm 

 

Cedar Room

Opening remarks and general instructions

ü      Dr. Francis B. Harrold, Dean College of  Natural & Social Sciences

ü      Dr. Ken Nikels, Dean Graduate Studies and Research

Session One

12:45 pm. to 1:45 pm

 

Cedar Room  

 

Section A:      Paper Presentations: 

Ø      Erik S. Nielsen “Welfare Reform and the Structural Poverty of Single Mothers in the Inner City”  Dana College

 

Ø      Thomas Lamoreux “A Weberian Analysis of the Detrimental Cycle of Economic Development: The Dangers of Bureaucratic Control in Contemporary Capitalism”  Wayne State College

 

Room 310

Section B:      Panel/Roundtable Discussion of Sociology of Health and Illness Papers

  • Sarah Bowen “The History of Women’s Physical and Mental Activities” UNK

 

  • Alicia Hausmann  “Women and Reproductive Rights” UNK

 

  • Denise Kring  “What do Alcohol Advertisements Really Say?”UNK

 

  • Jessica Reinert “What Medical Advertisements Tell us about Gender Roles”  UNK

 

  • Jen Thalken   “The Natural Look: Women and Beauty Supplies” UNK

Session Two

 

2:00 pm. to 3:15 pm

Cedar Room

Section A:      Paper Presentations:

q       Franchell Watson “The Effects of Ethnicity on Disability and Disability Outcomes for the African American Mentally Disabled”

q       University of Nebraska at Lincoln

 

q       Devan M. Starks “Race: The Influence on Producing Inequalities in Education”  University of Nebraska at Lincoln

 

q       Brian Mckenzie “Rethinking the Concept of ‘Race’”  University of Nebraska at Lincoln

 

Room 310

Section B:      Panel/Roundtable Discussion

Advanced Social Science Research Methods.  Discussion of methodologies, organization and outcomes of an On-Campus research project: Student Interview Project. 

 

Megan Farmer, Elly Harder, Tom Lamoreaux, Mary Topete, Melissa Fluent, Carol Baier, and Todd Baier

Wayne State College

Session Three

 

3:30 pm. to 4:30 pm

Room 310

Section A:      Panel/Roundtable Discussion:

This roundtable discussion, as advertised, will focus on developing research projects concerning rural Nebraska.

Dr. John Allen III will develop the discussion.  Other college and university attendees can be involved in the discussion as well.                       

 

Cedar Room  

Section B:      Roundtable Discussion:

This roundtable discussion, as advertised will focus on the theme: “Developing a Research Project: Where Do I Go From Here?” 

           

Room 312

THE AWARDS COMMITTEE WILL MEET TO FINALIZE PAPER AWARDS.

6:00 pm

Ockinga Seminar Center West Campus-UNK

ANNUAL NEBRASKA UNDERGRADUATE SOCIOLOGICAL SYMPOSIUM BANQUET

Buffet Dinner  Ticket required for the dinner.

 

7:00 pm

 

Awards Presentation: Dr. Kurt Borchard, Asst. Professor,   Sociology, University of Nebraska at Kearney

7:30 pm

 

Keynote Speaker

 

 Dr. John C. Allen III, University of Nebraska at Lincoln

 “The Role of Small Towns and the Future of Nebraska”

 

                                                                       

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2002

 

 

8:00 am. to 8:50 am.

Room 310

 

NUSS FACULTY BREAKFAST

Meet and get acquainted with new Nebraska faculty, evaluate NUSS, plan for upcoming meetings and locations, and any other business that faculty want to bring up for discussion.

 

 

 

Session Four

 

9:05 am. to 9:55 am

Cedar Room

Section A:      Paper Presentations

v      Colleen Foley “Water Resources and Population Growth” University of Nebraska at Kearney

 

v      Timothy J. Riveria “Repayment Investigation”        

v      University of Nebraska at Lincoln

 

Room 310

Section B:     

  • Kari Nott “Dating at College: A Kamikaze Mission” 
  • Doane College

 

  • Allison Hardy “Changes in Mate Selection in the U.S.”            
  • Creighton University

Session Five

 

10:10 am. to 11:00 am

Cedar Room

Section A:     

Ø      S. Genni Williams “Deconstructing Gaydar: Finding Structure in the Chaos”  University of Nebraska at Lincoln

 

Ø      Mindy Rowan “Sexual Intimidation Among College Students”Doane College

 

Room 310

Section B:     

q       Sarah Danielson “The Relationship Between Greek Affiliation and Conformity”  Doane College

 

q       Laura Forster “The Relationship Between Religion and Spirituality Among College Students”  Doane College

Session Six

 

11:15 am. to 12:05 pm.

Cedar Room

Section A:     

v      Laura Bond “Changes in Youth Culture”  Creighton University

 

v      Christina Berke “Homeless, Runaway Adolescents: A Look at Victimization and the Amount of Fear Involved” University of Nebraska at Lincoln

 

ON BEHALF OF THE SOCIOLOGY FACULTY AT UNK, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION.  HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME. 

                                                                                   

                                               

 

 

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