29th Annual Sociology and Anthropology Senior Research Symposium
Wheaton College
29th Annual Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Research Symposium
Wednesday, February 2nd and Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Woolley Room, Mary Lyon Hall
Symposium Open to the Public
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2011
2:00-3:15 LAW and JUSTICE
Moderator: Javier Trevino
| Natalia von Sonn | Holy Week, Judas, and Burnings...Oh my!: The Trials of Judas in Greek Easter |
| Annie Bernard | Battered Women's Advocates' Perspectives on Getting Out |
| Mark Cimino | From Juvenile Delinquent to Being “At-Risk”: the View from the Front |
| Stephanie Funt | Perceptions of Bias in Court Decisions |
3:30-4:45 SPORTS and SOCIETY
Moderator: John Grady
| Issac Lliguin | South Africa World Cup 2010: Perceptions of the Disenfranchised |
| Spencer Montgomery | Rituals and Social Control in Ice Hockey Fights |
| Ben Cederberg | Professional Athletes as Role Models |
| Robert Barry | Being a Student Athlete: Reconciling an often Incompatible Role Set |
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011
9:30-10:30 CULTURAL PRESERVATION
Moderator: Bruce Owens
| Allegra Gigante Luft | Language and Identity in the Guatemalan Highlands |
| Erin McKenrick | Reconstructing Tradition: Hmong New Years in America |
| Tofani Grava | Mormon Culture of Community and Recruitment |
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:15 MANAGING IDENTITY and the MEDIA
Moderator: Hyun Sook Kim
| Dorie Topolsky | More than Skin Deep: Skin tone Modification in the United States and Vietnam |
| Tatisha McKay | Body Image and the Media: How Young Women Make Sense of Popular Imagery |
| Ashley Brown | Television and the Teenage Girl: a study of the influence of media celebrities |
| Sheila Albee | “Anas” and “Rexies”: the On-Line Pro-Anorexia Community |
12:30-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:00 GENDER, RACE and WORK
Moderator: Donna Kerner
| Sara Nausch | Reflections of High Achieving African American Men |
| Aimee Schafner | Gender in Outdoor Recreation and Work: AMC Hut Croos and Outdoor Education as Alternatively Gendered Spaces |
| Nhi Nuyen | The Vietnamese Nail Salon: Occupational Niche and Emotional Labor? |
3:30-4:45 EDUCATION and IDENTITY
Moderator: Kersti Yllo
| Solomon Odame | Social Supports and the Moral Career of the First Generation College Student |
| Nadila Yusuf | South Asian American Greek Life: Influence, Community/Culture, and Conflict Redefined |
| Shannon Coco | Language, Socialization, and Music Education: The Suzuki Method in the United States and Ireland |
| Ryan Sermon | Diversity and Unity among Men of Color on College Campuses |
5:00-5:30 Reception – Faculty Dining Room
5:30-7:00 Sociology and Anthropology Dinner
Keynote Speaker: Maryann McCabe
"Cars, Cosmetics, and Computers: Practicing Qualitative Research on Public Consumption"
Dr. Maryann McCabe is a cultural anthropologist who specializes in ethnographic study of consumer behavior. She has expertise in branding and positioning for consumer and business-to-business products and services. Her 20 years of market research experience covers a spectrum of categories including automobiles, banking, beauty, food, health care, pharmaceuticals, retail, and technology. She has worked for Fortune 500 companies and advertising agencies in the U.S., Japan, and Europe. She is founder and principal of Cultural Connections LLC.
Her clients include Alcatel, AstraZeneca, Bausch & Lomb, Bell Atlantic, Campbell’s Soup, Citicorp, DuPont, General Electric, General Motors, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Kodak, Motorola, Nestle, Nissan, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Roche, Samsung, Sprint, Toyota, Xerox, BBDO Advertising, Saatchi & Saatchi, DDB Worldwide, and Publicis & Hal Riney.
Maryann is also Senior Lecturer at the University of Rochester, Department of Anthropology, where for the past 10 years she has been teaching courses on market research, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. She received a Ph.D. in anthropology from New York University.
