From daniel.ryan@yale.edu Sat Feb 1 09:19:55 1997 Received: from mail-relay2.its.yale.edu (mail-relay2.its.yale.edu [130.132.21.73]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id JAA16749 for ; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 09:19:53 -0700 (MST) Received: from janus.cis.yale.edu (0@janus.cis.yale.edu [130.132.143.22]) by mail-relay2.its.yale.edu (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id LAA24432 for ; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 11:19:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from aeternitas.cis.yale.edu (root@aeternitas.cis.yale.edu [130.132.143.31]) by janus.cis.yale.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id LAA21386 for ; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 11:19:23 -0500 (EST) Received: from hud03.som.yale.edu (hud03.som.yale.edu [130.132.152.116]) by aeternitas.cis.yale.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA26446 for ; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 11:19:22 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <32F36D55.543A@yale.edu> Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1997 11:20:37 -0500 From: DJR Reply-To: daniel.ryan@yale.edu Organization: Yale University MIME-Version: 1.0 To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Subject: Re: tracking down association papers References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit When I get refs from Sociofile (the SilverPlatter CD version of sociological abstracts) there is often an "author institution and address" field. I suspect that writing/calling the author is your best bet. DJR matthew d marr wrote: > > Does anyone know how to get a hold of an association paper? I am looking From lmiller@weber.ucsd.edu Sat Feb 1 12:12:55 1997 Received: from weber.ucsd.edu (weber.ucsd.edu [132.239.147.2]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id MAA22565 for ; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 12:12:52 -0700 (MST) Received: (from lmiller@localhost) by weber.ucsd.edu (8.8.3/8.8.3) id LAA01095 for socgrad@csf.colorado.edu; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 11:12:50 -0800 (PST) Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 11:12:50 -0800 (PST) From: Laura Miller Message-Id: <199702011912.LAA01095@weber.ucsd.edu> To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Subject: how to leave socgrad Too much email in your life? If you want to unsubscribe from Socgrad, send a message to: listproc@csf.colorado.edu and in the body of your message, type: unsub socgrad Remember to send the message to listproc, NOT to Socgrad itself. Any problems or questions can be directed to: lmiller@ucsd.edu or glenn@osiris.colorado.edu 2/1/97 From jjanosko@vt.edu Sat Feb 1 12:25:37 1997 Received: from quackerjack.cc.vt.edu (quackerjack.cc.vt.edu [198.82.160.250]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id MAA23550 for ; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 12:25:36 -0700 (MST) Received: from sable.cc.vt.edu (sable.cc.vt.edu [128.173.16.30]) by quackerjack.cc.vt.edu (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id OAA16412 for ; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 14:25:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from as2511-39.sl014.cns.vt.edu (as2511-39.sl014.cns.vt.edu [128.173.37.131]) by sable.cc.vt.edu (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA25324 for ; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 14:25:32 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199702011925.OAA25324@sable.cc.vt.edu> X-Sender: jjanosko@mail.vt.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1997 15:25:01 +0500 To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu From: jjanosko@vt.edu (Jeff Janosko) Subject: Re: Super-Bowl >Hi Thomas, In Joe Surfer's original post, there was no indication that he was referring to "people who overreact to innocuous observations". Hence, my emotional initial response. In a subsequent posting he claimed to be using the stereotypes for the purpose you mention. Jeff >Surfer's Original Post, 1/26/97: >Last year I was on a Marxist / Left mailing list and someone presented the >Superbowl as a great big homo-erotic ritual. Come on, look at all the >friendly pats on the rear... The posts were flying back and forth on that >with subject lines like "heyyy... who are you calling a homo...?". > >It spawned a parallel thread on "does pro-sports promote domestic violence" >with the claim that spousal / child abuse skyrockets immediately before, >during and after the big games. Both threads went on for weeks if not two >months. > >I leave you with a few lyrics from a band called The Rugburns, a song called >Football Tonight. I think **** ITS SATIRE PEOPLE **** > >Sweep up the kitchen >hurry and do the dishes >bring me a beer maybe >I'll let you go out with your other bitches > >Sweep up the kitchen >could you turn out the goddamn lights >FETCH me the remote control >we got FOOTBALL TONIGHT > > From dfmercer@is2.dal.ca Sat Feb 1 12:58:07 1997 Received: from acaix1.ucis.dal.ca (acaix1.UCIS.Dal.Ca [129.173.1.50]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id MAA25036 for ; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 12:58:04 -0700 (MST) Received: from is2.dal.ca (dfmercer@IS2.Dal.Ca [129.173.1.66]) by acaix1.ucis.dal.ca (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id PAA51423 for ; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 15:58:03 -0400 Received: from localhost (dfmercer@localhost) by is2.dal.ca (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA151938 for ; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 15:58:02 -0400 Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 15:58:01 -0400 (AST) From: David Francis Mercer To: Sociology Graduate Students -- International Subject: Re: Super-Bowl In-Reply-To: <199701310626.BAA21855@sable.cc.vt.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII To all concerned. I believe it is a fallacy to assume that everyone is as deadly serious about the same subjects as some of us are. I believe that the first sign of a chronically closed mind is an inability to laugh at ourselves. As a straight man with a best friend who is gay, I know he would be the one laughing the loudest at the type of material previously discussed. It's simply the basic insecurity of us sociologists, who are constantly trying to legitimate ourselves and our work, that causes us to assume that we can all save the world individually. Until we realize that we can only work collectively for acceptance, tolerance, and change, that we will stop taking offense at every small thing. Let us not perpetuate the myth of universal victimhood. Don't fall into the Ricki Lake trap. David F. Mercer From conroyt@bu.edu Sat Feb 1 14:02:41 1997 Received: from acs5.bu.edu (ACS5.BU.EDU [128.197.154.50]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id OAA26899 for ; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 14:02:39 -0700 (MST) Received: (from conroyt@localhost) by acs5.bu.edu (8.8.4/) id PAA70549; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 15:58:22 -0500 Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 15:58:22 -0500 (EST) From: thomas conroy Subject: Re: question about travel $$$ To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu cc: Sociology Graduate Students -- International In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.16.19970130065834.26df8066@pop.uvm.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII To TR and others, The conference is "Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis: East and West," sponsored by Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan and The Intenational Institute for Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis. The conference date is on August 21-23, 1997. My paper is a conversation analytic study of the processes of affiliation and disaffiliation in two party talk. I'm planning on showing part of a video tape, handing out transcripts and then working my way through a discussion of such matters as how interactants display muted disagreements (via the tape and transcripts). Of course, though, this entails my managing to get over there. Thanks very much to all who posted suggestions. I'm going to follow up on a number of them (though boating it across the Pacific may be an option of last resort). Tom Conroy On Thu, 30 Jan 1997, TR Young wrote: > Tom: what is the topic/content of your paper? What the conference? > TR From vigil@mail.sdsu.edu Sat Feb 1 21:48:37 1997 Received: from mail.sdsu.edu (mail.sdsu.edu [130.191.25.3]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id VAA08563 for ; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 21:48:35 -0700 (MST) Received: from ebbsrv2p16.sdsu.edu (ebbsrv2p16.sdsu.edu [130.191.4.142]) by mail.sdsu.edu (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id UAA27473 for ; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 20:47:29 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <3.0.16.19970201205834.3bbf0292@mail.sdsu.edu> X-Sender: vigil@mail.sdsu.edu Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1997 20:59:47 -0800 To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu From: Joe Surfer Subject: Super bowl violence Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" First off I'm not done following up with Jeff - I'll email you off list because I gotta run right now. But here's a little post that originally appeared on soc.men. Those you who aren't interested, you about the delete key. Subject: (fwd) Re: Super Bowl Domestic Violence Vector >> This surfaced a couple of years ago and was widely reported right before >> the Super Bowl. Apparently it was based on research from a professor at >> Old Dominion University here in Norfolk. Soon after there was an article >> in the local paper quoting the professor as saying her study had been >> misinterpreted. A really believable UL tho. >Here's an old article, courtesy of DejaNews (cool service, Doug B.!). No >"apparently"s here. The original study said that an increase in >emergency-room admissions "was not associated with the occurrence of >football games in general." Somehow, this got translated into Super Bowl >Sunday having the highest incidence rate of domestic violence. Magazine: National Review Issue: June 27, 1994 Title: The New Mythology Author: Christina Hoff Sommers Thursday, January 27. A news conference was called in Pasadena, California, the site of the forthcoming Super Bowl game, by a coalition of women's groups. At the news conference, reporters were informed that Super Bowl Sunday is "the biggest day of the year for violence against women." Forty per cent more women would be battered on that day. In support of the 40 per cent figure, Sheila Kuehl of the California Women's Law Center cited a study done at Virginia's Old Dominion University three years before. The presence of Linda Mitchell, a representative of a media "watchdog" group called Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), lent credibility to the claim. At about the same time a very large media mailing was sent by Dobisky Associates, FAIR's publicists, warning at-risk women: "Don't remain at home with him during the game." The idea that sports fans are prone to attack their wives or girlfriends on that climactic day persuaded many men as well: Robert Lipsyte of the New York Times would soon be referring to the "Abuse Bowl." Friday, January 28. Lenore Walker, a Denver psychologist and author of The Battered Woman, appeared on Good Morning America claiming to have compiled a ten-year record showing a sharp increase in violent incidents against women on Super Bowl Sundays. Here, again, a representative from FAIR, Laura Flanders, was present to lend credibility to the claim. Saturday, January 29. A story in the Boston Globe written by Lynda Gorov reported that women's shelters and hotlines are "flooded with more calls from victims [on Super Bowl Sunday] than on any other day of the year." Miss Gorov cited "one study of women's shelters out West" that "showed a 40 per cent climb in calls, a pattern advocates said is repeated nationwide, including in Massachusetts." In this roiling sea of media credulity was a lone island of professional integrity. Ken Ringle, a Washington Post staff writer, took the time to call around. When he asked Janet Katz -- professor of sociology and criminal justice at Old Dominion, and one of the principal authors of the study cited by Miss Kuehl -- about the connection between violence and football games, she said: "That's not what we found at all." Instead, she told him, they had found that an increase in emergency-room admissions "was not associated with the occurrence of football games in general." Mr. Ringle checked with Lynda Gorov, who told him she had never seen the study she cited but had been told of it by FAIR. Linda Mitchell of FAIR told Mr. Ringle that the authority for the 40 per cent figure was Lenore Walker. Miss Walker's office, in turn, referred calls on the subject to Michael Lindsey, a Denver psychologist and an authority on battered women. Pressed by Mr. Ringle, Mr. Lindsey admitted he could find no basis for the report. "I haven't been any more successful than you in tracking down any of this," he said. "You think maybe we have one of these myth things here?" Later, other reporters pressed Miss Walker to detail her findings. She said they were not available. "We don't use them for public consumption," she explained, "we used them to guide us in advocacy projects." It would have been more honest for the feminists who initiated the campaign to admit that there was no basis for saying that football fans are more brutal to women than are chess players or Democrats nor any basis for saying that there was a significant rise in domestic violence on Super Bowl Sunday. Ken Ringle's unraveling of the "myth thing" was published on the front page of the Washington Post on January 31. On February 2, Boston Globe staff writer Bob Hohler published what amounted to a retraction of Miss Gorov's story. Mr. Hohler had done some more digging and had gotten FAIR's Steven Rendell to back off from the organization's earlier support of the claim. "It should not have gone out in FAIR materials," said Mr. Rendell. Linda Mitchell would later acknowledge that she was aware during the original news conference that Miss Kuehl was misrepresenting the Old Dominion study. Mr. Ringle asked her whether she did not feel obligated to challenge her colleague. "I wouldn't do that in front of the media," Miss Mitchell said. "She has a right to report it as she wants." The shelters and hot lines, which monitored the Sunday of the 27th Super Bowl with special care, reported no variation in the number of calls for help that day, not even in Buffalo, whose team (and fans) had suffered a crushing defeat. But despite Ken Ringle's expose, the Super Bowl "statistic" will be with us for a while, doing its divisive work of generating fear and resentment. In the book How to Make the World a Better Place for Women in Five Minutes a Day, a comment under the heading "Did You Know?" informs readers that "Super Bowl Sunday is the most violent day of the year, with the highest reported number of domestic battering cases." How a belief in that misandrist canard can make the world a better place for women is not explained. From jjanosko@vt.edu Sun Feb 2 01:01:53 1997 Received: from quackerjack.cc.vt.edu (quackerjack.cc.vt.edu [198.82.160.250]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id BAA20871 for ; Sun, 2 Feb 1997 01:01:52 -0700 (MST) Received: from sable.cc.vt.edu (sable.cc.vt.edu [128.173.16.30]) by quackerjack.cc.vt.edu (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id DAA25084 for ; Sun, 2 Feb 1997 03:01:51 -0500 (EST) Received: from as2511-35.sl001.cns.vt.edu (as2511-35.sl001.cns.vt.edu [128.173.37.56]) by sable.cc.vt.edu (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA22556 for ; Sun, 2 Feb 1997 03:01:48 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199702020801.DAA22556@sable.cc.vt.edu> X-Sender: jjanosko@mail.vt.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1997 04:01:16 +0500 To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu From: jjanosko@vt.edu (Jeff Janosko) Subject: Re: Super-Bowl David, I agree...we must all work together for social change. However, when _does_ one take something like this seriously? Isn't that the real question you're raising? At what point does one dismiss claims of racism, homophobia, etc. as the over-wrought reactions of "universal victims"? Your gay friend may indeed "laugh" at the post; does that mean it is not offensive? I don't think one has to be gay to be offended by homophobia or a person of color to be offended by racism. Please...tell me when homophobic and racist remarks are appropriate. Do you think I'm overly-sensitive, or are you merely discomfited by confrontations? Jeff On February 1, 1997, David Mercer wrote: >To all concerned. >I believe it is a fallacy to assume that everyone is as deadly serious >about the same subjects as some of us are. I believe that the first sign >of a chronically closed mind is an inability to laugh at ourselves. As a >straight man with a best friend who is gay, I know he would be the one >laughing the loudest at the type of material previously discussed. It's >simply the basic insecurity of us sociologists, who are constantly trying >to legitimate ourselves and our work, that causes us to assume that we can >all save the world individually. Until we realize that we can only work >collectively for acceptance, tolerance, and change, that we will stop >taking offense at every small thing. Let us not perpetuate the myth of >universal victimhood. Don't fall into the Ricki Lake trap. >David F. Mercer > > From lmiller@weber.ucsd.edu Sun Feb 2 14:29:05 1997 Received: from weber.ucsd.edu (weber.ucsd.edu [132.239.147.2]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id OAA09910 for ; Sun, 2 Feb 1997 14:29:02 -0700 (MST) Received: (from lmiller@localhost) by weber.ucsd.edu (8.8.3/8.8.3) id NAA18120 for socgrad@csf.colorado.edu; Sun, 2 Feb 1997 13:29:00 -0800 (PST) From: Laura Miller Message-Id: <199702022129.NAA18120@weber.ucsd.edu> Subject: Petite Flying Chaos (fwd) To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 13:29:00 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Forwarded message: > > The message is included below: > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >From TR.Young@uvm.edu Sun Feb 2 07:30:32 1997 > Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 07:30:30 -0700 (MST) > X-Sender: tryoung@pop.uvm.edu > To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu > From: TR Young > Subject: The Petite Flying Chaos Learning Circus > Cc: David Langer > > In the past few months, I have posted a few ideas about teaching and > learning which may be of aid to those of you who are/will soon teach. > In this post, I will share some ideas I am using at U/Vermont where Beth > Mintz and the Sociology faculty have been kind enough to permit me to > experiment with a fairly large class...about 100 Intro students. > > I prefer, of course, small class of 25-30 but that is not a choice in > these days of speed-up, down-sizing, rationalization and other forms > of pedagogic penury. > > The Great Flying Chaos Learning Circus is a syllabus created at Virginia > Tech about four years ago...for a class of 580 students. You can down- > load a copy of the Syllabus on www at: > > http://www.uvm.edu~tryoung > > THE PETITE FLYING CHAOS LEARNING CIRCUS at the University of Vermont, > Spring, 1997: An Over-view. > > The point of the Syllabus is to provide an Interactively Rich and > Informationally Rich Learning Experience for students in large classes. > > To do that, I am using four new technologies and one undergrad Teaching > Assitant, Michael Sozzi. > > A. The Syllabus. The Syllabus is the central technological innovation > here at U/Vermont for the Intro Class I teach. It > features a POINT MENU from which students can create > their own pathway through the knowledge process. > > The Point Menu permits the students to 'invest' up > to 100 points in Movie labs, Field Assignments, Special > Projects and Self-Organizing groups... > > I keep careful records of who spends which points on > which menu item...there is a limit, for example, on > the number of movie labs one may attend...in order to > push for diversity in learning/working/acting. > > The pedagogic point is that students remember what they live/do > better than they remember on paper/pen tests. So geting them > involved in some activity is informationally richer than mere > note taking/test taking. > > A. Second new technology used in the PFCLC is Powerpoint. Power- > point is a special software package which can be used with > graphics to make a book/lecture come alive. > > The graphics I use come with Jim Henslin's new Intro book, > Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach. Use of the graphics > involves a lap-top computer with both powerpoint and the > Henslin Graphics on hard drive. > > There is, as well, a special piece of equipment which stays > in the class room and is similar to an over-head project > but has a cable link to the laptop. > > The graphics are smashing! They are so much better than > the home made transparencies most of us make...and they > are closely coordinated with the Henslin text. > > There are problems of course. I think Henslin leaves out > a lot; there is some material which is out-dated; there > is a LOT! of material on the slides leaving little room > for the special knowledge of the professor...but one can > work with that...I skip some stuff...insert other stuff. > > Then too, I have the Menu to cover material I want to > include. > > C. Eudora and the Class List...I have forced every student in > the class to sign on to the Intro Class List on Eudora. > This enables me to send special assignments to all in the > class...usually, the first 20 who sign on get to do the > movie lab/field assignment/project. Then too, I can > supplement class room annoucements on email > > D. A Home Page: STUDENTS OF THE WORLD. The good folk here at > U/Vermont have helped me create a Home Page. Each of > the three classes I teach have their own section. > > I have two people helping me adapt the page to my needs. > David Langer, an older, knowledgable freshman here at > U/Vermont and Christina Myers, a grad student at Okla. St. > Some of you may know Christina...she has a lot of the > back files on the socgrad lectures on a home page at > Ok. State...if you are on www, you can go to Ok State > Home Page, go to Sociology and find those lectures. The > full address is: > http://www.okstate.edu/gopher-data/Academic_Services/sociolo > gy/.html/00.htm > > > Before I return to Michigan Christina, I and David will > have the following items on my Home Page: > > 1. The Socgrad Lectures > 2. Chaos Theory papers on Non-Linear Social Dynamics > 3. The Transforming Sociology papers from the Red Feather > Institute > 4. FROM THE LEFT; electronic versions of the newsletter > I edit for the Marxist Section of ASA...in which > I try to help transform/expand radical/critical/ > feminist theory for the 21st Century. > > E. Dramaturgy. In the class-room itself, I use a lot of socio- > dramaturgy in which I try to make the lectures come alive > for the students...this does not translate well into words. > Let's just say that I have a lot of fun in the lectures > enacting/embodying some of the concepts/theories. > > Conclusion: It is possible to de-massify the learning experience...even > in large classes. It is labor intensive work...I spend a lot of time on > the movie labs, assignments, projects, email and keeping records. But > the alternative is a deadening, discouraging introduction to sociology. > > I think sociology is one of the most important knowledge tools a citizen > can have...so I don't want to waste the time of the student and subvert > the knowledge process with depersonalized lectures/tests/grades. > > If you need/want help with your teaching, I have a lot of files I can send > along and you are most welcome to use any ideas in these lectures and make > them your own. > > gladly do I teach, and gladly learn, TR > > > From dfmercer@is2.dal.ca Mon Feb 3 09:46:51 1997 Received: from acaix1.ucis.dal.ca (acaix1.UCIS.Dal.Ca [129.173.1.50]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id JAA20166 for ; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 09:46:50 -0700 (MST) Received: from is2.dal.ca (dfmercer@IS2.Dal.Ca [129.173.1.66]) by acaix1.ucis.dal.ca (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id MAA14393 for ; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 12:46:45 -0400 Received: from localhost (dfmercer@localhost) by is2.dal.ca (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA103460 for ; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 12:46:42 -0400 Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 12:46:41 -0400 (AST) From: David Francis Mercer To: Sociology Graduate Students -- International Subject: Re: Super-Bowl In-Reply-To: <199702020801.DAA22556@sable.cc.vt.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On the contrary, I think that in some, if not most instances, such material is hurtful and degrading. However, the source, and the meaning that source ascribes to the statements, is as important, if not more important, than the statement. I think we are all intelligent enough (I AM including you in this, I am not intending sarcasm) to dismiss as harmless something that comes from an innocuous source. but what troubles me more than anything is the creation of the popular culture of victimization, as evidenced by shows such as Ricki Lake, etc. Wendy Kaminer's brilliant book, "I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional", has some really good things to say on the topic of the victim culteure, and self-help groups. I simply believe we should all be proud of who we are, and not constantly be seeking to necessarily take offence at any instance. You are correct that we should remain aware, however. The word "Weimar" springs to mind as an example. You know, I've been passively reading this site for a while, and it feels good to finally get involved in a good discussion. As a symbolic interactionist, there isn't much opportunity to share a good exchange of views here at Dalhousie. Looking forward to more discussion. David Mercer Sociology Department Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada From tombrown@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu Mon Feb 3 13:36:13 1997 Received: from jhuml1.hcf.jhu.edu (jhuml1.hcf.jhu.edu [128.220.2.86]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id NAA02443 for ; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 13:36:06 -0700 (MST) Received: from jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V5.0-7 #13870) id <01IEZG1CZRXC94DU0M@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu> for socgrad@csf.colorado.edu; Mon, 03 Feb 1997 15:35:18 -0500 (EST) Received: from jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V5.0-7 #13870) id <01IEZESW3TQY94DNOC@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu> for socgrad@csf.colorado.edu; Mon, 03 Feb 1997 15:34:00 -0500 (EST) Received: from jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu by jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu id <886-1>; Mon, 03 Feb 1997 13:10:38 -0500 Date: Mon, 03 Feb 1997 13:10:37 -0500 From: Thomas F Brown Subject: Re: Super-Bowl To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Message-id: <97Feb3.131038edt.886-1@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I am still unclear on what exactly was offensive about the original post. Is there not arguably a homoerotic component to football players butt-patting? Why would it be offensive to discuss that? From ghougham@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu Mon Feb 3 16:18:33 1997 Received: from medicine (medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu [128.135.32.3]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id QAA14368 for ; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 16:18:31 -0700 (MST) Received: from gmed-pc12 (gmed-pc12.bsd.uchicago.edu [128.135.86.162]) by medicine (8.6.10/BSD-3.1) with SMTP id RAA19844; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 17:28:19 -0600 Message-Id: <199702032328.RAA19844@medicine> X-Sender: ghougham@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 03 Feb 1997 17:19:09 -0500 To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu, Sociology Graduate Students -- International From: ghougham@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu (Gavin Hougham) Subject: Re: Petite Flying Chaos (fwd) T.R. Re: >> Subject: The Petite Flying Chaos Learning Circus Once again, thanks for extremely interesting posts... Gavin H. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Gavin Hougham, Ph.D. (cand.) The University of Chicago Medical Center Section of General Internal Medicine and Department of Sociology 5841 South Maryland Ave. (MC 6098) Chicago, IL 60637 (312) 702-6735 ghougham@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------- From myersc@okstate.edu Mon Feb 3 16:52:48 1997 Received: from okstate.edu (email.okstate.edu [139.78.119.139]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id QAA15841 for ; Mon, 3 Feb 1997 16:52:47 -0700 (MST) Received: from cr028-1.soc.okstate.edu by email.okstate.edu id aa41580; 3 Feb 97 17:37 CST Message-ID: <32F69345.5DEB@okstate.edu> Date: Mon, 03 Feb 1997 17:39:17 -0800 From: Christina Myers MIME-Version: 1.0 To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Subject: Position Announcement References: <1.5.4.16.19970126094943.1aefceea@pop.uvm.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Position Announcement Immediate opening for an Analyst (information systems and or computer) to direct a team of three computer specialists and several support staff in the analysis, design, implementation, and testing of an information system for a social service organization. this individual will be trained by another analyst for several weeks. Minimum requirements: Bachelors Degree in Social Science, or Business Management Information Systems, or Computer Science. Must have a minimum of 3 years experience in team leadership or administration. Successful applicant's experience should emphasize user needs. Experience in working with social service applications and/or financial management applications is desired. Interested persons should send a letter of application, resume and contact information to Patricia A. Bell, Department of Sociology, 006 Classroom Building, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-4062. Applications will be accepted until March 15,1997 or until position is filled. Oklahoma State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. From TR.Young@uvm.edu Tue Feb 4 10:18:38 1997 Received: from smtpgate.uvm.edu (smtpgate.uvm.edu [132.198.101.121]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id KAA24394 for ; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 10:18:36 -0700 (MST) Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 10:18:36 -0700 (MST) Received: from smtp.uvm.edu (132.198.142.106) by smtpgate.uvm.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1a) with SMTP id <0.660FF480@smtpgate.uvm.edu>; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 12:17:33 -0500 Message-Id: <1.5.4.16.19970204121702.18870d2c@pop.uvm.edu> X-Sender: tryoung@pop.uvm.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu From: TR Young Subject: Re: Petite Flying Chaos (fwd) You are most welcome...and thanks for the encouraging word. TR At 05:19 PM 2/3/97 -0500, you wrote: >T.R. > >Re: >>> Subject: The Petite Flying Chaos Learning Circus > >Once again, thanks for extremely interesting posts... > >Gavin H. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Gavin Hougham, Ph.D. (cand.) >The University of Chicago Medical Center >Section of General Internal Medicine and >Department of Sociology >5841 South Maryland Ave. (MC 6098) >Chicago, IL 60637 > >(312) 702-6735 >ghougham@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > From lmiller@weber.ucsd.edu Tue Feb 4 12:33:05 1997 Received: from weber.ucsd.edu (weber.ucsd.edu [132.239.147.2]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id MAA03179 for ; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 12:33:02 -0700 (MST) Received: (from lmiller@localhost) by weber.ucsd.edu (8.8.3/8.8.3) id LAA22759 for socgrad@csf.colorado.edu; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 11:33:00 -0800 (PST) From: Laura Miller Message-Id: <199702041933.LAA22759@weber.ucsd.edu> Subject: JOB OPENING IN ISRAEL (fwd) To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 11:33:00 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Forwarded message: > From owner-psn@csf.colorado.edu Tue Feb 4 10:53:52 1997 > Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 10:44:08 +0200 (WET) > Reply-To: mskimmer@pluto.mscc.huji.ac.il > Sender: owner-psn@csf.colorado.edu > From: Baruch Kimmerling > To: PROGRESSIVE SOCIOLOGISTS NETWORK > Subject: JOB OPENING IN ISRAEL > X-To: PROGRESSIVE SOCIOLOGISTS NETWORK > X-Cc: Eyal Ben-Ari > > > The Department of Sociology and Anthropology of the Hebrew University is > seeking candidates in all areas of sociology. We are looking > for a faculty member at any level who has and established research and > teaching record. The Hebrew University is the oldest academic establishement > in Israel and the departement, established over forty years ago, is > dedicated to excellence in research and teaching. > > Potential candidates will be asked to teach courses at > both the undergraduate and graduate (MA) levels and to conduct research > in her/his field of competency. Teaching at the Hebrew University is > carried out in Hebrew, but candidates expressing a willingness to learn > and to be able to teach in Hebrew within three years of arrival in Israel > will also be considered. During the interim period candidates will be > asked to teach in English. > > Screening will begin July 15, 1997 and will continue until the position > is filled. Initial applications should include a letter of application, > vita and names/addresses/phone numbers of 4 references. For more > information and to apply please write to Eyal Ben-Ari, Chair, Department > of Sociology and Anthropology, The Hebrew University, Jeruslam, Israel. > E-mail: MSEBA@PLUTO.MSCC.HUJI.AC.IL > > > > From glenn@sobek.Colorado.EDU Tue Feb 4 16:32:26 1997 Received: from sobek.Colorado.EDU (sobek.Colorado.EDU [128.138.151.62]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id QAA19793 for ; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 16:32:24 -0700 (MST) Received: (from glenn@localhost) by sobek.Colorado.EDU (8.8.5/8.8.5/Unixops/Hesiod/(SDM)) id QAA04105; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 16:32:22 -0700 (MST) Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 16:32:21 -0700 (MST) From: "Glenn W. Muschert" To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Subject: JOB OPENING IN ISRAEL (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 10:44:08 +0200 (WET) From: Baruch Kimmerling To: PROGRESSIVE SOCIOLOGISTS NETWORK Subject: JOB OPENING IN ISRAEL The Department of Sociology and Anthropology of the Hebrew University is seeking candidates in all areas of sociology. We are looking for a faculty member at any level who has and established research and teaching record. The Hebrew University is the oldest academic establishement in Israel and the departement, established over forty years ago, is dedicated to excellence in research and teaching. Potential candidates will be asked to teach courses at both the undergraduate and graduate (MA) levels and to conduct research in her/his field of competency. Teaching at the Hebrew University is carried out in Hebrew, but candidates expressing a willingness to learn and to be able to teach in Hebrew within three years of arrival in Israel will also be considered. During the interim period candidates will be asked to teach in English. Screening will begin July 15, 1997 and will continue until the position is filled. Initial applications should include a letter of application, vita and names/addresses/phone numbers of 4 references. For more information and to apply please write to Eyal Ben-Ari, Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, The Hebrew University, Jeruslam, Israel. E-mail: MSEBA@PLUTO.MSCC.HUJI.AC.IL From lmiller@weber.ucsd.edu Tue Feb 4 17:47:29 1997 Received: from weber.ucsd.edu (weber.ucsd.edu [132.239.147.2]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id RAA23473 for ; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 17:47:22 -0700 (MST) Received: (from lmiller@localhost) by weber.ucsd.edu (8.8.3/8.8.3) id QAA27870 for socgrad@csf.colorado.edu; Tue, 4 Feb 1997 16:46:54 -0800 (PST) From: Laura Miller Message-Id: <199702050046.QAA27870@weber.ucsd.edu> Subject: news in the world of student employees (fwd) To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 16:46:54 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Forwarded message: > From chsu@weber.ucsd.edu Tue Feb 4 13:58:30 1997 > Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 13:56:16 -0800 (PST) > From: Carolyn Hsu > To: soc-ucsd@helix.ucsd.edu > Subject: news in the world of student employees > > > Subject: Fed Govt Charges Yale > > The National Labor Relations Board today filed a formal complaint charging > Yale University with illegally intimidating graduate teachers involved in > last year's grade strike. The complaint -- attached below -- names Yale > President Richard Levin, Provost Alison Richard, Undergraduate Dean Richard > Brodhead, and Graduate Dean Thomas Appelquist, along with a dozen faculty, > among the individuals who violated federal labor law by threatening or > punishing strike paticipants. > > Though the NLRB announced in November its intention to file the complaint, > the Board gave Yale two months in which to settle the case voluntarily. > Unfortunately, the university has not chosen to settle. The Labor Board has > set a date of April 14 for the trial to start; it is likely that the > government will subpoena Yale officers and senior faculty to testify > regarding their participation in the threats and reprisals made against Yale > graduate teachers. > > Apart from affecting the union drive here, if the government wins this case > it may set a precedent for graduate teachers at private universities > nationwide, granting the protection of labor law and the right to unionize to > tens of thousands of TAs who have up to now been without these rights. > > We will keep everyone abreast of this situation as it gets closer to trial > date. For now, for anyone interested, folwing are the relevant excerpts from > the Labor Board complaint issued today. > > Gordon Lafer > Research Director, Federation of University Employees at Yale > > Graduate Employees and Students Organization (GESO), affiliated with Hotel > Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC, herein > called the Union, has charged that Yale University, herein called Respondent, > has been engaging in unfair labor practices as set forth in the National > Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 151, et. seq., herein called the Act. > Based thereon, the General Counsel, by the undersigned, pursuant to Section > 10(b) of the Act, and Section 102.15 of the Rules and Regulations of the > National Labor Relations Board, herein called the Board, issues this > Complaint and Notice of Hearing and alleges as follows: > > .... > 7. At all material times, the following individuals have held the positions > set forth opposite their respective names: > Richard Levin -President > Alison Richard - Provost > Thomas Appelquist - Dean, Graduate School > Richard A. Brodhead - Dean, Yale College > Philip Levy - Professor, Department of Economics > Peter Brooks - Professor and Chair, Department of Comparative Literature > Norma Thompson - Professor, Political Science Department > David Cameron - Professor, Political Science Department and Graduate School > Executive Committee Member > Paul Bushkovitch - Professor and Chair, History Department > Ian Shapiro - Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science > Department > Ellen Rosand - Professor and Chair, Music Department > William Brainard - Professor and Chair, Economics Department > Truman Bewley - Director of Graduate Studies, Economics Department > Sandy Nuhn - Business Manager, Political Science Department > Edwin M. Duval - Director of Graduate Studies, Department of French > Denis Hollier - Professor and Chair, Department of French > Mary Miller - Professor and Chair, History of Art Department > Steven Skowronek - Professor, Political Science Department > .... > 9. From about January 1 to january 14, 1996, certain employees of Respondent > employed as Part-Time Acting Instructors and Teaching Fellows represented by > the Union and employed at its facility ceased work concertedly and engaged in > a strike. > 10. Respondent, by engaging in the following conduct, threatened to take the > specified action against its employees if they engaged in the strike > described above...: > (a) In about December 1995, by Mary Miller at its facility, threatened its > employees with a loss of spring semester teaching assignements and negative > letters of recommendation. > (b) About December 7, 1995, by Steven Skowronek at its facility, threatened > its employees with expulsion. > (c) About December 11, 1995, by Philip Levy in his office at its facility, > threatened its employees with negative letters of recommendation. > (d) About December 12, by Peter Brooks at its facility, threatened its > employees with discharge. > (e) By letter dated December 12, 1995, by Thomas Apelquist and Richard > Brodhead , threatened its empoyees with negative letters of recommendation. > (f) About December 14, 1995, by Edwin M. duval at its facility, threatened > its employees with loss of teaching appointments and negative letters of > recommendation. > (g) By memorandum dated December 15, 1995, from Denis Hollier and Edwin M. > Duval, threatened its employees with negative letters of recommendation and > loss of teaching assignments in the Department of French. > (h) About December 15, 1995, by Norma Thompson in Brewster Hall at its > facility, threatened its employees with the loss of future teaching > assignments and negative letters of recommendation. > (i) In mid-December 1995, by David Cameron in his office at its facility, > threatened its employees with the loss of teaching assignments and > suspension. > (j) About December 18, 1995, by Paul Bushkovitch in the Hall of Graduate > Studies at its facility, threatened its employees with the loss or denial of > teaching assignments, the elimination of teaching sections, negative letters > of recommendation, and suspension or expulsion. > (k) In about late December 1995, and on January 3, 1995, by Ian Shapiro in > his office at its facility, threatened its employees with loss of teaching > assignments. > (l) About December 30, 1995, by Peter Brooks at the Modern Languages > Association Convention in Chicago, Illinois, threatened its employees with > the elimination of teaching positions. > 11. Respondent, by engaging in the following conduct, threatened to take the > specified action against its employees if they did not cease the strike > described above in paragraph 9: > (a) By letter dated January 4, 1996, from Richard C. Levin, Alison Richard, > Thomas Appelquist and Richard A. Brodhead, threatened its employees with the > withdrawal of Sprin 1996 semester teaching assignments. > (b) By letters dated January 4, 8, 10, and 11, 1996, from Thomas Appelquist, > threatened its employees with the withdrawal of Spring 1996 semester teaching > assignments; > (c) By letters dated January 4 and 5 1996, from Thomas Appelquist and Richard > Brodhead, threatened its employees with the withdrawal of spring 1996 > semester teaching assignements; > (d) About January 5, 1996, by Ellen Rosand, by phone, threatened its > employees with the withdrawal of Spring 1996 semester teaching assignments; > (e) By memorandum dated January 12, 1996, from William Brainard and Truman > Bewley, threatened its employees with the loss of Spring 1996 semester > teaching assignements; and > (f) About January 12, 1996, by Sandy Huhn in the Political Science Department > office at its facility, threatened its empoyees with loss of teaching > assignments. > 12. From December 18, 1995 to January 31, 1996, Respondent pursued > disciplinary charges against its employee Nilanjana Dasgupta. > ..... > 20. By the conduct described above .... Respondent has been interfereing > with, restraining and coercing employees in the exercise of the rights > guaranteed in Section 7 of the Act in violation of Section 8(a)(1) of the > Act. > 21. By the conduct described ... Respondent has been discriminating in regard > to the hire or tenure or terms and conditions of employment of its employees, > thereby discouraging membership in a labor organization in violation of > SEction 8(a)(1) and (3) of the Act. > ... > PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that commencing at 10:00 a.m. on April 14, 1997, and on > consecutive days thereafter, a hearing will be conducted at One Commercial > Plaza, 21st Floor, Hartford, Connecticut, before an administrative law judge > of the Board on the allegations in this complaint, at which time and place > any patiy within the meaning of Section 102.8 of the Board's Rules and > Regulations will have the right to appear and present testimony. > > > Forwarded by NAGPS . . . > > *========================================================================* > | >>>> The National Association of Graduate - Professional Students <<<< | > | 825 Green Bay Road, Suite 270 PHONE: 847-256-1562 | > | Wilmette, IL 60091 FAX: 847-256-8954 | > | Toll Free 1-888-88-NAGPS * Email to: NAGPS@NETCOM.COM | > *------------------------------------------------------------------------* > | NAGPS 12th National Conference - New Orleans, Louisiana | > | October 30 - November 2, 1997 | > +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------+ > | To access the NAGPS Internet Job Bank, send email to nagps@netcom.com | > *-----------------------------------+------------------------------------* > | #### WWW Site > http://www.nagps.org/NAGPS/ #### | > *========================================================================* > > _____________________________________________________________________________ > This message | *** *** *** Stop the Raid on Student Aid! *** *** *** > sent using the | Call 1-800-574-4AID > NAGPS E-mail | Send your letter to SAVE-STUDENT-AID@NETCOM.COM and NAGPS > Server | will print it and hand-deliver it to your Congress people > From TR.Young@uvm.edu Wed Feb 5 04:47:12 1997 Received: from smtpgate.uvm.edu (smtpgate.uvm.edu [132.198.101.121]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id EAA10832 for ; Wed, 5 Feb 1997 04:47:11 -0700 (MST) Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 04:47:11 -0700 (MST) Received: from smtp.uvm.edu (132.198.142.106) by smtpgate.uvm.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1a) with SMTP id <0.42E1E630@smtpgate.uvm.edu>; Wed, 5 Feb 1997 6:46:06 -0500 Message-Id: <1.5.4.16.19970205064534.19df8656@pop.uvm.edu> X-Sender: tryoung@pop.uvm.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu From: TR Young Subject: Full-time Organizer Wanted >Hi team: thought you would like to see this even if you don't/can't apply. > > TR > > >>Please forward this job posting to anyone who you think may wish to apply. >> >>The Graduate Employees Organization, a progressive 1600-member union of >>graduate student instructors at the University of Michigan, is seeking to >>hire a full-time union organizer. We are preparing to enter negotiations >>for our eleventh contract in the Fall of 1998. >> >>Candidates must have union organizing experience, including some >>experience of significant responsibility for planning and running >>campaigns. They must have experience working with diverse populations. >>They must have a demonstrated commitment to social change, a commitment to >>progressive, participatory unionism, and a commitment to membership and >>leadership development. Experience of negotiations, grievance handling, >>and graduate employee unions (or familiarity with a university setting) >>are preferred. >> >>This is a 2-year renewable position starting April 15th or as soon as >>possible thereafter - this is somewhat flexible. The position has a >>salary of $26,000 + health benefits. >> >>Please send a letter of application, a resume, and letters of reference >>by March 10th to >> >> Graduate Employees Organization, AFT/MFT&SRP Local 3550, AFL-CIO >> 527 E. Liberty Street, Suite 205, >> Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2242. >> >>Inquiries may be directed to Tamara Joseph on e-mail at usergeo@umich.edu >>or by phone at (313) 995-0221. >> >>GEO is an equal opportunities employer. Women and people of color are >>encouraged to apply. >> >> >> >> >> > From TR.Young@uvm.edu Wed Feb 5 05:13:21 1997 Received: from smtpgate.uvm.edu (smtpgate.uvm.edu [132.198.101.121]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id FAA11826 for ; Wed, 5 Feb 1997 05:13:20 -0700 (MST) Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 05:13:20 -0700 (MST) Received: from smtp.uvm.edu (132.198.142.106) by smtpgate.uvm.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1a) with SMTP id <0.EA8E1090@smtpgate.uvm.edu>; Wed, 5 Feb 1997 7:12:15 -0500 Message-Id: <1.5.4.16.19970205071144.274f4260@pop.uvm.edu> X-Sender: tryoung@pop.uvm.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu From: TR Young Subject: JOB OPENING IN ISRAEL > > >The Department of Sociology and Anthropology of the Hebrew University is >seeking candidates in all areas of sociology. We are looking >for a faculty member at any level who has and established research and >teaching record. The Hebrew University is the oldest academic establishement >in Israel and the departement, established over forty years ago, is >dedicated to excellence in research and teaching. > >Potential candidates will be asked to teach courses at >both the undergraduate and graduate (MA) levels and to conduct research >in her/his field of competency. Teaching at the Hebrew University is >carried out in Hebrew, but candidates expressing a willingness to learn >and to be able to teach in Hebrew within three years of arrival in Israel >will also be considered. During the interim period candidates will be >asked to teach in English. > >Screening will begin July 15, 1997 and will continue until the position >is filled. Initial applications should include a letter of application, >vita and names/addresses/phone numbers of 4 references. For more >information and to apply please write to Eyal Ben-Ari, Chair, Department >of Sociology and Anthropology, The Hebrew University, Jeruslam, Israel. >E-mail: MSEBA@PLUTO.MSCC.HUJI.AC.IL > > > > > > From cassell@frosty.irss.unc.edu Wed Feb 5 11:36:28 1997 Received: from frosty.irss.unc.edu (frosty.irss.unc.edu [152.2.32.82]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id LAA01436 for ; Wed, 5 Feb 1997 11:36:26 -0700 (MST) Received: (from cassell@localhost) by frosty.irss.unc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.10) id NAA16335; Wed, 5 Feb 1997 13:35:24 -0500 Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 13:35:24 -0500 (EST) From: Jim Cassell To: Sociology Graduate Student Discussion Subject: Job Opening (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII FYI - Jim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James Cassell Institute for Research in Social Science e-mail: cassell@irss.unc.edu University of North Carolina Ph: 919/962-0782 Fx: 919/962-4777 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3355 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 13:30:39 -0500 From: Nancy Marshall To: Multiple recipients of list ESSOC-L Subject: Job Opening Job Opening - please post and circulate Title: Quantitative Social Science Methodologist Job Description: As a member of the research teams at the Center for Research on Women, provide hands-on programming support to three longitudinal studies of children, participate in study design, proposal development and paper-writing. Duties include: data cleaning, dataset construction, psychometric analyses, cross-sectional and longitudinal data analyses (possible techniques: regressions, survival analysis, HLM, structural equations, confirmatory factor analysis). Requirements: Doctorate preferred, ABD considered. Extensive knowledge of SAS, strong methodological background, knowledge of design as well as longitudinal data analysis in the social sciences, ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, must be a team player, good writing skills, able to work with colleagues from multiple disciplines and cultural backgrounds, flexible and able to set priorities. To apply: Send a cover letter and CV/resume to: Nancy Marshall Center for Research on Women Wellesley College Wellesley, MA 02181 From cassell@frosty.irss.unc.edu Wed Feb 5 11:52:37 1997 Received: from frosty.irss.unc.edu (frosty.irss.unc.edu [152.2.32.82]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id LAA02607 for ; Wed, 5 Feb 1997 11:52:36 -0700 (MST) Received: (from cassell@localhost) by frosty.irss.unc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.10) id NAA16613; Wed, 5 Feb 1997 13:51:34 -0500 Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 13:51:33 -0500 (EST) From: Jim Cassell To: Sociology Graduate Student Discussion Subject: Faculty Opening at UCLA (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII FYI - Jim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ James Cassell Institute for Research in Social Science e-mail: cassell@irss.unc.edu University of North Carolina Ph: 919/962-0782 Fx: 919/962-4777 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3355 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 5 Feb 1997 10:34:19 -0800 From: Marilyn Salinger To: SocEd List Subject: Faculty Opening at UCLA UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES Quantitative Research Methodologist The Department of Education of the UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies announces a faculty position, at open rank, for a quantitative research methodologist. QUALIFICATIONS: We have particular need for someone with skill in measurement and/or survey research methods and/or analysis of observational data--though persons with other methodological interests are also encouraged to apply. Candidates should, as well, have strong interest and demonstrated achievement in a substantive area which could include (though not necessarily be limited to) sociology of education, educational psychology, studies of at-risk students, educational assessment, policy studies, or educational technology. The job requires significant involvement in the Division's active teaching program, which includes work with advanced methods students and introductory and intermediate service courses in statistics and design for students throughout the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies. An earned doctorate is required. RESPONSIBILITIES: Scholarly research and publication as well as teaching and academic advising at the graduate level. SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience. STARTING DATE: As early as July 1, 1997 (teaching duties begin September, 1997). SEND APPLICATION LETTER, VITA, SAMPLE PUBLICATIONS, AND NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF AT LEAST THREE REFERENCES TO: Harold G. Levine, Chair, Department of Education, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521. Phone: 310/825-1342. E-mail: levine@gseis.ucla.edu APPLICATION DEADLINE: Screening of applications will begin April 15, 1997, and continue until position is filled. UCLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. From TR.Young@uvm.edu Thu Feb 6 06:17:05 1997 Received: from smtpgate.uvm.edu (smtpgate.uvm.edu [132.198.101.121]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id GAA14243 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 1997 06:16:59 -0700 (MST) Date: Thu, 6 Feb 1997 06:16:59 -0700 (MST) Received: from smtp.uvm.edu (132.198.142.106) by smtpgate.uvm.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1a) with SMTP id <0.F755AB30@smtpgate.uvm.edu>; Thu, 6 Feb 1997 8:15:51 -0500 Message-Id: <1.5.4.16.19970206081518.1b4781fa@pop.uvm.edu> X-Sender: tryoung@pop.uvm.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu From: TR Young Subject: position announcement (fwd) >From: Chrys Ingraham >To: Chrys Ingraham >Subject: position announcement (fwd) > > > ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY > >Russell Sage College for women, a member of The Sage Colleges, invites >applications for a multi-year non-tenure track assistant professorship >in Sociology, starting in Fall 1997. > >Applicants must be prepared to teach Introduction to Sociology, >Quantitative Research Methods (graduate and undergraduate), and Women and >Health, as well as two of the following: Sociology of Education, Marriage >and the Family, Urban Sociology, Sociology of Gender, Race and Ethnicity. > >The Sage Colleges are strongly committed to the recruitment of candidates >who have been traditionally underrepresented on college faculties. >Qualifications include Ph.D. in sociology, evidence of teaching >excellence, record of publication, and willingness to contribute to the >college community. > >Send letter of application, curriculum vita, and names and addresses of >three current references by February 28, 1997 to > > SOCIOLOGY SEARCH > CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE > RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE > TROY, NY 12180 > > > > > From jjanosko@vt.edu Thu Feb 6 12:32:50 1997 Received: from quackerjack.cc.vt.edu (quackerjack.cc.vt.edu [198.82.160.250]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id MAA01960 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 1997 12:32:48 -0700 (MST) Received: from sable.cc.vt.edu (sable.cc.vt.edu [128.173.16.30]) by quackerjack.cc.vt.edu (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id OAA18878 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 1997 14:32:46 -0500 (EST) Received: from as2511-11.sl012.cns.vt.edu (as2511-11.sl012.cns.vt.edu [128.173.35.145]) by sable.cc.vt.edu (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA12848 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 1997 14:32:43 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199702061932.OAA12848@sable.cc.vt.edu> X-Sender: jjanosko@mail.vt.edu (Unverified) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 06 Feb 1997 14:31:14 +0500 To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu From: jjanosko@vt.edu (Jeff Janosko) Subject: Re: Super-Bowl >Date: Mon, 03 Feb 1997 13:10:37 -0500 >Reply-To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu >Sender: owner-socgrad@csf.colorado.edu >From: Thomas F Brown >To: Sociology Graduate Students -- International >Subject: Re: Super-Bowl >>I am still unclear on what exactly was offensive about the original >post. Is there not arguably a homoerotic component to football >players butt-patting? Why would it be offensive to discuss that? > >Hi Thomas, At the risk of further beating this (very) dead horse, I will explain why Joe Surfer's original post was offensive. The offending portion of the post said: "Last year I was on a Marxist/Left mailing list and someone presented the Superbowl as a great big homo-erotic ritual. Come on, look at the friendly pats on the rear... The posts were flying back and forth on that with subject lines like 'heyyy...who are you calling a homo...?' " A parody of the "Super Bowl as a great big homo-erotic ritual" can only be based upon cultural stereotypes of football players and gays. There is no significance in a comparison of the two groups unless it is assumed that they are inherently different. This assumption is based not on fact, but on the symbolic imagery of the two groups as it is perpetuated in popular culture. A "friendly pat on the rear" is not an inherently sexual act; it may simply be an expression of camaraderie or exuberance. In fact, the context (i.e., football game) in which the act is performed does not imply sexual intent. "Rear-patting" assumes a (homo) sexual dimension only when one invokes a stereotype about sexual behavior. The final line of the post is especially rude: "The posts were flying back and forth on that with subject lines like 'heyyy... who are you calling a homo...?' ". The homophobia in this comment is blatant; obviously, "homo" is used as a term of disparagement. Jeff ************* Jeff Janosko Center for Public Administration and Policy Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA USA jjanosko@vt.edu From jjanosko@vt.edu Thu Feb 6 12:47:12 1997 Received: from quackerjack.cc.vt.edu (quackerjack.cc.vt.edu [198.82.160.250]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id MAA02950 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 1997 12:47:09 -0700 (MST) Received: from sable.cc.vt.edu (sable.cc.vt.edu [128.173.16.30]) by quackerjack.cc.vt.edu (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id OAA20738 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 1997 14:47:04 -0500 (EST) Received: from as2511-11.sl012.cns.vt.edu (as2511-11.sl012.cns.vt.edu [128.173.35.145]) by sable.cc.vt.edu (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA28380 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 1997 14:47:01 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199702061947.OAA28380@sable.cc.vt.edu> X-Sender: jjanosko@mail.vt.edu (Unverified) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 06 Feb 1997 14:45:31 +0500 To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu From: jjanosko@vt.edu (Jeff Janosko) Subject: Riki Lake and Victimization Hi David, I'm not familiar with the Kaminer book...I'll check it out. I agree with your assessment of the world's "Riki Lakes"...to sensationalize the disadvantages associated with another's social location is seldom productive. If nothing else, it encourages false consciousness by reducing the experience of social inequities to a psycho-pathological level, leading to the impression that those of us with legitimate social concerns are just a bunch of malcontents; if we'd just "sit down, shut up and work together" we could solve our problems and "rebuild our (lost) sense of community". Of course, "sitting down and shutting up" only sustains the status quo. The only way to negotiate an egalitarian society is to expose the hegemony embedded in social relations..and in speech acts. Hence my (perhaps hyper) concern with stereotypical epithets. I'm glad you're on the list...Jeff Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 12:46:41 -0400 (AST) >From: David Francis Mercer >To: Sociology Graduate Students -- International >Subject: Re: Super-Bowl > >On the contrary, I think that in some, if not most instances, such >material is hurtful and degrading. However, the source, and the meaning >that source ascribes to the statements, is as important, if not more >important, than the statement. I think we are all intelligent enough (I >AM including you in this, I am not intending sarcasm) to dismiss as >harmless something that comes from an innocuous source. but what troubles >me more than anything is the creation of the popular culture of >victimization, as evidenced by shows such as Ricki Lake, etc. Wendy >Kaminer's brilliant book, "I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional", has >some really good things to say on the topic of the victim culteure, and >self-help groups. I simply believe we should all be proud of who we are, >and not constantly be seeking to necessarily take offence at any instance. >You are correct that we should remain aware, however. The word "Weimar" >springs to mind as an example. > You know, I've been passively reading this site for a while, and >it feels good to finally get involved in a good discussion. As a symbolic >interactionist, there isn't much opportunity to share a good exchange of >views here at Dalhousie. Looking forward to more discussion. > >David Mercer >Sociology Department >Dalhousie University >Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada > > From jjanosko@vt.edu Thu Feb 6 12:51:46 1997 Received: from quackerjack.cc.vt.edu (quackerjack.cc.vt.edu [198.82.160.250]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id MAA03661 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 1997 12:51:43 -0700 (MST) Received: from sable.cc.vt.edu (sable.cc.vt.edu [128.173.16.30]) by quackerjack.cc.vt.edu (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id OAA21415 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 1997 14:51:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from as2511-11.sl012.cns.vt.edu (as2511-11.sl012.cns.vt.edu [128.173.35.145]) by sable.cc.vt.edu (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id OAA28832 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 1997 14:51:37 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199702061951.OAA28832@sable.cc.vt.edu> X-Sender: jjanosko@mail.vt.edu (Unverified) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 06 Feb 1997 14:50:07 +0500 To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu From: jjanosko@vt.edu (Jeff Janosko) Subject: Re: Petite Flying Chaos (fwd) >TR, Even though you're a "condescending, patriarchal bully", I learn an awful lot from your posts. Thanks for taking the time. : ) Jeff > From TR.Young@uvm.edu Thu Feb 6 13:04:26 1997 Received: from smtpgate.uvm.edu (smtpgate.uvm.edu [132.198.101.121]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id NAA04427 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 1997 13:04:24 -0700 (MST) Date: Thu, 6 Feb 1997 13:04:24 -0700 (MST) Received: from smtp.uvm.edu (132.198.142.106) by smtpgate.uvm.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1a) with SMTP id <0.E16EE3C0@smtpgate.uvm.edu>; Thu, 6 Feb 1997 15:03:16 -0500 Message-Id: <1.5.4.16.19970206150242.1d6f2a8e@pop.uvm.edu> X-Sender: tryoung@pop.uvm.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu From: TR Young Subject: Re: Petite Flying Chaos (fwd) Thanks, and kindest regards, Yr authoritarian teacher TR At 02:50 PM 2/6/97 +0500, you wrote: >>TR, > Even though you're a "condescending, patriarchal bully", I learn an >awful lot from your posts. Thanks for taking the time. : ) Jeff >> > > > From daniel.ryan@yale.edu Thu Feb 6 16:30:31 1997 Received: from mail-relay2.its.yale.edu (mail-relay2.its.yale.edu [130.132.21.73]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id QAA12795 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 1997 16:30:29 -0700 (MST) Received: from aeternitas.cis.yale.edu (root@aeternitas.cis.yale.edu [130.132.143.31]) by mail-relay2.its.yale.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id SAA16526 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 1997 18:30:12 -0500 (EST) Received: from hud03.som.yale.edu (hud03.som.yale.edu [130.132.152.116]) by aeternitas.cis.yale.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id SAA01877 for ; Thu, 6 Feb 1997 18:30:02 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <32FA69C3.D89@yale.edu> Date: Thu, 06 Feb 1997 18:31:15 -0500 From: DJR Reply-To: daniel.ryan@yale.edu Organization: Yale University MIME-Version: 1.0 To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Subject: Re: Super-Bowl References: <199702061932.OAA12848@sable.cc.vt.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Perhaps sleeping dogs ought to be left alone, but sometimes you gotta pipe in. A few questions in re: the previous post (ignore if they re-hash discussion that took place during a week or two when i wasn't paying attention) ... > There > is no significance in a comparison of the two groups unless it is assumed > that they are inherently different. This assumption is based not on fact, > but on the symbolic imagery of the two groups as it is perpetuated in > popular culture. Are there any facts? Is there anything but symbolic imagery? Could we imagine a (non-utopian) social world in which discourse is based on facts? What would it be like? >The final line of the post is especially rude: > "The posts were flying back and forth on that with subject lines > like 'heyyy... who are you calling a homo...?' ". >The homophobia in this comment is blatant; obviously, "homo" is used >as a term of disparagement. a) It looks to me like a paraphrase of what actual people were writing so I hope you mean to characterize the original statements, not the poster's statement reporting wbat he observed. Yes? Or is it rude to quote a rude remark? Should we rule certain words or phrases out, even of verbatim or semi-verbatim reporting? Seven words...? b) Can a comment or phrase can be homophobic? As opposed to the maker of the comment? Where does the meaning get added? "Obviously" suggests that the reader adds the meaning since it needs to be obvious to someone. c) Does it work to want just facts on the one hand, and obvious interpretations on the other? d) If I recall the original source of the "comparison" some years ago it was not between two "groups". The author was suggesting underlying meaning in a particular social ritual. It's not the same thing as comparing two groups. DJR From dfmercer@is2.dal.ca Tue Feb 11 12:16:23 1997 Received: from acaix1.ucis.dal.ca (acaix1.UCIS.Dal.Ca [129.173.1.50]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id MAA04467 for ; Tue, 11 Feb 1997 12:16:15 -0700 (MST) Received: from is2.dal.ca (dfmercer@IS2.Dal.Ca [129.173.1.66]) by acaix1.ucis.dal.ca (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id PAA52794 for ; Tue, 11 Feb 1997 15:16:07 -0400 Received: from localhost (dfmercer@localhost) by is2.dal.ca (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA110824 for ; Tue, 11 Feb 1997 15:16:05 -0400 Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 15:16:04 -0400 (AST) From: David Francis Mercer To: Sociology Graduate Students -- International Subject: Re:Medical Sociology Info In-Reply-To: <32FA69C3.D89@yale.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Hello again. Not debating this time, I'm just looking for information. Has anyone seen or heard of any theoretical works on the interaction (or lack of same) between modern scientific medicine and alternative medical technologies? Even general works on the collision of science and pseudo-science would be helpful. I'm doing my thesis in the area of the Sociology of Belief Systems, and the area of interaction between these competing paradigms fascinates me. One of these days I'll join CSICOP or something. In any case, any leads would be appreciated. My bookshelf is already groaning under the strain, but, such is research life. Thanks in advance for any help. David Mercer Dept. of Sociology and Social Anthropology Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada From farquhar@wjh.harvard.edu Tue Feb 11 12:51:00 1997 Received: from wjh.harvard.edu (wjh.harvard.edu [128.103.8.10]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id MAA05423 for ; Tue, 11 Feb 1997 12:50:58 -0700 (MST) Received: from localhost (farquhar@localhost) by wjh.harvard.edu (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id OAA23074; Tue, 11 Feb 1997 14:50:48 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 14:50:45 -0500 (EST) From: Karen T Farquharson To: David Francis Mercer , socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Subject: Re:Medical Sociology Info In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Hello, I'm not sure that this will fit, but you might want to look at _Medicine, Rationality and Experience_, by Byron J. Good (Cambridge University Press 1994). He's an anthropologist and looks at how non-western medical systems are regarded as "belief" in the western biomedicine paradigm. He looks at several different cases, including medical education, a case study of an individual with TMJ disorder (chronic pain), and Islamic medicine. The book is highly theoretical, in an anthropological way, and has what I consider to be a very interesting discussion of belief. He also has some good references. Karen Farquharson On Tue, 11 Feb 1997, David Francis Mercer wrote: > Hello again. Not debating this time, I'm just looking for information. > Has anyone seen or heard of any theoretical works on the interaction (or > lack of same) between modern scientific medicine and alternative medical > technologies? Even general works on the collision of science and > pseudo-science would be helpful. I'm doing my thesis in the area of the > Sociology of Belief Systems, and the area of interaction between these > competing paradigms fascinates me. One of these days I'll join CSICOP or > something. In any case, any leads would be appreciated. My bookshelf is > already groaning under the strain, but, such is research life. Thanks in > advance for any help. > > David Mercer > Dept. of Sociology and Social Anthropology > Dalhousie University > Halifax, Nova Scotia > Canada > From ppaxton@gibbs.oit.unc.edu Wed Feb 12 06:53:52 1997 Received: from gibbs.oit.unc.edu (gibbs.oit.unc.edu [152.2.25.2]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id GAA22731 for ; Wed, 12 Feb 1997 06:53:45 -0700 (MST) Received: by gibbs.oit.unc.edu (8.7.5/10.1) id IAA27560; Wed, 12 Feb 1997 08:53:25 -0500 (GMT+5:00) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 08:53:24 -0500 From: Pamela Paxton To: socgrad , Devin Binder , Louis Palmer , Richard Rhoder , Jill Brown , Ramie Robeson , Sarah Anderson , Lisa Hepburn <40lhepburn@SOPHIA.SPH.UNC.EDU>, ketti klaber , Tracy Unice , Phil Weeber , Jim Creighton Subject: new FCC regulations on internet (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Important information on possible new regulations... Message-ID: Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 17:00:00 -0600 From: FlashNet Communications Organization: FlashNet Communications Subject: FCC Internet Access Charge Reform X-UIDL: 855724505.000 Status: U X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 Dear FlashNet customer, We are writing you this to inform you of a very important matter currently under review by the FCC. Your local telephone company has filed a proposal with the FCC to impose per minute charges for your internet service. They contend that your usage has or will hinder the operation of the telephone network. It is our belief that internet usage will diminish if users were required to pay additional per minute charges. The FCC has created an email box for your comments; responses must be received by February 13, 1997. Send your comments to isp@fcc.gov and tell them what you think. Alert everyone in your addressbook, and most importantly the subject line should have "CC Docket No 96-263". FULL NAME AND ADDRESS SHOULD ACCOMPANY THE EMAIL otherwise it will be deleted. Again, the email to FCC is isp@fcc.gov More information can be found at the FCC website: http://www.fcc.gov/isp.html Please forward this email to all your friends on the internet so all our voices may be heard. Thanks for your time. ****************************************** M. Scott Leslie President - FlashNet Communications a division of WebSite Management Co., Inc. ****************************************** From ppaxton@gibbs.oit.unc.edu Wed Feb 12 11:52:00 1997 Received: from mailh1a.cyberway.com.sg (mailh1a.cyberway.com.sg [203.116.1.29]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id LAA04534 for ; Wed, 12 Feb 1997 11:51:52 -0700 (MST) Received: (from pnsc@localhost) by mailh1a.cyberway.com.sg (8.8.5/8.8.5) id CAA04087; Thu, 13 Feb 1997 02:44:24 +0800 (SST) Message-Id: <199702121844.CAA04087@mailh1a.cyberway.com.sg> Subject: FCC Internet Access Charge Reform Cwfwdkey: 31478 From: FlashNet.Communications@cyberway.com.sg To: ippl@pacific.net.sg From: SMTP%"socgrad@csf.colorado.edu" 12-FEB-1997 08:57:37.57@cyberway.com.sg To: SMTP@"socgrad@csf.colorado.edu" Subj: new FCC regulations on internet (fwd) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 08:53:24 -0500 Reply-To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Sender: owner-socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Precedence: bulk From: Pamela Paxton To: Sociology Graduate Students -- International Subject: new FCC regulations on internet (fwd) X-To: socgrad , Devin Binder , Louis Palmer , Richard Rhoder , Jill Brown , Ramie Robeson , Sarah Anderson , Lisa Hepburn <40lhepburn@SOPHIA.SPH.UNC.EDU>, ketti klaber , Tracy Unice , Phil Weeber , Jim Creighton X-Listprocessor-Version: 7.1 -- ListProcessor by CREN Important information on possible new regulations... Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 17:00:00 -0600 From: FlashNet Communications Subject: FCC Internet Access Charge Reform X-UIDL: 855724505.000 Status: U X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 Dear FlashNet customer, We are writing you this to inform you of a very important matter currently under review by the FCC. Your local telephone company has filed a proposal with the FCC to impose per minute charges for your internet service. They contend that your usage has or will hinder the operation of the telephone network. It is our belief that internet usage will diminish if users were required to pay additional per minute charges. The FCC has created an email box for your comments; responses must be received by February 13, 1997. Send your comments to isp@fcc.gov and tell them what you think. Alert everyone in your addressbook, and most importantly the subject line should have "CC Docket No 96-263". FULL NAME AND ADDRESS SHOULD ACCOMPANY THE EMAIL otherwise it will be deleted. Again, the email to FCC is isp@fcc.gov More information can be found at the FCC website: http://www.fcc.gov/isp.html Please forward this email to all your friends on the internet so all our voices may be heard. Thanks for your time. ****************************************** M. Scott Leslie President - FlashNet Communications a division of WebSite Management Co., Inc. ****************************************** From lmiller@weber.ucsd.edu Wed Feb 12 23:23:44 1997 Received: from weber.ucsd.edu (weber.ucsd.edu [132.239.147.2]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id XAA25907 for ; Wed, 12 Feb 1997 23:23:42 -0700 (MST) Received: (from lmiller@localhost) by weber.ucsd.edu (8.8.3/8.8.3) id WAA23497 for socgrad@csf.colorado.edu; Wed, 12 Feb 1997 22:23:04 -0800 (PST) From: Laura Miller Message-Id: <199702130623.WAA23497@weber.ucsd.edu> Subject: Re: Medical Sociology Info To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 22:23:04 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Forwarded message: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >From czerlinski@mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de Tue Feb 11 13:46:11 1997 > Received: from canetoad.mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de (canetoad.mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de [192.129.1.30]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id NAA07532 for ; Tue, 11 Feb 1997 13:46:09 -0700 (MST) > Received: from mac29.mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de by canetoad.mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de; (5.65v3.2/1.1.8.2/25Oct95-1145AM) > id AA11840; Tue, 11 Feb 1997 21:46:06 +0100 > X-Sender: rjean@canetoad.mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de > Message-Id: > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 21:46:20 +0100 > To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu > From: czerlinski@mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de (Jean Czerlinski) > Subject: Re:Medical Sociology Info > > I know a really cool book that doesn't directly address medicine > but does address "the collision of science and pseudo-science". > > George Johnson, Fire In The Mind > > He writes about the three paradigms of knowledge in and around Santa Fe, NM. > One is the scientific paradigm, exemplified by Los Alamos Nat'l Laboratory, > where the work on building the Bomb was done, and the Santa Fe Institute, > the haven of chaos and complexity theorists. > Another is the Hispanic Catholic tradition. > The third is the Native American tradition. > > He talks a lot about how we know that science is the one that's right. > (I haven't read the whole book, but the parts I did read were pretty cool.) > > Best of luck, > > Jean > > From conversa@iac.net Fri Feb 14 15:57:48 1997 Received: from crystal.iac.net (crystal.iac.net [199.6.32.156]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id PAA16990 for ; Fri, 14 Feb 1997 15:57:47 -0700 (MST) From: conversa@iac.net Received: from ip041133.iac.net by crystal.iac.net with SMTP id WAA21780; Fri, 14 Feb 1997 22:57:51 GMT Message-Id: <2.2.32.19970214224011.006a7d38@iac.net> X-Sender: conversa@iac.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 17:40:11 -0500 To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Subject: two new pages Hello Netters: There are two new home pages for international students who are studying, or want to study in the U.S.A. One of the pages is called "American University and English as a Second Language Information Service" page. This page provides information to international students about American university admissions and programs. The "American University and English as a Second Language Information Service" page can be found at: http://www.iac.net/~conversa/S_homepage.html The other page is "Dear Christy," an advice column for international students. "Dear Christy" answers questions that international students may have about social and cultural issues at American universities. "Dear Christy" can be found at: www.dearchristy.com Please take a look. Thanks very much! Sincerely, Mike Wagner Conversa Language Center Cincinnati, Ohio From dfmercer@is2.dal.ca Tue Feb 18 14:32:24 1997 Received: from acaix1.ucis.dal.ca (acaix1.UCIS.Dal.Ca [129.173.1.50]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id OAA16431 for ; Tue, 18 Feb 1997 14:32:22 -0700 (MST) Received: from is2.dal.ca (dfmercer@IS2.Dal.Ca [129.173.1.66]) by acaix1.ucis.dal.ca (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id RAA46105 for ; Tue, 18 Feb 1997 17:32:21 -0400 Received: from localhost (dfmercer@localhost) by is2.dal.ca (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA108558 for ; Tue, 18 Feb 1997 17:32:20 -0400 Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 17:32:20 -0400 (AST) From: David Francis Mercer To: Sociology Graduate Students -- International Subject: Re: Medical Sociology Info In-Reply-To: <199702130623.WAA23497@weber.ucsd.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Jean: You're right, it does sound excellent, right up my alley. Thanks! David From tombrown@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu Tue Feb 18 15:21:34 1997 Received: from jhuml2.hcf.jhu.edu (jhuml2.hcf.jhu.edu [128.220.2.87]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id PAA20150 for ; Tue, 18 Feb 1997 15:21:29 -0700 (MST) Received: from jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V5.0-7 #13870) id <01IFKI48GK1S94E15Z@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu> for socgrad@csf.colorado.edu; Tue, 18 Feb 1997 17:20:31 -0500 (EST) Received: from jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V5.0-7 #13870) id <01IFKI484MLA94DW0A@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu> for socgrad@csf.colorado.edu; Tue, 18 Feb 1997 17:20:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu by jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu id <1025-4>; Tue, 18 Feb 1997 17:20:17 -0500 Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 17:20:14 -0500 From: Thomas F Brown Subject: Re:Medical Sociology Info To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu Message-id: <97Feb18.172017edt.1025-4@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I don't have any references for you, but I've been thinking that the notion of stress in american culture is not all that different from some sort of voodoo demon in another culture. It's an invisible, unmeasurable entity, detectable only through its symptoms, and yet we all believe quite thoroughly in its existence and its ability to harm us. From dfmercer@is2.dal.ca Tue Feb 18 15:31:56 1997 Received: from acaix1.ucis.dal.ca (acaix1.UCIS.Dal.Ca [129.173.1.50]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id PAA21174 for ; Tue, 18 Feb 1997 15:31:53 -0700 (MST) Received: from is2.dal.ca (dfmercer@IS2.Dal.Ca [129.173.1.66]) by acaix1.ucis.dal.ca (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id SAA29129 for ; Tue, 18 Feb 1997 18:31:52 -0400 Received: from localhost (dfmercer@localhost) by is2.dal.ca (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA63884 for ; Tue, 18 Feb 1997 18:31:51 -0400 Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 18:31:51 -0400 (AST) From: David Francis Mercer To: Sociology Graduate Students -- International Subject: Re:Medical Sociology Info In-Reply-To: <97Feb18.172017edt.1025-4@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Thomas: I would tend to agree. Witness the personification of 'stress' as a real entity that shows up repeatedly all around us. Symbolically speaking, it's a horror story for adults. Take Care, David F. Mercer On Tue, 18 Feb 1997, Thomas F Brown wrote: > I don't have any references for you, but I've been thinking that the > notion of stress in american culture is not all that different from > some sort of voodoo demon in another culture. It's an invisible, > unmeasurable entity, detectable only through its symptoms, and yet > we all believe quite thoroughly in its existence and its ability > to harm us. > > > From czerlinski@mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de Mon Feb 24 03:37:49 1997 Received: from canetoad.mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de (canetoad.mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de [192.129.1.30]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id DAA07241 for ; Mon, 24 Feb 1997 03:37:46 -0700 (MST) Received: from mac29.mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de by canetoad.mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de; (5.65v3.2/1.1.8.2/25Oct95-1145AM) id AA00975; Mon, 24 Feb 1997 11:37:18 +0100 X-Sender: rjean@canetoad.mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 11:37:31 +0100 To: socgrad@csf.colorado.edu From: czerlinski@mpipf-muenchen.mpg.de (Jean Czerlinski) Subject: justice reform +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | PLEASE FORWARD THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO ANYONE AND EVERYONE WHO IS | | INTERESTED IN PEACEFUL, ORDERLY JUSTICE REFORM. THERE WILL BE | | AN ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING MAY 9 AT UN PLAZA IN NEW YORK CITY ! | +----------------------------------------------------------------+ Greetings, Friends and Fellow Supporters of Justice Reform! This is to notify you that scores of supporters of peaceful and orderly justice reform are now convening on email discussion list JUSTICE. Our purpose in doing so is to discuss the formation-in-progress of a new coalition for justice reform, called the Campaign for Equity-Restorative Justice (CERJ). There is a 'core-group' of some 200 justice reform advocates, including criminologists, judges, lawyers, activists, practitioners of alternative justice methods, representatives of sympathetic organizations, delegates from governments and the United Nations, etc., who have already assembled. These folks, who are by-and-large already COMMITTED to this new, peaceful INSURGENCY for justice reform, will be starting to post their brief self- introductions on list JUSTICE beginning Wednesday, 2/26. To join list JUSTICE, send a message to: majordomo@scn.org In the BODY of your message (NOT the "Subject:" header), type: subscribe JUSTICE Then send the message. ------------------------------------------------------------ My name is John Wilmerding. I am a Quaker justice reform activist, an employee of the Vermont (USA) Department of Corrections (developing alternative justice methods), and currently Secretary of a United Nations -affiliated Working Party on Restorative Justice. As CERJ's Convenor, I have just posted the following message to those who are now assembling on list JUSTICE: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 22 Feb 1997 19:50:33 -0500 (EST) From: John Wilmerding To: Justice discussions Subject: Post Self-Introductions (Beginning 2/26/97) Fellow Supporters of Justice Reform, Well, we've quadrupled another list's enrollment ... with many more to come. Most people won't even deal with their end-of-week and weekend email until Monday or so. That is why I suggest we wait until Wednesday, 2/26/97, and then let's each (optionally) post a brief self introduction (100,000 words or less) -- just kidding, keep it brief, please ... about the same as one type- written page or less. +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | I promise not to start *MY* contribution until some of you ask me! | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ How about name, place of residence, profession, organizational affili- ation(s), areas of interest in justice issues, and whether or not (and why) you are interested in or supportive of the coalition-based Campaign for Equity-Supportive Justice (CERJ). You might also add why you think CERJ's work can be important, what you hope CERJ will accomplish, and how CERJ might support the missions of other organizations with which you are affiliated. Finally, please 'ante up' ... put your two cents into the pot ... if you feel like you are 'called' to play a certain role in the CERJ organization or coalition, please let us know that now as well. [Is somebody taking notes? Just kidding .. I will ... :-) ...] It is my hope that in this way, we CERJers will begin to build a more conscious 'esprit de corps' (group sense of commitment) for our work. It appears as though we have an inCERJency to carry forward! :-) ~~~~~~~ And please be so kind as to let me know if there is any other way in which I might better carry out my apparent duties as CERJ's humble (or not-so-humble, depending on how you see me) convenor. For Justice that Restores Equity, ART HEAR John @ CERJ HEART >>>-----------> jwlmrdng@sover.net EARTH HEARTH ================================================================= John Wilmerding | Campaign for Equity-Restorative Justice (CERJ) 111 High Street |------------------------------------------------ Brattleboro, VT | Work together to reinvent justice using methods 05301-3018 USA | that are fair; which conserve, restore and even (802) 254-2826 | create harmony, equity and good will in society ================================================================= "We are the prisoners of the prisoners we have taken." - J. Clegg