Sociology department students, progressors present research at ESS meeting
Professors Tim Wolfe and Martin Malone add a jazz 'jam session' to the meeting
Katey Brengel
Issue date: 4/1/09 Section: News
Sociology students and professors presented research at the Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) annual meeting in Baltimore on March 20 and 21.
Founded in 1930, ESS is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in sociological scholarship and instruction.
Seniors Elizabeth Neumann and Michael Schuman presented their senior research projects in an undergraduate poster session.
Neumann's research topic was "Age at Marriage, Cohabitation, and Divorce." Her statistically significant results indicate that those who have cohabitated before marriage are nearly three times more likely to get divorced or separated.
Schuman's research topic was "Social Capital and Parental Coping." Schuman's data are from the National Survey of Children's Health and his findings indicate that having close and supportive relationships with friends and family helps lower stress levels for parents of developmentally delayed children more than higher education and income do.
Both students received many positive comments about their projects.
In addition, Drs. Martin Malone and Virginia McGovern presented their research on "Eating Disorders, Body Image, and College Size."
Their project looked at how college size may help us better understand why the relation between eating disorders and SES is not straightforward. The focus of their research is small colleges, specifically the effects of college size as it mediates family background and social class. Their data show that the number of females with eating disorders is significantly higher at small colleges than mainstream prevalence data indicate.
At this same conference Dr. Tim Wolfe presented his research on the "Declining Popularity of Jazz in the U.S." He discussed cultural changes that have impacted the size of the jazz audience, as well as the challenges that the jazz community faces in preserving and promoting jazz.
In an effort to personally bolster interest in jazz, Wolfe, his father, Jack (saxophone), his son, Tim Jr. (bass), and several other professional musicians-Wade Beach (piano), Lou Hinds (bass), and Dave Tucker (drums)-held a jazz jam session on Friday evening, inviting members of the audience to participate.
Malone was one of the willing participants and regaled the audience with two songs: Let's Get Lost and Love Potion Number 9. The broad smiles on the faces of the audience and band members were a testament to the singing ability of Malone.
The jam session was well received by attendees and by the ESS itself. Wolfe was contacted after the meeting by members of the executive board of the ESS to express their appreciation for the jazz jam session. They have asked Wolfe to make this an annual event.
Founded in 1930, ESS is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in sociological scholarship and instruction.
Seniors Elizabeth Neumann and Michael Schuman presented their senior research projects in an undergraduate poster session.
Neumann's research topic was "Age at Marriage, Cohabitation, and Divorce." Her statistically significant results indicate that those who have cohabitated before marriage are nearly three times more likely to get divorced or separated.
Schuman's research topic was "Social Capital and Parental Coping." Schuman's data are from the National Survey of Children's Health and his findings indicate that having close and supportive relationships with friends and family helps lower stress levels for parents of developmentally delayed children more than higher education and income do.
Both students received many positive comments about their projects.
In addition, Drs. Martin Malone and Virginia McGovern presented their research on "Eating Disorders, Body Image, and College Size."
Their project looked at how college size may help us better understand why the relation between eating disorders and SES is not straightforward. The focus of their research is small colleges, specifically the effects of college size as it mediates family background and social class. Their data show that the number of females with eating disorders is significantly higher at small colleges than mainstream prevalence data indicate.
At this same conference Dr. Tim Wolfe presented his research on the "Declining Popularity of Jazz in the U.S." He discussed cultural changes that have impacted the size of the jazz audience, as well as the challenges that the jazz community faces in preserving and promoting jazz.
In an effort to personally bolster interest in jazz, Wolfe, his father, Jack (saxophone), his son, Tim Jr. (bass), and several other professional musicians-Wade Beach (piano), Lou Hinds (bass), and Dave Tucker (drums)-held a jazz jam session on Friday evening, inviting members of the audience to participate.
Malone was one of the willing participants and regaled the audience with two songs: Let's Get Lost and Love Potion Number 9. The broad smiles on the faces of the audience and band members were a testament to the singing ability of Malone.
The jam session was well received by attendees and by the ESS itself. Wolfe was contacted after the meeting by members of the executive board of the ESS to express their appreciation for the jazz jam session. They have asked Wolfe to make this an annual event.
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