ur Sociology alumni who have gone on to work toward higher degrees or to work in the field continue to distinguish themselves.

Richard Garvey (MA) is heading an interview-based research study at Rand involving the spread of HIV among the homeless. He is currently a Field Project Manager. Richard occasionally crosses paths with Research Assistant Terence Wayne a CSLA alumna (BA).

Daniel Santos (BA) is pursuing an MSW degree at CSU Long Beach and has taken a new position as a case-worker for the Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services. Mr. Santos works for the Emergency Response and Family Reunification segments.

Anthony Francoso (MA) spoke at the October 18-20 national meeting of the Action Coalition for Media Education (ACME) in Albuquerque, NM. His presentation: “Radio Clandestina: Media Activism & Community Organizing in East L.A.” was based on his CSLA MA   thesis.

Anthony Francoso (MA) & Juan Santos (BA) are in the UCSB Ph.D. program in Sociology. Both were quoted in the Santa Barbara Free Press as advocates for the new Graduate Program in Chicano Studies there.  Anthony Francoso provided sociological perspective, saying that such a program: “legitimizes a segment of society that has been largely ignored by academia.”

  hanks to faculty Webmaster Gretchen Peterson and our Chair, Dr.  Delos Kelly,  the CSLA Sociology Department website is an excellent source of information and interest.

  he Sociology faculty at CSLA are active professionals who, in addition to teaching, maintain a strong presence in the discipline. Here are a few of the most recent accomplishments. Check the faculty profiles on the Sociology web site for more.

Elaine Draper, one of our two newest members of the Sociology faculty, has written a book now hot off the presses. The Company Doctor: Risk., Responsibility, and Corporate Professionalism. (2003, Russell Sage). Students enrolled in SOC 446 (Sociology of Occupations & Professions) this quarter are benefiting from her expertise.

Kazem Alamdari’s analytic review of the book What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response by Bernard Lewis was featured in Third World Quarterly, 2003, Vol. 24:#1 (pp177-186). The title of Dr. Alamdari’s critical review is “Terrorism Cuts across the East & West: Deconstructing Lewis’s Orientalism.”

Cristina Bodinger-deUriarte and Gunnar Valgeirsson were the only 2 sociologists invited to present at an international conference on Identifying Culture, sponsored by the University of Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. Dr. Bodinger-deUriarte and co-author Dr. Valgeirsson presented their paper on “American Journalism: Multicultural Mandates Mired in Monocultural Newsrooms (6/02). Fourteen countries were represented among the 25 presenters invited.

Lawrence K. Hong and colleague Dr. Robert W. Duff published their article on “Modulated Participant-Observation: Managing the Dilemma of Distance in Field Research” (pp.190-196) in Field Methods, Vol.14: No. 2.  

Terry Kandal presented a paper at the annual meeting of the Southwest Labor Studies Association (May 10, 2002) titled: “Finding Working-Class Struggles in the Shadows of Racial/Ethnic, Gender Conflicts and Identity Politics.”

Ruzanna Karmiryan presented a paper at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association (PSA), on April 19, 2002, entitled: “National Language Instruction among Armenian-Americans”

Janet Lever

Dr. Lever’s May 2002 CSLA Colloquium presentation, “Office Sex & Romance: What the New ELLE/MSNBC Survey Revealed” provided an overview of her online research. Dr. Lever published these findings in the June issue of ELLE magazine.

Nita Vaidya presented a paper at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association (April 19), entitled: “Immigration in a Competitive Global Market: A Comparative Study of Indian Immigrants, the U.S. & the U.K."

Jim Yu, CSLA Sociology Professor Emeritus, edited an anthology that also featured three of his articles:

“Koreans in Southern California, 1900-1965,” 

“Democratization & Unification Movements among Korean Americans,” and

“Demographic Characteristics of the Korean Population in the United States, 1900-2000.”

(100 Year History of Korean Immigration to America” (Korean American United Foundation: Los Angeles, 2002).

Dr. Yu also published the article, “Korean Population in U.S., 2000: Demographic Characteristics & Socio-Economic Status,” in the International Journal of Korean Studies, Vol. 6: No.1, Spring / Summer 2002 (pp.71-108) with co-authors Peter Choe & Sang-il, Han.

Cristina Bodinger-deUriarte is releasing the final report on her national study of diversity and ethics in American journalism on March 14, 2003, at the National Press Club in Washington DC. Dr. Bodinger-deUriarte undertook this Ford Foundation grant-funded study with journalists Jose Benevides and Mercedes Lynn deUriarte. Faculty member Gunnar Valgeirsson, also provided consultancy as sociologist and international journalist. 

CSLA student research assistants:

Victoria Cederlow (MA alumna); Anthony Francoso (MA alumnus); Dasha Haas (BA & MA student); and Daniel Santos (BA alumnus) are acknowledged in the report.

Dr. Bodinger-deUriarte trained CSU-Dominguez Hills faculty in the assessment of student outcomes. CSU-DH has officially adopted the assessment process she developed.

Lawrence K. Hong is using digital technology for research-based photo essays on sociology topics, most recently issues of inequalities: status contrasts, HIV / AIDS and sexuality in Thailand. Look for the Spring 2003 newsletter on the publication of two of Dr. Hong’s photo-essays.

Ruzanna Karmiryan taught  SOC 120-05 (Intimate Relationships) Fall 2002. Along with guest speaker, Brenda Calderon from the Los Angeles Women Alive Organization, Karmiryan’s students presented and engaged in a class discussion on “Love in the Age of AIDS” that was videotaped by Channel 7 for a segment on Vista L.A. The show aired Sunday, November 4, 2002. 

  e are pleased to welcome the two new tenure-track faculty who joined our department this Fall 2002 quarter. Elaine Draper and Tieting Su. The Department rolled out the red carpet with a faculty get-together at the home of the Associate Chair .  To further introduce Dr. Draper and Dr. Su to our wider academic community of students and staff, we are featuring their most recent accomplishments in this newsletter. 

ne way to make YOUR RESUME STAND OUT – to show that you have a special area of expertise and more commitment and maturity to your interests than others in the job market or in the graduate school application pool – is to have acquired a minor or a certificate along with your BA degree.

The University Catalog lists minor and certificate programs offered at CSULA. Several of these programs include sociology courses that may be used both on the major program and for the minor or certificate. For example:

Applied Gerontology Certificate offered through the CSULA Roybal Institute  (323) 343-4724 allows students to use SOC 323, SOC 450, SOC 452, & SOC 453.

Child Maltreatment & Family Violence Certificate – offered through the College of Health & Human Services – allows students to use SOC 421, SOC 440, SOC 482, SOC 383 (& are adding SOC 485).

Labor & Working Class Studies Minor – offered through the History Department – allows students to use SOC 446, SOC 447, SOC 448

Social Gerontology Minor – offered by the Department of Sociology – allows students to complete all but      8 units of the minor using sociology courses.

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n Friday, the 24^th of January, about 20 CSLA sociology graduate students and 6 of their sociology professors gathered at the home of faculty member Jon Snodgrass to mingle, snack, and learn more about the graduate school experience.

The atmosphere was cheerful and students report enjoying the chance to meet and interact with the faculty and peers in an informal setting. About half of the students attending were relatively new to the program.

The Department acknowledges with appreciation the faculty who each spoke briefly, sharing their insights on graduate school. Among the speakers were: Elaine Draper – who shared tips for surviving the experience; Terry Kandal – who spoke on the manner of reasoning and critical thinking gained through the Berkeley experience; Tieting Su – who spoke on matching graduate school programs to personal interests. Special thanks go to Jon Snodgrass – who shared both his philosophies and his home. Bernie Berk is to be congratulated on an event well conceived and arranged.

onors Convocation is coming up in April – Keep an eye out for the posters. This is an important annual event where we publicly honor student achievement. Please come add your applause.

e are pleased to provide a variety opportunities for enriched educational experiences here at CSLA. Remember to check with the Associate Chair, Cristina Bodinger-deUriarte, for information on internships that can be taken for major program credit as SOC 398,  Co-op Education.

eed a diversity course? Now both SOC 202 and SOC 120 are diversity courses. They are also both GE Block E courses. Students may use either of these courses for the Block E requirement AND may even use both of them, if desired, to satisfy diversity requirements.

SOC 300 and SOC 348 may ONLY be used to satisfy diversity courses if they are NOT also being used as Major Program electives.

ust a reminder that the following courses have been renumbered over the past several years. Students may not get credit for both courses:

·          SOC 322A is now SOC 322

·          SOC 322b is now SOC 323

·          SOC 400 is now SOC 300

he Department of Sociology faculty members are experts in a great number of topics – too many to include in the standard curriculum. To provide students with opportunities to benefit from such expertise, we will occasionally offer Special Topics courses listed as SOC 454. Students may take SOC 454 as often as the topic changes – so keep your eye out – these are often “one-shot” offerings.