Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Educational Background
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School of Natural & Social Sciences
Lawrence Hong
Professor
Office: KH C3093
Phone: 323-343-2200
FAX: 323-343-5155
Email: lhong@calstatela.edu
TEACHING INTERESTS
I usually teach courses that deal with marriage and the family, human socialization, and research methodology.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am experimenting with digital photography as a
new medium for presenting social facts. My current projects include global urban
issues, social inequality, and popular culture.
Representative Professional Activities
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Publications/Presentations
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| 2004 |
“Transgenderism
in Cabaret and Culture: From Bangkok to Las Vegas,” (with R. Duff). Popular
Culture Review, Vol. 15, 2, August. |
| 2003 |
“Toy Town and Skid Row: Labeling for Urban
Renewal.” Proteus: A Journal of Ideas (with R. Duff), Spring. |
| 2002 |
“Modulated Participant-Observation: Managing
the Dilemma of Distance in Field Research.” (with R. Duff) Field Methods
Vol. 14, No. 2, May. |
| 2001 |
“Mystery as Poetry; Suicide as Literary
Device: The Works of Seicho Matsumoto.” Popular Culture Review Vol.
12, No.2, August. |
| 2000 |
"Marriage and Abortion in Japan: Adaptation and Alternative Strategies." In Sandra Lee Browning and R. Robin Miller (eds.) Divorce, Intimacy and Cohabitation from a Multicultural Perspective. Stamford, Connecticut: JAI Press. |
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D. Sociology 1970
 University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana
M.A. Sociology 1966
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana
B.A. Sociology 1964
University of Portland
Portland, Oregon
Class
schedule and office hours available on the Sociology Department website.
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