BU Sociology at the 2012 ASA
Friday August 17th
8:30am to 10:10am
Regular Session. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
 “To Split, Knit, or Quit? Identity Negotiations of Gay and Lesbian Teachers”
Catherine Connell
10:30am to 12:10pm
Regular Session. Development and Gender
 “How CEDAW Works: Procedures and Results from the International Women's Treaty”
Susan Hagood Lee (Boston University)
2:30pm to 4:10pm
Regular Session. Ethics and Science
 Mind the Gap: Formal Ethics Policies and Chemical Scientists’ Everyday Practices in Academic
and Industry Settings
Laurel Smith-Doerr (Boston University), Itai Vardi (Boston University)
Open Refereed Roundtable Session. I
 Standing Straight: Competing Visions of Emancipation Amongst Burundian Hutus
Adrienne Marie Lemon (Boston University)
4:30pm to 6:10pm
Section on Sociology of Culture Rountable Session.
 Gourmet Knockoffs: White Truffles and Synthetic Substitutes in Elite Food Writing and Recipes
Connor John Fitzmaurice (Boston University)
 Searching for Natalia: Transnational Circuits in the Global Cultural Economy
Ashley E. Mears (Boston University)
Regular Session. Sociology of Sexuality 1.
 Discussant: Catherine E. Connell (Boston University)
Saturday August 18th
8:30am to 10:10am
Section on Global and Transnational Sociology Paper Session. Transnational Networks
 Transnational Transformative Effects of Remittances: The Cuban Experience
Susan Eckstein (Boston University)
Section on Sex and Gender Roundtable Session (one-hour)
 Bringing Gender Back In: Institutional Logics through a Gendered Lens
Meaghan Stiman (Boston University)
10:30am to 11:30am
Section on History of Sociology Paper Session (one-hour) open topic
 Decolonizing Bourdieu: Colonial and Postcolonial Theory in the Pierre Bourdieu’s Early Work
Julian Go (Boston University)
12:30pm to 2:10pm
Author Meets Critics Session. Contested Reproduction: Genetic Technologies, Religion, and Public
Debate (University of Chicago Press, 2010) by John H. Evans
 Critic: Ruha Benjamin
2:30pm to 4:10pm
Section on Community and Urban Sociology Paper Session. Urban and Community Sociology Beyond the
City Limits
 Presider: Japonica Brown-Saracino (Boston University)
Section on Sex and Gender Paper Session. Gender, Sexuality and Religion (co-sponsored with Section on
Sociology of Religion
 Sexual Encounters for Evangelical and LDS Men: A Theory of Men's Sexual Agency in Gendertraditional Religions
Amy Michelle Moff Hudec (Boston University)
Section on Sociology of Population Roundtable Session (one hour).
 Fertility Decline, Women’s Well-being, and Gender Gaps in Well-being in Poor Countries
Nafisa Halim (Boston University)
Sunday August 19th
Section on International Migration Paper Session. Migration, Immigration and Health
 Migrant Health in Europe: A Cross-national Analysis of the "Healthy Immigrant Effect"
Elyas Bakhtiari (Boston University)
Section on Comparative-Historical Sociology Roundtable Session.
 The Colonial Origins of Democracy and Authoritarianism in Oil-rich Countries
Zophia Yolande Edwards (Boston University)
4:30pm to 5:30pm
Section on Organizations, Occupation, and Work Roundtable Session (one-hour).
 Organizational Conflict in Hybrid Organizations: A Quantitative Study of Homeowners'
Associations
Courtney Lynne Feldscher (Boston University)
Section on Medical Sociology Paper Session. Complex Systems in Health and Healthcare Delivery
 Discussant: Sigrun Olafsdottir (Boston University)
Monday August 20th
8:30am to 9:30am
Section on Sociology of Development Roundtables (one-hour)
 Table Presider: Nafisa Halim (Boston University)
Regular Session. Medical Sociology 1.
 Presider: Ruha Benjamin (Boston University)
10:30am to 12:10pm
Regular Session. Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations: Audiences and Fields
 The Bigger the Better? Niche Width and Audience Type in the Nonprofit Sector
Emily A. Barman (Boston University)
Regular Session. Medical Sociology 2
 Session Organizer: Ruha Benjamin (Boston University)
 Presider: Elyas Bakhtiari (Boston University)
 The Global Schizophrenia Paradox: Stigma and Levels of Development
Sigrun Olafsdottir (Boston University)