Hobart and William Smith Colleges - anthropology

Faculty Promotions

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Six members of Hobart and William Smith faculty, experts and active members of their respective fields, have received promotions. Jeffrey Anderson, of the anthropology department, has been made a full professor, and Michelle Iklé, of the dance department, Matthew Kadane, of the history department, Feisal Khan, of the economics department, Kristen Welsh, of the Russian Area Studies ...

Perkins, Craig Present Bullying

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Wesley Perkins, professor of sociology, and David Craig, professor of chemistry, presented a workshop on "Using Social Norms to Prevent Bullying in Middle Schools" at the U.S. Department of Education's Safe and Drug Free Schools National Conference in Washington, D.C., on August 9. The theme of the conference was "Creating and Maintaining Conditions for Learning." In their worksho...

Perkins Presents, Is Cited

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Professor of Sociology Wesley Perkins recently was invited to co-lead a workshop focusing on social norms and was also cited in a publication for his work in the area. Perkins recently co-lead a workshop at the Midwest Social Norms Institute, a two-day training workshop held in Chicago that focused on the social norms approach to health promotion and risk prevention work. The Insti...

Monson and Mertens Published

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Research on presidential election outcomes by Associate Professor of Sociology Renee Monson and Associate Professor of Economics Jo Beth Mertens appears in the current issue of The Sociological Quarterly. Their article "All in the Family: Red States Blue States and Postmodern Family Patterns 2000 and 2004" argues that state-level patterns of postmodern family formation are powerful...

Perkins Presents in Chicago

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Professor of Sociology Wesley Perkins was invited to co-lead the Midwest Social Norms Institute, a two-day training workshop held in Chicago that focused on the social norms approach to health promotion and risk prevention work. The Institute, which took place on July 25 and 26, was sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration of the U.S. Department of...

Researching Gender and Jewish Culture

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Elizabeth Marder '12 is spending her summer as an intern with Hadassah-Brandeis Institute in Boston. Marder, a sociology major and peace studies minor, works alongside eight other interns at the prestigious institute, which began as a gateway to developing new insights into gender and Jewish culture through scholarly research. The institute seeks to deepen the knowledge concerning ...

Students Simulate Negotiations

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Students in Professor of Sociology Sheila Bennett's course on contemporary Tibet participated in a simulation of negotiations between the People's Republic of China and representatives of his Holiness the Dalai Lama and the exiled Tibetan government. Earlier in the semester, students were assigned specific individuals involved in the negotiations to research and then portray throug...

Faculty, Students at ASIANetwork

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Several HWS faculty and a student attended the 19th Annual ASIANetwork Conference, in Oak Brook, Ill., from April 15 through 17. ASIANetwork's goal is to encourage the study of Asian countries and cultures on liberal arts campuses, with emphasis on firsthand experience of these cultures. Professor of Sociology Jack Harris, a member of the Board of Directors of ASIANetwork, hosted a...

New Bullying Research Published

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A new study, co-authored by Professor H. Wesley Perkins and David W. Craig from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and Jessica Perkins from Harvard University, was recently published by the journal Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. The study, "Using Social Norms to Reduce Bullying: A Research Intervention in Five Middle Schools," applies the social norms approach to addres...

Bienstock ’77 Wins Landmark Case

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Hackensack attorney Ron Bienstock '77 recently traveled to Geneva with his wife and daughter for an HWS Admissions Open House. While on campus, he visited Professor of Sociology Jim Spates and shared that he recently won a five-year lawsuit against Fender Guitars when the company tried to retroactively claim copyright on electric guitar and bass designs. Bienstock represented a l...