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Volume 45, Issue 2-3

September 2014

Regional Associations in Sociology: The PSA

Issue Editors:

Dennis J. Downey,
Charles F. Hohm

26 articles in this issue

Editor’s Introduction: The Self-Examination of a Regional Association
Lawrence T. Nichols
OriginalPaper 14 August 2014 Pages: 113 - 114
Guest Editors’ Introduction
Dennis J. Downey
Charles F. Hohm
EditorialNotes 01 August 2014 Pages: 115 - 120
A Brief History of the Pacific Sociological Association
Dean S. Dorn
OriginalPaper 29 March 2014 Pages: 121 - 133
Reflections on PSA
Earl Babbie
OriginalPaper 01 April 2014 Pages: 134 - 136
State and Regional Professional Associations—the Case of the CSA and the PSA
Edward Nelson
OriginalPaper 04 April 2014 Pages: 137 - 139
The Quality of Recent Pacific Sociological Association (PSA) Meetings: Location, Session Quality and Institutional Change
Enrico A. Marcelli
Charles F. Hohm
Genesis Reyes
OriginalPaper 15 June 2014 Pages: 140 - 155
Homesteading in the Wild West: An Appreciation of the Pacific Sociological Association
Harry J. Mersmann
OriginalPaper 17 April 2014 Pages: 156 - 158
Between Scylla and Charybdis: Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Innovations in the Annual PSA Meetings
Dennis J. Downey
Amy J. Orr
OriginalPaper 13 June 2014 Pages: 159 - 176
Research-in-Progress Sessions Create a More Inclusive and Engaging Regional Conference
Matthew J. Carlson
Tina Burdsall
OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 177 - 179
Same Baby, Fresh Bathwater: Restructuring the PSA Meetings
Liahna E. Gordon
OriginalPaper 23 April 2014 Pages: 180 - 184
The Regional Journal in Sociology: Recent Trends and Observations
Jessica Schultz
James R. Elliott
Robert M. O’Brien
OriginalPaper 29 June 2014 Pages: 185 - 196
Some Thoughts on Sociology Journal Publishing In The 21st Century
David A. Smith
OriginalPaper 26 August 2014 Pages: 197 - 202
Challenges in Governance for the PSA as a Regional Sociological Association
Kathy J. Kuipers
Laura Obernesser
OriginalPaper 22 June 2014 Pages: 203 - 218
How PSA’s Inclusion Shift Cracked the Ivory Tower Culture and Led to New Governance Challenges
Jane Emery Prather
OriginalPaper 19 August 2014 Pages: 219 - 225
Elite Dilution or Saved by the Belles? The Changing Social Demography of the Pacific Sociological Association
Patricia A. Gwartney
OriginalPaper 28 June 2014 Pages: 226 - 248
“The Ecology of Decline and Revitalization in PSA”
Jonathan H. Turner
OriginalPaper 23 April 2014 Pages: 249 - 253
“Can/Should/Does One Size Fit All? Does the Pacific Sociological Association Still Meet the Needs of Faculty Members at PhD-Granting Institutions?”
Keith Farrington
OriginalPaper 19 June 2014 Pages: 254 - 270
“The Role of the PSA in Graduate Student Training and Professional Development”
Lora Vess
OriginalPaper 30 April 2014 Pages: 271 - 273
Do Regional Associations Meet the Career Needs of Teacher-Scholars?
Todd Migliaccio
Jennifer Murphy
OriginalPaper 20 June 2014 Pages: 274 - 291
Reflections on My PSA Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Experiences
Peter Collier
OriginalPaper 02 May 2014 Pages: 292 - 294
Community College Participation in the Pacific Sociological Association
Linda Rillorta
OriginalPaper 13 June 2014 Pages: 295 - 297
From Students to Scholars: Undergraduate Research and the Importance of Regional Conferences
Vikas K. Gumbhir
OriginalPaper 10 May 2014 Pages: 298 - 300
Diversity in the Academy: On the Growing Prominence of Race and Ethnicity in the Pacific Sociological Association, 1929–2014
Michelle M. Camacho
Marie Sarita Gaytán
Greg Prieto
OriginalPaper 02 September 2014 Pages: 301 - 318
Bridging the Gap Amongst Sociologist of Color: A Brief Overview of Mentorship and Social Network Opportunities in the PSA
Arduizur Carli Richie-Zavaleta
LaTasha Warmsley
OriginalPaper 09 May 2014 Pages: 319 - 322
Reflections on the Role of Professional Association in Promoting Diversity: The Case of ASA and PSA Reconsidered
Ramon S. Torrecilha
OriginalPaper 06 August 2014 Pages: 323 - 326
The Past, Present, and Future of a Regional Sociological Association
Amy S. Wharton
OriginalPaper 01 August 2014 Pages: 327 - 333