Sociology
Research by Clark’s sociology faculty focuses on a wide range of topics, including cultural identity, religion, social movements, family relationships, social stratification, genocide, and the sociology of sport.
Submissions from 2013
Principles, Passions, and the Paradox of Modern Law: A Comment on Bybee, Patricia Ewick
The consequences of exposure to developmental, neurological, and respiratory toxins for school performance: A closer look at environmental ascription in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Helen Scharber, Cristina Lucier, Bruce London, Anna Rosofsky, and John Shandra
The work stories do: Charles Tilly's legacy on the provision of reasons, storytelling, and trust in contentious performances, Marc W. Steinberg and Patricia Ewick
Submissions from 2012
Nongovernmental organizations, democracy, and deforestation: A cross-national analysis, John M. Shandra, Louis E. Esparza, and Bruce London
Proximity to industrial toxins and childhood respiratory, developmental, and neurological diseases: Environmental ascription in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Cristina Legot, Bruce London, Anna Rosofsky, and John Shandra
The International Monetary Fund, Structural Adjustment, and Infant Mortality: A Cross-National Analysis of Sub-Saharan Africa, Carrie L. Shandra, John M. Shandra, and Bruce London
Submissions from 2011
Toxic pollution and school performance scores: Environmental ascription in east baton rouge parish, Louisiana, Cristina Lucier, Anna Rosofsky, Bruce London, Helen Scharber, and John M. Shandra
World bank structural adjustment, water, and sanitation: A cross-national analysis of child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, Carrie L. Shandra, John M. Shandra, and Bruce London
Do commercial debt-for-nature swaps matter for forests? A cross-national test of world polity theory, John M. Shandra, Michael Restivo, Eric Shircliff, and Bruce London
World bank lending and deforestation: A cross-national analysis, John M. Shandra, Eric Shircliff, and Bruce London
The International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and structural adjustment: A cross-national analysis of forest loss, John M. Shandra, Eric Shircliff, and Bruce London
Submissions from 2010
Debt, Structural Adjustment, and Biodiversity Loss: A Cross-National Analysis of Threatened Mammals and Birds, John M. Shandra, Laura A. McKinney, Christopher Leckband, and Bruce London
Environmental ascription: High-volume polluters, schools, and human capital, Cristina Legot, Bruce London, and John Shandra
Do non-governmental organizations impact health?: A cross-national analysis of infant mortality, John M. Shandra, Carrie L. Shandra, and Bruce London
Submissions from 2009
The scale of injustice, Patricia Ewick
Ecologically unequal exchange and deforestation: A cross-national analysis of forestry export flows, John M. Shandra, Christopher Leckband, and Bruce London
Ecologically unequal exchange, world polity, and biodiversity loss: A cross-national analysis of threatened mammals, John M. Shandra, Christopher Leckband, Laura A. McKinney, and Bruce London
Submissions from 2008
Women, non-governmental organizations, and deforestation: A cross-national study, John M. Shandra, Carrie L. Shandra, and Bruce London
Consciousness and Ideology, Patricia Ewick
Debt, structural adjustment, and organic water pollution: A cross-national analysis, John M. Shandra, Eran Shor, and Bruce London
Submissions from 2007
Embracing Eclecticism, Patricia Ewick
It's in my genes: Biological discourse and essentialist views of identity among contemporary American jews, Shelly Tenenbaum and Lynn Davidman
Mothers-in-law and Daughters-in-law: Understanding the Relationship and What akes Them Friends or Foe, Deborah M. Merrill
Submissions from 2005
Multinational corporations, democracy and child mortality: A quantitative, cross-national analysis of developing countries, John M. Shandra, Jenna E. Nobles, Bruce London, and John B. Williamson
Submissions from 2004
International nongovernmental organizations and carbon dioxide emissions in the developing world: A quantitative, cross-national analysis, John M. Shandra, Bruce London, Owen P. Whooley, and John B. Williamson