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Archaeological Field School

Knapp Hall in the Downtown Campus

Lawrence T. Nichols, Professor of Sociology, Editor of The American Sociologist

Archaeological Field School
Knapp Hall in the Downtown Campus
Lawrence T. Nichols, Professor of Sociology, Editor of The American Sociologist

WVU Division of Sociology & Anthropology will conduct its annual archaeology field school from June 11th through July 13, 2012. Interested individuals should visit our website or contact Douglas Sahady: doug.sahady@mail.wvu.edu.

Situated on the edge of the downtown campus, Knapp Hall has been the home of the Division of Sociology & Anthropology since 2000 when the division moved from Hodges Hall. Faculty offices are located on the second and third floors, while the main office is located in room 307.

Lawrence T. Nichols is a Professor of Sociology serves as Editor of The American Sociologist, a peer-reviewed journal that examines the history, current status, and future prospects of sociology as a profession and discipline. THIS DOESN'T MATTER

Jim Nolan - The Violence of Hate

2010 Richard J. Terrill Paper of the Year Award

Whiteflight

Nolan-ViolenceofHate
Rachel Stein Award
Whiteflight

This new text, co-authored by a WVU faculty member, explores two forms of hate and prejudice: racism in contemporary American society and the historical occurrence of anti-Semitism, under a single conceptual framework. THIS DOESN'T MATTER

2010 Richard J. Terrill Paper of the Year Award The award is for the article entitled, "The Utility of Country Structure: A Cross-National Multilevel Analysis of Property and Violent Victimization," that was published in Volume 20, Issue 1 of the International Criminal Justice Review. THIS DOESN'T MATTER

Rachael A. Woldoff offers a fresh look at race and neighborhoods by documenting a two-stage process of neighborhood transition and focusing on the perspectives of two understudied groups: newly arriving black residents and whites who have stayed in the neighborhood. THIS DOESN'T MATTER

Joshua Woods-Freaking Out

Joshua Woods Author of Freaking Out

Joshua Woods unites his areas of research, interweaving the sociology and psychology of terrorism, to create a broader and more compelling explanation of how the attacks on 9/11 have changed American society. THIS DOESN'T MATTER