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Thomas Volken University of Zurich Switzerland Abstract For quite some time sociologists have been discussing information and communication technologies (ICT) as the heart and engine of societal change. But only recently have researchers begun to investigate the cultural preconditions of…

Kathleen Korgen William Paterson University Patricia Odell Bryant College Phyllis Schumacher Bryant College Abstract A large study of college students found that differences by race/ethnicity in use of the Internet exist even among undergraduates at Internet-accessible colleges and universities. Differences…

Linda Mooney East Carolina University Kevin Ousley East Carolina University Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Southern Sociological Society in Chattanooga, TN on April 2, 1993. The authors gratefully acknowledge the valuable assistance of Jon Beckert, Brian Crisp,…

Emanuel Smikun American Social Indicators The neofunctionalist movement in sociology adopted functionalism as a tradition rather than a method (Alexander 1985). Its general discourse and research programs are mainly concerned with rehabilitating Parsons, further elaborating and proliferating his ideas and…

G. Coates Abstract Contemporary performance appraisal (PA) has become an important tool in the overseeing of employees in work. Little of the vast literature however, has focused on its effects on the individual, beyond simple descriptions that inform its management…

Alexander M Thomas Department of Sociology SUNY Oneonta [email protected] Abstract This paper traces the recent history (1948-1998) of economic restructuring in a rural community in central New York State. It is argued that several similarities exist between the experience of…

David Locher Dept. of Social Sciences Missouri Southern State College [email protected] Abstract This paper is an attempt to stimulate thought and discourse toward postmodern social theory. The writings of Baudrillard and Lyotard are deconstructed with a focus on their conceptualization…

Alexandar R Thomas Department of Sociology and Anthropology Northeastern University [email protected] Abstract Conventional wisdom suggests that the reduction of funding for social welfare policies during the 1980s is the result of a conservative backlash against the welfare state. With such…

Linda Mooney Department of Sociology East Carolina University [email protected] Sarah C Brabant University of Southwestern Louisiana The authors would like to thank Jon Beckert for his helpful assistance. Direct all correspondence to Linda A. Mooney The impact of relational status…

Evelyn Kallen York University Abstract This paper will attempt to demonstrate that cyberhate messages promoted on the Internet by organized political and religious hate groups incite hatred and promote harmful action against racial, ethnocultural, religious and same-sex oriented minorities. The…