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Heather Downs
Dr. Heather Downs
Associate Professor Sociology
Biography
Education
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A., Communication, University of Ilinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.A., Communication, with a minor in Women's Studies, Loyola University-Chicago, magna cum laude
Language and culture study, Loyola University Rome Center, Rome, Italy
Fields Of Study
Gender, race/ethnicity
Family
Inequality and social class
Consumerism
Popular culture
Courses Taught
Introductory Sociology (SOC 203)
Social Problems (SOC 304)
Minority Relations (SOC 325)
Sociology of the Family (SOC 350)
Sociology of Men and Women (SOC 365)
Sex, Drugs, and Rock n Roll (SOC 400)
Careers in Sociology (SOC 400)
Sociology of Disney (SOC 400)
Sociology of College (SOC 400)
Sociology of Latin America (Costa Rica) (SOC 400)
Sociological Theory (SOC 450)
Selected Publications, Awards, and Service
Excellence in Service to Students Award
Excellence Award in Teaching
Professor of the Month
Ally of the Year
Dissertation: "Crafting Culture: Scrapbooking and the Lives of Women"
Outstanding Club Advisor Award
Tim Shakespeare Staff Award
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Fellowship
Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology Honor Society)
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Lambda Pi Eta (Communication Honor Society)
Served on the committee for the Jacksonville Community Council Incorporated's Race
Relations Progress Report.
Downs, Heather. 2008. "Race-Blind Policies," Encyclopedia of Social Problems . Edited by V. Parrillo. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Stevens, Gillian and Heather Downs. 2006. "Diversity," Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology . Edited by G. Ritzer. Cambridge: Blackwell.