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Publication Human Ecology and Urban Revitalization: A Case Study of the Minneapolis Warehouse District(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1991-01-01) Roe, Linda K.Publication Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 15, Number 1 (WINTER, 1991): Book Review(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1991-01-01) Anders, Andrea; Foy, Tony A.; Delinder, Jean VanPublication Female Gang Delinquency: A Search for "Acceptably Deviant Behavior"(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1991-01-01) Swart, William J.This paper explores tile forms of female gang delinquency through an analysis of ambiguous deviance norms operating within the gang structure. Caught within competing behavioral norms, female gang members are forced to "fine tune" their deviant behavior in order to make it "acceptable" to their unique position as females within a delinquent gang. The resulting behavior is a "typical" Jonn of female delinquency which is deviant enough for gang membership but not so deviant as to be seen as a contradiction to jenJale character expectations. The explanatory framework and coinciding specific forms of "acceptable deviance" are examined in light of the sexual promiscuity, drug use, aggressive or violent behavior, and motherhood of female gang members.Publication Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 15, Number 1 (WINTER, 1991): Front Matter(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1991-01-01)Publication Gender and Evaluation in Fine Art(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1991-01-01) Kamer, Tracy X.The significance of gender and its potential as a stigmatic social label in the field of art is investigated. As art objectifies both a society's ideals and biases, the recognition and appreciation of art can be seen as a pivotl point from which to study social values. Gender, having been previously identified as a stigmatic label in formalized careers, is hypothesized to account for the lack of recognized art works by women: Especially as the realm of art has no formalized criteria for evaluatlng competence. The supposed existence of an aesthetic difference between the art works of men and women is also explored.Publication The Academic Elite in SixSocial Science Disciplines: Linkages Among Top-Ranked Graduate Departments(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1991-01-01) Bair, Jeffrey H.; Thompson, William E.; Hickey, Joseph V.In 1981 the National Academy of Sciences initiated an evaluation by faculty of the quality of doctoral programs in the social sciences. Changing Times listed the top tell percent of all graduate programs in the social sciences based upon a combination 01two variables from the National Academy study which tile magazine believed constituted the best measures of program quality. Given the subjective nature of the evaluation process which produced these ratings, and the mass media's infatuation with these rankings, this paper examines tire top-rated graduate programs in six social science disciplines based upon criteria established in the Changing Times article. It was found that depanments in each discipline were substantially linked to each other by hiring each other's graduates, and bence, enhancing each other's reputations.Publication Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 15, Number 1 (WINTER, 1991): Book Review(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1991-01-01) Anders, AndreaPublication An Empirical Examination of Two Models of Cultural Causation(Department of Sociology, University of Kansas, 1991-01-01) Mooney, Linda A.; Gramling, Robert; Forsyth, Craig J.The traditional macroscopic model of cultural causation advanced by Weber and modified by Parsons assumes that values provide orientation for human action. Thus, values are conceptualized as the intervening link between culture and behavior and in general, are viewed as predictive of human action. Swidler (1986) contends that values are a poor predictor of behavior. As an a/tentative model, Swidler asserts that cultures provide actors with a limited array of behavioral options. Because this array is finite and indicative of a particular cultural setting, inuacultural behavioral similatities are observable. We empirically test the link between culture and behavior in a situation which Swidler defines as "unsettled lives." Our findings offer little support for the traditionally assumed link between values and behavior. The theoretical implications of our findings are discussed and an expansion of Swidler's model is offered.