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Annual Report for the Sociology of Emotions Section For membership year 2016-17 Prepared by Amy C. Wilkins, Past Chair of the Section. October, 2017
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Annual Report for the Sociology of
Emotions Section
For membership year 2016-17
Prepared by Amy C. Wilkins, Past Chair of the Section.
October, 2017
Introduction
Section Governance This first section of the report details your section’s governance activity during the last year.
Business Meeting
SOCIOLOGY OF EMOTIONS SECTION
Business Meeting Agenda and Discussion
Saturday, Aug. 12 2:30
I. Welcome
The business meeting was held on the first day of the meetings. 25 members attended:
Amy Wilkins, Unievrsity of Colorado Brandon Jackson, University of Arkansas [email protected] Meytal Eran Jonal, Weizmann Institute [email protected] Alli Della Mattera, University of Maine Julianna Fergusin, University of Maine Samantha Saucier, University of Maine [email protected] Jessica Collett, Notre Dame, [email protected] Jeff Guhin, UCLA, [email protected] Annalise Loehr, Indiana University [email protected] Jessica Leveto, Kent State University, [email protected] Amelia Blume, University of Arizona, [email protected] Thelma Velez, Ohio State, [email protected] Kim Rogers, Dartmouth College, [email protected] Dawn Robinson, U of Georgia, [email protected] Elizabeth Culatta, U of Georgia, [email protected] Kait Boyle, Virgina Tech, [email protected] Shane Sharp, Northern Illinois, [email protected] Gretchen Peterson, University of Memphis, [email protected] Karen Hegtvedt, Emory University, [email protected] Lynn Smith-Lovin, Duke University, [email protected] Elizebeth Hordge-Freeman, University of South Florida, [email protected] Linda Francis, Cleveland State, [email protected] Kathryn Lively, Dartmouth College, [email protected] Seth Arbutyn, UBC, [email protected] Allison Ford, University of Oregon, [email protected]
I. Creating a Presence at These Meetings:
We passed around buttons for members to wear and share. We discussed the creation of a new mentoring
program to be implemented at the meetings next year.
II. Reports
A. Budget – Shane Sharp (information from ASA delivered to section members)
B. Nominations – Ken Kolb (report attached)
C. Newsletter editors – Amelia Blume, decision to go to one newsletter editor rather than two
II. Section Activities during 2016-2017-- Amy Wilkins
Discussion of decision to continue working on issues on visibility and viability (e.g., buttons, reaching out
to old members)
Development of mentorship program to be implemented at next ASA
Decision to add monetary award to the Graduate Paper Award
Transition of website management to Chelsea Kelly
III. Awards
A. 2017 Sociology of Emotions Graduate Student Paper Award.
Hofstra, Jorie. “Attentive Flexibility: A Theoretical Grounding of a New Concept in the Study of
Emotional Support.”
B. 2017 Sociology of Emotions Section Recent Contributions (Article) Award.
Teeger, Chana. “Both Sides of the Story: History Education in Post-Apartheid South Africa.”
VIII. Passage of the Gavel
The chair passed the gavel to the incoming chair, Jessica Collett, who indicated that she would be
contacting people to serve on committees and making plans for the 2018 meetings.
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Section Council Meeting Below I provide the actual agenda for the council meeting held over breakfast on August 12, 2017. Much of the
discussion at that meeting pertained to issues also raised at the business meeting. Thus, I include discussion
below that does not replicate what was communicated at the business meeting.
The following section officers attended the council meeting: Karen Hegtvedt (past chair), Amy Wilkins (chair),
Jessica Collett (chair elect), Shane Sharp (secretary/treasurer), Annelise Loehr (student council member),
Amelia Blume (newsletter coeditor), Jessica Leveto (council member), and Seth Arbutyn (council member).
I. Reports
A. Budget
Shane Sharp discussed the budget surplus and raised ideas about how we could use that money,
including a monetary award for graduate student paper winners (which we approved), and
mentoring lunches (also approved).
B. Newsletter editors (Amelia Blume)
a. Discussed moving to one editor, pros and cons
II. Section Activities during 2015-16
A. Discussed continued issue of visibility, need for more vibrant ongoing presence. Who would be
the right people for that kind of job?
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State of the Section Budget Our section operated within its budget for this year. We planned a joint reception with the Social Psychology
and Altruism, Morality, and Solidarity section at an off-site location. By doing so, expenses for the reception
were much lower than in years when we have held the reception in the conference hotel. The three sections
“pro-rated” the cost, by size of section, with Social Psychology covering 50 percent and each of the other two
sections covering 25 percent.
Sociology of Emotions
Report for Current Year
Note: All shaded areas are self calculating. This budget template only covers activity for your section's primary account. Any restricted accounts and endowments must be monitored and reported on separately. Please use the Notes field to provide information on miscellaneous or other expenditures.
For more information please contact the Section Coordinator, Justin Lini ([email protected])
Expenditures
Annual Meeting Amount Code Notes
Reception $1,050.00 37300
Other Meeting Expenses $200.00 37310 Council Breakfast
Misc $100.00 37320 Buttons
Other 37370
Total $1,350.00 n/a
Awards Amount Code Notes
Student Awards 37360
Award Plaques $210.00 37360
Misc 37360
Other 37360
Total $210.00 n/a
Communications Amount Code Notes
Website 37330
Misc 37370
Other 37370
Total $0.00 n/a
Miscellaneous Amount Code Notes
Membership 37370 Gift Memberships may not be funded from
allocated funds. Funds must be raised for this purpose.
Misc 37370
Other 37370
Total $0.00 n/a
Summary Amount Notes
Total Expenditures $1,560.00
Current Year's Income $1,201.00
Carryover Balance $4,210.00 From Net Assets, Beginning Balance in Q1
End of Year Balance $3,851.00
Income
Source Amount Calculated
Section Allocation
Description Fill this in using the "Section Budget Allocation" from the "Year to Date" Column
Levied Dues Special
Description Fill this in using the "Dues Income" from the "Year to Date" Column. Your section may not collect excess dues. Dues income accrues on a monthly basis, so this number will change over time.
Contributions n/a
Description These are funds raised from members.
Royalties n/a
Description Royalties donated by members or generated through other activities.
Outside Contributions
n/a
Description Funds donated from individuals/entities outside the section.
Miscellaneous Income
n/a
Description Anything not captured above. Please replace this text with a description
Miscellaneous Income
n/a
Description Anything not captured above. Please replace this text with a description
Total $0.00 n/a
Sociology of Emotions
Budget for Next Year
Use this sheet to assist with planning for the next year. All operating budgets must be approved by the section council.
Note: All green shaded areas are self calculating. This budget template only covers activity for your section's primary account. Any restricted accounts and endowments must be monitored and reported on separately. Please use the Notes field to provide information on miscellaneous or other expenditures.
For more information please contact the Section Coordinator, Justin Lini ([email protected])
Budgeted Expenditures
Annual Meeting Amount Code Notes
Reception $1,000.00 37300
Other Meeting Expenses $360.00 37310 Council Breakfast/Lunch
Misc 37320
Other 37370
Total $1,360.00 n/a
Awards Amount Code Notes
Student Awards 37360
Award Plaques $400.00 37360
Misc 37360
Other 37360
Total $400.00 n/a
Communications Amount Code Notes
Website 37330
Misc 37370
Other 37370
Total $0.00 n/a
Miscellaneous Amount Code Notes
Membership 37370
Gift Memberships may not be funded from
allocated funds. Funds must be raised for this purpose.
Misc 37370
Other 37370
Total $0.00 n/a
Summary Amount Notes
Budgeted Expenditures $1,760.00
Estimated Income $1,200.00
Carryover Balance $3,851.00 Brought over from current year's report
Est. End of Year Balance $3,291.00
Estimated Income
Source Amount Calculated
Section Allocation $1,075.00 (Members*2)+A 225
Description
"A" is determined by the overall membership size: Sections with fewer than 200 members receive a base allocation of $500. Sections with less than 300 members but more than 200 members receive a base allocation of: (# of section members minus 100) multiplied by $5. Sections with more than 300 members receive a base allocation of $1,000. In addition the section receives two dollars from dues of each member. To calculate this amount enter
your section's membership in the shaded box on the left. See your monthly membership report update for these numbers.
Levied Dues $280.00 Special 140 69 16
Description Any dues raised by the sections in excess of the base rate go directly to the section's coffers. The base rate is $10 for regular members, $5 for students and $10 for associate (low income) members. Subscription Fees for Section Journals are not added here. To calculate this, add
regular members to the light shaded box, student members to the middle shaded box, and low income members to the dark shaded box on the left hand side. See your monthly membership report update for these numbers.
Contributions n/a 0
Description These are funds raised from members.
Royalties n/a 0
Description Royalties donated by members or generated through other activities.
Outside Contributions
n/a 0
Description Funds donated from individuals/entities outside the section.
Miscellaneous Income
n/a 0
Description Anything not captured above. Please replace this text with a description
Miscellaneous Income
n/a 0
Description Anything not captured above. Please replace this text with a description
Total $1,355.00 n/a
Statements, Notes, Observations
SOCIOLOGY OF EMOTIONS SECTION
2015-16 Reports
Graduate Student Paper Award Committee (Andreas Schneider)
The committee was comprised of Marci Cottingham, Christabel Rogalin and myself. We received seven
submissions for the graduate student paper award and selected one winner: Jorie Hofstra (Rutgers), ł Attentive
Flexibility: A Theoretical Grounding of a New Concept in the Study of Emotional Support.˛ The award will be
conferred during the Emotions Section Business Meeting at ASA on August 12 from 3:30-4:30.
Respectfully submitted by Clare Stacey (Kent State University), Chair, Graduate Student Paper Award
Committee
Nominations Committee (Ken Kolb)
ASA Section on Sociology of Emotions
Nominations Committee
2016-2017 Final Report
The 16-17 nominations committee was composed of Ken Kolb (chair), Rebecca Erickson, Gretchen Peterson,
Natalia Ruiz-Junco, and Melissa Sloan. Our charge, from Chair Amy Wilkins, was to nominate candidates for
the positions of Chair-elect, Council, and Student representative.
As a committee, we were given wide latitude on who we could nominate to run for these positions. We were
only bound by the following section bylaws:
• All candidates must be a full member of the section at the time of the election.
• Associate members may not hold office in a section or the ASA.
• All other member types are eligible unless otherwise barred by section bylaws.
• No one may be chair, or run for chair, of two sections simultaneously.
• Each open seat must be contested by at least two candidates
In addition to these requirements, we consulted the list of past officers of the section as well as the bylaws for
more guidance ( https://research.franklin.uga.edu/EmotionsSection/ ).
To construct a possible list of candidates, I asked all of the committee members to submit to names from the
active list of members for each position. However, we then ranked these names using an online polling software
(Qualtrics). Once we ranked the candidates, I contacted them by email asking them to run for the respected
positions. After many rounds of emails, and more rounds of submitting names, we eventually filled the slate.
After the election, we are proud to announce this years winners
• Lisa Slattery Walker, Chair-Elect
• Clare Stacey, Council
• Marci Cottingham, Council
• Elizabeth Culatta, Student Representative for Council
Lessons learned and advice for next year’s nomination’s committee:
Start early! I asked the chair to include a call for nominations in the November newsletter (we didn’t receive
many). We then ranked members as a committee in November and I started emailing potential candidates on
December 1st. We should have started sooner. People are busy and for some positions we received a decline-to-
run response rate of nearly 80%.
Capitalize on connections. After we ranked potential candidates, I contacted them as chair of the committee. In
hindsight, this might have been better done by other committee members if they personally knew the potential
candidate. Unless the next chair has substantial connections and is thoroughly well known throughout the
section, dividing the labor of recruiting candidates could be more effective if others have more social capital.
Stay in touch with ASA. The ASA representatives who facilitate this process are prompt and professional. An
early phone call to Justin Lini by the next chair could facilitate the transition immensely.
Recent Contributions (Book) Award Committee (Elizabeth Horde-Freeman)
The Sociology of Emotions Recent Contributions Award is awarded to the most outstanding article published in the last three years that contributes to the sociology of emotions, theoretically and/or methodologically. The committee consisted of myself
(Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman from The University of South Florida), Kathy Charmaz (Sonoma State University), and Kimberly Rogers (Dartmouth College). We received thirteen nominations each of which represents an exemplary contribution to the study of emotions.
Given the high caliber of the nominations received, we are particularly pleased to announce that we selected Chana Teeger’s outstanding article, “Both Sides of the Story”: History Education in Post-Apartheid South Africa,” published in 2015 in the American Sociological Review, as the recipient of this year’s Recent Contributions Award. The article is based on Chana’s research, which involved 5 months of observations in seventeen 9th grade history classrooms, 170 in-depth interviews with students and teachers, alongside the analysis of course curriculum and written course materials. In the article, Teeger exposes how South African history teachers primarily use a narrative, which insists that “not all whites” were perpetrators and “not all blacks” were victims to teach about apartheid in South Africa. This socializes students to downplay how South Africa’s racialized past shapes contemporary racial inequalities. Her most impressive move is that she examines the role of emotions in shaping WHY teachers rely on this narrative. Her rich data allows us to understand how concerns about managing class conflict, alongside an investment in minimizing students’ feelings of guilt and anger play a key role in understanding this process.
Overall, this article bridges emotion, color-blind racism, and collective memory to make a compelling and innovative contribution to studies of emotion. We are certain that the article will inspire other researchers to pursue studies that reveal the role of emotions in reproducing inequality. It is our great honor for us to present Chana Teeger with the 2017 Sociology of Emotions Recent Contributions Award. She is not able to join us today to receive the award (due to travel delays); however, please join us in congratulating her!
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The Previous Year This section discusses your section’s activities during your term as Section Chair.
Overview of 2017 meeting activities Saturday, August 12, 10:30
Open Session on Emotions, Emotions in Institutions.
A Labor of Love? How Healthcare Providers Manage Emotion Norms Within Conflicting Emotional
Expectations, Stef M. Shuster, Appalachian State University
Goodness, Guilt, and Global Citizenship: Development Volunteers Feeling Inequality, Sophia Boutilier, Stony
Brook University
Optimism and Political Participation, Kathleen Schultz Lee, University of Buffalo, SUNY
Worries, Fears, and Hopes: Constructing and Mobilizing Emotions in Financial Education, Daniel Maman,
Ben Gurion University of the Negev; Zeev Rosenshek, The Open University of Israel
Saturday, August 12, 10:30
Roundtables
Saturday, August 12, 2:30
Chair’s Hour and Business Meeting
Emotions, Inequality, and Culture
Where is the Love?: Affective Capital and Racial Inequality in Brazil, Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, University of
Southern Florida
Intimate Possibilities: Research at the Intersections of Race and Sexuality, Jessica Fields, San Francisco State
University
Emotion Work, Moral Identity, and Pornography: Men's Emotional Accounts of Consuming Inequality,
Matthew Ezzell, James Madison University.
Emotion Displays and Stigma Resistance, Simone Ispa-Landa, Northwestern University
Saturday, August 12, 6:30
Joint Reception with Social Psychology and Altruism, Morality, and Solidarity at La Vieux Dublin
Program Committee Report (Amy Wilkins and Simone Ispa-Landa)
Eleven papers were submitted to the open emotions session on empirical trends. Of those, the committee
organizer, Simone Ispa-Landa, accepted five into the session. Sara Thomas commented on the five papers.
The chair’s hour connected to the theme of the meetings. Entitled, “Emotions, Culture, and Inequality,”
Amy Wilkins and Simone Ispa-Landa invited four scholars whose work examined emotions, culture, and
inequality from different angles. The panel also sought to bring in diverse voices, both in terms of scholarship
and identity. The panel inspired a lively and productive discussion of emotions, inequality, and methods.
We had good turn out at our sessions, although they were on the first day, and also sometimes overlapped
with competing sessions on similar themes. The discussion during the Chair’s Hour was very animated,
indicating broad interest in the topics raised.
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Recruiting and Retention Efforts The Sociology of Emotions Section has traditionally been small, with numbers in the mid-200s. As noted
previously in this report, our numbers in the last year have dropped too close to 200 for comfort. At the
meetings this year, we tried to increase visibility and solidarity with buttons, which seemed popular. Because
people outside the section approached me to inquire about them, I also think they were successful in raising
more awareness.
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Communications Strategy The section boasts a bi-annual newsletter, website, and Facebook and Twitter presence. The newsletter editors
handle all routine communications, except for the updating of the website, which is handled by our webmaster.
Additionally, the chair communicates with the membership via email regarding time-sensitive announcements
and other concerns arise. Information on section activities is sent out via both the newsletter and emails,
especially in the weeks preceding the meetings. Our goal is to make sure all members know what will be
occurring and when so that they have plenty of time to plan for the meetings.
As noted previously, the website has been thoroughly updated in the past year, and now includes new
information posted to help augment the institutional memory of the section. The website also includes a library
of (nearly) all past newsletters.
http://research.franklin.uga.edu/EmotionsSection/content/welcome-emotions-section
_____________________________________________________________________________The Coming Year This portion of the report discusses your section’s plans for next year.
Elections and Nominations The chair, Jessica Collett, invited section members to serve on the standing Nominations Committee, and
council approved the committee. Members include:
Nominations Gretchen Peterson, Chair, University of Memphis Simone Ispa-Landa, Northwestern University Karen Hegtvedt, Emory University Simone Polillo, University of Virginia Shane Sharp, Northern Illinois University As is routine for our section, a member from last year’s committee carries over and serves as chair. Plus, a
student member is included. The chair will ask committee members to provide potential names for the 2017
slate in October/November. The committee members will rank those nominated for particular positions and then
the chair will commence contacting those nominated until the slate is completed. He will also ensure that
nominees complete the information that ASA asks to have on the ballot for each candidate. (Our website
provides detailed instructions about how this committee functions.)
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2017-18 Committees: Program Committee Jessica Collett, University of Notre Dame Linda Francis, Cleveland State University Gabe Ignatow, University of North Texas Lifetime Achievement Award Linda Francis, Chair, Cleveland State University Kait Boyle, Virginia Tech Omar Lizardo, University of Notre Dame Outstanding Recent Contribution (book) Jen Lois, Chair, Western Washington University Jeff Guhin, UCLA Amanda Gengler, Wake Forest University Graduate Student Paper Award Long Doan, Chair, University of Maryland
Erin Johnston, Stanford University Christopher Moore, King's College Public Engagement Liaison Rebecca Erickson, The University of Akron Ad-Hoc Membership Committee Jessica Leveto, Chair, Kent State Ashtabula Chivon Fitch, Indiana University Pennsylvania Joseph Dippong, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Justin van Ness (grad), University of Notre Dame Grayson Bodenheimer (undergrad), Appalachian State University
Statements, Notes, Observations Please feel free to use this space for anything that does not fit above.
The Association and the Executive Office This is your opportunity to put items onto the agenda of the Committee on Sections and ASA Staff.
What issues would you like raised or recommendations would you like to make to the ASA Council and Committee on Sections? This is your opportunity to make policy suggestions or discuss any difficulties that your section encountered during your tenure as Section Chair. ________________________________________________________________________________
What issues would you like raised or recommendations would you like to make to ASA Staff? Please feel free to suggest improvements to sections procedures or services provided to sections. ________________________________________________________________________________
Statements, Notes, Observations Please feel free to use this space for anything that doesn’t fit above. ________________________________________________________________________________
