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Laurie Chancey
Graduate Student, ABD
MA, Louisiana State University, 2006
BA, McNeese State University, 2001
Phone: 225 578 1647
Email address: lchancey@lsu.edu
Office: 137 Stubbs Hall
Curriculum Vitae | |
I am a Ph.D. student at LSU with an expected graduation date of May 2012. Currently, I am teaching introductory sociology and marriage and family while writing my dissertation under the direction of Susan Dumais. I have also served as a research assistant and a managing editor of the journal Rural Sociology.
In my dissertation, I am using content analysis to explore the construction of culture in an online community of the childfree. My interests primarily involve cultural, demographic, and historical studies of fertility. My research has been published inJournal of Family History.
As a teacher, I structure introductory-level courses around the practice and concept of the sociological imagination. In addition to teaching core principles with interactive lecture and discussion, I incorporate multimedia from a variety of outlets and perspectives. By drawing the “real world” into the classroom, I guide students to recognize and critically examine social forces in their own lives.
Courses recently taught at LSU
(Syllabi provided below are only for illustrative purposes and are subject to change every semester)
Sociology 2001: Introductory Sociology
Sociology 2002: Honors Introductory Sociology
Sociology 2505: Marriage and Family
Sociology 4091: Sociology of Culture |