Barbara Scott
BarBara
Scott
Professor Emeritus
Sociology
Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
African and African American Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
(773) 442-4775
Expertise
Marriages and Families, Africana (aka Black) Women's Studies, Sociology of Racism, Race and Ethnic Relations, Sociology of Gender; Social Inequalities; Social Justice and Resistance; Race, Racism and White Privilege; Popular Culture, Critical Race Theory, Feminist/Womanist Theory, and HIV/AIDS in African American Communities. I have also developed and teach a course annually entitled: African American Women: Feminism, Race and Resistance.
Courses Taught
AFAM 109: First Year Experience: Exploring Africa In Chicago
AFAM 200: Introduction to African and African Studies
SOC 344: Afric. Amer. Women: Feminism, Race, Resistance
Research Interests
By most definitions I am a generalist. However, I have strong interests in a number of areas including HIV/AIDS in Black Communities, institutional racism, Black migration and patterns of residential settlement, Black Folk Lore, African Cultural Continuities in African American Families, Black Women and Upward Mobility, and Media and Society. Indeed, one of my long-time teaching interests has revolved around the use of media, especially literature and film, in teaching sociology and an ongoing research interest in the sociological relationships within and between modern media and modern culture. In particular, I am interested in what popular culture and the media tell us about the social structures (especially race, class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and generational differences), the social processes, and the everyday life of postmodern American society. Current Research Activities Co-editing (with Marcia Segal) 6th edition of Race, Gender, and Class in Sociology:Toward an Inclusive Curriculum. Washington, DC: The American Sociological Association Press. Collecting data on Parents with Adult Children Living at Home Conducting Case Studies of African American Women Living With HIV/AIDS Working on a series of edited white papers on the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Black Community
Education

Ph.D., Sociology, 1988, Northwestern University

M.Ph., Community College Education, 1975, Roosevelt University

M.A., Sociology, 1975, Roosevelt University

B.A., Sociology, 1971, Roosevelt University

Selected Publications

Schwartz, Mary Ann and Scott, BarBara M. 2007. Marriages and Families: Diversity and Change. 5th edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Scott, BarBara M. and Schwartz, M.A. 2006. Sociology: Making Sense of the Social World. 2nd edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Lemelle, Anthony, Jr., and Scott, BarBara M. 2006. "African American HIV/AIDS and Social Institutions: New Realities Calling for New Policies." In Juan Battle, Michael Bennett, and Anthony Lemelle (Eds.), Free At Last?: Black America in the Twenty-First Century. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction. pp. 103-126.

Scott, BarBara, Misra, Joya, & Segal, Marcia. 2003. Race, Gender, and Class in Sociology:Toward an Inclusive Curriculum. (5th ed.). Washington, DC: The American Sociological Association Press.

Selected Performances

Annual Workshop. 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005. "Teaching Sociology Through Literature and Film." Midwest Sociological Society, Midwest Sociologists for Women in Society Annual Meetings.

Organizer/Presider. 2005. "Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender in the Media." Midwest Sociological Society, Midwest Sociologists for Women in Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Staged Reading and Discussion (with Martha Thompson). 2005. "Working Class Women Sleuths Clean Up!!-Blanche White Meets Lily Bard: Gender, Race, Class, and Sexuality in Women's Dectective Fiction." Midwest Sociological Society, Midwest Sociologists for Women in Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Symposium Participant. 2003. "HIV/AIDS Intervention for Women with Multiple Sexual Partners Living in Impoverished Housing." University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee, Hefter Center.

Additional Information

Recent Professional Service and Community Involvement

President (2005-2006), Association of Black Sociologists

Co-Chair (Current), NEIU Presidential Task Force on the Millennium Student

Volunteer Faculty, St. Leonard's Alternative High School for Ex-Offenders

Member, Links, Inc. Services to African American Youth Projects

Mentor, Northeastern Illinois University, Minority Mentor Program

Mentor, Sister-to-Sister Mentor Advisory Group

Chair, Advisory Committee on Student Retention, Northeastern Illinois University

Board Member: Ora Higgins Youth Foundation

Member, American Sociological Association; Midwest Sociological Society; and Midwest Sociologists for Women in Society (MSWS)

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