| Department: | |
| Title: | Associate Professor |
| Office: | LA 012 |
| Email: | torlinje@uvu.edu |
| Phone: | 801-863-8586 |
| Fax: | 801-863-7089 |
| Mail Code: | 115 |
Jeff Torlina
Associate Professor of Sociology
Behavioral Science Department
and Peace and Justice Studies, Gender Studies, Environmental Studies
Education
Ph.D., Sociology (2003) University at
BA, Sociology (1988)
AA, Liberal Arts (1986)
Specializations
Stratification, Work and Occupations, Gender, Political Economy
Courses
Contemporary and Classical Social Theory (SOC3000), Gender Roles / Intro to Gender Studies (SOC2730), Political Sociology (SOC3460), Sociology of Work and Occupations (SOC3451), Social Movements (SOC4400), Environmental Sociology (SOC3450), Qualitative Research Design (SOC4010), Peace and Justice Studies (PJST3000), Poverty in America, Agrarian Political Economy, Ideologies in Western Society (SOC475R), Introduction to Sociology (SOC1010)
Professional Affiliations
Rural Sociological Society
Pacific Sociological Association
Association for Humanist Sociology AAUP-UVU; AFT Current Research
Small Farms, Agriculture Policy, and the Experience of Small Family Farmers The Crandall Canyon Coal Mine Disaster: Community Voices, and Alternative Definitions
Recent Conference Presentations
“Re-Defining the Meaning of Blue-Collar Work: Accounts of Dignity, Intelligence, and Intrinsic Reward.” Paper presented at annual conference of the Pacific Sociological Association in Seattle, WA, March 11, 2011. “Demographic Shifts and their Impact Upon Religious Hegemony and Mechanical Solidarity in Utah County.” Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD, October 30, 2010.
“The Social Construction of the Crandall Canyon Disaster: Power and Standpoint.” Paper presented at the annual conference of the Rural Sociological Society in Atlanta, GA, August 14, 2010. Lynn England, co-author.
“The Uphill Battle of Humanist Sociology: Challenges from Outside & Inside the Discipline.” Presentation at the annual conference of the Pacific Sociological Association in Oakland, CA, April 8, 2010.
“Understandings of Prosperity for Small Farmers: Sustainable Visions in Resistance to an Unsustainable Mass Culture.” Paper presented at the annual conference of the Association for Humanist Sociology in New Orleans, LA, November 13, 2009.
“Theory as Ideology: Obstacles to Doing Change Work in the Conception of Social Class.” Presentation at the annual conference of the Association for Humanist Sociology in New Orleans, LA, November 13, 2009.
Publications
Torlina, Jeff. 2011. Working Class: Challenging Myths About Blue-Collar Labor. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Service
Peace and Justice Studies Executive Committee Peace and Justice Studies Study Abroad-Northern Ireland Interdisciplinary Studies Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Advisory Committee Conference Organizer - Annual Ethics Symposium, "Rebuilding a Prosperous Economy" Past-President, UVSC chapter of AAUP; Past-Senator, Faculty Senate; Past-Director, Gender Studies, interim
Hobbies
Hiking, Backpacking, Fishing, Hunting