Ross Haenfler (Faculty Member is Retired, or has otherwise left the University)
Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
Phone Number:
Email: ross@olemiss.edu
http://socanth.olemiss.edu/2011/08/ross-haenfler/

Key Words: social movements, social change, subcultures, gender, sexuality, masculinity, politics, qualitative research/ethnography

Research Description: My research focuses on how everyday people engage in social change as members of subcultures and loosely organized social movements. Since most people do not consider themselves �activists,� I am interested in how they create changes in their own lives that reflect their values and how these individual actions add up to social change. Much of my work addresses the complicated masculinities that emerge in subcultures and music scenes, and recently I have begun studying how young subculturists transition to �adulthood� � work, family, and careers.

Honors Theses:

Horton, Josh (2015) Societal Dysfunction: The Floundering Policies of Rehabilitation and Incarceration for non-violent alcohol and drug offenders in the United States of America. (full text)

Sayles, Sequareah (2015) That Awkward Moment When...: An Explanation of How Britain Made the Modern Arab World Homophobic. (full text)

Woods, Stephen Colby (2014) Ja, Ich Will: Framing the Same-Sex Marriage Debate in the 17th Session of the German Bundestag. (full text)

Popp, Karina Rene (2013) "Sheparding Gender: Queering Video Games in the Mass Effect Series"

McGehee, William Curtis (2011) Exploring the Effects of Environmental Factors, Policy, and Enforcement on Student Alcohol Use at The Univeristy of Mississippi (full text)

Rogers, Artair Joel (2010) "A Look at the Obama Administration's Emphasis on Preventative Health Care and Campaign against Childhood Obesity"

Taylor, Victoria Lee (2009) "Crowning Glory: A Sociological Study of Gener in Beauty Pageants"

Available Research Projects: