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Westminster Sociology Students Present Research at Conference

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Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Six Westminster College senior sociology students recently presented their research at the annual meeting of the North Central Sociology Association in Pittsburgh.

They are as follows:

Rochester, PA
 Tara Timpano
, a daughter of Anthony and Terri Timpano, presented "Closed on Sundays: The Amish Response to Rationalization."  Timpano is a graduate of Rochester Area High School.

Scenery Hill, PA
 Amy Rentz
, a daughter of Matt and Christie Rentz, presented "Bathtubs and Spinal Taps: The Continuum of Rationalized Childbirth."  Rentz is a graduate of Bentworth High School.

Vandergrift, PA
 Jeremy Baker
, a son of Scott and Sally Baker, presented "Deindustrialization and its Effects on the American Middle Class."  Baker is a graduate of Leechburg Area High School.

Greenville, PA
 Lauren Anderson
, a daughter of Dale and Susan Anderson, presented "The Rationalization of an Agency and Its Effects: A Qualitative Look at Burnout Rates in Social Workers."  Anderson is a graduate of Jamestown Area High School.

Erie, PA
 Stephanie Hitchcock
, a daughter of William and Kimberly Hitchcock, presented "The Role of Punitive and Rehabilitative Measures in Juvenile Justice Systems in Australia, England and the United States."  Hitchcock is a graduate of McDowell High School.

Dalton, OH
 Thomas Oyer
, a son of Robert and Rebecca Oyer, presented "Seeing Double?  Looking at Movie Remakes through the Lens of McDonaldization."  Oyer is a graduate of Dalton High School.

 For more information, contact Dr. Virginia Tomlinson, associate professor of sociology, at (724) 946-6033 or e-mail tomlinvm@westminster.edu