Brian Starks

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Selected Papers and Publications:

Starks, Brian. Forthcoming. “Self-Identified Traditional, Moderate, and Liberal Catholics: Movement-based Identities or Something Else?” Qualitative Sociology. READ
Starks, Brian (with Robert V. Robinson). 2007. “Moral Cosmology, Religion, and Adult Values for Children.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 46: 17-35. READ
Starks, Brian. 2006. "False Consciousness" and "Paul Lazarsfeld" Entries in the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology edited by George Ritzer
Starks, Brian (with Robert V. Robinson). 2005. "Who Values the Obedient Child Now?" Social Forces 84: 343-359. READ
Starks, Brian. 2003. "The New Economy and The American Dream." Sociological Quarterly 44: 205-225. READ
Starks, Brian (with Simon Cheng). 2002. "Racial Differences in the Effects of Significant Others on Educational Expectations." Sociology of Education. READ

Manuscripts in Progress:

Two Approaches to Religion and Politics: Moral Cosmology and Subcultural Identity (w. Robert V. Robinson, currently under review)
Coping, Religiosity and Drug use among South Florida Adolescents: Exploring the Impact of Religion from a Stress Process Perspective
Catholic Identity Work: Change and Stability

Recent Honors:

Nominated for the National Society of Collegiate Scholars Inspire Integrity Award, 2008.
Nominated for a University Teaching Award, 2007.
First Year Assistant Professor Grant, Council on Research and Creativity, Florida State University, 2006.

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