Kathy Shepherd Stolley
Biographic Data
| ID | 6097144 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathy Shepherd Stolley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathy Shepherd |
| FAMILY NAME | Stolley |
| SIGNATURE | STOLLEY K S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Virginia Wesleyan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5016-1975 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Teaching Human-Animal Studies Courses: Exploring Student Characteristics Across Three Universities
Human-animal studies ( HAS ) courses are becoming increasingly common in the college curriculum to help mitigate and address environmental and social problems. However, data on who takes these courses are lacking. This study examines differences between students who enroll in sociological HAS courses and those who do not. Survey data from three very distinct universities show that the main commonalities among students in HAS courses is bonding to…
Taking the Learning from Service Learning into the Postcollege World
For 10 years, Virginia Wesleyan College (VWC) hosted a week-long on-campus emergency homeless shelter during the College’s short Winter Session. The mission of the extracurricular student-initiated, student-run project was to serve the homeless, raise awareness, dispel myths about homelessness, and reflect VWC’s mission. This research is a qualitative assessment of transferable-skill development and attitudinal change of alumni who, as students, …
Film Review: Fixed: The Science Fiction of Human Enhancement
Celebrity Treatment: The Intersection of Star Culture and Medical Tourism in American Society
An On-Campus Homeless Shelter: A Case Study in Applied Sociology and Service Learning
This paper reports the experiences and outcomes of a winter homeless shelter hosted on the campus of Virginia Wesleyan College, a small liberal arts college located in Norfolk, Virginia. This unique project ties together academics, applied sociology, and community service to provide one week of shelter and the evening meal for homeless individuals as part of a rotating winter emergency shelter schedule. More than 200 members of the campus and loc…
The Basics of Sociology
This book provides an introduction to core concepts in sociology. Accessibly written chapters illustrate the history and practice of sociological work. Recent areas of social science inquiry, e.g., globalization and the Internet are also covered. There are profiles of more than 70 notable sociologists. In addition, there is information on training and working as a sociologist. This book provides an introduction to core conepts in sociology. Writt…
Caregiving Responsibilities and Child Spanking
Presentations of the Elderly in Textbooks on Marriage and Family
The presentation of the in undergraduate textbooks on marriage and family is studied by a content analysis of 27 texts published from 1988 to 1993, The aged receive limited amounts of coverage, are often separated from other family issues and events, and are generally associated with specific elderly topics in these texts. Photographs depict persons engagning in varied activities but show little diversity of race, class, or gender, implications a…
Statistics on Adoption in the United States
Adoption is a topic of crucial importance both to those directly involved and to society. Yet, at this writing, the federal government collects no comprehensive national statistics on adoption. The purpose of this article is to address what we do know, what we do not know, and what we need to know about the statistics on adoption. The article provides an overview of adoption and describes data available regarding adoption arrangements and the cha…
Statistics on Adoption in the United States
Adoption is a topic of crucial importance both to those directly involved and to society. Yet, at this writing, the federal government collects no comprehensive national statistics on adoption. The purpose of this article is to address what we do know, what we do not know, and what we need to know about the statistics on adoption. The article provides an overview of adoption and describes data available regarding adoption arrangements and the cha…
Presentations of the Elderly in Textbooks on Marriage and Family
The presentation of the in undergraduate textbooks on marriage and family is studied by a content analysis of 27 texts published from 1988 to 1993, The aged receive limited amounts of coverage, are often separated from other family issues and events, and are generally associated with specific elderly topics in these texts. Photographs depict persons engagning in varied activities but show little diversity of race, class, or gender, implications a…
Caregiving Responsibilities and Child Spanking
Statistics on Adoption in the United States
Adoption is a topic of crucial importance both to those directly involved and to society. Yet, at this writing, the federal government collects no comprehensive national statistics on adoption. The purpose of this article is to address what we do know, what we do not know, and what we need to know about the statistics on adoption. The article provides an overview of adoption and describes data available regarding adoption arrangements and the cha…
Presentations of the Elderly in Textbooks on Marriage and Family
The presentation of the in undergraduate textbooks on marriage and family is studied by a content analysis of 27 texts published from 1988 to 1993, The aged receive limited amounts of coverage, are often separated from other family issues and events, and are generally associated with specific elderly topics in these texts. Photographs depict persons engagning in varied activities but show little diversity of race, class, or gender, implications a…
Caregiving Responsibilities and Child Spanking
The Basics of Sociology
This book provides an introduction to core concepts in sociology. Accessibly written chapters illustrate the history and practice of sociological work. Recent areas of social science inquiry, e.g., globalization and the Internet are also covered. There are profiles of more than 70 notable sociologists. In addition, there is information on training and working as a sociologist. This book provides an introduction to core conepts in sociology. Writt…
An On-Campus Homeless Shelter: A Case Study in Applied Sociology and Service Learning
This paper reports the experiences and outcomes of a winter homeless shelter hosted on the campus of Virginia Wesleyan College, a small liberal arts college located in Norfolk, Virginia. This unique project ties together academics, applied sociology, and community service to provide one week of shelter and the evening meal for homeless individuals as part of a rotating winter emergency shelter schedule. More than 200 members of the campus and loc…
Celebrity Treatment: The Intersection of Star Culture and Medical Tourism in American Society
Film Review: Fixed: The Science Fiction of Human Enhancement
Taking the Learning from Service Learning into the Postcollege World
For 10 years, Virginia Wesleyan College (VWC) hosted a week-long on-campus emergency homeless shelter during the College’s short Winter Session. The mission of the extracurricular student-initiated, student-run project was to serve the homeless, raise awareness, dispel myths about homelessness, and reflect VWC’s mission. This research is a qualitative assessment of transferable-skill development and attitudinal change of alumni who, as students, …
Teaching Human-Animal Studies Courses: Exploring Student Characteristics Across Three Universities
Human-animal studies ( HAS ) courses are becoming increasingly common in the college curriculum to help mitigate and address environmental and social problems. However, data on who takes these courses are lacking. This study examines differences between students who enroll in sociological HAS courses and those who do not. Survey data from three very distinct universities show that the main commonalities among students in HAS courses is bonding to…
Sociology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Public relations (2 works)