Selective Bibliography
TIM DELANEY, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
Sociology Department, Chair
SUNY Oswego
E-mail: Drtdelaney@aol.com
(Last updated September, 2010)
Works in Progress
I am working on a project dealing with common sense and micro-behavioral analysis. This will turn into a book within a couple of years.
Works Under Submission
A number of encyclopedia articles (on Thorstein Veblen, George Homans, Karen Cook and Carol Gilligan) for Moscow, Russia’s Encyclopedia of 20th Century Thinkers.
A number of journal articles are also under review.
PUBLICATIONS:
Books
Delaney, Tim. 2011 (forthcoming). Connecting Sociology to Our Lives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Delaney, Tim and Tim Madigan. 2009. Sports: Why People Love Them! Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
Delaney, Tim and Tim Madigan. 2009. The Sociology of Sport: An Introduction. Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
Delaney, Tim. 2008. Shameful Behaviors. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
Delaney, Tim. 2008. Simpsonology: There's A Little Bit of Springfield in All of Us! Amherst, NY: Prometheus.
Delaney, Tim. 2006. Seinology: The Sociology of Seinfeld. Amherst, NY: Prometheus.
Delaney, Tim. 2006. American Street Gangs. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Delaney, Tim. 2005. Contemporary Social Theory: Investigation and Application. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Delaney, Tim, Valerii Kuvakin and Timothy Madigan, editors. 2004. Social Diseases: Mafia, Terrorism and Totalitarianism. Moscow: Russian Humanist Society.
Delaney, Tim. 2004. Classical Social Theory: Investigation and Application. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Birx, H. James and Tim Delaney, editors. 2002. Values, Society & Evolution. Auburn, NY: Legend Books.
Delaney, Tim. 2001, 1999. Community, Sport and Leisure. Auburn, NY: Legend Books.
Book Chapters (Selected examples)
Delaney, Tim. 2008. "The Use of Folklore in The Simpsons: The Origins of April Fools' Day Pranks and Halloween's Tricks and Treats," pp. 3747-3765 in Conference Proceedings. Honolulu, HI: Hawai'i International Conference on Arts & Humanitites.
Delaney, Tim. 2006. Crime and Culture: A Multi-Cultural Perspective, pp.1366-1388 in Conference Proceedings. Honolulu, HI: Hawaii International Conference on Arts & Humanities.
Delaney, Tim. 2004. The Russian Mafia in the United States, pp. 6-17 in Social Diseases: Mafia, Terrorism, Totalitarianism, edited by Tim Delaney, Valerii Kuvakin, and Timothy Madigan. Moscow: Russian Humanist Society.
Delaney, Tim. 2004. Street Gangs: A Growing Social Problem, pp. 62-74 in Social Diseases: Mafia, Terrorism, Totalitarianism, edited by Tim Delaney, Valerii Kuvakin, and Timothy Madigan. Moscow: Russian Humanist Society.
Delaney, Tim. 2002. "Karl Marx & Social Change: From Early Capitalism to Emerging Globalization, pp.39-68 in Values, Society & Evolution, edited by Harry Birx and Tim Delaney. Auburn, N.Y.: Legend Books.
Delaney, Tim. 2002. "The Value of Multiculturalism," pp. 169-182 in Values, Society & Evolution edited by Harry Birx and Tim Delaney. Auburn, N.Y.: Legend Books.
Delaney, Tim. 2000. "Deception in American and Russian Governmental Studies," pp.55-61 Science and Society, edited by Eduard I. Kolchinsky. St Petersburg, Russia: Russian Academy of Science.
Delaney, Tim. 2000. "Humanistic Issues in Genetic Engineering, Fertility and Cloning," pp.214-219 in Science and Society, edited by Eduard I. Kolchinsky. St. Petersburg, Russia: Russian Academy of Sciences.
Delaney, Tim and Rocco Lueck. 2000. "Team Names, Logos, and Mascots: Their Relationship to the Team and the Community," pp.59-80 in Sport in the City 2000. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana University Press.
Encyclopedia Articles
Delaney, Tim. 2007. "Auguste Comte," pp. in the Encyclopedia of Law and Society: American and Global Perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Delaney, Tim. 2007. "Auguste Comte," pp. 210-212 in The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.
Delaney, Tim. 2005. Lewis Coser, pp.155-157 in Encyclopedia of Social Theory, Vol. 1, edited by George Ritzer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Delaney, Tim. 2005. William Graham Sumner, pp. 814-816 in Encyclopedia of Social Theory, Vol. 2, edited by George Ritzer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Delaney, Tim. 2002. "Collective Violence," pp.246-251 in Encyclopedia of Crime & Punishment, Vol. 1, edited by David Levinson. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Delaney, Tim. 2002. "Sport Violence," pp. 1560-1563, in Encyclopedia of Crime & Punishment, Vol. 3. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Other Professional Academic Publications (refereed and/or solicited)
Delaney, Tim. 2009. "Social Spencerism" in Philosophy Now. Issue #71 (January/February): 20-21.
Delaney, Tim. 2007. "Popular Culture: An Overview" in Philosophy Now. Issue #64 (November/December): 6-7.
Delaney, Tim. 2007. Test Bank for Kendall's Sociology in Our Times, 7th edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
Delaney, Tim. 2006. Companion Website to accompany Sociology (2006) by Jonathan Turner. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall
Delaney, Tim. 2006. Sociological Reflections of Contemporary Moscow and the Fourth Congress of Philosophy: Philosophy and the Future of Civilization, Philosophy Now. Issue: Issue #53 (Feb/March): 20-22.
Delaney, Tim. 2003. Auguste Comte: Proponent of Positivism and Evolutionary Thought, Free Inquiry. October/November, Vol.23, No.4:44-45.
Delaney, Tim. 2003. Sports and Deviant Behavior, Philosophy Now. Issue 41 (May/June): 6-7.
Delaney, Tim. 2003. Herbert Spencer, the Forgotten Giant. Philosophy Now. Issue 40 (Mar/Apr):32-33.
Journal Articles (refereed):
Delaney, Tim. 2010. "Humanism and Sportsmanship in an Uncivil Society." The International Journal of Humanities, Vol. 8(1): 23-32.
Delaney, Tim. 2008. "The Social Aspects of Sports Tailgating." The New York Sociologist, Vol. 3: 1-10
Delaney, Tim. 2007. "Basic Concepts of Sports Gambling: An Exploratory Review." The New York Sociologist, Vol. 2: 93-102.
Delaney, Tim. 2007. "Challenges to Academic Freedom in the United States." The Irish Humanist, Vol. 52 (Jan-Mar): 10-12.
Delaney, Tim. 2006. "International Street Gangs." Ethical Record, Vol. 111 (11): 14-19.
Delaney, Tim. 2001. "The Dysfunction of Religion." Common Sense (published in Moscow, Russia). June: 18-22.
Delaney, Tim. 2000. "The Building Blocks of Religion." New Zealand Rationalist & Humanist Journal. Winter: 2-8.
Frey, James H. and Tim Delaney. 1996. "The Role of Leisure Participation in Prison: A Report From Consumers. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. Vol. 23 (1/2):79-89.
Book Reviews (solicited):
(Note: I no longer do book reviews for the Library Journal as they were too time consuming and offered zero pay!)
Early draft of Zake and DeCesare's (editors) New Voices in Sociological Theory and Methodology for Palgrave Macmillan, Jan. 2010.
Nothing Comes Easy, by Y.A. Tittle with Kristine Setting Clark, in Library Journal, 2009.
Early draft of Anderson, Ousey and Miller's Criminology for Cengage, May 2009.
Lance: The Making of the World's Greatest Champion, by John Wilcockson, in Library Journal, 2009.
The Fence: A Police Cover-up Along Boston's Racial Divide, by Dick Lehr, in Library Journal, 2009.
Black Men Can't Shoot, by Scott N. Brooks, in Library Journal, 2009.
Bonnie and Clyde: The Lives Behind the Legend, by Paul Schneider, in Library Journal, 2009.
Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde, by Jeff Guinn, in Library Journal, 2009.
Mr. America, by Mark Adams, in Library Journal, 2008.
The 50 Greatest Plays in New York Giants Football History, by John Maxymuk, in Library Journal, 2008.
Madness Under the Royal Palms: Love and Death Behind the Gates of Palm Beach, by Laurence Leamer, in Library Journal, 2008.
Floyd Patterson: A Boxer and a Gentleman, by Alan H. Levy, in Library Journal, 2008.
Men to Boys: The Making of Modern Immaturity, by Gary Cross, in Library Journal, 2008.
Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men, by Michael Kimmel, in Library Journal, 2008.
The Deadline of Men: How the American Male is Turning Out, Giving Up, and Flipping Off His Future, by Guy Garcia, in Library Journal, 2008.
Save the Males: Why Men Matter, Why Women Should Care, by Kathleen Parker, in Library Journal, 2008.
One Man Out: Curt Flood versus Baseball, by Robert M. Goldman, in Library Journal, 2008.
Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World, by Kathryn Harrison, in Library Journal, 2008.
While They Slept: An Inquiry into the Murder of a Family by Kathryn Harrison, in Library Journal, 2008.
Wheelchair Warrior: Gangs, Disability, and Basketball, by Melvin and Juette and Ronald J. Berger, in Library Journal, 2008.
God's Middle Finger, by Richard Grant in Library Journal, 2008.
How To Win a Sports Scholarship, 3rd edition, by Penny Hastings and Todd Caven, in Library Journal, 2007.
The First Year Out: Understanding American Teens After High School, by Tim Clydesdale, Library Journal, 2007.
Cabin Pressure, by Josh Wold, in Library Journal, 2007.
Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich, by Mark Kriegel, in Library Journal, 2007.
Brainwash: The Secret History of Mind Control, by dominic Streatfeild in Library Journal, 2007.
The Lie Detector: The History of an American Obsession, by Ken Alder in Library Journal, 2007.
South Park and Philosophy: You Know, I Learned Something Today, edited by Robert Arp in Free Inquiry, 2007.
Promethean Love: Paul Kurtz and the Humanistic Perspective on Love, edited by Timothy J. Madigan in Free Inquiry, 2007.
Fish: A Memoir of a Boy In a Man's Prison, by T.J. Parsell in Library Journal, 2006.
A Manufactured Wilderness: Summer Camps and the Shaping of American Youth, 1890-1960, by Abigail A. Van Slyck in Library Journal, 2006.
High School Confidential by Jeremy Iversen in Library Journal, 2006.
Little League, Big Dreams by Charles Euchner in Library Journal, 2006.
Eat This Book by Ryan Nerz in Library Journal, 2006.
Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario in Library Journal, 2006.
The Making of a Terrorist (3 volumes) by James J. F. Forest in Library Journal, 2005.
Crash Out by David Goewey in Library Journal, 2005.
Darkhorses & Underdogs: The Greatest Sports Upsets of All Time by Les Krantz in Library Journal, 2005.
Punishment in America, by Cyndi Banks in Library Journal, 2005.
Cults, 2nd edition, by James Lewis in Library Journal, 2005.
Hate Crimes, 2nd edition, by Donald Altschiller in Library Journal, 2005.
Breaking Rank, by Norm Stamper in Library Journal, 2005.
Street Stories: The World of Police Detectives by Robert Jackall in Library Journal, Winter 2005.
A Voice for the Dead, by James Starrs and Katherine Ramsland in Library Journal, Winter 2005.
True Witness, by James Doyle in Library Journal, Winter 2004.
Downsizing Prisons, by Michael Jacobson, in Library Journal, Winter 2004.
No Place to Hide: Behind the Scenes of Our Emerging Surveillance Society, by Robert O’Harrow, Jr. in Library Journal, Winter 2004.
The Global Underworld, by Donald R. Liddick, in Library Journal, Fall 2004.
All is Clouded by Desire, by Alan Block and Constance A. Weaver, in Library Journal, Fall 2004.
Street Wars: Gangs and the Future of Violence, by Tom Hayden, in Library Journal, July 2004.
All the Centurions, by Robert Leuci, in Library Journal, June 2004.
Why We Hate by Jack Levin and Gordana Rabrenovic in Library Journal, May, 2004.
My Life Among the Serial Killers by Helen Morrison and Harold Goldberg in Library Journal, April,
2004.
War Games by Jenny Thompson in Library Journal, March 1, 2004).
The FBI Encyclopedia by Michael Newton in Library Journal, February 15, 2004).
Surviving Little League, by Les and Mike Edgerton in Library Journal, January 15, 2004.
True Blue, by Randy Sutton in Library Journal, January 1, 2004.
Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime, edited by Eric Hickey in Library Journal, December 1, 2003.
Street Justice, by Marilynn S. Johnson in Library Journal. November 1, 2003.
The Hazing Reader. By Hank Nuwer, editor, in Library Journal. October 15, 2003.
Coaching the Mental Game, by H.A. Dorfman in Library Journal, October 1, 2003.
We Own This Game, by Robert Andrew Powell in Library Journal. September 15, 2003.
The Double-Goal Coach, by Jim Thompson in Library Journal. July 15, 2003.
The Unknown Darkness, by Gregg McCrary and Katherine Ramsland in Library Journal. July15, 2003.
Security: Policing Your Homeland, Your City by Howard Safir and Ellis Whitman in Library Journal, May 15, 2003.
Seeing is Believing by A. W. Stencell in Library Journal, May 15, 2003.
The Challenge of Crime by Henry Ruth and Kevin R. Reitz in Library Journal, March 1, 2003.
Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders by Anna C. Salter in Library Journal, March 1, 2003.
No Crueler Tyrannies by Dorothy Rabinowitz in Library Journal, March 1, 2003.
Are Cops Racist by Heather MacDonald in Library Journal, December 1, 2002.
Into the Breach by Jana Abrams Karam in Library Journal, November 1, 2002
Sports and Games of the Ancients by Steve Craig in Library Journal, November 1, 2002.
Dead Cities by Mike Davis in Library Journal, October 15, 2002.
Gangs: Stories of Survival, edited by Sean Donohue in Library Journal, September 15, 2002.
Baseball Drills for Young People by Dirk Baker in Library Journal, August 1, 2002.
The Encyclopedia of Kidnappings by Michael Newton in Library Journal, July 15, 2002.
Kids & Sports by Eric Small in Library Journal, July 1, 2002.
Machinery of Death by David R. Dow and Mark Dow, editors, in Library Journal, June 1, 2002.
Wages of Crime by R. T. Naylor in Library Journal, April 1, 2002.
L.A. Exposed by Paul Young in Library Journal, March 15, 2002.
Old World/New World by Craig Storti in Library Journal, March 1, 2002.
The Spy Next Door by Elaine Shannon and Ann Blackman in Library Journal, February 15, 2002.
What the Future Holds by Richard Cooper and Richard Layard, editors, February 1, 2000.
The Terrorism Reader by David Whittaker, editor, in Library Journal, January, 2002.
The Secret Story of Polygamy by Kathy Tracy in Library Journal, November 15, 2001.
Illusion of Order by Bernard Harcourt in Library Journal, May 1, 2001.
Terrorism by Harry Henderson in Library Journal, May 1, 2001.
The Kid Who Climbed Everest by Bear Grylls in Library Journal, April 1, 2001.
The History of Torture & Execution by Karen Farrington in Library Journal, December 2000.
Atlas of Crime: Mapping the Criminal Landscape by Linda Turnbull, Elaine H. Hendrix, and Borden D. Dent in Library Journal, December 2000.
Crime Scenes by Gina Gallo in Library Journal, October 1, 2000.
The Crime Drop in America, edited by Alfred Blumstein and Joel Wallman in Library Journal, September 1, 2000.
Blind-Sided: Homicide Where it is Least Expected by Gregory K. Moffatt in Library Journal, September 1, 2000.
The Seekers: A Bounty Hunter’s Story: Finding Felons, Guiding Men by Joshua Armstrong with Anthony Bruno in Library Journal, August 1, 2000.
NYPD: A City and Its People by James Lardner and Thomas Reppetto in Library Journal, July 1, 2000.
Hell’s Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club by Ralph Sonny Barger with Keith Zimmerman in Library Journal, June 15, 2000.
Police Brutality: An Anthology, edited by Jill Nelson in Library Journal, May 15, 2000.
Encyclopedia of Organized Crime in the United States by Robert Kelly in Library Journal, April 15, 2000.
The Antimafia: Italy’s Fight Against Organized Crime by Allison Jamieson in Library Journal, April 1, 2000.
Unspeakable Acts, Ordinary People: The Dynamics of Torture by John Conroy in Library Journal, March 15, 2000.
In Eddie’s Name by Bryn Freedman and William Knoedelseder in Library Journal, November 15, 1999.
Gimme Some Truth by Jon Weiner in Library Journal, October 15, 1999.
Crime Fighter by Jack Maple in Library Journal, October 1, 1999.
Sex in the Heartland by Beth Bailey in Library Journal, October 1, 1999.
Lockdown America by Christian Parenti in Library Journal, September 15, 1999.
Dwight Davis: The Man and the Cup by Nancy Kriplen in Library Journal, September 15, 1999.
Red Grange and the Rise of Modern Football by John M. Carroll in Library Journal, August 15, 1999.
Sociological Wonderment: The Puzzles of Social Life by Paul Higgins in Symbolic Interaction, 18:1 (1995).
Papers Presented at Professional Conferences
Delaney, Tim. 2010. "Humanism and Sportsmanship in an Uncivil Society." Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Los Angeles, CA. June 29 - July 2.
Delaney, Tim. 2010. The Do's and Don'ts of Conducting Interviews with the Mass Media." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Popular Culture & American Culture Association, St. Louis, Missouri, March 31 - April 3.
Delaney, Tim. 2010. "Is There a Lack of Good Sportsmanship in Society?" Paper presented at the 2nd annual Sportsmanship Day Symposium, Oswego, NY, March 4.
Delaney, Tim. 2009. "The Mass Media and Technology: Shaping the Way We View Sport." Paper presented at the 30th annual meeting of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Ottawa, Canada, November 4-79.
Delaney, Tim. 2009. "Friendship in Popular Culture Television." Paper presented at the 57th annual meeting of the New York State Sociological Association, Rochester, NY, October 16-17.
Delaney, Tim. 2009. "Sportsmanship and Civilty." Paper presented at the 57th annual meeting of the New York State Sociological Association, Rochester, NY, October 16-17.
Delaney, Tim. 2009. "The Preponderance of Sport Sociologists to Highlight the Negative Aspects of Sport: Enough Already!" Paper presented at the 80th annual Pacific Sociological Association conference, San Diego, CA, April 8-11.
Delaney, Tim. 2009. "Popularizing Sociology Through the Media: Is This 'Good' for the Discipline?" Paper presented at the 80th annual Pacific Sociological Association conference, San Diego, CA, April 8-11.
Delaney, Tim. 2009. "Promoting Good Sportsmanship: A Sociological Perspective." Paper presented at the Sportsmanship Day Symposium, Oswego, NY, March 3.
Delaney, Tim. 2009. "Demonstrating Sociological Concepts and Theories Through Television's Seinfeld and The Simpsons." Paper presented at the 80th annual Pacific Sociological Association conference, San Diego, CA, April 8-11.
Delaney, Tim. 2008. "The Social Aspects of Tailgating." Paper presented at the 56th annual New York State Sociological Association conference, Buffalo, NY, October 17-18.
Delaney, Tim. 2008. "The Use of Folklore in The Simpsons: The Origins of April Fool's Day Pranks and Halloween's Tricks and Treats." Paper presented at 6th annual Hawai'i International Conference on Arts & Humanities. Honolulu, Hawaii. January 11-14.
Delaney, Tim. 2007. "The Simpsons and Environmental Activism." Paper presented at the 55th annual New York State Sociological Association conference, Brooklyn, NY, October 5-6.
Delaney, Tim. 2007. "Ay Carumba: It's The Simpsons." Paper presented at the annual American and Popular Culture Association conference, Boston, April 5-9.
Delaney, Tim. 2006. "I Bet We Win By Five: Gambling Habits of Sports Fans and Athletes." Paper presented at the 27th annual North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Vancouver, BC, Canada. November 1-4.
Delaney, Tim. 2006. "Gambling in Sport" Paper presented at the 54th annual New York State Sociological Association, Brockport, New York - October 6-7, 2006
Delaney, Tim. 2006. "International Street Gangs: The Growing Threat of Organized Street Hoodlums." Paper presented at the South Place Ethical Society, London, England. June 11.
Delaney, Tim. 2006. "Challenges to Academic Freedom in the United States." Paper presented at Irish Humanity conference, Dublin, Ireland. June 4.
Delaney, Tim. 2006. Assaults On Civil Liberties In The US Today. Paper presented at the Humanist Association of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, June 4, 2006. http://www.irish-humanists.org/events.html#Monthly
Delaney, Tim. 2006. Sports Heroes as Representatives of Culture. Paper presented at the 77th annual Pacific Sociological Association conference, Los Angeles, California, April 20-23.
Delaney, Tim. 2006. A Qualitative Analysis of Seinfeld. Paper presented at the 77th annual Pacific Sociological Association conference, Los Angeles, California, April 20-23.
Delaney, Tim. 2006. Crime and Culture: A Multi-Cultural Analysis. Paper presented at the 4th annual Hawaii International Conference on Arts & Humanities. Honolulu, Hawaii. January 11-14.
Delaney, Tim. 2005. Seinology: A Sociological Analysis of Seinfeld. Paper presented at the 53rd annual New York State Sociological Association conference, Aurora, New York. October 14-15.
Delaney, Tim and Patrick Tanzini. 2005. Drunk Shamings: A Contemporary Degradation Ceremony. Paper presented at the 53rd annual New York State Sociological Association conference, Aurora, New York. October 14-15.
Delaney, Tim. 2005. Positive Philosophy: A Social Force to Combat Dogmatism. Paper presented at the First Ibero-American conference on Critical Thinking, Buenos Aires, Argentina. September 17-18.
Delaney, Tim. 2005. The Ethical Implication of Steroid Use Among Professional American Athletes. Paper presented at the Fourth Congress of Philosophy (Philosophy and the Future of Civilization), Moscow, Russia. May 23-28.
Delaney, Tim. 2005. Humanism in Contemporary America. Paper presented at the Fourth Congress of Philosophy (Philosophy and the Future of Civilization), Moscow, Russia. May 23-28.
Delaney, Tim. 2005. The Value of Sport in American and Russian Society. Paper presented at the 2nd U.S.-Russian Exchange Symposium (co-sponsored by the United States and Russian Embassies), Moscow, Russia. May 26-27.
Delaney, Tim. 2005. Examining Social Theory. Paper presented at the 76th annual Pacific Sociological Association conference, Portland, Oregon, April 7-10.
Delaney, Tim. 2005. Seinology: The Sociology of Seinfeld. Paper presented at the annual Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association conference, San Diego, CA, March 23-26.
Delaney, Tim. 2004. Domestic Terrorism: The Continuous Threat of Street Gangs. Paper presented at the 52nd annual New York State Sociological Association conference, Oswego, New York, October 8-9.
Delaney, Tim. 2004. George Homans and Social Exchange Theory. Paper presented at the 75th annual Pacific Sociological Association conference, San Francisco, California, April 15-18.
Delaney, Tim. 2004. Applying Social Theory to Future Society. Paper presented at the 75th annual Pacific Sociological Association conference, San Francisco, California, April 15-18.
Delaney, Tim. 2003. Predicting Future Society Through Social Theory. Paper presented at the 51st annual New York State Sociological Association conference, Loudonville, New York, October 17-18.
Delaney, Tim. 2003. Theoretical Explanations of Gang Behavior. Paper presented at the annual Criminal Justice Educators conference, Utica, New York, October 9-10.
Delaney, Tim. 2003. The Relevancy of Herbert Spencer to Modern Sociological Theory. Paper presented at the 74th annual Pacific Sociological Association conference, Pasadena, California, April 2-6.
Delaney, Tim. 2002. Veblen’s Theory of the Leisure Class Revisited. Paper presented at the 23rd annual North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 6-9.
Delaney, Tim. 2002. The Role of Power, Authority, and Leadership in Group Behavior. Paper presented at the 50th annual New York State Sociological Association Conference, Albany, New York, October 11-12.
Delaney, Tim. 2002. The Value of Progress and Technology: A Theoretical Perspective. Paper presented at the Buffalo State College Sociological Theory and Technology Fair, April 22-23.
Delaney, Tim. 2002. Barriers to the Human Species Convergence Theory: Social Injustice and Racial Inequality. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Pacific Sociological Association Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, April 18-21.
Delaney, Tim. 2001. "Human Species Convergence Theory." Paper presented at the 49th Annual meeting of the New York State Sociological Association, held at Buffalo, N.Y., October 12-13.
Delaney, Tim and Allene Wilcox. 2001. "Sports and the Role of the Media. Paper presented at the 96th Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, held at Anaheim, California, August 18-21.
Delaney, Tim. 2001. "Sports Violence in the 21st Century: Will the Civilizing Process Continue" Paper presented at the 96th Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, held at Anaheim, California, August 18-21.
Delaney, Tim. 2001. "Social Theory and The Value of Progress." Paper presented at the Darwin, Evolution & Values International Conference in Moscow, Russia, June 5-7, 2001. Sponsored by the Darwin State Museum, Moscow State University, and The Russian Academy of Sciences.
Delaney, Tim. 2000. "Karl Marx, Capitalism, Globalization and Social Change." Paper presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the New York State Sociological Association, Potsdam, N.Y., October 13-14.
Delaney, Tim and Rocco Lueck. 2000. "Team Names, Logos and Mascots: Their Relationship to the Team and the Community." Paper presented at the Sport in the City 2000 International Conference, Indianapolis, IN. June 28- July 1.
Delaney, Tim. 2000. "Herbert Spencer: Social Evolution and Ethical Implications." Paper presented at the Ethics and Evolution Conference, Buffalo, NY. April 21.
Delaney, Tim. 2000. "Religious Doomsday Cults: The Sky is Falling!" Paper presented at the 71st annual Pacific Sociological Association meeting, at San Diego, CA. March 23-26
Delaney, Tim. 1999. "Are Athletes Heroes?" Paper presented at the annual North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Cleveland, Ohio. November 3-6.
Delaney, Tim. 1999. "The Future of Sociology: Is There One?" Paper presented at the 47th annual New York State Sociological Association meeting, Nazareth College, Rochester, New York. October 22-23.
Delaney, Tim. 1999. "Ethics in Social Research." Paper presented at the Science and Society International Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia. June 21-24.
Delaney, Tim 1999. "Religion and Society: A Functional Perspective." Paper presented at the Science and Society International Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia. June 21-24.
Delaney, Tim. 1999. "Sport and Community: How it Unites Us and How it Divides Us." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association meetings, Portland, Oregon. April 15-18.
Delaney, Tim. 1998. "Behaviors of Sports Gamblers." Paper presented at the Annual North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Las Vegas, NV. November 3-7.
Delaney, Tim. 1998. "Fraud in Research: The Entertainment Business." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, San Francisco, April.
Delaney, Tim. 1997. "Franchise Relocation and its' Effect on Community". Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, San Diego, April.
Delaney, Tim. 1995. "Please God, Let the Browns Win: The Sports Fan Perspective of Sport as Religion." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, San Francisco, California. April.
Delaney, Tim. 1995. "An Analysis of Differences in BIRGing and CORFing Tendencies Based on Identification and Self-Esteem Levels of Sports Fans." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, San Francisco, April.
Delaney, Tim. 1995. "Sport Boosterism: The Passionate Identity to a Professional Sports Team." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Social Sciences Association, Oakland, CA. April.
Delaney, Tim. 1994. "Leisure as Community." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Savannah, Georgia.
Delaney, Tim. 1994. "Emotional Commitment and Loyalty Among Highly Identified Sport Boosters." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, San Diego, California.
Delaney, Tim. 1993. "Community, Identity and Self-Esteem Through Sport Boosterism." Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Ottawa, Canada.
Delaney, Tim and James Kann. 1993. "Inmate's Perception of Post-Prison Re-Acceptance Into Society." Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, Oregon.
Delaney, Tim. 1993. "Fragmentation and the 1992 Los Angeles Riots." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, Oregon.
Delaney, Tim and James H. Frey. 1992. "Leisure and Sport in Prison." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Toledo, Ohio.
Education
Ph.D. in Sociology University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1994
M.A. in Sociology California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1990
B.S. in Sociology State University of New York, Brockport
A.A.S. in Business Management Cayuga Community College, New York
Academic Positions
State University of New York at Oswego, 2003 - Present; Department of Sociology, Associate Professor and Department Chair.
Canisius College, Buffalo, NY, 1998 - 2003; Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Assistant Professor.
California State University at Northridge (and other part-time positions), 1997 - 1998; Department of Sociology, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
State University of New York at Oswego, 1996 - 1997; Department of Sociology, Visiting Assistant Professor.
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 1994 - 1995; Department of Sociology, Visiting Assisant Professor.
University of Nevada at Las Vegas, 1992 - 1994; Department of Sociology, Instructor (Part-time, as Graduate Student).
Research/Teaching Interests:
Sports and Leisure, Popular Culture, Social Theory, Introductory Sociology, Gangs/Criminology/Deviance/White Collar Crime, Multiculturalism/Race and Ethnic Relations/Social Stratification, Ethnic and Moral Behavior/Social Justice, and Social Psychology/Collective Behavior.
Professional Associations (Memberships)
American Sociological Association, 2001 - current.
Pacific Sociological Association, 1992 - current.
New York State Sociological Association, 1996 - current.
North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, 1992 - current.
Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association, 2004 -current.
The Social Theory Society (Founder), 2003 -current.
The Anthropology Society (Associate Founder), 2001 - current.
Russian Humanist Society, 2001 - current.
Criminal Justice Educators Association, 1996 - current.
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 1994 - current.
Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society, 1993 -current.
Other Professional Involvement
Associate Editor, The International Journal of Humanities 2009-2010. Serve as assocate editor for this international humanities journal. Serve as a peer-reviewer of submitted articles in the social sciences and humanities is my primary duty.
Session Chair and Organizer, New York State Sociological Association - 2009. Session Title: "Contests and Sportsmanship."
Vice-President, New York State Sociological Association - 2009. Helped to organize the conference and served as a reviewer of student papers.
New York State Sociological Association Site Location Committee, 2001-current. Member of the "Site Location" committee that oversees the selection of conference location sites and the supervision of the annual NYSSA conference meetings.
Presider, Pacific Sociological Association, April 2009, Session Title: "Utilizing Media and Popular Culture to Encourage Students to Apply Sociological Concepts and Theories."
Sportsmanship Day Symposium, March 3, 2009. Organized the Sportsmanship Day Symposium, a multi-disciplinary look at sportsmanship, in conjunction with the 19th annual National Sportsmanship Day. Presented paper, "Promoting Good Sportsmanhip: A Sociological Perspective.
Phi Kappa Phi Initiation Ceremony, April 25, 2008. Guest Speaker at the annual induction ceremony of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
United Chapters of Alpha Kappa Delta, April 21, 2008. Guest speaker at the annual induction ceremony of the Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society.
Session Chair, New York State Sociological Association, October 2007. Session title: "Environment."
Session Chair, American and Popular Culture conference, April 2007. Session Title: "Philosophy & Popular Culture III: The Zeitgeist."
Sports Media Summit, October 2006. Helped to organize and promote the Sports Media Summit held at SUNY Oswego.
Session Chair, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, November, 2006. Session title: Deviance in Sport.
Session Chair, New York State Sociological Association, October, 2006. Session title: The Sociology of Sport.
Session Chair, Pacific Sociological Association, April 2006. Session title, The Sociology of Sport: Current Topics.
Session Chair, New York State Sociological Association, October 2005. Session title, Sociology and Popular Culture.
Volunteer, Oswego Calling Program. 2004 and 2005. Served as a volunteer on behalf of the Admissions Office and the Faculty Calling Committee by calling prospective students.
President, New York State Sociological Association (NYSSA). 2003-04. Served as President of this regional association with primary duties consisting of organizing the 52nd annual conference to be held at SUNY-Oswego.
Co-Treasurer, NYSSA. 2003 -current. Responsible for keeping track of the financial records of NYSSA and overseeing the student paper awards.
Session Chair, New York State Sociological Association (NYSSA). 2004.Organized and chaired a session: Domestic Terrorism.
Chair, COFRAT committee, Pacific Sociological Association. 2004-2005. Serve as Chair for this PSA committee.
Media Expert, SUNY-Oswego. 2003 - current. Serve as a media expert for the SUNY-Oswego Public Relations Department. This involves being interviewed by newspaper, radio, and telephone reporters on a variety of subjects (e.g., high school hazing).
Volunteer, Open House, SUNY Oswego, 2003 - 2004.
Quest Day, 2004 Served as a Session Chair for the annual SUNY Oswego Quest day; a day reserved for students and faculty to present their research papers. I also presented a paper at Quest titled, Upstate New York Street Gangs: Murder and Mayhem in the Thruway Cities.
Founder, The Social Theory Society. 2003 - current. Created an academic organization that meets regularly to discuss current issues In social theory. I organize meetings, lectures and secure guest speakers.
Session Chair and Organizer, Pacific Sociological Association meetings, April 2003, Classical Social Theory: Relevancy to Modern Society.
Guest Editor for Philosophy Now. Organized a special ?Sports and Deviant Behavior? edition, including an interview with NCAA President Myles Brand, (Issue 41, 2003) for this international academic publication based out of London, England.
Committee Member for the Committee on the Freedom of Research and Teaching (COFRAT), Pacific Sociological Association, 2002-05. Serve as a member of COFRAT, a committee that is concerned with the maintenance of academic freedom among sociologists and with the development and maintenance of fair and equitable procedures and practices for employing, promoting, and terminating the employment of sociologists. The committee investigates complaints referred to it by members, develops appropriate procedures for conducting such investigations, and reports to the PSA Council.
President, New York State Sociological Association (NYSSA), 2000-01.
Chairman and Organizer of the 49th Annual NYSSA Conference, 2001.Session Chair, NYSSA, October 2001.
Faculty Mentor Program, Canisius College. 2001-2002. Serve as a mentor to first year faculty members.
Associate Founder of The Anthropology Society of Western New York, 2001. Serve as a board member and guest lecturer.
Second Vice-President New York State Sociological Association. 1999-00. Served as reviewer of student papers, helped to organize NYSSA 2000 conference, October, 2000.
Session Chair, NYSSA, October 2000.
Media Expert, Canisius College, 1998- 2003. Serve as a media expert for the Canisius College Public Relations Department. This involvement includes being interviewed by newspaper, radio and television reporters on a variety of subjects that the Public Relations Department has me listed as an expert in specific areas of study (e.g., issues related to crime, sports and leisure, the human psyche, etc.) Serving as a media expert enhances the reputation of the department and Canisius College. Specific examples include being interviewed by NBC television in regard to the September 11 attacks on our nation. I was asked to comment on how these events affected the human psyche. Other interviews include discussing the Junta-Costin hockey manslaughter case on WBEN radio; the role of football on Thanksgiving by the Idaho Statesman; fan loyalty by Oakland Tribune; and numerous other examples.
Session Chair, Annual New York State Sociological Association meetings, October 1996.
Guest Lecturer- both the academic and private sectors. 1992- current.
Recorder of the SUNY-Oswego Sociology Department. Took minutes of departmental meetings. 1996-1997.
Honors and Awards
Recipient of the New York State Sociological Association Award for Professional Excellence and Distinguished Service. Presented on October 15, 2005 in recognition of lifetime contributions to the New York State Sociological Association. In its 53rd year of existence, this is the twentieth time the Award was given.
President of the New York State Sociological Association, 2003-04. Served as the President of this prestigious regional academic association and as Conference Chairman of the 52nd Annual NYSSA meetings. Responsible for the organization of entire conference with duties including: creating all mass mailings, securing keynote speakers, registration of professional and student break-down sessions, banquets, and supervising annual business meeting.
Who’s Who in America, 2003 - current. Selected for inclusion in the prestigious Marquis Who’s Who in America for the reference value of my outstanding achievements.
Charter Member of the Wall of Tolerance, 2002. In recognition of my community activism and scholarly contributions in the fight against social injustice, I was selected as a charter member of the Wall of Tolerance sponsored by the National Campaign for Tolerance and co-chaired by Rosa Parks and Morris Dees. The Wall of Tolerance is located in the heart of Montgomery, Alabama, a city famous in the struggle for human rights. It is blocks from where Rosa Parks helped launch the Civil Rights Movement. The Wall will be in the same complex as the Civil Rights Memorial.
President of the New York State Sociological Association, 2000-01. Served as the President of this prestigious regional academic association and as Conference Chairman of the 49th Annual NYSSA meetings. Responsible for the organization of entire conference with duties including: creating all mass mailings, securing keynote speakers, registration of professional and student break-down sessions, banquets, and supervising annual business meeting.
Editorial Advisory Board Member, Collegiate Press, 2001 - current. Serve as member of advisory board that enables authors to make future textbook editions more effective.
Appreciation of Support Presented by the President of The Anthropology Society in appreciation for Support. September, 2001.
Certificate of Appreciation
Presented by the Moscow State University, College of Philosophy for Excellent Contribution at the "Darwin, Evolution, & Values" International Conference held June 5, 2001, in Moscow, Russia.
Certificate of Acknowledgement
Presented by the Russian Humanist Society (Moscow Branch) for Distinctive Participation at the "Darwin, Evolution, & Values" International Conference held June 5, 2001, in Moscow, Russia.
Certificate of Recognition
Presented by the Darwin State Museum for Exceptional Academic Achievement at the "Darwin, Evolution, & Values" International Conference held June 5, 2001, at the Darwin State Museum, Moscow, Russia.
Certificate of Appreciation
Presented by the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of the History of Natural Sciences and Technology for contribution to the International Conference on Science and Society held June 21-25, 1999, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Certificate of Appreciation
Presented by St. Petersburg State University for contribution to the International Conference on Science and Society held June 21-25, 1999, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Alpha Kappa Delta University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 1993- Present.
Doctoral Graduate Fellowship University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Awarded 1993-94.
Phi Kappa Phi University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 1993- Present.
Who's Who In Community College Cayuga Community College. 1976 and 1977.