Chris Girard
Associate Professor of Sociology
Degrees
BA, University of California Berkeley, Sociology, 1975
MS, University of Wisconsin Madison, Sociology, 1981
PhD, University of Wisconsin Madison, Sociology, 1988
Contact
Office: Modesto A. Maidique Campus, SIPA 318
Tel: 305.348.2954 | girardc@fiu.edu
My interest in race and ethnicity has been expressed in a variety research projects employing quantitative methods. For example, my doctoral research explores ethnic differences in age and gender patterns of suicide, a portion of which appeared in 1993 in the American Sociological Review. Most Recently, I have published on the effect of the South Florida enclave on the ideology of Cuban-Americans and I have published on Cuban-American attitudes toward maintaining the U.S. embargo on trade with Cuba. Also, I have examined Cuban immigrants and native blacks leaving welfare. Most recently, I am challenging the hypothesis that the United States is a welfare magnet for immigrants.
I currently teach Introduction to Sociology, which is a large (100 students) lower-division course. At the upper division, I teach the Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity (100 students) and Marriage and the Family (about 40 students).
As a former Graduate Program Director, I am very excited by our joint program combining cultural geography, cultural anthropology, and sociology. I am currently a member of the graduate program committee.
Presently, I am examining shifts in the party affiliation of Cuban-Americans. I am analyzing results from the FIU Cuba poll conducted in December, 2008.
Curriculum Vitae
Fall 2011 (see Home page Courses & Syllabi)
- Introduction to Sociology (SYG 2000-U01)
- ANT of Race & Ethnicity (ANT 3451-RVC)
- Marriage & the Family (SYO 3120-U01)
Spring 2011 (see Home page Courses & Syllabi)
- Race & Ethnicity (ANT 3451-U02)
- Marriage & Family (SYO 3120-U01)
- Race & Ethnicity (ANT 3451.RVC)
Syllabi
ANT 3451/SYD4700 Anthropology/Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
- Course Description and Calendar of Reading, Lectures and Tests
- Quiz Sample Questions
- Midterm Sample Questions
- Final Exam Essay Question
SYA 6306 Research Methods
- Course Description and Calendar of Readings, Lectures and Tests
SYG 2000 Introduction to Sociology
- Course Description and Calendar of Readings, Lectures and Tests
- Quiz Sample Questions
- Midterm Sample Questions
- Final Exam Essay Question
SYO 3120 Marriage and the Family
- Course Description and Calendar of Readings, Lectures and Tests
- Quiz Sample Questions
- Midterm Sample Questions
SYG 2010 Social Problems
- Course Description and Calendar of Readings, Lectures and Tests
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- Midterm Sample Questions
