Sociology and Criminology

Contact Dr. Daniel Buffington
Office: SB 204-B
Phone: 910.962.3434
Email: buffingtond@uncw.edu

Ph.D. University of Georgia, Sociology

M.A. University of Georgia, Sociology

B.A. University of New Mexico, Anthropology and Art History

Curriculum Vitae (DOC)

Publications

• Buffington D.  (forthcoming) “US and them:
  American Ambivalence towards the World Cup and
  American Nationalism” Journal of Sport & Social
  Issues

• Buffington, D. (2011) “A South in the North:
  Emplacing the South in the American national
  myth” National Identities, 13(3): 235-251.

• Buffington, Daniel T. & Fraley, T. (2011) “Racetalk and sport: The color consciousness of
  contemporary racial discourse on basketball”.
  Sociological Inquiry, 81(3): 333-352.

• Buffington, D. (2010) “A review of 'African Americans and the media'” by Catherine Squires. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 33(10): 1851-2.

• Buffington, Daniel T. & Fraley, T. (2008) “Skill in Black and White: Negotiating Media Images of Race in a Sporting Context.” Journal of Communication Inquiry 32: 292-310.
• Buffington, Daniel T. (2008) “Teaching point: Using film in a sociology of sport class – an example.” In The Sociology of Sport : Syllabi and Teaching Resources. K.C. Longest (Ed.).Washington DC: American Sociological Association Publications.
• Buffington, Daniel T. (2005). “Contesting Race on Sundays: Making Meaning Out of the Rise in the Number of Black Quarterbacks.” Sociology of Sport Journal 22: 19-37.

Specialty Areas

Intersection of Race, Class, and Gender

Culture

Media and Popular Culture

Sport and Leisure

Courses Taught

Introduction to Sociology

Sociology of Culture

Racial and Ethnic Group Relations (Undergraduate and Graduate)

Sociology of Sport

Modern Social Problems

Course Syllabi

SOC 105: Intro to Sociology (Fall 2010) (PDF)

Sociology of Sport (PDF)

Modern Social Problems (PDF)

Current Research Projects

Sport and Nationalism in a Global Era

Impact of Mass Media on Racial and Ethnic Characterizations and Stereotypes

Professional Associations

Southern Sociological Society

American Sociological Association

North American Society for the Sociology of Sport