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William R. Beaver, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology (Social Sciences)
beaver@rmu.edu
412-397-5415 phone (M)
412-397-6044 fax
Nicholson Center 460


Educational Background

  • Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Westminster College, 1970
  • Ph.D., History and Social Science, Carnegie-Mellon, 1985
  • Master of Science, Sociology, West Virginia University, 1972

Area of Expertise/Research

  • Sociology of Education, Business and Society, Energy Issues

Publications

  • RECENT PUBLICATIONS
  • "The Future of Football," Society, 50 (4), 2013: 335-338. 
  • "Sustainable Energy: The Promise and Perils of the Breeder Reactor," The Independent Review, 18 (1), 2013:21-34.
  • "Fraud in For-Profit Higher Education," Society, 49 (2), 2012: 274-278
  • "A Matter of Degrees," The Contexts Reader, 2nd ed. Norton, 2012: 87-93.
  • "Internet Pornography: Variables Related to Use Among Traditional-Aged College Students," Sociological Viewpoints, 27 (1), 2011:25-38. (with Steven Paul)
  • "The Failed Promise of Nuclear Power, The Independent Review, 15 (3):2011:399-411.
  • "Do We Need More College Graduates," Society, 47(4), 2010: 308-311.
  • "The Demise of Yucca Mountain," The Independent Review, 14(4), 2010: 535-547.
  • "Rap and the Recording Industry," Business and Society Review, 115 (Spring 2010):107-120.
  • "For-Profit Higher Education: A Social and Historical Analysis, Sociological Viewpoints, 25(1), 2009: 53-74.
  • " A Matter of Degrees," Contexts, 8(2), 2009: 22-26.
  • "Criminogenesis in For-Profit Higher Education," Sociological Imagination, 44(2), 2008: 5-17.
  • "The Student Loan Scandal," Society, 45(2), 2008: 216-221.

Schedule of Courses
Schedule Book for All Active and Available Future Terms, Beaver, William R


Summer 2013
Course-SectionTimeDaysLocInstructorSessionSeats
  • SOSC4803-C1
  • -APPTMBeaver7 (06/03-07/27/13) Seats

    Fall 2013
    Course-SectionTimeDaysLocInstructorSessionSeats
  • SOCI1010-G
  • 10:00-10:50 AMM W FMBeaver1 (08/26-12/14/13)10 Seats
  • SOCI1020-D
  • 12:00-12:50 PMM W FMBeaver1 (08/26-12/14/13)10 Seats
  • SOCI3220-A
  • 09:00-09:50 AMM W FMBeaver1 (08/26-12/14/13)0 Seats


     
     

     

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