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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

  • 'Sustainable Energy: The Perils and Promise of the Breeder Reactor," Independent Review (forthcoming)
  • "The Future of Football," Society (forthcoming)

    RECENT PUBLCATIONS
    "Fraud in For-Profit Higher Education," Society, 49(3), 2012: 274-278.
    "A Matter of Degrees," The Contexts Reader, 2nd ed. W.W.Norton, 2011:87-93.
    "Internet Pornography: Varaibles  Related to Use Among Traditional-Aged College Students,
     Sociological  Viewpoints, 27(1), 2011: 25-38.  ( With Stephen Paul)
    "The Failed Promise of Nuclear Power," The Independent Review,15 (3), 2011: 399-411.
     "Do We Need More College Gradautes," 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(3), 2008: 216-221.
     "The CLEP Program: An Evaluation and Assessment at a Small Private University,"
      Mid-Western Education Researcher, 20(4), 2007:13-20. (with Stephen Paul)
     "Can A Privately-Driven Economic Development Program Succeed? A Case Study of a Rural    
       County," Pennslyvania Economic Review, 14 Spring 2006:21-33.
     "James Coleman and No Child Left Behind," Sociological Imagination, 41(2) 2005: 31-46.
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    Battling Wal-Mart: How Communities Can Respond," Business and Society Review, 110,
       Summer 2005:159-169.

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)31 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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