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Diplomas / Degrees

Ph.D., New School for Social Research (1974)
MA, Adelphi University (1966)
BA, Adelphi university (1964)

Recent Courses

Cities, Towns, And Suburbs
Development Of Sociological Thought
Independent Study Analysis Of Fan Behavior
Independent Study Bailout Of America
Independent Study Business Practices
Independent Study Changing Gender Roles
Independent Study Classical Social Theory
Independent Study College Campus Violence
Independent Study Cross Culturalage Conflict
Independent Study Cultural Responses To Teen
Independent Study Environmental Impact On Social Behavior
Independent Study Ethnic Response To Teenage Pregnancy
Independent Study Generational Differences
Independent Study Impact Of City Gentrification
Independent Study Impact Of The Digital Revolution
Independent Study Impact Of War On Family
Independent Study Interfaith Courtship
Independent Study Post 2001 Perceptions Of Muslim-Americans
Independent Study Relationship Patterns - Cla
Independent Study School Achievments In Different Settings
Independent Study Second Generation Identity Conflicts
Independent Study Single Parent Households
Independent Study Sociology Of Sociolinguistics
Independent Study Sociology Of Text Message
Independent Study Suicide In America
Independent Study Technology Impact On Education
Independent Study Teenage Pregnancy Comparisons
Introduction To Sociology
Italian-American Experience
Media Images Of Italian- American

Personal Statement

I believe that teaching is an art-an art worth pursuing and perfecting, because teachers can and do make a difference in their students' lives. By instruction and by example, a faculty member's charge is to promote critical thinking, intellectual analysis, constructive interaction, and expanded awareness. Our fulfilling reward is an avenue for passing on one's passion for knowledge and instilling a lifelong desire in our others to learn, achieve, and excel.

Teaching Specializations / Interests

Italian-American Studies, Urban Sociology, Classical Sociological Theory, Community Studies

Research Interests

Italian-Americana, Media Images of Italian-Americans, Italian-Americans and Religion, Italian-American Comedy

Books

Lagumina, S. Primeggia, S., et.al. (2000). The Italian Am,erican Experience: An Encyclopedia. NY: Garland Publications.

Varacalli, J., S. Primeggia, et.al. (1999). The Saints in the Lives of italian Americans. Stony Brook: Forum Italicum.

Recent Articles

Primeggia, S. & Varacalli, J. (1996, 5). The Sacred and Profane Among Italian-American Catholics. International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society, 9, 423-449

Conference Presentations and Papers

Primeggia, S. (06 June 2004). "Italian-American Comedy: From the Immigrant Era to the Present". NY State Italian-American legislators, Albany, NY

Primeggia, S. (15 April 2004). "The Brooklyn Giglio Feast: Building Upon Solid Roots". Il Club Italiano of Westchester C.C., Westchester

Primeggia. S. (07 January 2004). "Religion and Superstitions: The Southern Italian and Italian-American Belief System'. Columbian lawyer's Association of Rockland & Orange Counties ounties, Suffern

Primeggia, S. (16 August 2003). . Slate Valley Museum, Granville, NY

Other Scholarly / Artistic Work

Models and Images of Italian American Catholicism: Academy and Society

Honors and Accomplishments

2003 Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Professional Activities

Speaker in the New York Council for the Humanities Speakers Bureau, 2003-2005