Denise Benoit Scott has been a faculty member of Geneseo since 1997
Office Hours
- Tuesdays, Thursday, and Fridays 11:00am – 12:00pm
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
M.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
B.A., University of Hartford
Publications
Scott, Denise. 2021. “Doing Gender, Class, and Nation in Northern India: Student Aspirations and the New Middle Class.” Sociological Focus. Volume 54, Number 2
Scott, Denise. 2012. "United States Government: Limitations and Opportunities for Women’s Empowerment,” in Annpurna Nautiyal, ed., Decentralized Governance , Regional Development and Women Empowerment.
Benoit, Denise. 2007. "The Best-Kept Secrets:Women Corporate Lobbyists, Politics and Power in the United States." Rutgers University Press.
Clawson, D., A. Neustadtl, D. Scott. 1992. "Money Talks:Corporate PACs and Political Influence." New York:Basic Books.
Interests
- India
- Aspiration of students in Garwhal Hill
- Power and politics
- Gender
- Sexuality
- Travel
- Dancing
Classes
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SOCL 210: Sociology of Families
The family as a social institution and social system, including its relationship to other social systems such as the economy and gender. Topics include families in the U.S. and in other societies, the history of the family, diversity in family composition, racial, ethnic, and social class variations in family culture and structure, family social policy and legal issues, and contemporary controversies concerning the family.
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SOCL 354: Political Sociology
This course studies the distribution of power in society. Theory and research that examine political behavior, power structures, and resistance to power is considered. Central to t he course are questions of how class, race, gender, and sexuality affect and are affected by, political structures and processes. This course also explores how social forces shape policy on issues such as welfare, health care, education, criminal justice, defense, and unemployment.