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Rick Della Fave

RANK: Professor

POSITION RESPONSIBILITY: 100 % Academic Affairs (CHASS)

EDUCATION:

! Ph.D. B University of Mass., 1971, Sociology

! M.A. B University of Mass., 1969, Sociology

! B.A. B New York University, 1966, TV, Radio, Film

POSITIONS HELD: ! Professor of Sociology, NCSU (1976 - present)

! Associate Professor of Sociology, NCSU (1980 - )

! Assistant Professor of Sociology, NCSU (1976-1980)

! Assistant Professor of Sociology, Virginia Tech (1972-1976)

! Assistant Professor of Sociology, Fordham University (1971-1972)

! Lecturer in Sociology, Fordham University (1970-1971)

RESEARCH INTERESTS: ! Race and Class Inequality

! Political Economy

! Ideology - Theory of Legitimation of Inequality

PROJECTS, GRANTS, CONTRACTS (LAST 10 YEARS): ! Summer Stipend (1998) (CHASS)

! Della Fave, Rick. The Third Reconstruction? (Development of a Theory to explain America=s failure to address racial economic inequality since the 1960s).

! Della Fave, Rick. Legitimation Theory (Development of a comprehensive theory of the legitimation of inequality under capitalism).

! Della Fave, Rick. Religious Denominationalism (Development of a general explanation of the proliferation and consolidation of religious denominations).

! Della Fave, Rick. The Fire This Time? (Investigation of what appears to be a wave of racially motivated arson attacks against African-American churches.)

TEACHING AND GRADUATE ACTIVITIES: ! Regular service on both undergraduate and graduate studies committees

! Extensive service as chair and member on graduate student=s thesis and dissertation committees

! Mentoring of graduate teaching assistants

! Participation in Preparing the Professoriate ( a highly selective, university sponsored program of preparing graduate students to be teachers)

! Regular Offering of Graduate Courses:

Contemporary Sociological Theory

Theory Construction in Sociology

! Regular offering of undergraduate courses:

Race and Ethnic Relations. Theories of Social Structure.

! Development of a new undergraduate course Ideology, Inequality, and Social Justice

EXTENSION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS: ! Work with the Roman Catholic diocese of Charlotte on teaching about race in their schools SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (LAST 10 YEARS) ! Marson, Stephen, and Richard Della Fave. A Marxian Review of Gerontological Literature. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 21:109-26.

! Della Fave, Richard L. Ritual and the Legitimation of Inequality. Sociological Perspectives 34:21-38.

! Della Fave, Richard L. On the Practical Intent of Self-Evaluation Theory. Sociological Perspectives 30:103-09.

SERVICE ACTIVITIES: ! Regular membership on the Undergraduate Committee

! Regular membership on the Graduate Studies Committee

HONORS, AWARDS, OTHER IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES: ! Taylor Sociology Club, Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award (1993-94)

! College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Outstanding Teacher Award (1995-96)

! North Carolina State University, Academy of Outstanding Teachers (1995-96)

FUTURE PLANS: ! Publication of a book length manuscript, The Third Reconstruction?

! Publication of an article (with Elizabeth Strugatz) on religious denominationalism

! Publication of one or more articles on the significance of a wave of fires at African-American churches

! Preparation of a new graduate course - Varieties of Marxian Theory