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Philo Wasburn
Professor of Sociology
Philo Wasburn received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1969, and has been a faculty member at Purdue since 1968.
Office Phone: (765) 494-4686
Email: wasburn@purdue.edu
Specialization: Political sociology, media and ideology, socialization and social problems.
Courses: Taught (Last two years)
SOC 402 Principles of Sociology
SOC 497H Senior Honors Seminar
SOC 498H Senior Honors Paper
SOC 530 Political Sociology
SOC 600 Development of Sociological Theory
SOC 630 Seminar in Political Sociology
Dr. Wasburn is a political sociologist whose research focuses on the characteristics and consequences of news and propaganda. He has published three books on these topics, Broadcasting Propaganda: International Radio Broadcasting and the Construction of Political Reality (1992) The Social Construction of International News (2002) and Media Bias? A Comparative Study of Time, Newsweek, The National Review and the Progressive Coverage of Domestic Social Issues, 1975-2000 (2009). His research has appeared in journals such as Political Communication, The International Journal of Contemporary Sociology, The Sociological Quarterly, The Journal of Political and Military Sociology, Media, Culture and Society and The Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media. He was recently appointed a fellow in the Center for Behavioral and Social Sciences to continue his research on measuring political bias in putatively non-partisan publications. His recent graduate course offerings include the Development of Sociological Theory and Seminar in Political Sociology.
Positions at Purdue University
1995 - Present Professor of Sociology
1974 -1995 Associate Professor of Sociology
1968 -1974 Assistant Professor of Sociology
Service to the Profession
Visiting Professor, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland. October, 2002
Reviewer, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 1994; 1996
Reviewer, National Science Foundation, Sociology Program, 1984-85; 1995-96.
Chair, Committee on Nominations, Political Sociology Section, ASA, 1988-89
Council Member, Political Sociology Section, ASA, 1986-89
Chair, By-laws Committee, Political Sociology Section, ASA, 1983-84
Founding member, Political Sociology Section, ASA, 1982
Series Editor, Research in Political Sociology. JAI Press, (1988-1998)
Editorial Board, Research in Political Sociology. JAI Press, (1984-1988)
Associate Editor, Journal of Political and Military Sociology, (1984-present)
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