Denise Scott

Emeritus Professor of Sociology
Bailey Hall 239
(585) 245-6208
scott@geneseo.edu

Denise Benoit Scott has been a faculty member of Geneseo since 1997

Denise Scott

Office Hours

  • Tuesdays, Thursday, and Fridays 11:00am 鈥 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. 鈥淒oing Gender, Class, and Nation in Northern India: Student Aspirations and the New Middle Class.鈥 Sociological Focus. Volume 54, Number 2

  • Scott, Denise. 2012. "United States Government: Limitations and Opportunities for Women鈥檚 Empowerment,鈥 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

  • 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 the 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.