Sociology, Anthropology, Geography

Nancy Berns is an assistant professor of sociology in the Department for the Study of Culture and Society. She received her B.A. in Sociology from Doane College in Crete, Nebraska, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has been a Fulbright Scholar to Hamburg University in Germany. Her teaching and research interests are in the areas of crime and violence, social justice, media and popular culture, social constructionism, and domestic violence. She recently published the book Framing the Victim: Domestic Violence, Media and Social Problems, which is about how media and cultural portrayals of domestic violence shape individual understanding and social policy in a way that holds victims responsible for solving the problem and ignores the abusers and the root causes of violence. She is currently analyzing legal and cultural texts on the death penalty. At Drake she teaches courses on gendered violence, social problems, media constructions, criminology, restorative justice, and youth and crime.

Dr. Nancy S. Berns

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Office: 105D Howard Hall

Phone: Office: 271-2157

E-Mail: nancy.berns@drake.edu

			Dr. Nancy S. Berns Assistant Professor of Sociology
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.	Arts and Sciences Homepage Department Homepage Message from the Chair Department Faculty Majors Minors Courses and Syllabi Independent Studies and Internships Graduate School Information Locate the Department	.	Office: 105D Howard Hall Phone: Office: 271-2157 E-Mail: nancy.berns@drake.edu Nancy Berns is an assistant professor of sociology in the Department for the Study of Culture and Society. She received her B.A. in Sociology from Doane College in Crete, Nebraska, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has been a Fulbright Scholar to Hamburg University in Germany. Her teaching and research interests are in the areas of crime and violence, social justice, media and popular culture, social constructionism, and domestic violence. She recently published the book Framing the Victim: Domestic Violence, Media and Social Problems, which is about how media and cultural portrayals of domestic violence shape individual understanding and social policy in a way that holds victims responsible for solving the problem and ignores the abusers and the root causes of violence. She is currently analyzing legal and cultural texts on the death penalty. At Drake she teaches courses on gendered violence, social problems, media constructions, criminology, restorative justice, and youth and crime. Classes taught by Dr. Berns 70. Psyche, Self and Society Spring 2004 Syllabus 80.Social Problems Spring 2004 Syllabus 140.Youth and Crime Spring 2004 Syllabus 151. Criminology Course Description 150. Violence, Gender, and Family Fall 2001 Syllabus