Pam Hunt Kirk, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
678-839-6336
phunt@westga.e du
Pafford Social Science Building - Room 205
Dr. Pam Hunt Kirk is a Professor of Sociology in the Department of Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology. She joined UWG in 2008, and typically teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in the following areas: emotion, sociological social psychology, deviant behavior, research methods, and statistics.
Dr. Hunt Kirk has published research findings in peer-reviewed academic journals such as Social Psychology Quarterly, Deviant Behavior, and Journal of GLBT Family Studies. Her research is generally focused on how members of subgroups give distinct meaning to the elements of their social environment (e.g., role identities, behaviors, and interaction settings). Dr. Hunt Kirk has conducted research in the jamband music scene as well as in the area of same-sex parenting. She has published two books: Where the Music Takes You: The Social Psychology of Music Subcultures (2014) and a volume of essays titled Shameless Sociology: Critical Perspectives on a Popular Television Series, which she co-edited with her colleague Dr. Jennifer Beggs Weber, which was released in late 2020.
Research Interests: social psychology, deviance, emotions
- A. B., Marketing and Sales, Edison Community College, 1994
- B.S., Marketing & Business Administration, University of Dayton, 1998
- M.A., Sociology, Ohio University, 2002
- Ph.D., Sociology, Kent State University, 2008
- SABH-4000 (Research Methodology)
- SABH-4003 (Appld Statistics for Sociology)
- SOCI-1101 (Introduction to Sociology)
- SOCI-1160 (Intro to Social Problems)
- SOCI-3733 (Social Psyc:The Soci Tradition)
- SOCI-4000 (Research Methodology)
- SOCI-4003 (Applied Stats for Sociology)
- SOCI-4441 (Sociology of Mental Health)
- SOCI-4543 (Deviant and Alternative Behav)
- SOCI-4613 (Qualitative Research)
- SOCI-4700 (Sociology of Emotions)
- SOCI-4984 (Capstone: Senior Seminar)
- SOCI-4999 (POP MUSIC AND SOCIETY)
- SOCI-5003 (Applied Stats for Sociology)
- SOCI-5441 (Sociology of Mental Hlth/Illns)
- SOCI-5543 (Deviant and Alternative Behav)
- SOCI-5700 (Sociology of Emotions)
- SOCI-6623 (Inequality in Society)
- SOCI-6803 (Seminar in Social Psychology)
- SOCI-6999 (Thesis)
- XIDS-2300 (Interdiscip Studies in Soc Stu)
Summer 2023 Sections
- SABH-4000 (Research Methodology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SOCI-4000 (Research Methodology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SOCI-4700 (Sociology of Emotions) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- SOCI-4003 (Applied Stats for Sociology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SABH-4003 (Appld Statistics for Sociology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SOCI-4441 (Sociology of Mental Health) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SOCI-4543 (Deviant and Alternative Behav) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- SOCI-3733 (Social Psyc:The Soci Tradition) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SOCI-4000 (Research Methodology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SABH-4000 (Research Methodology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SOCI-4700 (Sociology of Emotions) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2022 Sections
- SOCI-1101 (Introduction to Sociology) Section: 1BG eCore Courses External Resource
- SOCI-4000 (Research Methodology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SOCI-4999 (Pop Music and Society) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- SOCI-4003 (Applied Stats for Sociology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SOCI-4441 (Sociology of Mental Health) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SOCI-4700 (Sociology of Emotions) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SOCI-5441 (Sociology of Mental Hlth/Illns) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- SOCI-3733 (Social Psyc:The Soci Tradition) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SOCI-4000 (Research Methodology) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2021 Sections
- SOCI-4000 (Research Methodology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SOCI-4543 (Deviant and Alternative Behav) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SOCI-5543 (Deviant and Alternative Behav) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- SOCI-3733 (Social Psyc:The Soci Tradition) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SOCI-4003 (Applied Stats for Sociology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SOCI-4700 (Sociology of Emotions) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- SOCI-4613 (Qualitative Research) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- SOCI-6803 (Seminar in Social Psychology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2020 Sections
- SOCI-4700 (Sociology of Emotions) Section: E01
- SOCI-4999 (Pop Music and Society) Section: E01
Spring 2020 Sections
- SOCI-3733 (Social Psyc:The Soci Tradition) Section: 01
- SOCI-4441 (Sociology of Mental Health) Section: 01
- SOCI-4700 (Sociology of Emotions) Section: E01
Fall 2019 Sections
- XIDS-2300 (Interdiscp Studies in COSS) Section: 01
- SOCI-3733 (Social Psyc:The Soci Tradition) Section: 01
- SOCI-4543 (Deviant and Alternative Behav) Section: E01
Summer 2019 Sections
- SOCI-4441 (Sociology of Mental Health) Section: E01
- SOCI-4700 (Sociology of Emotions) Section: E01
Spring 2019 Sections
- SOCI-4543 (Deviant and Alternative Behav) Section: E01
- SOCI-4700 (Sociology of Emotions) Section: 01
- SOCI-6623 (Inequality in Society) Section: 01
Fall 2018 Sections
- XIDS-2300 (Interdiscip Studies in Soc Stu) Section: 02
- SOCI-3733 (Social Psyc:The Soci Tradition) Section: 01
- SOCI-4543 (Deviant and Alternative Behav) Section: E01
Summer 2018 Sections
- XIDS-2300 (Interdiscip Studies in SociSci) Section: E01
- SOCI-4441 (Sociology of Mental Health) Section: E01
Spring 2018 Sections
- SOCI-4543 (Deviant and Alternative Behav) Section: E01
- SOCI-4700 (Sociology of Emotions) Section: 01
- SOCI-6999 (Thesis Writing) Section: 04
Fall 2017 Sections
- XIDS-2300 (Interdiscip Studies in Soc Stu) Section: 01
- SOCI-4700 (Sociology of Emotions) Section: E01
- SOCI-5700 (Sociology of Emotions) Section: E01
- SOCI-6999 (Thesis) Section: 03
Summer 2017 Sections
- SOCI-4543 (Deviant and Alternative Behav) Section: E01
- SOCI-4999 (POP MUSIC AND SOCIETY) Section: E01
Spring 2017 Sections
- SOCI-1160 (Intro to Social Problems) Section: E01
- SOCI-4441 (Sociology of Mental Health) Section: E01
- SOCI-5441 (Sociology of Mental Hlth/Illns) Section: 01
Fall 2016 Sections
- SOCI-3733 (Social Psyc:The Soci Tradition) Section: 01
- SOCI-4003 (Applied Stats for Sociology) Section: 01
- SOCI-5003 (Applied Stats for Sociology) Section: 01
Summer 2016 Sections
- SOCI-4700 (Sociology of Emotions) Section: E01
- SOCI-4984 (Capstone: Senior Seminar) Section: E01
Spring 2016 Sections
- SOCI-4003 (Applied Stats for Sociology) Section: 01
- SOCI-4543 (Deviant and Alternative Behav) Section: E01
- SOCI-5003 (Applied Stats for Sociology) Section: 01
- SOCI-6803 (Seminar in Social Psychology) Section: 01
Summer 2015 Sections
- SOCI-4700 (Sociology of Emotions) Section: E01
- SOCI-4984 (Capstone: Senior Seminar) Section: E1W
Spring 2015 Sections
- SOCI-3733 (Social Psyc:The Soci Tradition) Section: 01
- SOCI-4543 (Deviant and Alternative Behav) Section: E01
- SOCI-6999 (Thesis) Section: 04
Weber, Jennifer and Pamela M. Hunt. 2020. Shameless Sociology: Critical Perspectives on a Popular Television Series. Cambridge Scholars Publishing [View Publication External Resource]
Hunt, Pamela M. 2020. [View Publication External Resource]
Hunt, Pamela. M. 2017. The Influence of Parental Identification on Attitudes in Same-Sex Families.” Journal of GLBT Family Studies 13(3):257-276. (published online in 2016) [View Publication External Resource]
Hunt, Pamela. 2014. Where the Music Takes You: The Social Psychology of Music Subcultures, 1st edition. San Diego: CA: Cognella Academic Publishing.
Hunt, Pamela M. 2008. “From Festies to Tourrats: Examining the Relationship Between Jamband Subculture Involvement and Role Meanings.” Social Psychology Quarterly 71(4):356-78. [View Publication External Resource]
Hunt, Pamela M. 2010. “Are You Kynd? Conformity and Deviance Within the Jamband Subculture.” Deviant Behavior 31(6):521-551. [View Publication External Resource]
Hunt, Pamela M. 2012. “Examining the Affective Meanings of Interaction Settings in the Jamband Music Subculture.” Journal of Professional and Public Sociology 4(1): Article 5. [View Publication External Resource]
Hunt, Pamela M. 2018. “The Sociology of Music,” in Cambridge Handbook of Sociology. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
Hunt, Pamela M. 2013. “Not Fade Away: Ritual Solidarity and Persistence in an Ephemeral Community.” Pp. 158-165 in Music Sociology: Examining the Role of Music in Social Life, edited by Sara Towe Horsfall, Jan-Martijn Meij, and Meghan Probtsfield. Boul
Hunt, Pamela M. 2014. “Cults,” in Encyclopedia of Social Deviance, John Copes & Craig J. Forsyth (eds.)
Hunt, Pamela M. 2014. “Positive Deviance,” in Encyclopedia of Social Deviance, John Copes & Craig J. Forsyth (eds.)
Hunt, Pamela M. 2014. “Same-Sex Marriages,” in Encyclopedia of Social Deviance, John Copes & Craig J. Forsyth (eds.)
Hunt, Pamela M. 2014. “Gays as Parents,” in Encyclopedia of Social Deviance, John Copes & Craig J. Forsyth (eds.)