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About
Marian J. Borg received her PhD in Sociology from the University of Virginia in 1994. Her research focuses on the sociology of crime, deviance and social control and examines both legal and non-legal strategies of conflict management. Her publications have appeared in Criminology, Law and Society Review, and Deviant Behavior. Dr. Borg has been the Undergraduate Coordinator in Sociology since 2002 and has received University recognition as both a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Teacher of the Year (1997) and Advisor of the Year (2007).
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Teaching
Undergraduate Courses
- SYP 3510: Deviance
- SYP 4520: Criminology
Graduate Courses
- SYA 7933: Sociology of Deviance and Social Control
Research
Marian Borg’s research examines various processes of social control including those involving the law, violent confrontation, surveillance and mediation. The central question she addresses is: How does the structure of social relationships influence the strategies used by individuals or groups to respond to conflict?”. Her work has examined juvenile violence as conflict management, the use of the death penalty as a legal mechanism of social control, variation in clearance rates across US cities, small-claims mediation processes, and employee drug-testing as organizational surveillance. Her current research involves interviews with county court judges and focuses on their judicial philosophies, sentencing practices, inter-collegial relationships, and identity management.
Areas of Interest
- Social Control and Deviance
- Criminology
Recent publication with two former graduate students
Mobilizing Law in Latin America: An Evaluation of Black’s Theory in Brazil. Kristin Tennyson Graham, Marian J. Borg and Bryan Lee Miller. Law & Social Inquiry, Spring 2013. Their publication is a product of the collaborative work occurring between Sociology faculty and graduate students in the Criminology & Law program. Krissy Tennyson and Bryan Miller received their PhD’s in Criminology & Law in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Their research addresses two separate but related questions. First, to what extent are sociological theories proposed to explain legal behavior in Western societies applicable in non-Western contexts? And second, to what degree is Black’s theory of law generalizable, as he contends, “across time and space?”. Their research merges these questions by exploring the applicability of Black’s theory in a Latin American context using data collected from a nationally representative sample in Brazil.
Contact
Marian J. Borg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator of Sociology
Office: Turlington Hall, Room 3364
Email: mborg@ufl.edu
Phone: (352) 294-7168
PO Box 117330
Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611