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Clifton P. Flynn
Professor of Sociology
Department Chair
Media 306
(864) 503-5635
E-mail: cflynn@uscupstate.edu
Fall Office Hours
Tuesday and Thursday
11:00 - 12:00
Wednesday
9:30 - 10:30
Degrees
Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1988
M.S. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1983
B.A. Davidson College, cum laude, 1979
Areas of Specialty
Human-Animal Interaction
Animal Abuse and Family Violence
Sociology of Families
Research Methods
Awards & Honors
Best New Animals & Society Course, Humane Society of the U.S., 2001
Annual Award for Scholarly and Creative Pursuits, USC Upstate, 2002 and 2009
Fellow, Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, Oxford, England, 2008
Selected Scholarship
“Women-Battering, Pet Abuse, and Human-Animal Relationships” in
A. Linzey (Ed.), The Link between Animal Abuse and Human
Violence (Pp. 116-125). Sussex Academic Press, 2009.
Social Creatures: A Human and Animal Studies Reader. New York: Lantern Books, 2008.
“A Sociological Analysis of Animal Abuse” in F. R. Ascione (Ed.). International Handbook on Animal Abuse and Cruelty: Theory, Research and Application (Pp. 155-174). Purdue University Press, 2008.
“A Sociological Analysis of Animal Cruelty” in A. Thio and T. Calhoun (Eds.) Readings in Deviant Behavior, 4th edition, (Pp. 300-304). Allyn & Bacon, 2006. This chapter is based largely on the 2001 article in Society & Animals (see below).
“Acknowledging the ‘Zoological Connection’: A Sociological Analysis of Animal Cruelty.” Society & Animals, 2001, 9, 71-87.
“Why Family Professionals Can No Longer Ignore Violence toward Animals.” Family Relations, 2000, 49, 87-95.
“Battered Women and their Animal Companions: Symbolic Interaction between Human and Nonhuman Animals.” Society & Animals, 2000, 8, 99-127. Reprinted in B. Schroder (Ed.), Verschwiegenes TierLeid: Sexueller Missbrauch an Tieren. Ruster, 2006.
“Woman’s Best Friend: Pet Abuse and the Role of Companion Animals in the Lives of Battered Women.” Violence Against Women, 2000, 6, 162-177. Reprinted in Social Creatures: A Human and Animal Studies Reader. Lantern Books, 2008.
“Animal Abuse in Childhood and Later Support for Interpersonal Violence in Families.” Society & Animals, 1999, 7, 161-172.
“Exploring the Link between Corporal Punishment and Children’s Cruelty to Animals.” Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1999, 61, 971-981.
“Beauty and the Beasts: Woman-battering, Pet Abuse, and Human-Animal Relationships.” Paper presented at the International Conference on the Relationship between Animal Abuse and Human Violence, Keble College, Oxford University. Sponsored by the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, September, 2007.
Professional and Community Service
Secretary/Treasurer, Section on Animals and Society, American Sociological Association, 2006-2009.
Chair, Section on Animals & Society, American Sociological Association, 2003-2004.
Member, Editorial Board, Society & Animals, 2001-present.
Member, Editorial Board, Anthrozoos, 2005-present
Academic Career
Chair, Dept. of Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Women’s Studies-2008- present
Professor of Sociology, USC Upstate (formerly USC Spartanburg), 1997-present
Associate Professor of Sociology, USC Spartanburg, 1992-1997
Assistant Professor of Sociology, USC Spartanburg, 1988-1992