William V. D'Antonio
WILLIAM V. D'ANTONIO
Biography, Bibliography and Professional Summary
Executive Officer (Retired), American Sociological Association
Professor Emeritus, University of Connecticut
Adjunct Research Professor, Catholic University of America
Birth date: 7 February 1926
Birthplace: New Haven, CT
Education:
B.A. 1948 Yale University
M.A. 1953 University of Wisconsin
Ph.D. 1958 Michigan State University
Experience:
1949-54 Spanish Teacher, Wrestling Coach, Loomis
School, Windsor, CT
1954-56 Research Assistant, Michigan State
University
1956-57 Temporary Instructor, Michigan State
1957-59 Instructor, Social Science and
Sociology, Michigan State University
1959-63 Assistant Professor, University of Notre
Dame
1963 Social Science Analyst, Mental Health
Study Center, NIMH (Summer)
1963-66 Associate Professor, University of Notre
Dame
1967-71 Professor, University of Notre Dame
1966-71 Department Head, University of Notre
Dame
1971-76 Professor and Department Head,
University of Connecticut
1976-86 Professor, University of Connecticut; on
leave 1982-1986; Professor Emeritus,
1986
1982-91 Executive Officer, American Sociological
Association; retired, 1991
1992 Visiting Professor, Sociology, George
Washington University, Washington, DC
1993-present Adjunct Research Professor, Life Cycle
Institute, Catholic University
Professional Societies:
American Sociological Association
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
Association for the Sociology of Religion
North Central Sociological Association
Eastern Sociological Society
American Association of University Professors
American Federation of Teachers
Sigma Xi
Washington Academy of Sciences
International Institute of Sociology
District of Columbia Sociological Society
Honors and Distinctions:
Aida Tomeh Distinguished Service Award, North Central
Sociological Association, 1991
Stuart A. Rice Merit Award, District of Columbia
Sociological Society, 1995
Editorships:
Associate Editor, Sociological Analysis
Associate Editor, Sociological Focus
Associate Editor, Teaching Sociology
Editor, Contemporary Sociology, 1980-1982
Officers, Committees:
North Central Sociological Association, Vice-President,
President-elect, President, 1967-1969
American Association of University Professors, President,
University of Notre Dame Chapter, 1970-1971; Vice-Presi-
dent, President, University of Connecticut Chapter, 1977-
1979
American Council of Learned Societies, Council of Adminis-
trative Officers, 1982-1991
National Humanities Alliance, 1982-1991; Vice President,
1988-1990
Executive Committee, Consortium of Social Science Associ-
ations, 1982-1991; Chair, 1986-1991
Sigma Xi, Committee on Undergraduate Education, 1989-1991
Midwest Council, Association for Latin American Studies,
Vice-President, President, 1964-1965
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Executive
Secretary, 1970-1976, President, 1977-1979
International Institute of Sociology, Vice-President, 1989-
1991, President, 1991-1993
Association for the Sociology of Religion, President, 1992-
1993
District of Columbia Sociological Society, President, 1991-
1992
Communitarian Network, Member of Council, 1994-
American Sociological Association:
Committee Member, Visiting Scientists Program for Sociology
Committee on Nominations and Elections
Committee on Undergraduate Sociology
Committee to Study Annual Meeting
Secretary, Section on Community
ASA Task Group "B", the Teaching of Undergraduate Sociology
Chair, Nominations Committee, Section on Undergraduate
Sociology
Chair, Committee on Freedom of Research and Teaching
Committee on Nominations; Committee on Committees;
Executive Officer, 1982-1991
Fields of Specialization:
Political; ethnicity; religion; family
Research Interests:
Family and religion; authority and decision-making; Small
groups within large organizations; Religious affiliation of
members of U.S. Congress: exploring the political
implications
PUBLICATIONS:
Books and Monographs
D'Antonio, W. V., 1958. National Images of Business and
Political Elites in Two Border Cities, unpublished
doctoral dissertation, Michigan State University.
D'Antonio, W. V. and H. J. Ehrlich (eds.). 1961. Power and
Democracy in America. Notre Dame: University of Notre
Dame Press. (Translated into Spanish as El Poder En
Una Democracia, Libreros Mexicanos Unidos, Editorial-
Limusa-Wiley, S.A. 1965).
D'Antonio, W. V. and F. B. Pike (Eds.) 1964. Religion,
Revolution and Reform: New Forces for Change in Latin
America. New York: Praeger. (Translated into Spanish
as Religi¢n, Revoluci¢n y Reforma: Nuevas Formas de
Transformaci¢n en Latinoam‚rica. Barcelona.
Editorial Herder. 1967.)
D'Antonio, W.V. and W.H. Form. 1965. Influentials in Two
Border Cities: A Study in Community Decision-Making.
Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press.
DeFleur, M. J., W. V. D'Antonio, and L. DeFleur. 1971.
Sociology: Man in Society. An Introductory Text.
Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Co. Brief Edition. 1972.
Diamond Printing. 1973.
Sociology: Human Society. An Introductory Text. 2nd
Edition. 1976. 3rd Edition. 1981. 4th Edition. 1984.
Pierson, E. and W. V. D'Antonio. 1974. Female and Male:
Dimensions of Human Sexuality. Philadelphia: J.B.
Lippincott.
D'Antonio, W. V. and J. Aldous. 1983. Families and Reli-
gions: Conflict and Change in Modern Society. Beverly
Hills: Sage Publishing Co.
D'Antonio, W. V., J. D. Davidson, D. Hoge, and R. Wallace.
1989. American Catholic Laity in a Changing Church.
Kansas City: Sheed and Ward.
D'Antonio, W. V., J. D. Davidson, D. Hoge, and R. Wallace.
1996. Laity: American and Catholic, Transforming The
Church. Kansas City: Sheed and Ward.
D'Antonio, W. V., M. Sasaki, and Yoshio Yonebayashi, edi-
tors. 1996. Ecology, Society and the Quality of
Social Life. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishing
Co.
Chapters
D'Antonio, W. V. and H. J. Ehrlich. 1961. "Democracy in
America: Retrospect & Prospect." Chapter 5 in Power
and Democracy in America.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1962. "The Talented Student in a Demo-
cratic Society: A Study in Role Ambiguity." pp 481-
491 in Teaching in America, edited by A. C. Riccio and
F. R. Cyphert. Columbus: Merrill.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1964. "Conjugal Love and the Population
Dilemma," in Contraception and Holiness, edited by
T. Roberts. New York: Herder & Herder.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1969. "The Problem of Population Growth in
Latin America," pp 440-481 in Latin American History:
Select Problems, edited by F.B. Pike. New York:
Harcourt, Brace & World.
D'Antonio, W. V. and J. N. Fendrich. 1970. " Dogmatism and
Religious Involvement." pp 333-346 in Catholics
U.S.A.: Perspectives on Social Change, edited by W. T.
Liu and D. J. Pallone. New York: John Wiley.
D'Antonio, W. V., W. T. Liu, and J. R. Maiolo. 1970.
"Structured Strain in a Social Movement." pp 457-478
in Catholics U.S.A.: Perspectives on Social Change,
edited by W. T. Liu and D. J. Pallone. New York: John
Wiley.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1975. "Ethnicity and Assimilation: A
Reconsideration" in Studies in Italian Social History:
Essays in Honor of Leonard Covello. Edited by F.
Cordasco.
Brubacher, J. W. & W. V. D'Antonio. 1985. "Teaching and
Career Management." pp 78-98 in Teaching Sociology:
The Quest for Excellence. Edited by F. L. Campbell,
H. M. Blalock, Jr. and R. McGee. Chicago: Nelson-
Hall.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1991. "Immigrant Women and Their
Children: What Kind of Legacy?" pp 91-114 in Social
Roles and Social Institutions: Essays in Honor of Rose
Laub Coser, edited by Judith R. Blau and Norman
Goodman. Boulder: Westview Press.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1992. "Recruiting Sociologists in a Time
of Changing Opportunities," in T. Halliday and M.
Janowitz (eds.) Sociology and Its Publics. Chicago:
University of Chicago Press.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1997. "Small Christian Communities in the
Catholic Church: A Study in Progress," in Robert S. Pelton, csc,
ed., Small Christian Communities: Imagining Future Church. Notre
Dame: University of Notre Dame Press.
Journal Articles
Brookover, W. and W. V. D'Antonio. 1958. "Some Problems for
Research in Teaching Sociology." Sociology and Social
Research. 42 (6): 410-414.
Form, W. H. & W. V. D'Antonio. 1959. "Integration and
Cleavage among Community Influentials in Two Border
Cities." American Sociological Review 24 (6): 808-814.
D'Antonio, W. V., W. H. Form, C. P. Loomis, & E. C. Erick-
son. 1961. "Institutional and Occupational Repre-
sentations in Eleven Community Influence Systems."
American Sociological Review. 26:
D'Antonio, W. V. 1962. "The Race Myth and the Christian
Conscience." Notre Dame Alumnus (Spring).
D'Antonio, W. V. & E. C. Erickson. 1962. "The Reputational
Technique as a Measure of Community Power: An Evalu-
ation Based on Comparative and Longitudinal Studies."
American Sociological Review. 27 (3): 362-376.
D'Antonio, W. V., H. J. Ehrlich & E. C. Erickson. 1962.
"Further Notes on The Study of Community Power," in
American Sociological Review. 27: 6: 848-854.
D'Antonio, W. V. & J. Samora. 1962. "Occupational Stratifi-
cation in Four Southwestern Communities: A Study of
Ethnic Differential Employment in Social Forces (Oct-
ober): 17-25.
Lengermann, J. & W. V. D'Antonio. 1964. "Religion, Dogma-
tism and Community Leadership: An Extension of The
Theories of The Open and Closed Mind." Sociological
Analysis, (Fall): 141-158.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1966. "Community Leadership in An Economic
Crisis: Testing Ground for Ideological Cleavage."
American Journal of sociology, 80: 668-700.
D'Antonio, W. V. & R. Suter. 1967. "Primary Elections in a
Mexican Municipio: New Trends in Mexico's Struggle
toward Democracy." Revista Mexicana de Sociologia, 29:
93-108.
D'Antonio, W. V., J. D. Davidson, & J. A. Schlangen. 1967.
"Some Implications of Interfaith Perceptions, Patterns
of Belief, and Perceptions of Church Structure."
Sociological Analysis. 28 (3) 123-41.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1969. "Academic Man: Scholar or Activ-
ist?" Sociological Focus (Summer): 1-25.
D'Antonio, W. V., J. D. Davidson, & J. A. Schlangen. 1969.
"Protestant and Catholic Perceptions of Church Struc-
ture. Social Forces 47 (3): 4:314-22.
Weigert, A., W. V. D'Antonio, & A. J. Rubel. 1971. "Prot-
estantism and Assimilation among Mexican Americans: An
Exploratory Study of Ministers' Reports." Journal for
the Scientific Study of Religion, 10 (3): 219-232.
D'Antonio, W. V. & C. E. Noll. 1975. "Catholic Intellec-
tuals: Two Perspectives from the U.S." Concillium,
101: 101-12.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1975. "Confessions of a Third Generation
Italian American." Society, 13 (1): 57-63.
D'Antonio, W. V. & H. Lena. 1976. "Preparing Graduate Stu-
dents to Teach: An Ongoing Experiment in a Small-Class
Setting." Teaching Sociology, 3 (3).
D'Antonio, W. V. & W. Newman. 1978. "For Christ's Sake: A
Study of Key '73 in New England." Review of Religious
Research. 19 (2). Winter: 139-153.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1978. "Teaching Sociology: An Impossible
Dream." ASA Section Newsletter on Undergraduate Educa-
tion, Fall.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1980. "Family and Religion: Exploring a
Changing Relationship." Journal for the Scientific
Study of Religion. 19 (2):89-104.
D'Antonio, W. V & S. Wright. "The Substructure of Religion:
A Further Study." Journal for the Scientific Study of
Religion. 19 (3): 292-98.
D'Antonio, W. V. & S. Stack. 1980. "Religion, Ideal Family
Size and Abortion: Extending Renzi's Hypothesis."
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 19 (4)
397-408.
D'Antonio, W. V., S. Wright, & W. Newman. 1982. "Images of
Religion in Family Sociology Texts." Journal for the
Scientific Study of Religion.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1983. "Nibbling at the Core." Teaching
Sociology, January: 10 (2): 169-185.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1985. "The American Catholic Family: Signs
of Cohesion and Polarization." Journal of Marriage and
Family, May: 395-405.
D'Antonio, W. V. and S. Tuch. 1991. "Voting in Profess-
ional Associations: The Case of the American Socio-
logical Association Revisited." The American Soci-
ologist. Spring: 37-48.
Wright, S. and W. V. D'Antonio. 1993. "New Religions and
Families," a chapter in Cults and Sects in America.
J.K. Hadden and D. G. Bromley (eds). Greenwich, CT:
Jai Press.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1992 "Autonomy and Community: Indicators
of Change among The American Catholic Laity." Pro-
ceedings of Canon Law Society of America, 1-24.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1992. "Sociology's Education Foundations:
Facing The Challenge of Ambivalence." Sociological
Focus. 25 (2): 111-120.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1994. "Small Faith Communities in The
Roman Catholic Church: New Approaches to Religion,
Work and Family," in Work, Family and Religion in
Contemporary Society, N. Ammerman and C. Roof (eds).
D'Antonio, W. V. 1995. "Autonomy and Democracy in An
Autocratic Organization: The Case of the Roman
Catholic Church," in Sociology of Religion, Fall,
1004.
D'Antonio, W. V. 1996. "Personal Autonomy and Concern for
The Commons: The Communitarian Challenge." Virginia
Social Science Journal. Vol 31: 11-21
D'Antonio, W.V. and J.K. White. "The Catholic Vote in
Election '96," in The Public Perspective, June/July, 1997: 45-48.
Technical Reports
D'Antonio, W. V. Community Leadership and The Studebaker
Shutdown. Report to Area Development Administration.
70 pp mimeo.
D'Antonio, W. V., J. D. Davidson and J. A. Schlangen. 1966.
Protestants and Catholics in Two Oklahoma Communities.
Report to Catholic Extension Society. 240 pp mimeo.
D'Antonio, W. V., J. D. Davidson, J. A. Schlangen. 1968.
The Relevance of Sociological Research for the Study
of the Church in Community Life. CARA, Town and
Country Report #3. Washington, DC. January.
D'Antonio, W. V. and I. Press. 1970. Fabens, TX: A Commu-
nity Study. University of Notre Dame. 360 pp mimeo.
D'Antonio, W. V., R. L. Taylor, V. J. Carter, and S. Mer-
lino. 1981. A Needs Assessment Report of the South-
east Asia Refugees in Connecticut. University of
Connecticut. 99 pp mimeo.
Work in Progress:
With Bernard Lee et al., a book based on the findings from
our study of small Christian communities in the U.S.
Catholic Church.
I am just beginning a study of the religious affiliation of
members of the U.S. House and Senate, with particular
concern for their voting behavior over a period from
1972 to 1996.
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS:
1962 Social Science Research Council Grant to study
Local Elections in a Mexican Municipio (C.
Juarez, Chihuahua).
1964 Social Science Research Council Grant to study
The Role of Voluntary Associations in Com-
munity Political Systems.
1964-65 City Government of South Bend, Indiana, small
grants to study Aspects of Public Housing,
Including Long-term Consequences on Users.
1965-68 Catholic Extension Society, a series of small
grants to study Protestant and Catholic
Beliefs and Patterns of Church Structures in
Two Small Oklahoma Communities.
1966-69 Christian Family Movement, small grant to study
the CFM as a Social Movement, with Policy
Implications.
1969 Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Fabens, TX,
and Robert Kennedy Fund of the University of
Notre Dame, to carry out a Community Study of
Fabens, TX.
1974 HEW Ethnic Heritage Study Grant, to carry out a
study of the Peoples of Connecticut.
Additional small grants provided by the State
of Connecticut in 1975 and 1976.
1974 Hazen Foundation of New Haven, grant to
Organize the Archives of the WPA Ethnic
Heritage Project of the 1930s.
1981 State of Connecticut Contract to carry out a
study of Southeast Asia Refugees in Connecti-
cut.
1987 National Catholic Reporter Publishing Co. grant
to commission a Gallup Survey of U.S. Catho-
lic Laity.
1985-91 National Science Foundation, small grants to
support special programs of the American
Sociological Association.
1995-1998 Lilly Foundation, planning grant followed by a
two year grant for a multi-stage study of
Small Christian Communities in the Catholic
Church in the United States. Rev. Bernard
Lee, S.M., of Loyola/New Orleans, is Grant
Director, and I am Principal Researcher and
Research Coordinator. Total award: $330,000.
MISCELLANEOUS
In the course of my career, I have appeared on national
television several times, lectured widely before college,
university, alumni groups, civic and cultural groups, and
conducted department evaluations on more than a dozen
college/university campuses.
Last updated March 23, 1998
