Karen A. Cerulo (PhD, Princeton University) is a professor of sociology at Rutgers University. Her research interests include culture and cognition, symbolic communication, media and technology, and comparative historical studies. Professor Cerulo s articles appear in a wide variety of journals, including the "American Sociological Review", "Contemporary Sociology", "Poetics", "Social Forces", "Sociological Forum", "Sociological Inquiry", "Communication Research", and annuals such as the "Annual Review of Sociology" and "Research in Political Sociology". She is the author of three books: "Iden...