Jennifer Crew Solomon Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology

Coordinator, Gerontology Programs

 

Jennifer Solomon

Office: 330 Kinard Hall

Phone: 803-323-4658

Email: solomonj@winthrop.edu

 

COURSES:

Sociology of Aging (SOCL 504/GRNT 504)

Death and Grief as Social Processes (SOCL 304)

Socialization, Self, and Society (SOCL 303)

Social Theory (SOCL 502)

Social Research II: Methods (SOCL 516)

Social Problems (SOCL101)

Corrections (SOCL 337)

Principles of Sociology (SOCL 201)

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 

2006  "Social Theory Homework Assignments" in Innovative Techniques for Teaching Sociological Concepts, American Sociological Association

2004  Gift-wrapping ourselves: The final gift exchange. Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 59B (5), S274-S280. (with Jonathan Marx & Lee Q. Miller)

2002  Social Integration in the Second Half of Life by Karl Pillemer, Phyllis Moen, Elaine Wethington, & Nina Glasglow (Eds.). Book review in Contemporary Sociology. 31. (2).

2002  Lying: Man's Second Nature by George Serban.  Book review in Contemporary Sociology, 31 (6).

2000. Physical Health of Custodial Grandparents. In Carole Cox (Ed.). To Grandmother’s House We Go and Stay: The Issues, Needs, and Policy Affecting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, 37-55. Springer Press: Thousand Oaks, CA. . (with Jonathan Marx

2000. The Physical, Mental, and Social Health of Custodial Grandparents. In Robin Goldberg-Glen & Bert Hayslip, Jr. (Eds.) Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Theoretical, Empirical, and Clinical Perspectives. Springer Press: Thousand Oaks, CA. (with Jonathan Marx

1999. Who Cares? Grandparent/Grandchild Households Journal of Women and Aging, Vol. 11, issue 1. (with Jonathan Marx

1999. Ethical issues in family care. In Handbook on Ethical Issues in Aging. Tanya Fusco Johnson (Ed.). Greenwood Press: Connecticut. 

1998. The Grandparent Grandchild Caregiving Gradient: Hours of caring for Grandchildren and its Relationship to Grandparent Health. The Southwestern Journal on Aging, Vol. 14, No. 2, 31-39. (with Jonathan Marx

1998.Grandparents: Caring and Caregiving in Contemporary U.S. Society. In David E. Redburn & Robert P. McNamara (Eds.) Social Gerontology. Auburn House: Westport, CT. 

1996. Aging Well in Contemporary Society, Part II: Choices and Processes. American Behavioral Scientist, January, 39 (3). [with Patrick Fontane (Co-Issue Editor)] 

1996. Humor and Aging Well: A Laughing Matter or a Matter of Laughing? American Behavioral Scientist, January, 39 (3), 149-171. 

1995. To Grandmother’s House We Go: Health and School Adjustment of Children Raised Solely by Grandparents. The Gerontologist, 35 (3), 386-394. (with Jonathan Marx

1995. Aging Well: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography, Greenwood Press: Connecticut. [with Ed Folts, Bette Ide and Tanya Johnson (Co-Editor)] 

1995. Aging Well in Contemporary Society, Part I: Concepts and Contexts. American Behavioral Scientist, November/December, 39 (2). [with Patrick Fontane (Issue Co-Editor)] 

1995. Gender Differences in Retirement Income: A Comparison of Theoretical Explanations. Journal of Women and Aging, 7 (4), 83-100. (with Stanley DeViney) 

1995. Growing Old in a New Age. Telecourse. The Annenberg/CPB Collection. Review in Teaching Sociology, 23 (2), 195-198.

 

ACTIVITIES and ACCOMPLISHMENTS 

2007-08 Acting Dean, University College

2007  Member, Board of Directors, Safe Passage Inc.: A Domestic Peace Program

2004  Promotion to Professor of Sociology

2003  Appointed Assistant Dean, University College

2003  Sociological Perspectives, Editorial Board Member

2000-2001  Granted a sabbatical for a project on "Objects and the Social Self"

2000-2001  Phi Kappa Phi, President, Winthrop University Chapter

2000, 1997, 1995.  Dinkins Student Union Support and Encouragement Award 

1999-2004  Chair, Board of Directors, Safe Passage Inc.: A Domestic Peace Program 

1998-1999  Research Consultant to South Carolina Retirement Systems

1998 Faculty Student Life Award, Winthrop University

 

LINKS to Gerontology Programs

Gerontology minor program at Winthrop University

Certificate in Gerontology program at Winthrop University