Professor of Sociology
Coordinator, Gerontology Programs
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)
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.
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
Gerontology minor program at Winthrop University
Certificate in Gerontology program at Winthrop University