Jennifer Crew Solomon PhD

Professor of Sociology

Office: 330 Kinard Hall

Phone: 803-323-4658

Email: solomonj@winthrop.edu

COURSES TAUGHT:

Principles of Sociology (SOCL 201)

Marriage and the Family (SOCL 305)

Social Theory (SOCL 302/ANTH 302)

Social Research II: Methods (SOCL 516)

Death and Grief as Social Processes (SOCL 304)

Socialization, Self, and Society (SOCL 303)

Social Problems (SOCL 101)

Corrections (SOCL 337)

Sociology of Aging (SOCL 504/GRNT 504)

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 Grandmothers 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- Editor)]

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

1995 To Grandmothers 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 (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

2012 Chair, Board of Directors, Safe Passage Inc.: A Domestic Peace Program

2007-08 Acting Dean, University College

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

2004 Promotion to Professor of Sociology

2003-2007 Founding 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

SPRING SEMESTER 2013

OFFICE HOURS:

and by appointment

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Courses Spring 2013

Principles of Sociology- SOCL 201-002 (21025)

Anthropological Theory- ANTH 302-001 (21024)

Social Theory- SOCL 201-001 (22609)

Anthropological Theory- ANTH 302-002 (21973)

Social Theory- SOCL 201-002 (21023)

Writing Center

http://www.winthrop.edu/writingcenter/default.aspx?id=27283

USING ASA CITATION STYLE

ASA Style Guide 4^th Edition: Purdue Online Writing Lab http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/583/01/

4^th Edition Summary: http://asanet.org/students/ASA%20Quick%20Style%20Guide%204th%20edition%20update.pdf

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PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY (SOCL 201)

TR 9:30-10:45 a.m.

Owens G01

SYLLABUS

Principles of Sociology (SOCL 201)

Class PowerPoint Presentations

Chapter 1: Sociology and the Real World

Chapter 2: Theories and Theorists

Chapter 3: Sociological Research Methods

Chapter 4: Culture

Chapter 5: The Self and Interaction

Chapter 6: Groups