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

4th 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

Chapter 7: Deviance

Chapter 8: Economy

 

 

 

 

Possible Essay Questions

EXAM #1

Possible Essays Principles of Sociology.docx

Essay Examples:

SOCL 201/Essay 1 from Exam 1.doc

SOCL 201/Essay 2 from Exam 1.doc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anthropological & Sociological Theory

ANTH 302-001/SOCL 302-002

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

Kinard 316

SYLLABUS

MW  SOCIOLOGICAL / ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY  SOCL/ANTH 302

Class PowerPoint Presentations

Chapter 1: Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon and August Comte

Chapter 2: Herbert Spencer

Chapter 3: Karl Marx

Karl Marx--The Economy: Basic Issues

 

Chapter 4: Emile Durkheim

Bronislaw Malinowski

Chapter 5: Max Weber

 

Chapter 6: George Herbert Mead

Chapter 6: Georg Simmel

 

Chapter 7: Harriet Martineau

Chapter 7: Charlotte Perkins Gilman

 

Chapter 8: W.E.B. du Bois

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Possible Essay Questions

MW Social Theory (SOCL 302 / ANTH 302)

Possible Essay Questions

Exam #2--Spring 2013

 

POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS: Answer the essay questions accurately and concisely,

using sentences.  Apply your own original examples to illustrate concepts, processes,

and/or theories.  Do not use examples from the textbook or examples that I have used

in class. Write clearly. I cannot grade it, if I cannot read it.

             Study for the exam by preparing answers to all three essay questions.  I will choose

two (2) essays that you will answer on the exam.  Each question has multiple parts. 

Be sure that you answer all parts of the questions. (10 points possible each essay)

 

 

 


 

 

 

Anthropological & Sociological Theory

ANTH 302-002/SOCL 302-001

TR 2:00-3:15 p.m.

Kinard 316

 

SYLLABUS

TR SOCIOLOGICAL / ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY SOCL/ANTH 302

 

Class PowerPoint Presentations

Chapter 1: Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon and August Comte

Chapter 2: Herbert Spencer

Chapter 3: Karl Marx

Karl Marx--The Economy: Basic Issues

 

Chapter 4: Emile Durkheim

Bronislaw Malinowski

Chapter 5: Max Weber

 

Chapter 6: George Herbert Mead

Chapter 6: Theory Georg Simmel

 

Chapter 7: Harriet Martineau

Chapter 7: Charlotte Perkins Gilman

 

Chapter 8: W.E.B. du Bois 

 

 

 

 

 

Possible Essay Questions

TR Social Theory (SOCL 302 / ANTH 302)

Possible Essay Questions

Exam #2--Spring 2013

 

POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS: Answer the essay questions accurately and concisely,

using sentences.  Apply your own original examples to illustrate concepts, processes,

and/or theories.  Do not use examples from the textbook or examples that I have used

in class. Write clearly. I cannot grade it, if I cannot read it.

            Study for the exam by preparing answers to all three essay questions.  I will choose

two (2) essays that you will answer on the exam.  Each question has multiple parts. 

Be sure that you answer all parts of the questions. (10 points possible each essay)