Expertise
  • Teaching:
    • Sociology of Education
    • Sociology of Gender, Race, and Class
    • Social Psychology
    • Adolescence and Youth Subcultures
  • Research:
    • Sociology of Education
    • Race and Ethnicity
    • Gender and Socialization
    • Sociolinguistics
Her current research involves in-depth interviews with storytellers from different cultures to better understand the role of storytelling in teaching about social differences and social dynamics.
Past Affiliations

Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington, Social & Historical Sciences (past)

Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington, Social & Historical Sciences (past)

Degrees
PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Sociology, 1979
MA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Sociology, 1975
BA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Sociology, 1973
Keywords
adolescents women's studies language acquisition social psychology sociology sociology of language sociology of sex and gender equal educational opportunity sociology education