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Sociology prof honored for research on women 3:57 p.m., Aug. 26, 2005--Margaret Andersen, professor of sociology and women’s studies, has been selected to receive the 2006 Jessie Bernard Award by the American Sociology Association, the professional society for sociologists.The Jessie Bernard Award is given annually in recognition of scholarly work that has enlarged the horizons of sociology to encompass fully the role of women in society, and the award is one of the highest honors the association confers. The focus of Andersen’s research is the sociology of race and gender. She is the author of Thinking About Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender, now in its seventh edition; and coauthor or coeditor of Race, Class and Gender, in its fifth edition; Understanding a Diverse Society, in its fourth edition; Sociology: The Essentials; Understanding Society: Readings in Sociology and Social Problems. She also has served as the editor of Gender & Society. Currently, Andersen is working on the life history of art collector Paul R. Jones, who donated his extensive collection of African-American art to UD. Another project is a photographic essay of women in the 20th Century, On Land and On Sea: Women in the Rosenfeld Collection, to be published by the Mystic Seaport Museum. Previous honors include the Sociologists for Women Feminist lecturer award, given annually to a person whose work benefits women, and, at UD, she has received the excellence-in teaching award, the outstanding teaching award from the College of Arts and Sciences and the faculty mentor award given by the McNair Scholars Program. Andersen chairs the National Advisory Board for the Stanford University Center for Comparative Study in Race and Ethnicity, where she was a visiting professor. She also was a visiting professor in women’s studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Joining the UD faculty in 1974, Andersen has served as the interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and as vice provost for academic affairs. She is a graduate of Georgia State University and received her master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |
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