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Linda K George, Professor
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Linda K George
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Short Description of Research
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253 Soc-Psych |
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919-660-5605, 919-660-7530 |
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919-660-5623, 919-684-8469 |
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social antecedents of physical and mental health
social factors affecting recovery from illness
stress and social support
religion and health
life course trajectories
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| I received my B.A. and M.A. in sociology from the Miami University of Ohio. My Ph.D. in sociology is from Duke University (1975) and my postdoctoral training, in aging, was performed at Duke University School of Medicine. I am a sociologist interested in social psychology, aging and adult development, medical sociology, and family relationships. I have performed extensive research in these areas. My most recent work examines social precursors of depression, the effects of stress on health, and the relationships between religion and health. I enjoy teaching Social Psychology (SOC 106/PSY 116),and graduate seminars in medical sociology and life course and aging. In 1991, I won the Trinity College Distinguished Teaching Award for my outstanding work in the classroom. I collect murder mysteries.
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- George, L.K., Conceptualizing and Measuring Trajectories,
in The Craft of Life Course Studies, edited by G.H. Elder and J.Z. Giele (forthcoming), Guilford Press.
- Son, J., Lin, N., and George, L.K., Cross-National Comparison of Social Support Structures between Taiwan and the United States,
Journal of Health and Social Behavior (in press) [abs].
- Hastings, S.N., George, L.K., Fillenbaum, G.G., Park, R.S., Burchett, B.M., and Schmader, K.E., Does Lack of Social Support Lead to More Emergency Department Visits for Older Adults?,
American Journal of Emergency Medicine (in press).
- George, L.K., Ruiz, D., and Sloan, F., The Effects of Total Knee Arthroplasty on Physical Functioning in the Older Population,
Arthritis and Rheumatism (in press) [abs].
- George, L.K., Ruiz, D., and Sloan, F., The Effects of Total Hip Arthroplasty on Physical Functioning in the Older Population,
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (in press) [abs].
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Course Descriptions
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Sociology
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