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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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Selected Publications/Recent
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- Durpre, M.E. and George, L.K., Exceptions to the Rule: Exceptional Health among the Disadvantaged,
Research on Aging (2008) (Revise and resubmit.).
- George, L.K., Matilda White Riley,
in Encylopedia of the Life Course and Human Development, edited by Carr, D. (Accepted, forthcoming), Gale Sociology.
- George, L.K., Social Support in Adulthood,
in Encylopedia of the Life Course and Human Development, edited by Carr, D. (Accepted, forthcoming), Gale Sociology.
- George, L.K., Religion and Spirituality in Later Life,
in Encylopedia of the Life Course and Human Development, edited by Carr, D. (Accepted, forthcoming), Gale Sociology.
- George, L.K., Social and Economic Factors Related to Psychiatric Disorders in Later Life,
in Geriatric Psychiatry, Fourth Edition, edited by Blazer, D.G. and Steffens, D. (Accepted, forthcoming), American Psychiatric Press.
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Course Descriptions
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- PSY 104RE.01, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
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Sociology
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