Glen Elder (sociologist)
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Glen Holl Elder Jr. (born 28 February 1934) is an American sociologist who is the Howard W. Odum Research Professor of Sociology (emeritus), a research professor of psychology and a current professor at the Carolina Population Center[1] at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research interests are in social psychology, sociology, demographics and life course research. Elder's major work was Children of the Great Depression: Social Change in Life Experience, in 1974.[2] The American Academy of Arts and Sciences admitted Glen H. Elder in 1988.[3] In 1993, he was honored with the Cooley-Mead Award by the Social Psychology Section of the American Sociological Association.[4] Elder was given honorary doctorates by the University of Bremen in 1999,[5] by the Pennsylvania State University in 2003[6] and by the Ohio State University in 2005.[7]
February 28, 1934
Glen Elder | |
|---|---|
| Born | Glen Holl Elder, Jr. February 28, 1934 |
| Known for | Life course theory |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill PhD, 1961 |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociologist |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley 1962-1967
Cornell University 1979-1984 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1968-1977, 1984-present |
| Website | http://elder.web.unc.edu/ |
Education
Elder was born on February 28, 1934, in Cleveland, Ohio. He received a bachelor's of science from Pennsylvania State University, University Park in 1957, his Master's from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio and a PhD. in sociology and psychology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1961.[8]
Publications
- Giele, J.Z. and Elder, G.H. Jr. (eds.) (1998) Methods of life course research. Qualitative and quantitative approaches. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
- Elder, G.H. (1999) Children of the great depression. Social change in life experience. 25. anniversary print, Boulder: Westview Press.
- Elder, G.H., Conger, R.D. and Park, R.D. (2000) Children of the land. Adversity and success in rural America. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press.
