Ph.D. Princeton University
M.A. Princeton University
B.A. Colgate University
Issues of gender and work
BOOKS:
The Sociology of Work: Concepts and Cases. 1996. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press (division of Sage), 456 pp.
ARTICLES:
"The Effect of Cohort on Women's Sport Participation: An Intergenerational Study of Collegiate Women Ice Hockey Players", Journal of Leisure Research, 2008, 40 (2):312-337.
"Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status Influences on the Use of Primary Angioplasty in Patients Presenting with Acute Myocardial Infarction" with SN Casale, F Wolf, Y Pei, RB Devereux, American Heart Journal, 2007, 154(5): 989-993.
"Ethics: Higher Education" in The Encyclopedia of Education, 2003, James W. Guthrie, ed., New York: Macmillan Reference, 756-760.
"Transcending Antecedent Leisure Constraints: The Case of Women Motorcycle Operators", Journal of Leisure Research, 2001, 33:272-298.
"Late Adolescents' Perspectives on Marital Rape: The Impact of Gender and Fraternity/Sorority Membership" with Janel Leone, Adolescence, 2001, 36: 141-152.
"Masculinity and Femininity in Contemporary American Society: A Reevaluation Using the Bem Sex-Role Inventory" with Susan C. Ohm, Sex Roles, 2000, 43 (7/8): 499-528.
"Probability Sampling and Inferential Statistics: An Interactive Exercise Using M&M’s", Teaching Sociology, 2000, 28 (4): 379-385.
"Faculty Conduct: An Empirical Study of Ethical Activism" with Jonathan Knight, The Journal of Higher Education, 1999, 70 (March-April): 188-210.
"The Classroom as a Negotiated Social Setting: An Empirical Study of the Effects of Faculty Behavior on Student Participation" with Mindy MacRone, Teaching Sociology, 1994, 22 (October):289-300.
"Public Platitudes and Hidden Tensions: Racial Climates at Predominantly White Liberal Arts Colleges" with Katherine McClelland. Journal of Higher Education, 1990, 61 (November/December): 607-642.
BOOK REVIEWS:
Book review of An Introduction to Sociology of Work and Occupations, Rudi Volti, in Teaching Sociology, 2008, 36 (October):394-306.
Book review of Faculty Misconduct in Collegiate Teaching, John M. Braxton and Alan E. Bayer, in Academe, 2000, 86 (July-August): 64-65.
Book review of Shattering the Myths: Women in Academe, Judith Glazer-Raymo, in Gender and Society, 2000, 14 (October): 707-708.
Book review of The Gay and Lesbian Liberation Movement, Margaret Cruikshank, in Gender and Society, 1993, 7 (December):616-618.
Book review of Sociology, Rodney Stark, in Teaching Sociology, 1990, 18 (January):86-88.
EDITED TEACHING RESOURCE COLLECTIONS:
The Sociology of Work and Occupations: Syllabi and Other Instructional Materials (5th Edition) Edited by Carol J. Auster, Washington, DC: American Sociological Association Teaching Resources Center, 2004, 251 pp.
The Sociology of Work and Occupations: Syllabi and Other Instructional Materials (4th edition), edited by Carol J. Auster, Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association Teaching Resources Center, 2000, 287 pp.
The Sociology of Work and Occupations: Syllabi and Other Instructional Materials (3rd edition), edited by Carol J. Auster, Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association Teaching Resources Center, 1997, 204 pp.
Syllabi and Instructional Materials for Social Stratification, edited by Carol J. Auster, Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association Teaching Resources Center, August 1988, 183 pp.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
"Fillies' Success Rate the Same", The New York Times, June 17, 2007: SP-9.
"Good Biography Needs Subject and Author," The New York Times, September 13, 1999: A-22.
"Often-Quoted Divorce Statistics Don't Add Up," The Sunday News, August 2, 1992: A-13.
"Studies of Comic Strips Began About 35 Years Ago," The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 26, 1990:B5.
"Not Exactly the Typical American Couple," The New York Times, July 22, 1990:F-13.
"Northwestern University: A Case of Denial of Tenure" with Larry Poston. Academe, 1988, 74 (3): 55-70.
Sociology of Gender
Sociology of Work and Occupations
Research Methods in Sociology
Introductory Sociology
Community & Connectedness