Arlene Stein
Arlene Stein | |
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Occupation | Author, sociologist, professor |
Awards | Ruth Benedict Prize |
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Discipline | Sociology |
Institutions | Rutgers University |
Notable works | The Stranger Next Door Sex and Sensibility |
Arlene Stein is an American sociologist and author. Stein, a lesbian,[1] focuses her work on gender, sexuality, American culture and politics. She is a professor of sociology and the director of the Institute for Research on Women at Rutgers University.
Biography[]
Stein graduated from Amherst College in 1980. She later studied at University of California, Berkeley where she obtained an MA in 1985 and a PhD in 1993.[2] Her research has focused on sexuality, American culture, politics, trauma and memory.[3] She is a professor of sociology at Rutgers University the director of the Institute for Research on Women.[4]
Awards[]
Stein received the Ruth Benedict Prize in 2001 for the monograph, The Stranger Next Door: The Story of a Small Community’s Battle over Sex, Faith, and Civil Rights. In 2006, Stein received the American Sociological Association's Simon and Gagnon Award for her career contribution to the study of sexualities.[5]
Selected publications[]
- Sex and Sensibility. University of California Press. 1997. ISBN 978-0520206748.
- The Stranger Next Door: The Story of a Small Community's Battle over Sex, Faith, and Civil Rights. Beacon Press. 2002. ISBN 978-0807079539.
- Reluctant Witnesses: Survivors, Their Children, and the Rise of Holocaust Consciousness. Oxford University Press. 2014. ISBN 978-0199733583.
- Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity. Pantheon Press. 2018. ISBN 978-1524747459.
References[]
- ^ Stein, Arlene; Seidman, Steven (September 29, 2014). "W(h)ither the Lesbian Nation? Reflections on Millennial Sexualities".
- ^ "Faculty: Arlene Stein". Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Arlene Stein". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Book Talk with author Arlene Stein". Maplewood, New Jersey Arts and Culture. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "The Section on the Sociology of Sexualities". American Sociological Association. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- Living people
- American sociologists
- American women sociologists
- Lesbian academics
- Rutgers University faculty
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- Amherst College alumni