Linda Waite | |
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 Linda Joan Waite | |
| Known for | Contributions to research on life-course theory, marriage patterns, and family formation |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University (BA), University of Michigan (MA, PhD) |
| Thesis | Working Wives and the Life Cycle (1976) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ronald Freedman |
| Other advisors | Malmcolm S. Cohen, Karen Oppenheim Mason, Paul M. Siegel |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
| Notable students | Marin Clarkberg, Benjamin Cornwell, Kara Joyner, Sanyu Mojola, Jaclyn Wong, Erin York Cornwell |
Linda Joan Waite is a sociologist and social demographer. She is the George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago. Waite is also a Senior Fellow at the NORC at the University of Chicago and Principal Investigator on the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP). In 2018, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.