Kathleen Gerson

Kathleen Gerson
Born (1947-08-06) August 6, 1947 (age 77)
Alma materStanford BA, 1969
Berkeley MA 1974, PhD 1981
AwardsDistinguished Merit Award 2014[1]
Jessie Bernard Award, 2013[2][3]
William J. Goode Award, 2012[4][5]
Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award 2003[6]
Distinguished Feminist Lectureship Award, 1998[7]
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorsHarold L. Wilensky
Arlie R. Hochschild
Claude S. Fischer

Kathleen Gerson (born August 6, 1947) is an American sociologist.[8] She is considered as an authority on such subjects as gender equality particularly within relationships and marriages,[9] changing gender roles,[10] family housework patterns,[11] travel patterns,[12] finances and how they affect household formation,[13] and other aspects of changing family life. Her research is often based on qualitative interviews.[10] She is a tenured professor at New York University.[8]

  1. ^ Note: for lifetime achievements, from the Eastern Sociological Society
  2. ^ Note: from the American Sociological Association for distinguished scholarship on gender issues.
  3. ^ Gerson, Kathleen. "Award Statement". American Sociological Association.
  4. ^ Note: Distinguished Book Award for Gerson's Unfinished Revolution from the American Sociological Association
  5. ^ Gerson, Kathleen. "Unfinished Revolution Award Statement" (PDF). American Sociological Association.
  6. ^ Note: for excellence in work-family research in 2003
  7. ^ Note: from the Sociologists for Women in Society
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