Dr. Risman is the Editor-In-Chief of Gender & Society. She has assembled a talented team of deputy editors as the journal continues to publish leading quantitative and qualitative research on gender. Her deputy editors include Irma Mooi-Reci (University of Melbourne), Kristen Myers (Eastern Carolina University), Smitha Radhakrishnan (Wellesley College), Sheryl Skaggs (University of Texas at Dallas) and Travers (Simon Fraser University) .
The journal focuses on research that supports the development of feminist theory. Among her chief priorities for Gender & Society will be to further build upon the international effort to create opportunities for colleagues all over the world to publish social science research focused on gender and feminism. She is committed to scholarship that supports the creation and implementation of effective feminist social policy and informs social movement efforts. Research based on every methodology, and multi-methodologies, are published.
Risman noted that engaging with the public is crucial. She builds on current efforts to translate articles for a public audience to include press releases, online symposia on topics of interest to the public. “We want to have a conversation with the world,” Risman said. “I can think of no better place to discuss the facts than Gender & Society."
The journal focuses on research that supports the development of feminist theory. Among her chief priorities for Gender & Society will be to further build upon the international effort to create opportunities for colleagues all over the world to publish social science research focused on gender and feminism. She is committed to scholarship that supports the creation and implementation of effective feminist social policy and informs social movement efforts. Research based on every methodology, and multi-methodologies, are published.
Risman noted that engaging with the public is crucial. She builds on current efforts to translate articles for a public audience to include press releases, online symposia on topics of interest to the public. “We want to have a conversation with the world,” Risman said. “I can think of no better place to discuss the facts than Gender & Society."
Handbook of the Sociology of Gender is available now!
Barbara Risman has a second new book out in 2018, a Handbook designed for scholars and students of gender! The book is co-edited by Barbara J. Risman (sociology professor and LAS distinguished professor), Carisa Froyum Roise (associate professor of sociology at the University of Northern Iowa), and William Scarborough (PhD candidate at UIC Sociology). The new edited volume, Handbook of the Sociology of Gender, provides a comprehensive overview of theory and research in the sociology of gender. Individual articles can be downloaded from university libraries for a variety of courses where the instructor wants to bring in a gender lens. In addition, it’s a great source for doctoral students taking preliminary exams in the sociology of gender.
The authors are leading figures in gender scholarship and rising stars in the profession. They include: Joey Sprague, Pallavi Banerjee, Zandria Robinson, Heidi Gansen, Shannon Davis, Natalie Castaneda, Verna Keith, James W. Messerschmidt, Susan Fisk, Koji Chavez, Kristen Myers, Alexandra Kalev, Georgiann Davis, Virginia Rutter, C.J. Pascoe, Arielle Kuperberg, Pepper Schwartz, Oriel Sullivan, Emily Kane, Carissa Froyum, Jennifer McMorris, Cheryl Cooky, Laura Hirshfield, Carolyn Choi, Bandana Purkayastha, and many others.
Barbara Risman has a second new book out in 2018, a Handbook designed for scholars and students of gender! The book is co-edited by Barbara J. Risman (sociology professor and LAS distinguished professor), Carisa Froyum Roise (associate professor of sociology at the University of Northern Iowa), and William Scarborough (PhD candidate at UIC Sociology). The new edited volume, Handbook of the Sociology of Gender, provides a comprehensive overview of theory and research in the sociology of gender. Individual articles can be downloaded from university libraries for a variety of courses where the instructor wants to bring in a gender lens. In addition, it’s a great source for doctoral students taking preliminary exams in the sociology of gender.
The authors are leading figures in gender scholarship and rising stars in the profession. They include: Joey Sprague, Pallavi Banerjee, Zandria Robinson, Heidi Gansen, Shannon Davis, Natalie Castaneda, Verna Keith, James W. Messerschmidt, Susan Fisk, Koji Chavez, Kristen Myers, Alexandra Kalev, Georgiann Davis, Virginia Rutter, C.J. Pascoe, Arielle Kuperberg, Pepper Schwartz, Oriel Sullivan, Emily Kane, Carissa Froyum, Jennifer McMorris, Cheryl Cooky, Laura Hirshfield, Carolyn Choi, Bandana Purkayastha, and many others.
Where the Millennials Will Take Us
Barbara celebrated the launch of her book, Where The Millennials Will Take Us, on Thursday, September 6th, 2018 at Women & Children First Bookstore. Several scholars, students and interested readers attended the book launch. Thanks to all who attended the book launch party!
In Where the Millennials Will Take Us, Barbara Risman takes readers inside the minds of today’s young adults, showing the great diversity of their strategies for negotiating the gender revolution. Using her theory of gender as a social structure, Risman analyzes life history interviews with Chicagoland Millennials. Some in this sample are true believers that men and women are essentially different and should be so. Others are gender innovators, defying stereotypes themselves, and rejecting sexist ideologies and organizational practices. Perhaps new to this generation are the gender rebels who reject sex categories themselves, claiming the identity of genderqueer. And finally there are those who are simply confused by all the changes around them. There is no one typical Millennial. These interviews show how dramatically gender still constrains life in America. Barbara Risman concludes with a call for a fourth wave of feminism to eradicate not only sexism but also the gender structure itself.
Barbara celebrated the launch of her book, Where The Millennials Will Take Us, on Thursday, September 6th, 2018 at Women & Children First Bookstore. Several scholars, students and interested readers attended the book launch. Thanks to all who attended the book launch party!
In Where the Millennials Will Take Us, Barbara Risman takes readers inside the minds of today’s young adults, showing the great diversity of their strategies for negotiating the gender revolution. Using her theory of gender as a social structure, Risman analyzes life history interviews with Chicagoland Millennials. Some in this sample are true believers that men and women are essentially different and should be so. Others are gender innovators, defying stereotypes themselves, and rejecting sexist ideologies and organizational practices. Perhaps new to this generation are the gender rebels who reject sex categories themselves, claiming the identity of genderqueer. And finally there are those who are simply confused by all the changes around them. There is no one typical Millennial. These interviews show how dramatically gender still constrains life in America. Barbara Risman concludes with a call for a fourth wave of feminism to eradicate not only sexism but also the gender structure itself.
Professor Risman receiving the medal for her Distinguished Professorship from Dean Astrida Tantillo
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor Risman with her current doctoral students and undergraduate research assistants
Workshop on Using Atlas Ti at the VU, Amsterdam, Summer 2014
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Council on Contemporary Family Board, University of Miami, 2014
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