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Current Research

Dr. Connidis' primary research interest is family ties and aging. Social support is a central feature of social life and family ties are an important facet of social support.

Recurring themes in her work include the centrality of gender to family life, the value of a life course perspective, the significance of context when examining any particular relationship, and the policy implications of research results.

Teaching 2011-12

2202-001 - Sociology of Aging

3315G-001 - Work and Policy in an Aging Society

Also of interest:


Professor Ingrid Arnet Connidis

Ph.D. U. Toronto, M.A. UWO, B.A. UWO

Recent Publications

Book Cover - Family Ties

Books

(2010) Family Ties and Aging 2nd Edition, LA: Pine Forge Press/Sage.

 

Chapters in books or monographs

(2009) “(Re)visioning Aging Families: Gender, Age and Aging in Families” (with Alexis J. Walker) pp. 147-159 in S. Lloyd, K.Allen, and A. Few (Eds.) Handbook of Feminist Family Studies. LA: Sage.

(2007) "Sibling Relationships During Old Age"  pp. 4314-4315 in George Ritzer (ed.) Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology  Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing.

 

Articles

(2008) “Negotiating Actual and Anticipated Parental Support: Multiple Sibling Voices in Three-Generation Families” (with Candace Kemp)  Journal of Aging Studies 22(3):229-238.

(2007) “Negotiating Inequality among Adult Siblings: Two Case Studies”  Journal of Marriage and Family 69(2):482-499.

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