Christine A. Mair
Christine_Mair(at)ncsu.edu
North Carolina State University
Department of Sociology & Anthropology
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Family, Life Course, and Aging Populations Social Support & Policy Globalization & Inequality EDUCATION Ph.D. (Expected Summer 2011) in Sociology, North Carolina State University Dissertation Title: "Social Context and Older Adults’ Health in Europe: A
Cross-National Multilevel Study of National Characteristics,
Family/Friends, and Structural Constraints" M.S. (2007) in Sociology, North Carolina State University Thesis Title: "Social Support and Mental Well-Being: The Intersectionality of Age, Race, Gender, and Class" B.A. (2005) in Sociology, University of Florida B.A. (2005) in Anthropology, University of Florida Mair,
Christine A. (Forthcoming). “Social Ties and Depression: An
Intersectional Examination of Black and White Community-Dwelling Older
Adults.” Journal of Applied Gerontology. Mair, Christine A. and R.V. Thivierge-Rikard. (2010). “The Strength of Strong Ties for Older Rural Adults: Regional Distinctions in the Relationship between Social Ties and Subjective Well-Being.” The International Journal of Aging & Human Development. 70(2). In Press. McDonald, Steve and Christine A. Mair. (2010). “Social Capital and the Life Course: Age and Gendered Patterns of Network Resources.” Sociological Forum. 25(2). In Press. OTHER PUBLICATIONS Mair, Christine A. and Feinian Chen. (2008). “Correlation versus Causation.” Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development (D. Carr, Ed.). Farmingham Hills, MI: Gale. Mair, Christine A. (2009). Book Review, Rural Retirement Migration, edited by D. L. Brown and N. Glasgow. Rural Sociology 74(3): 463-466. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPSGerontological Society of America (GSA) American Sociological Association (ASA) Southern Sociological Society (SSS) |