Dr. Pamela Aronson
Sociologist, Author
Dr. Pamela Aronson is Professor of Sociology and affiliate in Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and author of the book Gender Revolution: How Electoral Politics and #MeToo are Reshaping Everyday Life (Routledge 2023). Dr. Aronson’s research examines the experiences of Gen Z, the transition to adulthood, gender in electoral politics, the #MeToo movement, sexual consent, sexual harassment in the higher education workplace, and how disadvantaged students experience college. She has over three dozen peer reviewed articles and book chapters in such places as Contexts Magazine, Social Forces, Gender & Society, Journal of Youth Studies, and Emerging Adulthood. Her work has been featured in nearly two dozen media outlets, including The Atlantic, BBC Reel, All About America, NBC News, Salon, Vox, and NPR. She is currently studying how reproductive freedom impacts electoral politics, including the 2024 election.
In Gender Revolution, Pamela Aronson and Matthew Fleming look to large-scale phenomena in this contemporary examination of the profound transformations happening in public and private areas of gender relations. Drawing fascinating connections between electoral politics, the #MeToo movement, and people’s everyday lives, the authors capture the ways people in support of these transformations, regardless of gender, are voting for progressive candidates, engaging on social media, and making their interpersonal relationships more equal. They also draw critical attention to considerable backlash and opposition, as some people continue to resist these changes and create adversarial gender divisions. Probing, vibrant, and rigorous, Gender Revolution captures the pulse of a pivotal moment and provides an essential study for students, scholars, and informed readers who are curious about the profound ways in which our understanding of gender is evolving.
“Gender Revolution is a data-based chronicle of change and a roadmap for transformation. Aronson and Fleming demonstrate that achievements for all genders in politics and culture are not just an end in themselves, but a means for further progress. Despite periodic setbacks in social movements, this book provides hope for a future with true gender equality.”
—Barbara McQuade, University of Michigan Law School
"Zoom Memes For Self Quaranteens: Generational Humor, Identity, and Conflict During the Pandemic"
This study is based on a content analysis of memes posted on the most popular emerging–adult-focused Facebook groups established during the pandemic. It finds that three themes emerged: pandemic humor, generational identity humor, and generational conflict humor. Implications for generational conflict are discussed. Read entire article
