Laura R. Fingerson 		 

Laura Fingerson

Adjunct Assistant Professor

E-mail: lrf@uwm.edu
Vitae: pdf - 114k

Office Hours: On-line Only

Degree:
Ph.D., Indiana University
M.A., Indiana University
B.A., University of Minnesota

Research Interests:
Sociology of children and adolescents, social psychology, qualitative and quantitative methods, medical sociology, and gender, race, and class

Teaching Interests:
Sociology of children and adolescents, social psychology, research methods

Course Syllabi (SOCIOL)
Past Semesters
104: Introduction to Social Psychology (pdf-68k)
448: Sociology of Children and Adolescents (pdf-30k)
750: Research Methods in Sociology (pdf-72k)

Recent Publications:
Fingerson, Laura. "Girls in Power: Gender, Body, and Menstruation in Adolescence," SUNY Press, 2006

Fingerson, Laura. 2005. "Agency and the Body in Adolescent Menstrual Talk." Childhood, Childhood 12:91-110.

Fingerson, Laura. 2005. "Do Mothers' Opinions Matter in Teens' Sexual Activity?" Journal of Family Issues 26:947-974.

Fingerson, Laura. 2005. "'Yeah, Me Too!': Adolescent Talk Building in Group Interviews." Sociological Studies of Children and Youth. 11:.

Fingerson, Laura. 2005 (in press). "'Only Four Minute Passing Periods!': The Menstruating Body in School," in Geographies of Girlhood, edited by Pamela Bettis and Natalie Adams. Mahway, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.


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