Emily Fairchild
Professor Fairchild's research and teaching interests include: gender, sociology of culture, social psychology, race/ethnicity, the scholarship of teaching and learning, feminist theory, and qualitative methods. Her dissertation examined gender performances in weddings and commitment ceremonies. Her current projects include: an examination of "consumerist" attitudes among undergraduate students, analysis of gender representation in 20th century children's books, and an exploration of the effects of maternal employment on gender-related attitudes.
Selected Publications
Forthcoming "Bridal Industry" in Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. Jodi O'Brien, Ed. Sage.
2006 "'I'm Excited to be Married but .. .': Romance and Realism in Mruriage" Pp. 3-19 in
Couples, Kids, and Family Life. Jaber Gubrium and Jrunes Holstein, Eds. New York: Oxford University Press.
2005 "Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life: Learning and Doing Sociology" in Service Learning
and Undergraduate Sociology; Syllabi and Instructional Materials, Third Edition. JoAnn DeFiore, Morten G. Ender, and Brenda Marsteller Kowalewski, Eds. American Sociological Association.
2005 "Learning from 'Doing Sociology': Research-Based Service-Learning" Creative College Teaching Journal 2, I: 55-64.
2004 "S338:Gender Roles Learning Guide." Indiana University School of Continuing
Studies.
2006 "'I'm Excited to be Married but .. .': Romance and Realism in Mruriage" Pp. 3-19 in
Couples, Kids, and Family Life. Jaber Gubrium and Jrunes Holstein, Eds. New York: Oxford University Press.
2005 "Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life: Learning and Doing Sociology" in Service Learning
and Undergraduate Sociology; Syllabi and Instructional Materials, Third Edition. JoAnn DeFiore, Morten G. Ender, and Brenda Marsteller Kowalewski, Eds. American Sociological Association.
2005 "Learning from 'Doing Sociology': Research-Based Service-Learning" Creative College Teaching Journal 2, I: 55-64.
2004 "S338:Gender Roles Learning Guide." Indiana University School of Continuing
Studies.
