Emily Fairchild

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Ph.D., M.A. Indiana University
B.A. Purdue University

Professor Fairchild’s primary research and teaching interests combine the sociology of culture and social psychology, with a focus on gender. Her current projects include an analysis of gendered rituals in weddings and commitment ceremonies, an examination of the role of the body in maintaining and challenging institutionalized understandings, and an application of “inhabited institutionalism” to the case of gender. She is also engaged with the sociology of teaching and learning, currently studying students’ consumerist attitudes toward higher education. Additionally, she offers tutorials on feminist methodology, micro-theory, sociology of sports, and animals and society.



Recent Courses
Introduction to Sociology through Social Psychology
Senior Seminar
Contemporary Gender
Research Methods

Sociology of Gender and the Body

Queer Studies

Studying Culture on the Micro Level

Selected Publications
2011. Janice McCabe, Emily Fairchild, Liz Grauerholz, Bernice Pescosolido, and Daniel Tope. “Gender in Twentieth-Century Children’s Books: Patterns of Disparity in Titles and Central Characters.” Gender & Society 25,2:197-226.

2011. “Feminism’s Sources, Solutions, and Synergies.” Review of Lorber, Judith. Gender Inequality: Feminist Theories and Practice, 4th Ed. New York, Oxford University Press. Sex Roles 64,5:443-5.

2008. "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 Marriage" Pp. 3-19 in Couples, Kids, and Family Life. Jaber Gubrium and James 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 2,1: 55-64.

2004. "S338:Gender Roles Learning Guide." Indiana University School of Continuing Studies.
Contact Information

New College of Florida
Division of Social Sciences
5800 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota, Florida 34243-2197

efairchild@ncf.edu
(941) 487-4484

Office of the Provost
New College of Florida
5800 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota, Florida  34243

Phone: (941) 487-4200
Fax: (941) 487-4201
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