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An illustrated guide to trends in America, 1900-2000

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This book examines the entrepreneurial class in the post-communist Poland from a broad historical perspective, documenting the persistent endurance and the development of this class during radical social change from a controlled economy to a market economy.

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Nia Brade was appointed to serve on the Maryland Youth Advisory Council.

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Helen Daugherty

An ideal introduction to the study of population, this highly accessible textbook outlines the fundamental concepts and measurement techniques of demography.

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Dawn R. Norris
Visiting Instructor of Sociology

Departments: Sociology
Office: Anne Arundel Hall, 113
Email: drnorris@smcm.edu
Phone: (240) 895-2224

Education:

B.A., University of Maine, Orono, 2005
M.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 2007
Ph.D Candidate, University of Maryland, College Park

CURRICULUM VITAE (pdf)

Courses Taught

SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology
SOCI 304 Sociology of Work and Occupations
SOCI 305 Sociological Social Psychology
SOCI 352 Topics in Sociology:
The Life Course: A Sociological Perspective
Self and Identity
SOCI 385 Research Methods

Research Interests

Social Psychology
Self and Identity
Work and Occupations
Mental Health
Life Course

Publications

Norris, Dawn R. 2011. “Interactions that Trigger Self-Labeling: The Case of Older Undergraduates.”
Symbolic Interaction 34:173-197.

Milkie, Melissa A., Dawn R. Norris, and Alex Bierman. 2011. “The Long Arm of Offspring: Adult Children’s
Troubles as Teenagers and Elderly Parents’ Mental Health.” Research on Aging 33:327-355.

Sociology Department