Melanie
Wakeman, Ph.D. 
Postdoctoral Fellow, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern
California
Phone: not listed
Email:wakemanmel@aol.com
Education
- Ph.D. - Sociology, University of
Florida, August 2003.
Graduate Certificate - Gerontology, University of Florida, 2003.
- Graduate Certificate - Women's
Studies and Gender Research, University of Florida, 2003.
- M.A. - Sociology, California
State University, Fullerton, 1999
- B.A. - Sociology, California
State University, Fullerton, 1997
Research Interests
Melanie's research
interests include intergenerational relationships and solidarity issues
as well as the transmission of roles and values within families; health
disparities among minorities and whites; gender and ethnic differences
in perceptions of aging as well as satisfaction with and expectations
of retirement and health care; the persistence of women’s caregiver
role across the life course; and aging and women’s self-concept.
Melanie's areas of specialization
include:
- Aging and Life Course
- Gender
- Family
- Class and Stratification
- Research Methods and
Methodological Issues
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