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MARIAL CENTER COLLOQUIUM

Connie Shehan
(University of Florida, sociology; Editor, Journal of Family Issues; Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching at the University of Florida)


Doing Gender before God: Work, Stress,
and Coping among Clergy Wives and Clergywomen

Wednesday, March 3, 4 - 6 p.m.

 The MARIAL Center

Emory West, 4th Floor, Room 415E

Connie Shehan is professor of sociology at the University of Florida and director of the University's Center for Excellence in Teaching. A leading family and marriage scholar, she is author of “Marriages and Families: Reflections of a Gendered Society,”and editor of The Journal of Family Issues, which is published six times a year by Sage Publications. She earned her Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. Shehan has received a number of awards for excellence in teaching, including those presented by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the University of Florida, and the National Council on Family Relations. Among the courses she teaches are Marriages and Families and Sociology of Women.

In 1999, she published two books: Contemporary Family Issues: A Collection of Readings (Simon and Schuster) and Through the Eyes of the Children: Re-Visioning Children as Agents of Family Life (JAI Press).

Dr. Shehan previously served as director of the University of Florida’s Women's Studies program (1985-89). She chaired the Feminism and Family Studies Section of the National Council on Family Relations and served on the NCFR's Board of Directors.



DIRECTIONS TO THE MARIAL CENTER

The MARIAL Center is located on the 4th floor of the main building of Emory's Briarcliff Campus, 1256 Briarcliff Road. There is ample parking close to the building. Alternatively, you may take the Emory shuttle (Route A). The Emory shuttle (Route A) provides transportation from the main campus to the MARIAL Center every 20 minutes (a 5-10 minute ride). For the shortest travel time, board the shuttle in front of the B. Jones Center or at the corner of Dowman and Fishburne (across from Glenn Memorial) at approximately 4, 24, and 44 minutes after each hour. A complete schedule and the route map are available on the web at http://www.epcs.emory.edu/AltTransp/route-a.htm

Please tell the receptionist at the front window that you are here for the
MARIAL Center lecture.

 


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