Gender Roles: A Sociological Perspective (5th Edition)
Linda L. Lindsey is Professor of Sociology at Maryville University of St. Louis and Professor of American Culture Studies, adj. at Washington University. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Case Western Reserve University and a later M.A. in Education from St. Louis University. Her books includeGender Roles: A Sociological Perspective, Sociology(with Stephen Beach) andPreventing Ethnic Conflict: Successful Cross-National Strategies(with Irwin Deutscher).  She works with the Asian Studies Development Program, a joint program of the East-West Center and University of Hawaii.  She has received Fulbright-Hays awards and grants related to global education and research focusing on the developing world. She volunteers widely on behalf of women’s advocacy,  health, and  immigrant support.  She received a Distinguished Alumni Award, from  the University of Missouri-St. Louis and has been elected toWho’s Who of American WomenandWho’s Who in America.  She served as President of the Missouri Sociological Association.