Rosanna Hertz
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Rosanna Hertz is the Class of 1919-50 Professor at Wellesley College, where she has taught Sociology
and Women's and Gender Studies since 1983. She chaired the Women's and Gender Studies Department from 2000–2008 and was president of the Eastern Sociological Society
from 2009-2010. Professor Hertz is the author of Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice: How Women Are Choosing Parenthood without Marriage and Creating the New American Family (Oxford University Press, 2006) and More Equal Than Others: Women and Men in Dual-Career Marriages (1986), as well as numerous sociological articles.
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
and Women's and Gender Studies since 1983. She chaired the Women's and Gender Studies Department from 2000–2008 and was president of the Eastern Sociological Society
Eastern Sociological Society
Eastern Sociological Society is a non-profit organization with a mission of "promoting excellence in sociological scholarship and instruction." It publishes a peer-reviewed journal and holds a yearly academic conference, the Annual Meeting of Eastern Sociological Society....
from 2009-2010. Professor Hertz is the author of Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice: How Women Are Choosing Parenthood without Marriage and Creating the New American Family (Oxford University Press, 2006) and More Equal Than Others: Women and Men in Dual-Career Marriages (1986), as well as numerous sociological articles.