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Carolyn Perrucci
Professor of Sociology
Carolyn Perrucci received her Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1965, and joined the faculty at Purdue University in 1966.
Office Phone: (765) 496-2019
Email: perruccic@purdue.edu
Specialization: Family, work, sex and gender, aging, and education.
Courses: Taught (Last two years)
Soc 350 Social Psychology of Marriage
Soc 450 Sociology of Gender
Dr. Perrucci served as Department Head from 1998 to 2003. She also served as Assistant Equal Opportunity Officer, Chair of Women's Studies and Associate Dean of the Graduate School. She conducts survey research on the economic status of retirees, and graduate educational attainment. Her research has been supported by: DOE, DOL, the Ford and Kellogg Foundations, Indiana AFL-CIO, and the CIC. She has co-authored or co-edited three books: Marriage and the Family: A Critical Analysis and Proposals for Change; Women in Scientific and Engineering Professions; and Plant Closings: International Context and Social Costs. Also, she has authored some forty scientific book chapters and articles in journals such as: American Sociological Review, International Journal of the Humanities, Journal of Marriage and the Family, Social Problems, Sociology and Social Research, Sociology of Education, and The Sociological Quarterly. She received the Helen Schleman Award and Violet Haas Award for service to women, and the Outstanding Teaching Award in her department. Active in professional associations, she served as President of the North Central Sociological Association and as Council Member (governing body) of the American Sociological Association. Currently, she is elected Vice President for the Study of Social Problems. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the sociology of work and family, and the sociology of gender.
Positions at Purdue University
1998 - 2003 Department Head
1992 - 1998 Associate Dean, Graduate School
1986 - present Professor of Sociology
1980 - 81; 1986-88 Chair, Co-Chair, Women’s Studies
1977 - 79 Assistant Equal Opportunity Officer
1970 - 86 Associate Professor of Sociology
1966 - 70 Assistant Professor of Sociology
Service to the Profession
Vice President Elect, Society for the Study of Social Problems, 2009-2011.
Council Member, Society for the Study of Social Problems, 2006-2009.
Chair, Division of Youth and the Life Course, Society for the Study of Social Problems, 2005-2007.
Council Member-at-Large, American Sociological Association, 1990-93
President, North Central Sociological Association, 1985-86
Chair, Section on Sex and Gender, ASA, 1979-80.
Honors and Awards
Carolyn Perrucci Undergraduate Scholarship Award, created by Women’s Studies, 2009
Fellow, CIC (Big Ten) Academic Leadership Program, 1996-97
Scholarly Achievement Award, North Central Sociological Association, 1990
Distinguished Service Award, North Central Sociological Association, 1990
Fellow, Ford Foundation 1973-74
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