Michele Adams, Associate Professor of Sociology

Michele Adams

Associate Professor of Sociology
madams2@tulane.edu
204 Newcomb Hall

Education

Ph.D. University of California, Riverside

Biography

Selected Publications

Adams, Michele. 2018. “Gender Inequality in Families.” Pp. 351-364 in B.J. Risman, C.M. Froyum, and W.J. Scarborough (eds.), Handbook of the Sociology of Gender, 2nd Edition. Springer.

Starr, Emily, and Michele Adams. 2016. “The Domestic Exotic: Mail-Order Brides and the Paradox of Globalized Intimacies.” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 41(4):953-975.

Chen, Xiaojin, Lisa Thrane, and Michele Adams. 2012. “Precursors of Running Away During Adolescence: Do Peers Matter?” Journal of Research on Adolescence 22(3):487-497.

Adams, Michele. 2011. "Is Family A Moral Capital Resource for Female Politicians? The Case of ABC's Commander in Chief." Media, Culture, and Society 33(2):223-241.

Chen, Xiaojin, and Michele Adams. 2010. “Are Teen Delinquent Abstainers Social Introverts? A Test of Moffitt’s Theory.” Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 47(4):439-468.

Pyke, Karen, and Michele Adams. 2010. "What's Age Got to Do With It? A Case Study Analysis of Power and Gender in Husband-Older Marriages." Journal of Family Issues 31(6):748-777.

Tsunokai, Glenn T., Augustine Kposowa, and Michele Adams. 2009. "Racial Preferences in Internet Dating: A Comparison of Four Birth Cohorts." The Western Journal of Black Studies 33(1):1-15.

Adams, Michele. 2009. "Engendering Family Past: 19th Century Pro-Family Discourse through a Feminist Historical Lens." Pp. 234-248 in S.A. Lloyd, A. Few, & K. Allen (eds.), Handbook of Feminist Family Studies. Los Angeles: Sage Publications.

Coltrane, Scott, and Michele Adams. 2008. Gender and Families, 2nd edition. Gender Lens Series. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Adams, Michele. 2007. "Women's Rights and Wedding Bells: 19th Century Pro-Family Rhetoric and (Re)Enforcement of the Gender Status Quo." Journal of Family Issues 28(4): 501-528.

Courses

  • Sociology of Family (SOCI 1030)
  • Social Theory (SOCI 3220)
  • Issues in Sociology of Family (SOCI 6200)
  • Philanthropy and Social Change (SLAM 3060)
  • CCC Theory I (CCCC 7100)
  • CCC Theory II (CCCC 7150)
  • CCC Teaching Seminar (CCCC 7700)
  • Femininity and Popular Culture (MLAR 7195)
  • Masculinities (MLAR 7132)
  • Culture and the Politics of Marriage (MLAR 7133)
  • Gender, Culture, and Families (MLAR 7400)