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Sassler, Sharon
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Affiliations
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Research
co-principal investigator on
Publications
individual publications
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academic article
- The Tempo of Sexual Activity and Later Relationship Quality. Journal of Marriage and Family. 74:708-725. 2012
- The Specter of Divorce: Views From Working- and Middle-Class Cohabitors. Family Relations. 60:602-616. 2011
- Nonmarital Childbearing, Union History, and Women’s Health at Midlife. American Sociological Review. 76:465-486. 2011
- Class Differences in Cohabitation Processes. Family Relations. 60:163-177. 2011
- Waiting to Be Asked: Gender, Power, and Relationship Progression Among Cohabiting Couples. Journal of Family Issues. 32:482-506. 2011
- Class Differences in Women’s Family and Work Behaviors . Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice. 16:349-367. 2011
- Social Exchange and the Progression of Sexual Relationships in Emerging Adulthood. Social Forces. 90:223-245. 2011
- Stability and Change in the Division of Labor among Cohabiting Couples. Sociological Forum. 25:677-702. 2010
- Financial Arrangements and Relationship Quality in Low-Income Couples. Family Relations. 59:408-423. 2010
- National Estimates of the Rise in Serial Cohabitation. Social Science Research. 39:754-765. 2010
- The Tempo of Relationship Progression among Low-income Couples. Social Science Research. 39:831-844. 2010
- Partnering Across the Life Course: Sex, Relationships, and Mate Selection. Journal of Marriage and Family. 72:557-575. 2010
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Teaching
teaching activities
- DSOC-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- DSOC-8720: Development Sociology - Spring 2013
- DSOC-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- DSOC-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2013
- PAM-4000: Directed Readings - Spring 2013
- PAM-4010: Empirical Research - Spring 2013
- PAM-4990: Honors Program - Spring 2013
- DSOC-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- DSOC-8720: Development Sociology - Fall 2012
- DSOC-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- DSOC-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2012
- PAM-4000: Directed Readings - Fall 2012
- PAM-4010: Empirical Research - Fall 2012
- PAM-4020: Supervised Fieldwork - Fall 2012
- PAM-4030: Teaching Apprenticeship - Fall 2012
- DSOC-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- DSOC-8720: Development Sociology - Spring 2012
- DSOC-8900: Master's Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- DSOC-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Spring 2012
- PAM-3370: Race and Public Policy - Spring 2012
- PAM-4000: Directed Readings - Spring 2012
- PAM-4010: Empirical Research - Spring 2012
- PAM-4990: Honors Program - Spring 2012
- SOC-3370: Race and Public Policy - Spring 2012
- DSOC-7900: Graduate-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
- DSOC-8720: Development Sociology - Fall 2011
- DSOC-8900: Master's-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
- DSOC-9900: Doctoral-Level Thesis Research - Fall 2011
- PAM-3360: Evolving Families: Challenges to Family Policy - Fall 2011
- PAM-4000: Directed Readings - Fall 2011
- PAM-4010: Empirical Research - Fall 2011
- PAM-4020: Supervised Fieldwork - Fall 2011
- PAM-4030: Teaching Apprenticeship - Fall 2011
- SOC-3360: Evolving Families: Challenges to Family Policy - Fall 2011
recent courses taught
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PAM 215: Research Methods
PAM 366: Evolving Families: Challenges to Family Policy
PAM 337: Racial and Ethnic Differentiation
PAM 498: Honors Thesis Seminar
Service
current professional activities
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Sassler is involved with the Cornell Population Center (CPC), and is an active member of the Population Association of America (PAA), the American Sociological Association (ASA), and the Eastern Sociological Society (ESS). She served a three year term on the Executive Committee of the ESS (2007-2010); during that time, she chaired the Candace Rogers Student Paper award (2010), and chaired the Mirra Komarovsky Book Award (2009) for the ESS. She also regularly organizes sessions for the PAA and ASA meetings, and has participated on the PAA program committee.
Sassler is a founding member of the Work and Family Researchers Network. She also is currently a team member of the Institute for Social Sciences Project on Immigration, titled "Settlement, Integration, and Membership" (2010-2013).
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Sociology/Demography, Brown University 1995
- M.A. in Sociology/Demography, Brown University 1991
- B.A. in English & American Literature, Politics, Brandeis University 1984