Linda Waite

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Waite, Linda J. (1995). "Does Marriage Matter?". Demography. 32 (4): 483–507. doi: 10.2307/2061670 . ISSN   0070-3370. JSTOR   2061670. PMID   8925942.
  • Waite, Linda J.; Gallagher, Maggie (2000). The Case for Marriage: Why Married People are Happier, Healthier, and Better Off Financially. Doubleday.
  • Waite, Linda J.; Bachrach, Christine; Hindin, Michelle; Thomson, Elizabeth; Thornton, Arland, eds. (2000). Ties that Bind: Perspectives on Marriage and Cohabitation. Aldine de Gruyter.
  • Hughes, Mary Elizabeth; Waite, Linda J.; Hawkley, Louise C.; Cacioppo, John T. (2004). "A Short Scale for Measuring Loneliness in Large Surveys". Research on Aging. 26 (6): 655–672. doi:10.1177/0164027504268574. ISSN   0164-0275. PMC   2394670 . PMID   18504506.
  • Hughes, Mary Elizabeth; Waite, Linda J.; Hawkley, Louise C.; Cacioppo, John T. (2004). "A Short Scale for Measuring Loneliness in Large Surveys". Research on Aging. 26 (6): 655–672. doi:10.1177/0164027504268574. ISSN   0164-0275. PMC   2394670 . PMID   18504506.
  • Schneider, Barbara; Waite, Linda J., eds. (2005). Being together, working apart : dual-career families and the work-life balance. New York: Cambridge University Press.
  • Waite, Linda J. (ed.). Aging, Health, and Public Policy: Demographic and Economic Perspectives. New York: Population Council.
  • Lindau, Stacy Tessler; Schumm, L. Philip; Laumann, Edward O.; Levinson, Wendy; O'Muircheartaigh, Colm A.; Waite, Linda J. (2007-08-23). "A Study of Sexuality and Health among Older Adults in the United States". New England Journal of Medicine. 357 (8): 762–774. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa067423. ISSN   0028-4793. PMC   2426743 . PMID   17715410.
  • Cornwell, Erin York; Waite, Linda J. (2009). "Social Disconnectedness, Perceived Isolation, and Health among Older Adults". Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 50 (1): 31–48. doi:10.1177/002214650905000103. ISSN   0022-1465. PMC   2756979 . PMID   19413133.
  • Waite, Linda J.; Plewes, Thomas, eds. (2013). Perspectives on the Future of the Sociology of Aging. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
  • Press

    A collection of podcasts and webinars Waite has been featured on can be found below.

    Awards and honors

    In 2012, Waite received the Matilda White Riley Award from the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Research. [16] In 2016, she received the Matilda White Riley Award for career achievement from the Section on Aging and the Life Course of the American Sociological Association. [17] She was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018. [18] Waite also received a MERIT Award from the National Institute on Aging during the years 2013 through 2018 for her work on NSHAP, and she was presented the Section on Aging and the Life Course’s Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award in 2017 as well as the Family Section’s Distinguished Career Award in 2019 by the American Sociological Association.

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    References

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    2. "Center on Aging". coa.norc.org. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
    3. "The Alfred P. Sloan Center on Parents, Children & Work". sloanworkingfamilies.educ.msu.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
    4. "PAA Officers & Board Members - Population Association of America". www.populationassociation.org. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
    5. Waite, Linda J. (1980-09-01). "Working Wives and the Family Life Cycle". American Journal of Sociology. 86 (2): 272–294. doi:10.1086/227239. ISSN   0002-9602. S2CID   153401139.
    6. Waite, Linda J. (1995-11-01). "Does Marriage Matter?". Demography. 32 (4): 483–507. doi: 10.2307/2061670 . ISSN   0070-3370. JSTOR   2061670. PMID   8925942. S2CID   3776982.
    7. Goldscheider, Frances K.; Waite, Linda (1991). New families, no families? : the transformation of the American home. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN   0-520-07222-7. OCLC   23655262.
    8. "Family Trees Are Turning Into Family Beanstalks". Slate. ISSN   1091-2339 . Retrieved 2021-11-16.
    9. 1 2 Committee on Population; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2018-06-21). Hayward, Mark D.; Majmundar, Malay K. (eds.). Future Directions for the Demography of Aging: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. doi:10.17226/25064. ISBN   978-0-309-47410-8. PMID   29989766. S2CID   242049613.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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    11. Waite, L. J.; Laumann, E. O.; Das, A.; Schumm, L. P. (2009-11-01). "Sexuality: Measures of Partnerships, Practices, Attitudes, and Problems in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Study". The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 64B (Supplement 1): i56–i66. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbp038. ISSN   1079-5014. PMC   2763521 . PMID   19497930.
    12. Waite, Linda J. (2000). The case for marriage : why married people are happier, healthier, and better off financially. Maggie Gallagher (1st ed.). New York: Doubleday. ISBN   0-385-50085-8. OCLC   43615291.
    13. Lindau, Stacy Tessler; Schumm, L. Philip; Laumann, Edward O.; Levinson, Wendy; O'Muircheartaigh, Colm A.; Waite, Linda J. (2007-08-23). "A Study of Sexuality and Health among Older Adults in the United States". New England Journal of Medicine. 357 (8): 762–774. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa067423. ISSN   0028-4793. PMC   2426743 . PMID   17715410.
    14. Cornwell, Erin York; Waite, Linda J. (2009-11-01). "Measuring Social Isolation Among Older Adults Using Multiple Indicators From the NSHAP Study". The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. 64B (suppl_1): i38–i46. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbp037. ISSN   1079-5014. PMC   2800811 . PMID   19508982.
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    Linda Waite
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    Linda Joan Waite
    Known forContributions to research on life-course theory, marriage patterns, and family formation
    Academic background
    Alma mater Michigan State University (BA), University of Michigan (MA, PhD)
    Thesis Working Wives and the Life Cycle  (1976)
    Doctoral advisor Ronald Freedman
    Other advisorsMalmcolm S. Cohen, Karen Oppenheim Mason, Paul M. Siegel