Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Associate Professor of Sociology and Professor of Law (by courtesy)
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Office Information:
4111 LSA Building
phone: 734.763.0066
Gender and Sexuality; Politics and Social Change; Law, Crime, and Deviance; Qualitative Approaches; Sociology
Education/Degree:
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 2006J.D. University of Minnesota, 1997
Highlighted Work and Publications
Caring For Our Own: Why There Is No Political Demand for New American Social Welfare Rights
Sandra R. Levitsky
Description from Publisher: Aging populations and dramatic changes in health care provision, household structure, and women's labor force participation over the last half century have created what many observers have dubbed a "crisis in care": demand for care of the old and infirm is rapidly growing, while the supply of private care within the family is substantially contracting. And yet, despite the well-documented adverse effects of contemporary care dilemmas on the economic security of families, the physical and mental health of family care providers, the bottom line...
See MoreSocial Movements and the Transformation of American Health Care
Sandra Levisky (ed.)
Description from Publisher: Few contemporary social problems in the U.S. affect more people daily than those within the American health care system. Social Movements and the Transformation of American Health Care is the first collection of essays to examine dynamics of change in health care institutions through the lens of contemporary theory and research on collective action. Gathering scholars from medicine, health policy, history, sociology, and political science, the book considers health-related social movements from four distinct levels, concentrating on movements seeking changes in the regulation... See More