Professor Emerita

Phone: (541) 346-5005
E-mail: jeans@uoregon.edu

President (2002-03), Pacific Sociological Association (PSA)

Education

Ph.D., University of Oregon (1974)
M.A., University of Oregon (1972)
B.A., University of Oregon (1969)

Summary of Interests

Social planning, with a special focus on youth, families, education, and health; the influence of personal characteristics on decision making; research methods and data analysis.

Research Interests

Recent and on-going work includes extensive analyses of cohort variations in violent behavior, with special emphasis on understanding recent upswings in homicide and suicide among youth, both in the United States and cross-culturally; analyzing consumers’ involvement in their own health care and the role of institutional change in prompting this involvement; examining the influence of the built environment and other environmental characteristics on health; examining the relationship of economic trends to changes in family life; exploring social class and race-ethnic differences in dental health; studying influences on student achievement, especially the role of community-level variables studying organizational influences on teacher satisfaction with survey data from Oregon and throughout the nation; analyzing the relationship of gender to educational practices and outcomes both in the United States and cross-culturally; and using multi-level statistical models to analyze experimental data.

Courses and Seminars

Human Settlements, Senior Thesis Seminar, Student Research Colloquium, Applied Social Research, Planning and Social Networks, International Issues in Social Planning, Children and Society, Education and Society.

Publications and Citations
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Sociology: Discovering Society, 2nd edition. Jean Stockard, Belmont, California: Wadsworth, 2000; and ancillary materials: Study Guide for Sociology: Discovering Society;Instructor's Manual for Sociology: Discovering Society. (Jean Stockard and Linda  Heuser). (Revision included new chapters and complete updating of all material.)

Effective Educational Environments, Jean Stockard and Maralee Mayberry, Newbury Park, California: Corwin/Sage, 1992.

Sex and Gender in Society, Jean Stockard and Miriam M. Johnson, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1992 (2nd edition of Sex Roles, revision by Stockard only).

Sex Equity in Educational Leadership: An Analysis of a Planned Social Change Project, Jean Stockard, Newton, Massachusetts: Education Development Center, 1982.

Sex Roles: Sex Inequality and Sex Role Development, Jean Stockard and Miriam Johnson, 1980, Prentice Hall.

Sex Equity in Education, Jean Stockard, Patricia Schmuck, Ken Kempner, Peg Williams, Sakre Edson, and Mary Ann Smith, 1980, Academic Press (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, and 9).

“Promoting Gender Equity in Academic Departments: A Study of Department Heads in Top-    Ranked Chemistry Departments,” Jean Stockard, Jessica Greene, Priscilla Lewis, and Geraldine Richmond, Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, forthcoming, 2008.

“Teen Suicide,” Jean Stockard, Encyclopedia of the Life Course, forthcoming, 2008.

“Race Differences in Cohort Effects on Nonmarital Fertility in the United States,”

Jean Stockard, Jo Anna Gray, Robert M. O’Brien, and Joe Stone, Social Forces,forthcoming, 2009.

“Social Science Lessons for Managing Sustainability: Thoughts for La Reunion,” Jean Stockard, forthcoming in François Duban (ed.) la revue angliciste de La Réunion.

 “A Mixed Model Estimation of Age, Period, and Cohort Effects” Robert M. O’Brien, Kenneth Hudson, and Jean Stockard, Sociological Methods and Research 36 (2008): 402-428.

“Sex Role Socialization,” Jean Stockard, pp. 79-81 in Barbara J. Banks (ed.), Gender and Education: An Encyclopedia, Praeger. Greenwood Press, 2007.

 “The Impact of Socioeconomic Status and Race-Ethnicity on Dental Health,” Kenneth Hudson, Zach Ramberg, and Jean Stockard, Sociological Perspectives 50 (Spring, 2007): 7-26.

“The Use of Mixed Models in a Modified Iowa Gambling Task and a Prisoner's Dilemma Game,” Jean Stockard, Robert M. O’Brien, and Ellen Peters, Journal of

Judgment and Decision Making, 2 (February, 2007): 9-22.

“The Rising Share of Nonmarital Births: Fertility Choice or Marriage Behavior?” Jo Anna Gray, Jean Stockard, and Joe Stone, Demography 43 (May, 2006): 241-253.

 “A Common Explanation for the Changing Age Distributions of Suicide and Homicide in the United States: 1930-2000,” Robert M. O’Brien and Jean Stockard, Social Forces 84 (March, 2006): 1539-1557.

“Cohort Variations in Suicide Rates Among Families of Nations: An Analysis of Cohorts Born from 1875 through 1985,” Jean Stockard and Robert M. O’Brien International Journal of Comparative Sociology 47 (February, 2006): 5-33.

“A Tale of Two Shares: The Relationship Between the "Illegitimacy" Ratio and the Marriage Share,” Jo Anna Gray, Jean Stockard, and Joe Stone, Economics Letters 90 (2006): 242-248.

“Active Community Environments and Health: The Relationship of Walkable and Safe Communities to Individuals’ Health.” Scott Doyle, Alexia Kelly-Schwartz, Marc Schlossberg, and Jean Stockard, Journal of the American Planning Association, 17 (2006): 19-31.

“Hospital Performance Reports: Impact on Quality, Market Share and Reputation,” Judith H. Hibbard, Jean Stockard, and Martin Tusler, Health Affairs, 24 (2005): 1150-1160.

“Development and Testing of a Short Form of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM),” Judith H. Hibbard, Jean Stockard, Eldon R. Mahoney, and Martin Tusler, Health Services Research 40 (December, 2005): 1918-1930.

“It Isn’t Just About Choice: The Potential of a Public Performance Report to Affect the Public Image of Hospitals,” Judith Hibbard, Jean Stockard, and Martin Tusler, Medical Care Research and Review 62 (June, 2005) 358-371.

“Is Sprawl Unhealthy? A Multi-Level Analysis of the Relationship of Metropolitan Sprawl to the Health of Individuals,” Alexia Kelly-Schwartz, Jean Stockard, Scott Doyle, Marc Schlossberg, Journal of Planning Education and Research 24 (Winter, 2004): 184-196.

 “Influences on the Satisfaction and Retention of First-Year Teachers: The Importance of Effective School Management,” Jean Stockard and Michael Bryan Lehman, Educational Administration Quarterly 40 (December, 2004): 742-771.

“Development of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM): Conceptualizing and Measuring Activation in Patients and Consumers,” Judith H. Hibbard, Jean Stockard, Eldon R. Mahoney, and Martin Tusler, Health Services Research, 39 (August 2004): 1005-1026.

“Social Science, Social Policy, and Lethal Violence: Looking for Upstream Solutions: 2003 Presidential Address to the Pacific Sociological Association,” Jean Stockard, Sociological Perspectives 46 (September, 2003): 291-308.

“The Cohort-Size, Sample-Size Conundrum: An Empirical Analysis and Assessment Using Homicide Arrest Data from 1960 to 1999,” Robert M. O’Brien and Jean Stockard, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 19 (March, 2003): 1-32.

“Does Publicizing Hospital Performance Stimulate Quality Improvement Efforts?” Judith Hibbard, Jean Stockard, and Martin Tusler, Health Affairs 22 (March/April, 2003):84-94.

“Cohort Effects on Suicide Rates: International Variations.” Jean Stockard and Robert M. O’Brien. American Sociological Review, 67 (December, 2002): 854-872.

“Cohort Variations and Changes in Age-Specific Suicide Rates Over-Time: Explaining Variations in Youth Suicide.” Jean Stockard and Robert M. O’Brien, Social Forces, 81 (2002): 605-642.

 “Variations in Age-Specific Homicide Death Rates: A Cohort Explanation for Changes in the Age Distribution of Homicide Deaths.” Robert M. O’Brien and Jean Stockard, Social Science Research. 31(2002): 124-150.

“Moving from Sect to Church: Variations in Views Regarding Sanctification Among Wesleyan/Holiness Clergy.” Jean Stockard, Susie C. Stanley, and Benton Johnson. Review of Religious Research, 43 (2001), pp. 70-92.

“The Enduring Effects of Cohort Size and Percentage of Nonmarital Births on Age-Specific Homicide Rates, 1960-1995.” Robert M. O’Brien, Jean Stockard, and Lynne Isaacson. American Journal of Sociology, 104 (1999), pp. 1061-1095.

"Gender Socialization," Jean Stockard in Janet S. Chafetz (ed.) Handbook of Gender Sociology. New York: Plenum, 1999, pp. 215-228.

"Physical Attractiveness, Opportunity, and Success in Everyday Exchange.” Matthew Mulford, John Orbell, Catherine Shatto, and Jean Stockard, American Journal of Sociology, 103 (1998), pp. 1565-1592.

"The Social Origins of Male Dominance," Jean Stockard and Miriam M. Johnson, in Barbara Jo Krieger, Paul Saint-Armand, and Robert Emery (Eds.)Competing Voices, Emerging Selves. St. Martin's Press, 1994, reprinted from ch. 9,Sex and Gender in Society.

"Biological Influences on Gender," Jean Stockard and Miriam M. Johnson, in Mari Womack and Judith Marti (Eds.) The Other   Fifty Percent: Multicultural Perspectives on Gender Relations. Waveland Press, 1993, reprinted from ch. 6, Sex and Gender in Society.

"Methodological Issues in the Multi-level Analysis of School Environments." Jean Stockard, pp. 217-240 in Rodney T. Ogawa and Samuel B. Bacharach (eds.) Advances in Research and Theories of School Management. Greenwich, Conn: JAI Press, 1993.

"Sex Role Identity and Self-Esteem: A Comparison of Children and Adolescents." Betty Allgood-Merten and Jean Stockard, Sex Roles, 25 (1991), pp. 129-140.

"From a Child's View: Children's Occupational Knowledge and Perceptions of Occupational Characteristics," Jeanne McGee and Jean Stockard, pp. 113-136 in Spencer Cahill (ed.) Sociological Studies of Child Development, Volume 4, JAI Press, 1991.

"Children's Occupational Preferences: The Influence of Sex and Perceptions of Occupational Characteristics," Jean Stockard and Jeanne McGee, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 36 (1990), pp. 287-303.

"A Review of the Literature on School Environments and Student Achievement: Toward a Framework for Understanding Environmental Influences," Jean Stockard and Maralee Mayberry in Samuel B. Bacharach (ed.) Advances in Research and Theories of School Management, Greenwich, Conn: JAI Press, 1990, pp. 123-150.

"Conflict Resolution and Sex and Gender Roles," Jean Stockard and Denise Lach, pp. 69-99 in Joseph B. Gittler (ed.) The Annual Review of Conflict Knowledge and Conflict Resolution, Volume One, New York: Garland Publishing, 1989.

"Courtship Violence and Mixed Sex Peer Groups," Patricia Gwartney-Gibbs and Jean Stockard, in Maureen Pirog-Good and Jan Stets (eds.), Violence in Dating Relationships: Emerging Social Issues, Praeger, 1989, pp. 185-204.

"College Age Women and Their Careers: A Ten Year Study of Developmental Trends," Jean Stockard, pp. 199-202 in Building on the Past: Looking to the Future, Conference Proceedings, Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon Career Information System, 1989.

"Gender Roles and Behavior in Social Dilemmas: Are There Sex Differences in Cooperation and Its Justification?" Jean Stockard, Alphons J. C. van de Kragt, and Patricia J. Dodge, Social Psychology Quarterly 51 (Spring, 1988), pp. 154-163.

"Measuring Gender Differences: The Expressive Dimension and the Critique of Androgyny Scales," Sandra Gill, Jean Stockard, Miriam Johnson, and Suzanne Williams, Sex Roles, 17 (October, 1987), pp. 375-400.

"Learning Courtship Aggression: The Influence of Parents, Peers, and Personal Experiences," Patricia Gwartney-Gibbs, Jean Stockard, and Susanne Bohmer, Family Relations, 36 (July,1987), pp. 276-282.

"Sex Inequality in Cultural Symbolism and Interpersonal Relations," Jean Stockard and Miriam M. Johnson, in Joel M. Charon (ed.) The Meaning of Sociology: A Reader, 12th edition, Prentice-Hall, 1987 (reprinted fromSex Roles).

"Minorities and Women in Sociology in the Pacific Region: A Comment on the Five Year Follow-up Study," Jean Stockard, Sociological Perspectives, 29 (April, 1986), pp. 171-176.

"Education, Gender Equality, and the Role of Women Administrators," Jean Stockard, Leadership in Education, 1 (January, 1985), pp. 41-50.     

"Education and Gender Equality: A Critical View," Jean Stockard, Research in Sociology of Education and Socialization, Alan Kerckhoff, editor, Greenwich, Conn.: JAI Press, 1985, pp. 293-321. Reprinted in Kevin J. Dougherty and Floyd M. Hammack. 1990. Education and Society: A Reader. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

"Academic Merit, Status Variables, and Students' Grades," Jean Stockard, Dwight Lang, and J. Walter Wood, Journal of Research and Development in Education, 18 (Winter, 1985), pp. 12-20.

"Career Patterns of High-Level Women School Administrators," Jean Stockard, Journal of the National Association for Women Deans, Administrators, and Counselors 48 (Fall, 1984), pp. 36-44. Reprinted in Patricia A. Farrant (editor) Strategies and Attitudes: Women in Educational Administration (pp. 137-144), Washington, D.C.: National Association for Women Deans, Administrators, and Counselors, 1986.

"The Myth of Female Underachievement: A Reexamination of Sex Differences in Academic Underachievement," Jean Stockard and J. Walter Wood, American Educational Research Journal, 21 (Winter, 1984), pp. 825-838.

"Variations in Subjective Culture: A Comparison of Females and Males in Three Settings," Jean Stockard and Maureen Dougherty, Sex Roles, 9 (September, 1983), pp. 953-974.

“Women in Educational Administration: Recent Trends," Jean Stockard and Ken Kempner, Educational Administration Quarterly, 17 (Spring, 1981), pp. 81-91.

"Sources and Dynamics of Sex Inequality in the Education Profession," Jean Stockard and Miriam Johnson, in Patricia Schmuck, W.W. Charters, Jr., and Richard O. Carlson, (eds.), The Sex Dimension in Educational Policy and Management, New York: Academic Press, 1981, pp. 235-254.

"Sexual Preference, Feminism and Women's Perceptions of Their Parents," Miriam Johnson, Jean Stockard, Mary Rothbart, and Lisa Friedman, Sex Roles, 7 (January, 1981) pp. 1-18.

"Developing Attitudes Toward the Role of Women: A Comparison of Females and Males," Jean Stockard, Youth and Society, 12 (September, 1980) pp. 61-82.

"Public Prejudice Against School Administrators: The Possibility of Change," Jean Stockard, Educational Administration Quarterly, 15 (Fall, 1979) pp. 83-96.

"The Social Origins of Male Dominance," Jean Stockard and Miriam Johnson, Sex Roles, 5 (April, 1979) pp. 199-218.

"Expressiveness Re-evaluated," Miriam Johnson, Jean Stockard, Joan Acker, and Claudeen Nafziger, School Review, 83 (August, 1975) pp. 617-644.

"Mystery of the Missing Sheep," (a children's story), Jean Stockard Wood, in In Our Hogan, Billings, Montana: Montana Reading Publications, 1973.

 

 

 

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