Alan Booth's Information
POSITION TITLE: Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Human Development, and Demography
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Marital instability; biology and social behavior; family stress.
RESEARCH AREAS:
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Family Processes
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| PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE:
1958-1959 Assistant to the Director, Office of Continuing Education, Antioch College
1961-1963 Supervisor, Communications Program, Department of Extension, University of British Columbia
1963-1966 Research Associate, Office of Adult Education, Research University of Nebraska
1966-1969 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Director, Bureau of Sociological Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1969-1971 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Director, Bureau of Sociological Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1971-1972 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1972-1974 Senior Research Officer, Ministry of State for Urban Affairs, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1974-1977 Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1977-1980 Professor and Chairperson, Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1980-1984 Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1985-1988 Professor, Department of Sociology and Co-Director, Bureau of Sociological Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1988-1991 College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Co-Director, Bureau of Sociological Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1991-2000 Professor of Sociology, Human Development, and Demography; Senior Scientist, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University
2000-present Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Human Development, and Demography; Senior Scientist, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University
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| HONORS, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FELLOWSHIPS:
1985-1991 Editor, Journal of Marriage and the Family
1989-1990 President, Midwest Sociological Society
1991 Chair, American Sociological Association, Family Section
1995 Pennsylvania State Faculty Scholar Award for Outstanding Achievement
2002 Distinguished Career Award, American Sociological Association Family Section
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Booth, A.
and
D.W. Osgood
(1993).
"The Influence on Testosterone on Deviance in Adulthood: Assessing and Explaining the Relationship."
Criminology 31:93-117.
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Booth, A.
and
J.M. Dabbs
(1993).
"Testosterone and Men's Marriages."
Social Forces 72:463-477.
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Booth, A.
and
D.R. Johnson
(1994).
"Declining Health and Marital Quality."
Journal of Marriage and the Family 56:218-223.
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Booth, A.
and
J.F. Dunn
(Eds.)
(1994).
Stepfamilies: Who Benefits? Who Does Not?.
Hillsdale, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates.
Booth, A.
and
P.R. Amato
(1994).
"Parental Gender Role Nontraditionalism and Offspring Outcomes."
Journal of Marriage and the Family 56:865-877.
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Booth, A.
and
P.R. Amato
(1994).
"Parental Marital Quality, Parental Divorce, and Relations With Parents."
Journal of Marriage and the Family 56:21-34.
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Edwards, J.N.
and
A. Booth
(1994).
"Sexuality, Marriage, and Well-Being: The Middle Years." In
Rossi, A.S.
(Ed.)
, Sexuality Across the Life Course.
Chicago:
University of Chicago Press.
(pp. 233-259)
Gimbel, C.
and
A. Booth
(1994).
"Why Does Military Combat Experience Adversely Affect Marital Relations?."
Journal of Marriage and the Family 56:691-703.
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Amato, P.R.
and
A. Booth
(1995).
"Changes in Gender Role Attitudes and Perceived Marital Quality."
American Sociological Review 60(1):58-66.
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Amato, P.R.
,
L.S. Loomis
and
A. Booth
(1995).
"Parental Divorce, Marital Conflict, and Offspring Well-Being during Early Adulthood."
Social Forces 73(3):895-915.
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Amato, P.R.
,
S. Rezac
and
A. Booth
(1995).
"Helping Between Parents and Young Adult Offspring: The Role of Parental Marital Quality, Divorce, and Remarriage."
Journal of Marriage & the Family 57(2):363-374.
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Booth, A.
and
J.F. Dunn
(Eds.)
(1995).
Family-School Links: How do They Affect Educational Outcomes?.
Hillsdale, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates.
Booth, A.
,
D.R. Johnson
,
A. Branaman
and
A. Sica
(1995).
"Belief and Behavior: Does Religion Matter in Today's Marriage?."
Journal of Marriage and the Family 57(3):661.
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Loomis, L.S.
and
A. Booth
(1995).
"Multigenerational Caregiving and Well-Being: The Myth of the Beleaguered Sandwich Generation."
Journal of Family Issues 16(2):131-148.
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Amato, P.R.
and
A. Booth
(1996).
"A Prospective Study of Divorce and Parent-Child Relationships."
Journal of Marriage & the Family 58(2):356-365.
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Brown, S.L.
and
A. Booth
(1996).
"Cohabitation Versus Marriage: A Comparison of Relationship Quality."
Journal of Marriage & the Family 58(3):668-678.
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Gimbel, C.
and
A. Booth
(1996).
"Who Fought in Vietnam?."
Social Forces 74(4):1137-1157.
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Myers, S.M.
and
A. Booth
(1996).
"Men's Retirement and Marital Quality."
Journal of Family Issues 17(3):336-357.
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Amato, P.R.
and
A. Booth
(1997).
A Generation at Risk: Growing up in an Era of Family Upheaval.
Cambridge, MA:
Harvard University Press.
Booth, A.
,
A.C. Crouter
and
N.S. Landale
(Eds.)
(1997).
Immigration and the Family: Research and Policy on US Immigrants.
Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Booth, A.
and
A. Mazur
(1998).
"Old Issues and New Perspectives in Testosterone Research."
Behavioral and Brain Sciences 21:386-397.
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Booth, A.
and
A.C. Crouter
(Eds.)
(1998).
Men in Families: When Do They Get Involved? What Difference Does It Make?.
Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Johnson, D.R.
and
A. Booth
(1998).
"Marital Quality: A Product of the Dyadic Environment or Individual Factors?."
Social Forces 76(3):883-904.
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Mazur, A.
and
A. Booth
(1998).
"Testosterone and Dominance in Men."
Behavioral and Brain Sciences 21(3):353-363.
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Booth, A.
(1999).
"Causes and Consequences of Divorce: Reflections on Recent Research." In
Thompson, R.A.
and
P.R. Amato
(Eds.)
, The Postdivorce Family: Children, Parenting, and Society.
Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage Publications.
Booth, A.
,
A.C. Crouter
and
M.J. Shanahan
(Eds.)
(1999).
Transitions to Adulthood in a Changing Economy.
Westport, CT:
Praeger.
Booth, A.
,
D.R. Johnson
and
D.A. Granger
(1999).
"Testosterone and Men's Depression: The Role of Social Behavior."
Journal of Health and Social Behavior 40(2):130-140.
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Booth, A.
,
D.R. Johnson
and
D.A. Granger
(1999).
"Testosterone and Men's Health."
Journal of Behavioral Medicine 22(1):1-19.
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Granger, D.A.
,
E.B. Schwartz
,
A. Booth
and
M. Arentz
(1999).
"Salivary Testosterone Determination in Studies of Child Health and Development."
Hormones & Behavior 35(1):18-27.
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Granger, D.A.
,
E.B. Schwartz
,
A. Booth
,
M.J. Curran
and
D. Zakaria
(1999).
"Assessing Dehydroepiandrosterone in Saliva: A Simple Radioimmunoassay for Use in Studies of Children, Adolescents, and Adults."
Psychoneuroendocrinology 24(5):567-579.
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Mazur, A.
and
A. Booth
(1999).
"The Biosociology of Testosterone in Men." In
Franks, D.D.
and
T.S. Smith
(Eds.)
, Mind, Brain, and Society: Toward a Neurosociology of Emotion, Vol. 5. Social Perspectives on Emotion.
Stamford, CT:
Jai Press.
Myers, S.M.
and
A. Booth
(1999).
"Marital Strains and Marital Quality: The Role of High and Low Locus of Control."
Journal of Marriage & the Family 61(2):423-436.
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Booth, A.
,
K. Carver
and
D.A. Granger
(2000).
"Biosocial Perspectives on the Family."
Journal of Marriage & the Family 62:1018-1034.
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Granger, D.A.
,
A. Booth
and
D.R. Johnson
(2000).
"Human Aggression and Enumerative Measures of Immunity."
Psychosomatic Medicine 62(4):583-590.
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Knoester, C.
and
A. Booth
(2000).
"Barriers to Divorce: When Are They Effective? When Are They Not?."
Journal of Family Issues 21:78-99.
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Shirtcliff, E.A.
,
D.A. Granger
,
E.B. Schwartz
,
M.J. Curran
,
A. Booth
and
W.H. Overman
(2000).
"Assessing Estradiol in Biobehavioral Studies Using Saliva and Blood Spots: Simple Radioimmunoassay Protocols, Reliability, and Comparative Validity."
Hormones & Behavior 38(2):137-147.
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Amato, P.R.
and
A. Booth
(2001).
"The Legacy of Parents' Marital Discord: Consequences for Children's Marital Quality."
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 81(4):627-638.
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Booth, A.
and
A.C. Crouter
(Eds.)
(2001).
Does It Take A Village? Community Effects on Children, Adolescents, and Families.
Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Booth, A.
and
P.R. Amato
(2001).
"Parental Predivorce Relations and Offspring Postdivorce Well-Being."
Journal of Marriage and the Family 63(1):197-212.
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Booth, A.
,
A.C. Crouter
and
M. Clements
(Eds.)
(2001).
Couples in Conflict.
Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Bateup, H.S.
,
A. Booth
,
E.A. Shirtcliff
and
D.A. Granger
(2002).
"Testosterone, Cortisol, and Women's Competition."
Evolution and Human Behavior 23(3):181-192.
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Booth, A.
and
A.C. Crouter
(Eds.)
(2002).
Just Living Together: Implications of Cohabitation for Children, Families, and Social Policy.
Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Brown, S.L.
and
A. Booth
(2002).
"Bending the Time Bind: Rejoinder to Hochschild and Goodman."
Social Science Quarterly 83(4):941-946.
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Brown, S.L.
and
A. Booth
(2002).
"Stress at Home, Peace at Work: A Test of the Time Bind Hypothesis."
Social Science Quarterly 83(4):905-920.
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Mazur, A.
,
U. Mueller
,
W. Krause
and
A. Booth
(2002).
"Causes of Sexual Decline in Aging Married Men: Germany and America."
International Journal of Impotence Research 14(2):101-106.
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Myers, S.M.
and
A. Booth
(2002).
"Forerunners of Change in Nontraditional Gender Ideology."
Social Psychology Quarterly 65(1):18-37.
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Amato, P.R.
,
D.R. Johnson
,
A. Booth
and
S. Rogers
(2003).
"Continuity and Change in Marital Quality between 1980 and 2000."
Journal of Marriage and Family 65(1):1-22.
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Booth, A.
,
D.R. Johnson
,
D.A. Granger
,
A.C. Crouter
and
S.M. McHale
(2003).
"Testosterone and Child and Adolescent Adjustment: The Moderating Role of Parent-Child Relationships."
Developmental Psychology 39(1):85-98.
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Cohan, C.L.
,
A. Booth
and
D.A. Granger
(2003).
"Gender Moderates the Relationship between Testosterone and Marital Interaction."
Journal of Family Psychology 17(1):29-40.
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Crouter, A.C.
and
A. Booth
(Eds.)
(2003).
Children's Influence on Family Dynamics: The Neglected Side of Family Relationships.
Hillsdale, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Crouter, A.C.
and
A. Booth
(Eds.)
(2004).
Work-Family Challenges for Low-Income Parents and Their Children.
Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum.
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Granger, D.A.
,
E.A. Shirtcliff
,
A. Booth
,
K.T. Kivlighan
and
E.B. Schwartz
(2004).
"The "Trouble" with Salivary Testosterone."
Psychoneuroendocrinology 29:1229-1240.
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McHale, S.M.
,
L. Shanahan
,
K.A. Updegraff
,
A.C. Crouter
and
A. Booth
(2004).
"Developmental and Individual Differences in Girls' Sex-Typed Activities in Middle Childhood and Adolescence."
Child Development 75(5):1575-1593.
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Schaie, K.W.
,
N.M. Krause
and
A. Booth
(Eds.)
(2004).
Religious Influences on Health and Well-Being in the Elderly.
New York:
Springer Publishing Company.
Booth, A.
and
A.C. Crouter
(Eds.)
(2005).
The New Population Problem: Why Families in Developed Countries Are Shrinking and What It Means.
Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Booth, A.
,
D.R. Johnson
and
D.A. Granger
(2005).
"Testosterone, Marital Quality, and Role Overload."
Journal of Marriage and Family 67(2):483-498.
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Hawkins, D.N.
and
A. Booth
(2005).
"Unhappily Ever After: Effects of Long-Term, Low-Quality Marriages on Well-Being."
Social Forces 84(1):451-471.
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Kivlighan, K.T.
,
D.A. Granger
and
A. Booth
(2005).
"Gender Differences in Testosterone and Cortisol Response to Competition."
Psychoneuroendocrinology 30(1):58-71.
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Shirtcliff, E.A.
,
D.A. Granger
,
A. Booth
and
D.R. Johnson
(2005).
"Low Salivary Cortisol Levels and Externalizing Behavior Problems in Youth."
Development and Psychopathology 17(1):167-184.
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Booth, A.
(2006).
"Proposals for Research on the Consequences of Divorce for Children." In
Fine, M.A.
and
J.H. Harvey
(Eds.)
, Handbook of Divorce and Relationship Dissolution.
Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
(pp. 619-627)
Booth, A.
,
D.A. Granger
,
A. Mazur
and
K.T. Kivlighan
(2006).
"Testosterone and Social Behavior."
Social Forces 85(1):167-192.
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Crouter, A.C.
and
A. Booth
(Eds.)
(2006).
Romance and Sex in Adolescence And Emerging Adulthood: Risks and Opportunities.
Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Moorman, S.M.
,
A. Booth
and
K.L. Fingerman
(2006).
"Women's Romantic Relationships after Widowhood."
Journal of Family Issues 27(9):1281-1304.
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Updegraff, K.A.
,
A. Booth
and
S.M. Thayer
(2006).
"Role of Family Relationship Quality and Testosterone Levels in Adolescents' Peer Experiences: A Biosocial Analysis."
Journal of Family Psychology 20(1):21-29.
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Amato, P.R.
,
A. Booth
,
D.R. Johnson
and
S. Rogers
(2007).
Alone Together: How Marriage In America is Changing.
Harvard University Press.
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Booth, A.
and
A.C. Crouter
(Eds.)
(2007).
Disparities in School Readiness: How Families Contribute to Transitions into School.
Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Scott, M.E.
,
A. Booth
,
V. King
and
D.R. Johnson
(2007).
"Postdivorce Father-Adolescent Closeness."
Journal of Marriage and Family 69(5):1194-1209.
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Amato, P.R.
,
N.S. Landale
,
T. Habasevich
,
A. Booth
,
D.J. Eggebeen
,
R. Schoen
and
S.M. McHale
(2008).
"Precursors of Young Women's Family Formation Pathways."
Journal of Marriage and Family 70(5):1271-1286.
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Booth, A.
,
A.C. Crouter
,
S. Bianchi
and
J. Seltzer
(Eds.)
(2008).
Intergenerational Caregiving.
Washington, DC:
Urban Institute Press.
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Booth, A.
,
D.A. Granger
and
E.A. Shirtcliff
(2008).
"Gender- and Age-Related Differences in the Association between Social Relationship Quality and Trait Levels of Salivary Cortisol."
Journal of Research on Adolescence 18(2):239-260.
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Booth, A.
,
E. Rustenbach
and
S.M. McHale
(2008).
"Early Family Transitions and Depressive Symptom Changes from Adolescence to Early Adulthood."
Journal of Marriage and Family 70(1):3-14.
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Yorgason, J.B.
,
A. Booth
and
D.R. Johnson
(2008).
"Health, Disability, and Marital Quality: Is the Association Different for Younger Versus Older Cohorts?."
Research on Aging 30(6):623-648.
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Crouter, A.C.
and
A. Booth
(Eds.)
(2009).
Work-Life Policies.
Washington, DC:
Urban Institute Press.
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McHale, S.M.
,
J. Kim
,
A.M. Dotterer
,
A.C. Crouter
and
A. Booth
(2009).
"The Development of Gendered Interests and Personality Qualities from Middle Childhood through Adolescence: A Biosocial Analysis."
Child Development 80(2):482-495.
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Stamps Mitchell, K.C.
,
A. Booth
and
V. King
(2009).
"Adolescents with Nonresident Fathers: Are Daughters More Disadvantaged Than Sons?."
Journal of Marriage and Family 71(3):650-662.
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Booth, A.
,
M.E. Scott
and
V. King
(In Press).
"Father Residence and Adolescent Problem Behavior: Are Youth Always Better Off in Two-Parent Families?."
Journal of Family Issues.
NIHMSID: NIHMS98869??
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Landale, N.S.
,
S.M. McHale
and
A. Booth
(In Press).
Development of Hispanic Children in Immigrant Families: Challenges and Prospects.
Washington, DC:
The Urban Institute.
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