Overview
My main research interests are social networks and social capital, the life stress process (especially social support as resources), social stratification and mobility, and Chinese societies.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Oscar L. Tang Family Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology
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2011 - Present
Sociology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
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2011 - Present
Sociology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Physical Fitness and the Stress Process
Journal Article Journal of Community Psychology · January 1, 2004 In the current paper we focus on the role of physical fitness in the life stress process for both psychological and physical well-being. The major research question posed in the current study is: Does physical fitness deter distress in a model containing t ... Full text CiteSociology and Social Development: a Conversation
Journal Article Sociological Research (China) · 2003 Cite“How the East and the West Shall Meet?”
Journal Article Development and Society · 2002 CiteRecent Grants
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Examining race, class and social capital in devastated neighborhoods
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2014 - 2015Wedding Banquets: A Study of a Chinese Institution for Social Capital
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 2003 - 2004Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Education · 2000 - 2003View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Michigan State University ·
1966
Ph.D.
Syracuse University ·
1963
M.A.
Tunghai University (Taiwan) ·
1960
B.A.