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Linda K. George

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Linda K. George
Born
Linda Kaufman George

1947 (age 76–77)
NationalityAmerican
EducationMiami University
Duke University
Scientific career
FieldsGerontology
Sociology
InstitutionsDuke University
Thesis Subjective Awareness of Self and Age in Middle and Late Life  (1975)
Academic advisorsRobert C. Atchley
Matilda White Riley

Linda Kaufman George (born 1947)[1] is an American sociologist and gerontologist who is the Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Duke University. Her research focuses on the sociology of mental health, physical health, and aging, among other topics. She was president of the Gerontological Society of America from November 1993 to October 1994, and she received the Leonard I. Pearlin Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Sociological Study of Mental Health from the American Sociological Association in 2013.[2]

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  1. ^ Achenbaum, W. Andrew; Albert, Daniel M. (1995). Profiles in Gerontology: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-313-29274-3.
  2. ^ "Linda K. George". Duke Psychology & Neuroscience. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
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