Julia Adams (sociologist)

Julia Potter Adams is an American sociologist who works in the area of comparative and historical sociology^[1] with a special focus on gender. Adams is Professor of Sociology and International and Area Studies at Yale University,^[2] where she also serves as Master of Calhoun College.^[3][4]

Early life and education

Adams attended Reed College. She completed graduate work at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Career

Adams became an assistant professor at the University of Michigan in 1992;^[5][6] she was later promoted to become an associate professor. She moved to Yale University in 2004.^[7]

In 2005, Adams published two books on historical sociology: The Familial State: Ruling Families and Merchant Capitalism in Early Modern Europe^[8] as the sole author, and Remaking Modernity with colleagues Ann Shola Orloff and Elisabeth Clemens. The latter book surveys the field of historical sociology and proposes a third wave for historical interpretation and analysis in the social sciences.

She was president of the Social Science History Association (SSHA) from 2008 to 2009; her presidential address covered historical sociological topics including agency, labor, and principal-agent relations.

Adams received a government grant in 2013 to conduct a study of the relationship between gender bias and the portrayal of academics in Wikipedia.^{[9][10][11][12]} She collaborated with Hannah Bruckner of New York University-Abu Dhabi.^[13][14]

References

External links

• Profile at Yale University
• Google Scholar Report