Linda Waite

Linda J. Waite is a sociologist and social demographer. She is the George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago. In 2018 she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters

Linda Waite
Linda Waite
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
ThesisWorking wives and the life cycle (1976)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago

Education and career

Waite has a B.A. from Michigan State University (1969), and an M.A. (1970) and a Ph.D. (1976) from the University of Michigan.[1] She was named the George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service professor in 2020.[1] At the University of Chicago, Waite has been co-director of the Center on Parents, Children, and Work, an Alfred P. Sloan Working Families Center (1997-2006),[2] and was the founding director of the Center on Aging.[3] Waite is past president of the Population Association of America.[4]

Work

Waite’s work uses empirical data to study the dynamics underlying major social changes that impact the life courses of individuals and families. Waite's research topics have covered women’s entry into the labor market,[5] patterns of marriage[6] and family formation,[7][8] and, more recently, population aging[9] and health.[10] A central focus of Waite’s research on aging is the examination of marital quality and sexuality as critical components of health and well-being in later life.[11][9] Waite’s early work on marriage showed it improves health and lengthens life.[12] This early research led to the development of the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP), which provides data used by Waite to examine public discourse on later life sexuality,[13][14] and demonstrates that sexuality is not just the province of the young.[15]

Selected publications
  • Waite, Linda J. (1995). "Does Marriage Matter?". Demography. 32 (4): 483–507. doi:10.2307/2061670. ISSN 0070-3370.
  • Hughes, Mary Elizabeth; Waite, Linda J.; Hawkley, Louise C.; Cacioppo, John T. (2004). "A Short Scale for Measuring Loneliness in Large Surveys". Research on Aging. 26 (6): 655–672. doi:10.1177/0164027504268574. ISSN 0164-0275. PMC 2394670. PMID 18504506.
  • Hughes, Mary Elizabeth; Waite, Linda J.; Hawkley, Louise C.; Cacioppo, John T. (2004). "A Short Scale for Measuring Loneliness in Large Surveys". Research on Aging. 26 (6): 655–672. doi:10.1177/0164027504268574. ISSN 0164-0275. PMC 2394670. PMID 18504506.
  • Lindau, Stacy Tessler; Schumm, L. Philip; Laumann, Edward O.; Levinson, Wendy; O'Muircheartaigh, Colm A.; Waite, Linda J. (2007-08-23). "A Study of Sexuality and Health among Older Adults in the United States". New England Journal of Medicine. 357 (8): 762–774. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa067423. ISSN 0028-4793. PMC 2426743. PMID 17715410.
  • Cornwell, Erin York; Waite, Linda J. (2009). "Social Disconnectedness, Perceived Isolation, and Health among Older Adults". Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 50 (1): 31–48. doi:10.1177/002214650905000103. ISSN 0022-1465. PMC 2756979. PMID 19413133.

Awards and honors

In 2012, Waite received the Matilda White Riley Award from the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Research.[16] In 2016, she received the Matilda White Riley Award for career achievement from the Section on Aging and the Life Course of the American Sociological Association.[17] She was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018.[18]

References
  1. "Linda Waite | Sociology | The University of Chicago". sociology.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  2. "The Alfred P. Sloan Center on Parents, Children & Work". sloanworkingfamilies.educ.msu.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  3. "Center on Aging". coa.norc.org. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  4. "PAA Officers & Board Members - Population Association of America". www.populationassociation.org. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  5. Waite, Linda J. (1980-09-01). "Working Wives and the Family Life Cycle". American Journal of Sociology. 86 (2): 272–294. doi:10.1086/227239. ISSN 0002-9602. S2CID 153401139.
  6. Waite, Linda J. (1995-11-01). "Does Marriage Matter?". Demography. 32 (4): 483–507. doi:10.2307/2061670. ISSN 0070-3370. JSTOR 2061670. PMID 8925942. S2CID 3776982.
  7. Goldscheider, Frances K.; Waite, Linda (1991). New families, no families? : the transformation of the American home. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-07222-7. OCLC 23655262.
  8. "Family Trees Are Turning Into Family Beanstalks". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  9. Committee on Population; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2018-06-21). Hayward, Mark D.; Majmundar, Malay K. (eds.). Future Directions for the Demography of Aging: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. doi:10.17226/25064. ISBN 978-0-309-47410-8. PMID 29989766.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. Cornwell, Erin York; Waite, Linda J. (2009-03-01). "Social Disconnectedness, Perceived Isolation, and Health among Older Adults". Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 50 (1): 31–48. doi:10.1177/002214650905000103. ISSN 0022-1465. PMC 2756979. PMID 19413133.
  11. Waite, L. J.; Laumann, E. O.; Das, A.; Schumm, L. P. (2009-11-01). "Sexuality: Measures of Partnerships, Practices, Attitudes, and Problems in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Study". The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 64B (Supplement 1): i56–i66. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbp038. ISSN 1079-5014. PMC 2763521. PMID 19497930.
  12. Waite, Linda J. (2000). The case for marriage : why married people are happier, healthier, and better off financially. Maggie Gallagher (1st ed.). New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-50085-8. OCLC 43615291.
  13. Lindau, Stacy Tessler; Schumm, L. Philip; Laumann, Edward O.; Levinson, Wendy; O'Muircheartaigh, Colm A.; Waite, Linda J. (2007-08-23). "A Study of Sexuality and Health among Older Adults in the United States". New England Journal of Medicine. 357 (8): 762–774. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa067423. ISSN 0028-4793. PMC 2426743. PMID 17715410.
  14. Cornwell, Erin York; Waite, Linda J. (2009-11-01). "Measuring Social Isolation Among Older Adults Using Multiple Indicators From the NSHAP Study". The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. 64B (suppl_1): i38–i46. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbp037. ISSN 1079-5014. PMC 2800811. PMID 19508982.
  15. Law, Sally (2010-01-26). "Seniors Have Rewarding Sex Lives". livescience.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  16. "6th Matilda White Riley Honors". Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  17. "Aging and the Life Course Award Recipient History". American Sociological Association. 2011-03-07. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  18. "Linda J. Waite". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
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