Howard M. Bahr
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Howard M. Bahr has been a professor of Sociology at Brigham Young University
(BYU) since 1973 and was director of field research for the Middletown IV study in 1999.
Bahr received his bachelors degree in sociology with a minor in psychology from BYU in 1962. He then went to study at the University of Texas at Austin
where he received an M.A. in 1964 and a Ph.D. in 1965. Both of these were in sociology with minors in geography.
He then took a job as a researcher with Columbia University
's Bureau of Applied Sociology. He remained in this position until 1968 when he joined the faculty of Washington State University
where he also worked as the universities Rural Sociologist. During this time Bahr wrote his book Skid Row- An Instroduction to Disaffiliation which has been widely cited.
In 1973 Bahr joined the faculty of BYU. He had the previous year been the lead author of a book that rejeted Malthusianism
and its views on population growth and limits. He would explore this them in later writings as well.
From 1977-1983 Bahr was the director of the BYU Family and Demographic Research Institute. Also in 1976-1980 and in 1983-1985 Bahr was a visiting professor at the University of Virginia
. During this time he did a sociological study in Grenada
jointly funded by BYU and the University of Virginia.
Bahr's wife Kathleen Slaugh Bahr is also a professor at BYU. She earned a Ph.D. from Michigan State University
. They are the parents of two sons and have at least one book and multiple articles together.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
(BYU) since 1973 and was director of field research for the Middletown IV study in 1999.
Bahr received his bachelors degree in sociology with a minor in psychology from BYU in 1962. He then went to study at the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
where he received an M.A. in 1964 and a Ph.D. in 1965. Both of these were in sociology with minors in geography.
He then took a job as a researcher with Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
's Bureau of Applied Sociology. He remained in this position until 1968 when he joined the faculty of Washington State University
Washington State University
Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university...
where he also worked as the universities Rural Sociologist. During this time Bahr wrote his book Skid Row- An Instroduction to Disaffiliation which has been widely cited.
In 1973 Bahr joined the faculty of BYU. He had the previous year been the lead author of a book that rejeted Malthusianism
Malthusianism
Malthusianism refers primarily to ideas derived from the political/economic thought of Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus, as laid out initially in his 1798 writings, An Essay on the Principle of Population, which describes how unchecked population growth is exponential while the growth of the food...
and its views on population growth and limits. He would explore this them in later writings as well.
From 1977-1983 Bahr was the director of the BYU Family and Demographic Research Institute. Also in 1976-1980 and in 1983-1985 Bahr was a visiting professor at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
. During this time he did a sociological study in Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
jointly funded by BYU and the University of Virginia.
Bahr's wife Kathleen Slaugh Bahr is also a professor at BYU. She earned a Ph.D. from Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
. They are the parents of two sons and have at least one book and multiple articles together.
Books
- Toward More Family-Centered Family Sciences: Love, Sacrifice and Transcendence (with Kathleen S. Bahr) Lanham, MarylandLanham, MarylandLanham is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County in the State of Maryland in the United States of America. Because it is not formally incorporated, it has no official boundaries, but the United States Census Bureau has defined a census-designated place consisting of Lanham and the...
and London: Lexington Books, 2009. - The Navajo as Seen by the Franciscans (editor) Scarecrow Press: 2004.
- Diné Bibliography to the 1990s: A Companion to the Navajo Bibliography to 1969 Lanham and London: Scarecrow Press, 1999.
- Recent Social Trends in the United States: 1960-1990 (with Theodore Caplow and John Modell)
- Middletown Families: Fifty Years of Continuity and Change (with Theodore Caplow]])
- All Faithful People: Change and Continuity in Middletown's Region (with Theodore Caplow and Bruce A. ChadwickBruce A. ChadwickBruce A. Chadwick is an emeritus professor of sociology at Brigham Young University .Chadwick has a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis....
) University of Minnesota PressUniversity of Minnesota PressThe University of Minnesota Press is a university press that is part of the University of Minnesota.Founded in 1925, the University of Minnesota Press is best known for its books in social and cultural thought, critical theory, race and ethnic studies, urbanism, feminist criticism, and media...
, 1983. - Divorce and Remarriage: Problems, Adaptations and Adjustments (With Kristen L. Goodman and Stan L. AlbrechtStan L. AlbrechtStan LeRoy Albrecht is an American educator, university administrator, and scholar. He has served as the president of Utah State University since 2005.-Biography:...
) Westport, ConnecticutWestport, Connecticut-Neighborhoods:* Saugatuck – around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town – a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices....
: Greenwood Press, 1983. - Skid Row- An Introduction to Disaffiliation New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
: Oxford University PressOxford University PressOxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, 1973 (345 pages). - NCJRS abstracts for Skid Row
- Old Men Drunk and Sober with Theodore Caplow.
- google scholar search results for Bahr, most useful to show that Skid Row is his most cited book
- Population Resources and the Future: Non-Malthusian Perspective (with Bruce A. Chadwick and Darwin L. Thomas) Provo: BYU Press, 1972.
Articles
- "Finding Oneself Among the Saints: Thomas F. O'Dea, Mormon Intellectuals and the Future of Mormon Orthodoxy" in Journal for the Scientific Study of ReligionJournal for the Scientific Study of ReligionThe Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion is a peer-reviewed journal, published by Wiley-Blackwell in the United States of America under the auspices of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, dedicated to publishing scholarly articles in the social sciences, including psychology,...
Vol. 47, no 3 (Sep. 2008) - "Families and Self-Sacrifice: Alternative Models and Meanings for Family Theory" (with Kathleen S. Bahr) in Social ForcesSocial ForcesSocial Forces is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of social science published by the University of North Carolina Press...
Vol. 75, no. 4, June 2001. - "Toward a Social Science of Contemporary Mormonism" (with Reneta Tonks Forstre) BYU StudiesBYU StudiesBYU Studies is a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing articles on a broad array of topics related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
Vol 26 (Winter 1986) No. 1, p. 92. - "Evaluation of An Indian Student Placement Program" in Social Casework Vol. 67 (Nov. 1986) p. 515-524.