Miriam M. Johnson
Encyclopedia
Miriam M. Johnson was an American sociologist
and professor emerita of the University of Oregon
's Sociology Department.
. They were married in 1951. In 1955 they had a son (Shannon), followed by a daughter (Rebekah) in 1957. She died on 21 November 2007 of lung cancer after a short illness.
. In 1948 she pursued graduate studies at Harvard University
's Department of Social Relations, earning a PhD. in 1955. She taught at the Women's College of the University of North Carolina until 1953. Miriam and Benton moved to Oregon in 1957 when he took up a professorship at the University of Oregon
. She returned to sociological work in 1972, with a particular emphasis on gender and family roles. In 1973, she helped organize the University of Oregon's Center for the Study of Women in Society, and later served as its director.. Her last book, Strong Mothers, Weak Wives, was published in 1988.
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
and professor emerita of the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
's Sociology Department.
Life
Miriam Johnson was born Miriam Massey in Atlanta, Georgia on 12 January 1928 to Leola and Herbert Massey. While attending the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, she met Benton JohnsonBenton Johnson
Benton Johnson is an American sociologist and professor emeritus of the University of Oregon's Sociology Department.-Life:Benton Johnson is the son of Guy Benton Johnson and Guion Griffis Johnson...
. They were married in 1951. In 1955 they had a son (Shannon), followed by a daughter (Rebekah) in 1957. She died on 21 November 2007 of lung cancer after a short illness.
Career
She was educated at Georgia State College for Women at Milledgeville, and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill where she studied sociology and met Benton JohnsonBenton Johnson
Benton Johnson is an American sociologist and professor emeritus of the University of Oregon's Sociology Department.-Life:Benton Johnson is the son of Guy Benton Johnson and Guion Griffis Johnson...
. In 1948 she pursued graduate studies at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
's Department of Social Relations, earning a PhD. in 1955. She taught at the Women's College of the University of North Carolina until 1953. Miriam and Benton moved to Oregon in 1957 when he took up a professorship at the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
. She returned to sociological work in 1972, with a particular emphasis on gender and family roles. In 1973, she helped organize the University of Oregon's Center for the Study of Women in Society, and later served as its director.. Her last book, Strong Mothers, Weak Wives, was published in 1988.