Judith Rollins

Judith Rollins is a Professor Emeritus of Africana Studies and Sociology at Wellesley College.

Judith Rollins
AwardsJessie Bernard Award
1987
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineSociologist
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsWellesley College
Notable worksBetween Women: Domestics and Their Employers

Rollins earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Howard University, and her PhD in Sociology from Brandeis University.[1][2]

Her research interests are in gender, race and class. She has previously taught at Simmons College, Boston College and the University of the District of Columbia.[2]

In 1987, she was awarded the Jessie Bernard Award by the American Sociological Association for her book Between Women: Domestics and Their Employers, an award which recognises a work of exceptional contribution to women's studies.[3] The book was a participant observation study in which Rollins studied the relationships between black women domestic workers and their white employers,[4] and revealed insights into domination, deferential behaviours and power dynamics of gender, ethnicity and class.[5][6]

From 2008 to 2009, Rollins was president of the Association of Black Sociologists.[2] In March 2014, Rollins was featured as 'author of the month' by Nevis Public Library in Saint Kitts and Nevis.[1]

Selected publications
  • Between Women: Domestics and Their Employers (1985)
  • All is Never Said: The Narrative of Odette Harper Hines (1995)
  • Voices of Concern: Nevisian Women's Issues at the Turn of the 21st Century (2010)

References
  1. "Judith Rollins-Author of The Month For March 2014 Nevis Public Library". The St Kitts Nevis Observer. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  2. "Judith Rollins". Wellesley College. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  3. "Jessie Bernard Award". American Sociological Association. 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  4. Andersen, Margaret L. (2008). Sociology : understanding a diverse society. Taylor, Howard Francis, 1939- (4th., media and research update ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. ISBN 978-0495007425. OCLC 123540224.
  5. Kendall, Diana Elizabeth. (2010). Sociology in our times : the essentials (7th ed.). Australia: Wadswoth Cengage Learning. ISBN 9780495598626. OCLC 302357866.
  6. Ostrander, Susan A. (1987). "Women Using Other Women". Contemporary Sociology. 16 (1): 51–53. doi:10.2307/2071194. JSTOR 2071194.


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