Författare: Marjorie DeVault

Steven Taylor, Ph D is professor of cultural foundations of education, centennial professor of disability studies, and co-director of Syracuse University”s Center on Disability Studies, Law, and Human Policy. He is the author of numerous books and articles He was the recipient of the 1997 Research Award of the American Association on Mental Retardation, the 2003 Syracuse University Chancellor”s Citation for Exceptional Academic Achievement, and the 2008 Senior Scholar Award of the Society for Disability Studies. Robert Bogdan, Ph D is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Social Science and Education at Syracuse University. After serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nigeria (1964-1966) he went to graduate school in sociology. He joined the faculty at Syracuse University in 1971. He has won many awards for his writing and teaching including an honorary doctorate degree from Stockholm University. Marjorie De Vault, Ph D is the Maxwell Professor of Teaching Excellence and the undergraduate director of the department of Sociology at Syracuse University. Her special areas of interest include gender studies, qualitative methodology, feminist studies, and social interaction. She maintains an IE website at http://faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/mdevault/Default.htm.