REBECCA G. ADAMS

  1. Home Page
  2. Courses:
    1. SOC 101
    2. SOC 230W
    3. FMS 108
  3. Curriculum Vitae
  4. Publications by Type:
    1. Books
    2. Journal Articles
    3. Chapters
    4. Prefaces
    5. Newsletter Articles
    6. Book Reviews
  5. Publications by Topic:
    1. The Deadhead Community
    2. Friendship
    3. Gerontology
  6. Major Roles:
    1. Professor of Sociology
    2. Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee
    3. Chair of the Faculty Senate
    4. Masthead Editor of Personal Relationships

Book Chapters and Encyclopedia Entries

  • Ueno, K., & Adams, R. G. Expected 2006 Adult Friendship: A Decade Review P. Noller & J. Feeney Close Relationships Psychology Press
  • Adams, R.G., & Ueno, K. Expected 2006 Adult Men's Friendships V.H. Bedford & B. F. Turner Men in Relationships:  Life Course and Life Span Perspectives Springer
  • Ueno, K., & Adams, R. G. Forthcoming Men's Friendships M. Flood, J. K. Gardiner, B. Pease, & K. Pringle International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities Routledge
  • Allan, G., & Adams, R. G. Forthcoming Sociology of Friendship C. Bryant & D. Peck The Handbook of 21st Century Sociology Sage
  • Adams, R. G., & Ueno, K. Forthcoming Friendship and Community Milofsky, C., and Cnaan, R.(Eds.) Handbook on Community Movements and Local Organizations Kluwer Books/Plenum Press
  • Adams, R. G. Forthcoming Friendship During the Later Years In G. Ritzer Encyclopedia of Sociology Blackwell
  • Adams, R. G. Forthcoming Friendship: Structure, Process, and Context G. Ritzer Encyclopedia of Sociology Blackwell
  • Adams, R. G. Forthcoming The Grateful Dead and Deadheads G. Ritzer Encyclopedia of Sociology Blackwell
  • Adams, R.G., & Stevenson, M. 2004 A Lifetime of Relationships Mediated by Technology. Pp. 368-393 F. Lang & K L. Fingerman Growing Together: Personal Relationships across the Life Span Cambridge
  • Adams, R.G. 2002 Friendship Pp. 509-12 D. Ekerdt (Ed.) Macmillan Encyclopedia of Aging, Vol. 2 Macmillan
  • Adams, R.G., & Rosen-Grandon, J. 2002 Mixed Marriage: Music Community Membership as a Source of Marital Strain Pp. 79-100 Robin Goodwin &Duncan Cramer (Eds.) Inappropriate Relationships Lawrence Erlbaum
  • Adams, R. G. 2001 Friendship 404-5 G. L. Maddox (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Aging Vol. 1, 3rd Edition NY: Springer
  • Adams, R. G. 2000 What Goes Around Comes Around: Collaborative Research and Learning 15-47 R. G. Adams & R. Sardiello Deadhead Social Science: You Ain't Gonna Learn What You Don't Want to Know CA: AltaMira
  • Adams, R. G. 1999 Foreword R. Weiner (Ed.) Perspectives on the Grateful Dead Greenwood
  • Adams, R. G. 1998 The Demise of Territorial Determinism: Online Friendships R. G. Adams & G. Allan (Eds.) Placing Friendship in Context Cambridge University Press
  • Adams, R. G., & Allan, G. 1998 Contextualizing Friendship R. G. Adams & G. Allan (Eds. Placing Friendship in Context Cambridge University Press
  • Allan, G., & Adams, R.G. 1998 Reflections on Context R. G. Adams & G. Allan (Eds.) Placing Friendship in Context Cambridge University Press
  • Adams, R. G. 1997 Older Women's Friendship Patterns J. M. Coyle (Ed.) Women and Aging: A Research Guide Greenwood Press
  • Adams, R. G., & Blieszner, R. 1996 Midlife Friendship Patterns 336-363 N. Vanzetti & S. Duck (Eds.) A Lifetime of Relationships Brooks/Cole
  • Adams, R. G. 1995 Friendship G. L. Maddox (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Aging, 2nd Edition NY: Springer
  • Gold, D. T., & Adams, R. G. 1995 Finding Community R. J. Manheimer (Ed.) The Second Middle Age: Looking Differently at Life Beyond 50 Washington, DC: Visible Ink Press
  • Adams, R. G. 1994 Older Men's Friendship Patterns E. H. Thompson (Ed.) Older Men's Lives Newbury Park: Sage
  • Adams, R. G. 1994 Friendship R. Manheimer (Ed.) The Aging Almanac Detroit: Gale Research, Inc
  • Adams, R. G. 1993 Activity as Structure and Process:  Friendships of Older Adults Jack Kelley (Ed.) Activity and Aging Newbury Park: Sage
  • Allan, G., & Adams, R.G. 1989 Structural Aspects of Friendship Adams, R.G. and Blieszner, R. (Eds.) Older Adult Friendship: Structure and Process Newbury Park: Sage Publications
  • Adams, R. G. 1989 Conceptual and Methodological Issues in the Study of Friendship Adams, R.G. & Blieszner, R. (Eds.) Older Adult Friendship:  Structure and Process Newbury Park: Sage Publications
  • Brown, C.H., Adams, R. G., & Kellam, S.G. 1981 A Longitudinal Study of Teenage Motherhood and Symptoms of Distress:  The Woodlawn Community Epidemiological Project Roberta G. Simmons (ed.) Research in Community and Mental Health Greenwich, Connecticut:  JAI Press, Inc.

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