Faculty and Staff
Stephen R. Marks, Professor
5728 Fernald Hall, Room 207
Orono, ME 04469-5728
(207) 581-2391
marks@maine.edu
Ph.D., Boston University, 1971
Stephen's areas of interest in teaching
and research are sociology of gender; sociology of marriage, family and
close relationships; micro-sociological theory; sociology of human
energy, commitments and multiple roles; and counter cultures. Stephen's
current research involves an exploration of multiple roles, self
organization, and well-being. He is also involved in explorations of
co-worker relationships.
Selected Publications:
Marks, S. R., Huston, T. L., Johnson, E. M., & MacDermid, S. M.
Forthcoming. Role balance and White married couples. Journal of
Marriage and the Family.
Marks, S. R. (2000). Teasing out the lessons of the 1960s: Family
diversity and family privilege. Journal of Marriage and the Family,
62,609-622.
Marks, S. R., and Leslie, L. A. (2000). Family diversity and
intersecting categories: Toward a richer approach to multiple roles. In
D. H. Demo, K. R. Allen, & M. A. Fine. (Eds.), Handbook of family
diversity (pp. 402-423). New York: Oxford University Press.
Marks, S. R. (1998.) The gendered contexts of inclusive intimacy: The
Hawthorne women at work and home. In R. G. Adams & G. Allan (Eds.),
Placing friendship in context (pp. 43-70). Cambridge U.K.: Cambridge
University Press.
"The Problem and Politics of Wholeness in Family Studies," Journal of
Marriage and the Family 58:565-571 (August 1996).
"Multiple Roles and the Self: A Theory of Role Balance" (with Shelley M.
MacDermid), Journal of Marriage and the Family 58:417-423 (May 1996).
"The Art of Professing and Holding Back in a Course on Gender," Family
Relations 44:142-148 (April 1995).
"Intimacy in the Public Realm: The Case of Coworkers," Social Forces
72:843-858 (March 1994).
