Education

• Ph. D., Sociology, 1971, University of California, Berkeley.
• M.A., Sociology 1964, University of Kansas, Lawrence.
• B.A. (with honors) 1962, University of Kansas, Lawrence.

Courses Taught

• SOC 324: Sociology of Sex and Gender
• SOC 325: Gender and Work
• SOC 303 :Sociology of Family
• SOC 401: Class, Status and Power
• SOC 534: Gender Dynamics
• SOC 691A: Qualitative Research Methods

Selected Publications and Presentations

Prather, Jane.  2003. “Addiction to Prescription Analgesics and Minor Tranquillizers: A case study of hidden primary addiction,” Journal of Addictions Nursing 14 (3) pp.35-41.

Prather, Jane. 1996. “What Sociologists are Learning about the Next Generation of Students: Are we prepared to teach in the 21st Century? “  Sociological Perspectives 30 (4) pp. 437-446.  Pacific Sociological Association Presidential Address 1995.

Prather, Jane. 1995. “Acquiring an Academic Room of One’s Own,” in Individual Voices, Collective Visions:  Fifty Years of Women in Sociology. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

Prather, Jane. 1991. “Who’s Welcome in the Clubhouse? An Analysis of Gender Integration in Voluntary Associations,” in Studies in Organizational Sociology, edited by Gale Miller. Greenwich: JAI.

Prather, Jane and Nancy Minkow. 1991. “Prescription for Despair: Women and Psychotropic Drug Abuse,” in Feminist Perspectives on Addictions,  edited by Nan Van Den Berg.  New York: Springer.

Prather, Jane. 1991. “De-Coding Advertising: The Role of Communication Studies in Explaining the Popularity of Tranquilizers,” in  Understanding Long-term Tranquilizer Use, edited by Jonathan Gabe, London: Routledge.

Prather, Jane.  1979  (Sept. 19). “Mystique of Minor Tranquilizers,” in  Use and Misuse of Benzodiazepines, Hearings before the Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research. Washington, D. C.

 Prather, Jane and Linda Fidell  1975. “Sex Differences in Content and Style of Medical Advertisements ,” Social Science and Medicine, 9, pp.23-26.

Research and Interests

Prison Reform, Media and Gender, Sociology of Work, Gender Issues ans Inequalities.