Jocelyn Hollander

Associate Professor

Address: 616 PLC University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403	Phone:	(541) 346-5510
	Fax:	(541) 346-5026
	Email:	jocelynh@uoregon.edu

Professor Hollander received her B.A. in Linguistics from Stanford in 1987. She received an M.A. in 1991 and a Ph.D. in 1997 from the University of Washington. She joined the University of Oregon faculty in 1997. Professor Hollander is currently engaged in research on self-defense training and the prevention of violence against women.

Research Interests

gender
violence against women
the social construction of race, class, gender, and sexuality
language and discourse

Teaching Areas

sociology of women
sociology of gender
social psychology
violence against women
microsociology
pedagogy
sociology of food

Courses Taught

SOC 204	Introduction to Sociology
SOC 328	Introduction to Social Psychology
SOC 355	Sociology of Women
SOC 455	Issues in Sociology of Gender: Violence Against Women
SOC 607	Teaching Sociology
SOC 615	Microsociological Theory
SOC 656	Issues in Sociology of Gender: Gender Theory and Research

Selected Books

2010 Hollander, Jocelyn A., Judith A. Howard, and Daniel G. Renfrow. Gendered Situations, Gendered Selves: A Gender Lens on Social Psychology, 2nd edition. Rowman and Littlefield.

Selected Articles

2010 Hollander, Jocelyn A. “Why Do Women Take Self-Defense Classes?” Violence Against Women 16(4):459-478.

2009 Hollander, Jocelyn A. “The Roots of Resistance to Women's Self-Defense.” Violence Against Women 15(4):574–594.

2006 Hollander, Jocelyn A., and Hava R. Gordon. “The Processes of Social Construction in Talk.” Symbolic Interaction 29:183–212.

2005 Hollander, Jocelyn A. “Challenging Despair: Teaching About Women's Resistance to Violence.” Violence Against Women 11:776-791.

2004 Hollander, Jocelyn A., and Rachel L. Einwohner. “Conceptualizing Resistance.” Sociological Forum 19(4):533-554.

2004 Hollander, Jocelyn A. “‘I Can Take Care of Myself': The Impact of Self-Defense Training on Women's Lives.” Violence Against Women 10: 205–235.

2004 Hollander, Jocelyn A. “The Social Contexts of Focus Groups.” Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 33(5): 602–637.

2002 Hollander, Jocelyn A. “Resisting Vulnerability: The Social Reconstruction of Gender in Interaction.” Social Problems 49:474-496.

2002 Hollander, Jocelyn A. “Learning to Discuss: Strategies for Improving the Quality of Class Discussion.” Teaching Sociology 30:317–327.

2001 Hollander, Jocelyn A. “Vulnerability and Dangerousness: The Construction of Gender Through Conversation About Violence.” Gender & Society 15:83–109.

2000 Hollander, Jocelyn A., and Judith A. Howard. “Social Psychological Theories on Social Inequality.” Social Psychology Quarterly 63:338-351.

2000 Einwohner, Rachel L., Jocelyn A. Hollander, and Toska Olson. “Engendering Social Movements: Cultural Images and Movement Dynamics.” Gender & Society 14:679-699.

Education

Ph.D. -- University of Washington