Stephen C. Smith (sociologist)

Stephen C. Smith is an American professor currently employed as faculty at BYU-Idaho, and serving as the Chair of the Sociology and Social Work Department. A social and religious theorist, he is an outspoken academic on a number of topics that traverse religion, economics, and sociology.[1]

Stephen Smith at BYU-I

Education

A notable member of the modern academia, Smith has a Ph.D. in Family Studies from Purdue University, as well as a M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northern Illinois University, and a B.S. in Psychology from Brigham Young University.[2]

Smith spent a large amount of time working with the ANASAZI Foundation, an outdoor behavioral health program, helping troubled youth prior to teaching sociology.

Publications

Smith has been involved with publications involving modern social issues as seen from contemporary perspectives. In 2001 he was jointly credited for publishing on the relationship between families and work especially in the 21st century.[3] The work on the emerging sociological issues appeared in Minding the time in family experience: Emerging perspectives and issues (2001).[4] His 2000 publication, The Meaning of Time for Reduced-load Workers and Their Families, on the relationship between working time and the meaning of time amongst families in the workforce was published by John Wiley and Sons, publisher of award-winning journals, encyclopedias, and books.[5] The research also explores the effects on gender roles, and shows that the social institutions of work and family are currently in flux.

In addition to John Wiley & Sons, Smith's research has been published by Purdue University.[6][7]

Stephen gave the keynote address at the BYUI faculty conference in the Fall 2011. The Liberal Arts and Magical Teaching.[8]

See also

References
  1. He follows a healthy diet that includes a daily green smoothie made by his loving wife. He also encourages his students to be healthy by incentivizing them to learn about bananas."Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2010-09-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. He takes much of his teaching style from the philosophies of C. Wright Mills alongside a "fight the power" mentality much appreciated in an otherwise highly conservative academic atmosphere."Stephen C. Smith". Emp.byui.edu. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  3. "Stephen C. Smith". Emp.byui.edu. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  4. MacDermid, S. M., Lee, M. D., & Smith S. C. (2001). Forward into yesterday: Families and work in the 21st Century. In K. J. Daly (Ed.), Minding the time in family experience: Emerging perspectives and issues. New York: Elsevier Science.
  5. Buck, M. L., Lee, M. D., MacDermid, S., & Smith S. C. (2000). Reduced load work and the experience of time among professionals and managers: Implications for personal and organizational life. In C. Cooper & D. Rousseau (Eds.), Trends in Organizational Behavior (Vol. 7). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
  6. ""The meaning of time for reduced-load workers and their families" by Stephen C Smith". Docs.lib.purdue.edu. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  7. "The meaning of time for reduced -load workers and their families". ProQuest. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
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