Linda Haas | |
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Born | December 18, 1950 |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Sociology |
Institutions | Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis |
Linda L. Haas (born December 18, 1950) is an American sociologist. She is professor emerita of sociology at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
Haas holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and has received an honorary doctorate in social sciences from the Gothenburg University in Sweden.[1]
Haas joined the faculty of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in the fall of 1977.[2] She retired in 2014.[2] She was an Adjunct Professor of Women's Studies at the same university. Her research focuses on gender, family policy, and families and work in post-industrialized societies, with a focus on Sweden.[1]
Haas began researching gender bias in 1983.[3] In 1988, she conducted research on Cinderella syndrome.[4] Haas assisted in the development of family leave policies in Australia and Sweden.[5]
Haas received the Indiana University President's Award for Excellence in 1992[1] and the Teaching and the Bynum Award for Excellence in Mentoring.[6]