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George Dickinson
Professor of Sociology
Education
- Ph.D., Sociology major, Anthropology minor, Louisiana State University
Dissertation topic: "A Sociological Analysis of Farm Adoption Practices in Selected Louisiana Parishes" - M.A., Sociology, Baylor University
Thesis topic: "Smalltown: A Sociological Analysis of an East Texas Community" - B.A, Biology major, Sociology minor, Baylor University
Research Interests
- Death and Dying
- Medical Sociology
- Aging
Courses Taught
- CHLI 603: Dying, Death and Loss
- FYSM 162: The Individual in Families: Dealing with Death and Dying
- HONS 392: Honors Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Death and Dying
- SOCY 260: Development of Social Thought
- SOCY 335: Aging and the Family
- SOCY 336: Death and Dying
- SOCY 340: Medical Sociology
- SOCY 390: Researching End-of-Life Issues
Honors and Awards
- Recipient of the 2009 Association for Death Education and Counseling Death Educator Award, Dallas, TX; April 17, 2009.
- Distinguished Research Award at the College of Charleston, April 14, 2008.
- Finalist for the Governor's Professor of teh Year Award. Designated as a Distinguished Professor at a ceremony at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC, on November 6, 2008.
- Finalist for the Governor's Professor of the Year Award. Designated as a Distinguished Professor at a ceremony at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC, on October 14, 2003.
- Distinguished Teacher/Scholar Award at the College of Charleston, April 22, 2002.
Selected Publications
Books and Monographs
- Michael R. Leming & George E. Dickinson. Understanding Dying, Death and Bereavement 9th edition. Belmont, CA: Cengage Publishing Company. Published in November with a 2020 copyright.
- George E. Dickinson & Brenda S. Sanders. Aging in the Family. London: Taylor & Francis. Came out in December with a 2019 copyright.
- Michael R. Leming & George E. Dickinson. Understanding Dying, Death, and Bereavement 8e. Belmont, CA: Cengage Publishing Company, published in Chinese in June, 2018.
- George E. Dickinson & Michael R. Leming (eds.). Annual Editions: Dying, Death and Bereavement 16/17, 15e. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2017.
- Michael R. Leming & George E. Dickinson. Understanding Dying, Death and Bereavement 8e. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage, 2016.
- George E. Dickinson & Michael R. Leming (eds.). Annual Editions: Dying, Death & Bereavement 16/17, 15th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2016
- George E. Dickinson & Michael R. Leming (eds.). Annual Editions: Dying, Death and Bereavement 13/14, 14e. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2014.
- Michael R. Leming & George E. Dickinson. Understanding Dying, Death and Bereavement 7e. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage.
- George E. Dickinson & Michael R. Leming (eds.). Annual Editions: Dying , Death and Bereavement 12/13, 13e. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011.
- George E. Dickinson & Michael R. Leming (eds.). Annual Editions: Dying , Death and Bereavement 10/11, 12e. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010.