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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.