Background
Boocock, Sarane Spence was born on May 7, 1935 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Daughter of William Kenneth and Barbara (Gilbreath) Spence.
department chairman sociologist
Boocock, Sarane Spence was born on May 7, 1935 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Daughter of William Kenneth and Barbara (Gilbreath) Spence.
Bachelor of Arts, Vassar College, 1957; Master of Arts, Rutgers University, 1961; Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1966.
Cost analyst, Prudential Life Insurance Company, Newark, 1957-1958;
social caseworker, child welfare analyst, New Jersey Board Child Welfare, New Brunswick, 1958-1959;
group leader, European Traveling Seminar, 1959;
instructor, research assistant, Rutgers University, 1959-1962;
associate, Center for Study Social Organization Schools
research associate department social relations, Johns Hopkins University, 1962-1968;
assistant professor sociology, University of Southern California, 1968-1970;
associate professor, University of Southern California, 1970-1973;
sociologist, Russell Sage Foundation, New York City, 1973-1976;
visiting professor sociology, Yale University, 1974-1976;
professor, department chairman sociology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 1976-1988;
professor Graduate School Education, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, since 1991;
co-founder, Academic Games Associations, Baltimore, 1968;
also director, Academic Games Associations. Visiting professor Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1973, Fromer lecturer, 1987. Visiting professor Yale University.
Visiting lecturer U. Stockholm, U. Goteborg, Sweden, 1973. Fulbright research scholar, exchange professor of University Fukui, Japan, 1985. Fellow Center for Critical Analysis Contemporary Culture, Rutgers University, 1988-1989.
Member American Sociological Association, Sociological Research Association.
1 son, Paul Morris.