Thomas J. Linneman

Associate Professor

Office: 227 Morton Hall
Email: [[tjlinn]]
Office Phone: 757-221-1549
Office Hours: W, 1:00 - 5:00 pm (Spring)

Areas of Specialization

Contemporary social change, media, gender, sexualities, and religion

Background

Professor Linneman became chair of the Sociology Department in July of 2006. At the introductory level, he teaches American Society and Principles of Sociology. At the junior level, he teaches Social Statistics and a course called Social Movements and Social Change.  At the senior level, he teaches a seminar called Sociology of Sexualities.  He is the author of Weathering Change: Gays and Lesbians, Christian Conservatives, and Everyday Hostilities, published by New York University Press.  He also has published in the journals Sociological Perspectives, Men & Masculinities, Sexuality Research and Social Policy, American Journal of Sociology, and Contemporary Sociology.  His most recent research articles have concerned the masculinities of old gay men (co-authored with Kathleen Slevin) and the relationships between atheism and sexuality (co-authored with undergraduate student Margaret Clendenen).

Education

Ph.D., University of Washington