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Bert Adams

Bert Adams

Bert N. Adams was NCFR's 41st President from 1983-84. Adams (Ph.D., University of North Carolina) is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is a former President and currently a Fellow of the National Council on Family Relations. He has taught sociological theory extensively, both in East Africa and at the University of Wisconsin, and also teaches and writes on the sociology of the family. He is the author of several books, including the introductory textbook THE FAMILY: A SOCIOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION, 5TH EDITION (Harcourt Brace 1995) and SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY (Pine Forge Press 2001). With David M. Klein, he served as co-editor of the Understanding Families Series with Sage, which produced 20 books between 1995 and 2002. He is well connected with family sociologists throughout the world. As President-elect he chaired the search committee for the new Executive officer to replace Ruth Jewson who was retiring. Bert’s special talent is that of singing. He has sung with the Opera in Madison and frequently sings at special occasions of NCFR.

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