SOCIOLOGY
SIGHTINGS
Lucinda F. San
Giovanni, Ph.D.
"Computers are useless. They can only give
you answers." Pablo Picasso
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Profile: Professor San Giovanni, a member of the Department of
Sociology/Anthropology since 1966, retired in 2001. She is involved in extensive
research in the area of sport and society, with a special focus on the Olympic
Games, gender and sport. With Mary A.
Boutilier,she
is the co-author of The Sporting Woman(Human
Kinetics,1983) and has published widely in the area of sport, gender and
society. Her continuing interest in
adult transitions began with research for an earlier book, Ex-Nuns: A Study of Emergent Role Passage (Ablex,
1978).
In addition to the
introductory sociology course, Prof. San Giovanni taught in the areas of
deviance, sport, gender and complex organizations. She also offered the
Senior Seminar for sociology majors. Her present research interests are in global sociology, the
impact of computer technology, and the growth of ex-patriate communities
worldwide.
Away from the academic world she enjoys poetry,
tai chi chuan, tennis, Italian opera, flats fishing, and photography.
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This page is the subject of frequent
meditation and occasional revision. Last update: June, 2001.
