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Linda Brooks Williams

Professor

Primary Research Areas

  • development sociology
  • family
  • gender and sexuality
  • rural development

Graduate Fields

Research Focus

My research focuses primarily on family sociology/demography in Southeast Asia and the United States. The range of specific topics is broad, covering issues that span the life-course (e.g. from whether or not conceptions were intended (U.S. and the Philippines), to school outcomes for children (Thailand and Cameroon), to matters surrounding cohabitation and marriage (the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam), to contraception and fertility (Indonesia and the Philippines), to the inclusion or exclusion of elderly family members from important household decisions (the Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan). Despite the diversity of the specific topics, they converge thematically in three sub-areas of family sociology/demography.

Educational Background

Doctorate Brown University 1987

Master's Degree Brown University 1984

Bachelor's Degree Colby College 1979

Selected Publications

PubMed Listings
  • Philip Guest, and Anchalee Varangrat, "Early 40s and Still Unmarried: A Continuing Trend in Thailand, " International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 47 (2): 83-116. 2006
  • Shelley Feldman and Linda Williams, "Women, Gender and Development and Family: Overview, " Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures. 2006
  • ___ and Shelley Feldman, " Women, Gender and Development and Family: Southeast Asia, " Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures. 2006
  • Parfait M. Eloundou-Enyegue and Linda B. Williams. "Family Size and Schooling in sub-Saharan African Settings: A Reexamination, " Demography, 43(1): 25-52. 2006
  • Scott Johnson and ___, "Deference and Denial: Men Talk About Contraception and Unplanned Pregnancy, " International Journal of Men's Health,. 4(3). 2005
  • Umaporn Pattaravanich, ___, Thomas A. Lyson, and Kritaya Archavanitkul, "Inequality and Educational Investment in Thai Children, " Rural Sociology, 70(4): 561-583. 2005
  • ___ and Teresa Sobieszczyk, "Couple Attitudes and Agreement Regarding Pregnancy Wantedness in the Philippines, Journal of Marriage and the Family 65: 1019-1029. 2003
  • Kristine Althucher and ___, "Family Clocks: Timing Parenthood, " in Phyllis Moen (ed.) It`s About TimeCouples and Careers , Cornell University Press. 2003
  • Williams, Linda B., Linda Piccinino, Joyce Abma, and Florio Arguillas, "Pregnancy Wantedness: Attitude Stability Over Time. " Social Biology 48(3-4): 212-233. 2001
  • Williams, Linda B. and Teresa Sobieszczyk, "Consistency between Survey and Interview Data Concerning Pregnancy Wantedness in the Philippines." Studies in Family Planning 32(3): 244-253. 2001
  • Williams, Linda B. and Joyce Abma, "Birth Wantedness Reports: A Look Forward and A Look Back." Social Biology, 47 (3-4):147-163. 2000
  • Williams, Linda B., T. Sobieszczyk, and A. Perez, "Couples` Views about Planning Fertility in the Philippines." Rural Sociology 65(3): 484-514. 2000