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Nijole V. Benokraitis is professor emerita of sociology at the University of Baltimore. She received a B.A. in sociology and English from Emmanuel College in Boston, a master's degree in sociology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Texas at Austin.

A strong proponent of applied sociology, Professor Benokraitis enlisted her students in community service activities such as tutoring low-income high school students and volunteering research services to nonprofit organizations. She has authored, co-authored, edited or co-edited almost a dozen books, including SOC (now in its 6th Edition); Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity: Action, Inaction, Reaction; Contemporary Ethnic Families in the United States: Characteristics, Variations, and Dynamics; Feuds about Families: Conservative, Centrist, Liberal, and Feminist Perspectives; Modern Sexism: Blatant, Subtle, and Covert Discrimination; Subtle Sexism: Current Practices and Prospects for Change; and 8 editions of Seeing Ourselves: Classic, Contemporary, and Cross-Cultural Readings in Sociology. She has also published numerous articles and book chapters on topics such as institutional racism, discrimination against women in government and higher education, and family policy.

See www.allmysoc.com to find out more about Dr. Benokraitis's background, selected publications and contact information. She and her husband have 2 adult children and 1 grandchild.

Cheryl Buehler is professor of human development and family studies (HDFS) at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. She earned a B.S. in home economics education from Iowa State University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in family social science at the University of Minnesota. Professor Buehler teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on family relationships within diverse contexts, family theories and research methods.

Dr. Buehler has published over 100 papers on divorce, marital relationships, parenting, family functioning, and adolescent development in academic journals such as Journal of Marriage and the Family, Journal of Family Issues, Journal of Family Psychology, Journal of Family Theory and Review, Child Development, Developmental Psychology and Journal of Youth and Adolescence. She has also served as associate editor of several academic journals, including the Journal of Marriage and Family, Family Relations and Journal of Family Theory and Review. Dr. Buehler was recently the director of graduate studies in HDFS and the interim department chair. Her current research interests include teens' psychophysiological response patterns in stressful circumstances and predictors of infants' weight problems.

Professor Buehler is an active family member in several family systems, including a central 1 that includes her husband of many years and their 2 dogs. Dr. Buehler can be contacted at cbuehler@uncg.edu.