Suzanne M. Bianchi

Suzanne M. Bianchi (April 15, 1952, Fort Dodge, Iowa – November 4, 2013, Santa Monica, California) was an American sociologist.[1]

Biography

Suzanne M. Bianchi was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Rita and Pesho Bianchi. Her mother was a housewife and her father was a meat packing plant employee.[2] Bianchi was the oldest of six children. She and her husband, Mark Browning, had three children.[3][4]

Education and career

After graduating valedictorian from her high school, Bianchi was the first in her family to go to college and earned her B.A. in Sociology from Creighton University, her M.A. from University of Notre Dame, and her Ph.D from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.[1] She began her career as a demographer for the U.S. Census Bureau, where she remained until 1994, then she joined the faculty at the University of Maryland, where she eventually chaired the university’s sociology department and directed the Maryland Population Research Center. In 2000, she served as president of the Population Association of America.[5]

In 2009, Bianchi moved to UCLA, where she was Dorothy L. Meier Chair in Social Equities. Among her main fields of study she focused on working mothers, researching and analyzing changes in American family life during the last decades.[6]

Bianchi explored the shrinking gender gap and how women's careers affected households. Most of her studies focused on how parents, especially mothers, balance the demands of work and family.[7] She researched women's employment, how husbands and wives divide housework and time with children, and how women take care of their children and parents.[2] Some of Bianchi's most influential research showed that mothers who are in the workplace don't have drastic differences in the amount of time they spend with their children compared to housewives.[8]

Death

Bianchi died from pancreatic cancer on November 4, 2013.[9]

Contributions

Bianchi made many major contributions with her use of "time diaries". She was also the co-author of many books. One of her co-authors, Judith Selzer, said of her, "She always identified puzzles in the social world and tried to solve them by rigorous empirical studies."[9] The book "Continuity and change in the American Family", co-written with Lynne Casper, was award winning, as well as her book "Changing Rhythms of American Family Life" with Melissa Milkie and John P. Robinson.[10]

References
  1. "Obituary of Dr. Suzanne M. Bianchi". Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  2. Sullivan, Meg (November 14, 2013). "Obituary: Suzanne Bianchi, 61, UCLA sociologist who studied American family life". Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  3. Vitello, Paul (November 18, 2013). "Suzanne Bianchi, 61, Who Analyzed Family Time, Dies".
  4. "Obituary: Suzanne Bianchi, 61, UCLA sociologist who studied American family life". UCLA. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  5. "Past Presidents of the Population Association of America". Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  6. "Suzanne M. Bianchi dies at 61". Washington Post. November 20, 2013.
  7. Vitello, Paul (2013-11-18). "Suzanne Bianchi, 61, Who Analyzed Family Time, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  8. "Obituary: Suzanne Bianchi, 61, UCLA sociologist who studied American family life". UCLA. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  9. Woo, Elaine (November 17, 2013). "Suzanne M. Bianchi dies at 61; UCLA sociologist studied family life". Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  10. "Obituary: Suzanne Bianchi, 61, UCLA sociologist who studied American family life". UCLA. Retrieved 2022-10-14.

Sources

"List of books by Suzanne M. Bianchi". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2015.



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