Chrys Ingraham is Professor of Sociology at

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Biography

Ingraham (b.1947) is a native of

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, graduated from

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's Maxwell School with a Masters in Public Administration (1984), Graduate Certification in Women's Studies and a Ph.D. in Sociology (1992). Her dissertation research addressed how the Comstock Law (1872) allowed for the censorship and suppression of feminist thought in 19th century U.S. She has taught at a variety of colleges and universities, including

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, and is currently Professor and Chair of Sociology at the

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. She currently lives in Syracuse, NY.

Career

Ingraham served as visiting professor at

prior to receiving tenure and promotion to full professor at

where she directed the Helen M. Upton Center for Women's Studies and co-founded (with Tonia Blackwell) the Allies Center for the Study of Difference and Conflict. She later co-founded (with Dr. Eileen Brownell) their Management and Social Responsibility program. In 2007, she moved to SUNY Purchase to rebuild the Sociology program and later assisted in the creation of a Latin American Studies major. Ingraham currently serves as Professor of Sociology at

. Ingraham was a guest speaker for the film ''Wedding Advice'' by

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and Fred Zeytoojian, 2002.

Publications

Books (written, edited, or co-edited)

*1997 ''Materialist Feminism: A Reader in Class, Difference, and Women's Live's,''ed. by Chrys Ingraham and

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, Routledge, 1997. According to

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, the book is held in 347 libraries. *1999 ''White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture'', 1st edition,

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, 1999 *2008 ''White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture'', 2nd edition, Routledge, 2008. *2024 ''White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture'', 3rd edition, Routledge, 2016. According to

, the editions of this book are held in 820 libraries. *2005 ''Thinking Straight: The Power, the Promise, and the Paradox of Heterosexuality'', ed.by Chrys Ingraham. Routledge, 2005. . According to

, the book is held in 1116 libraries.

Book chapters

*"Heterosexuality: It's Just Not Natural!," in ''Handbook of Lesbian and Gay Studies'', edited by Diane Richardson and

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, London:

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. 2002 According to WorldCat, the book is held in 613 libraries.WorldCat item entry
/ref> *"Thinking Straight, Acting Bent: Heteronormativity and Homosexuality," in ''Handbook of Gender and Women's Studies'', edited by Kathy Davis, Mary Evans, and Judith Lorber, London: Sage. 2006. *"Straightening Up: The Marriage of Conformity and Resistance in Wedding Art," in ''Wedded Bliss: The Marriage of Art and Ceremony'', edited by Paula Bradstreet Richter,

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: 2008.

Academic journal articles

*"The Heterosexual Imaginary: Feminist Sociology and Theories of Gender", ''

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'', Vol. 12, No. 2 (Jul., 1994), pp. 203–219 *"Systemic Pedagogy: Activating Sociological Thinking Inside and Outside the Classroom", '' International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy'', 1996 *"Situational Shifts in Sex Role Orientation: Correlates of Work Satisfaction and Burnout Among Women in Special Education", ''

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'', Vol. 25. Nos. 7/8 1991

Encyclopedia entries

* "Weddings,"in ''Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women'', edited by Cherie Kramarae and Dale Spender, London: Sage, 2000 * "Heterosexual Imaginary," with Casey Saunders, in ''The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies'', edited by Nancy Naples. Boston:

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, 2015

References

External links

Google Scholar. Citations
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