Patricia Yancey Martin is an American sociologist. She is the Daisy Parker Flory Professor of Sociology Emerita at

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Education

Martin was inducted into

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her freshman year at

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in 1959. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from University of Alabama in 1962 with

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honors. She was a

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in 1962. In 1964, she completed a Master of Arts in sociology from Florida State University and was inducted into

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and

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. She later earned a doctorate in sociology from the same institution in 1969. Her dissertation was titled ''Choice among professions: a comparative study of medicine, law, and college teaching''. Her doctoral advisor was Charles M. Grigg.

Career

Martin began working as an assistant professor and research associate at Florida State University in 1969.

Awards and honors

In 2007, Martin was awarded the

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from the

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