Jodi O'Brien is a professor of Sociology and Women and Gender Studies at

Seattle University Seattle University (Seattle U or SU) is a private Jesuit university in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the largest independent university in the Northwestern United States, with over 7,500 students enrolled in undergraduate and grad ...

. Her teaching and research interests include gender. sexuality, religion, social psychology, and social inequality. She is the editor of the ''Encyclopedia of Gender and Society'' and co-editor of the “Contemporary Sociological Perspectives” book series. Her books include ''The Production of Reality, Social Prisms,'' and ''Everyday Inequalities''. O'Brien is openly gay. There was controversy when O'Brien was appointed dean of the college of arts and sciences at

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. The university rescinded the offer because some of her academic writings were at odds with the church's position on same-sex marriage. Dozens of faculty took out a full-page ad in the ''

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'', protesting Marquette's decision to withdraw O'Brien's appointment based on her sexual orientation.

Key publications

* O'Brien, Jodi. 2022. ''The Production of Reality: Essays and Readings in Social Interaction'', 7th Edition. Sage. * O’Brien, Jodi. 2016. “Seeing Agnes: Notes on a Transgender Biocultural Ethnomethodology.” ''

Symbolic Interaction Symbolic interactionism is a sociological theory that develops from practical considerations and alludes to humans' particular use of shared language to create common symbols and meanings, for use in both intra- and interpersonal communication. ...

'', Vol. 39:306-329. *O’Brien, Jodi. 2012. “Stained Glass Ceilings: Religion, Sexuality and the Cultural Politics of Belonging.” '' Social Philosophy Today'', Vol. 28:5-26. * O’Brien, Jodi. 2010. “Seldom Told Tales from the Field: Special Issue Editor’s Introduction.” '' Journal of Contemporary Ethnography'', Vol. 39:471-482. * O’Brien, Jodi. 2009. “Sociology as an Epistemology of Contradiction.” ''

Sociological Perspectives ''Sociological Perspectives'' is the official publication of the Pacific Sociological Association. It is a peer-reviewed academic journal published in six issues each year by SAGE. It was first published in 1957 as ''The Pacific Sociological Revie ...

''. Vol. 52:5-22. * O’Brien, Jodi. 2008. “Complicating Homophobia.” ''

Sexualities Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors. Because it is a broad term, which has varied w ...

''. Vol.11:496-512. * Editor: “Sociology ReWired” (with Marcus Hunter). Routledge. 2007–present.

References

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