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Dr. Salari is a Sociologist interested primarily in the relationships middle aged and older persons have to informal family based networks as well as their use of formal community based organizations and services. She focuses on diversity in these relationships, based on characteristics such as race, religion, ethnicity, age, gender and marital status. Her work on the relationship between informal and formal social support in later life has won several awards including the Gerontological Society of America's Dissertation Award. Her research methods are both qualitative and quantitative; depending on which procedures would best answer the research question. Her ethnographic research has uncovered situations of elder maltreatment as physical environments and social interaction patterns of elderly persons have been examined in 10 formal settings (including 5 adult day care centers, 3 senior centers and 2 assisted living facilities). Improving the quality of life for older persons is an important goal of this work. Her most recent work focuses on age group comparisons of severe domestic violence among intimate partners. Dr. Salari's research findings are used to advise victim's advocates, medical clinicians, policy makers and community aging service practitioners.
Dr. Salari's teaching interests revolve around the areas of gerontology, family studies, demography, social/family policy, and domestic violence. All of these teaching areas incorporate issues of social and demographic diversity in Utah, the U.S. and internationally. She has recently been recognized with awards for her teaching by the college and the university. |
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Representative Publications: |
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Sonia Salari (2007) "Patterns of Intimate Partner Homicide Suicide in Later Life: Strategies for Prevention" Clinical Interventions in Aging Dove Medical Press
Sonia Salari (2006) "Infantilization as Elder Mistreatment: Evidence from Five Adult Day Centers." Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 17(4)
Sonia Salari & Wei Zhang (2006) "Kinkeepers and Good Providers: Gender Socialization Effects on Well-being Among Birth Cohorts" Aging & Mental Health 10(5)485-496.
Sonia Salari, Barbara Brown and Jackie Eaton (2006) "Conflicts, Friendship Cliques and Territorial Displays in Senior Center Environments." Journal of Aging Studies 20(2006)237-252.
Sonia Salari (2006) "The Elderly Population of Utah: A Small Proportion with Rapid Growth." In Zick & Smith (Eds.) Utah at the beginning of Milenium--A Demographic Perspective. University of Utah Press.
Sonia Salari & Hashim Balubaid (2006) "Older Arab Americans" In Adler, R., Brangman, S., Pan, C. & Yeo, G. (Eds.) Doorway Thoughts: Cross-Cultural Health Care for Older Adults American Geriatrics Society. Jones & Bartlett.
Sonia Salari (2006) "Women, Gender & Aging Across Life Course: United States" In Encyclopedia of Women in Islamic Cultures, Brill Publishers, Netherlands.
Shin-Sook Lee & Sonia Salari (2005) Korean and American Undergraduate Students Knowledge and Attitudes Toward the Elderly and Aging. Korean Association of Family Relations Journal of Family Relations December 195-218.
Jacqueline Eaton & Sonia Salari (2005) "Environments for Lifelong Learning in Senior Centers" Educational Gerontology: An International Journal of Research and Practice Volume 31 (6) 461-480.
Shin-Sook Lee & Sonia Salari (2004) Undergraduate Student's Images of Elderly Based on Knowledge and Attitudes. International Journal of Human Ecology, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 31-49 December.
Sonia Salari (2002) "Invisible in Aging Research: Arab Americans, Middle Eastern Immigrants and Muslims in the U.S." The Gerontologist, 42 (5)580-588.
Sonia Salari (2002) "Intergenerational Partnerships in Adult Day Centers: Importance of Age Appropriate Environments and Behaviors." The Gerontologist, June 42 (3) 321-333.
Sonia Salari and Bret Baldwin (2002) "Verbal, Physical & Injurious Couple Aggression Over Time" Journal of Family Issues. Vol. 23(4)523-550.
Sonia Salari (2001) "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families" In H. Fitzgerald & H. Broby-Herb Encyclopedia of Infancy, ABC Clio Publishing.
Sonia Salari (2001) "Intergenerational Day Care Centers" In H. Fitzgerald & H. Broby-Herb Encyclopedia of Infancy, ABC Clio Publishing.
Sonia Salari and Melinda Rich (2001) "Social and Environmental Infantilization of Elderly Persons: Observations in Two Adult Day Care Centers." International Journal of Aging & Human Development 55 (2) 115-134.
Sonia Miner and Julian Montoro Rodriguez (1999) "Family, Society and Self Among Hispanics in Middle and Later Life." Ryff, C. and V. Marshall (Eds.) The Self and Society in Aging Processes, Springer Publisher, June 1999.
Sonia Miner and Stewart Tolnay (1998) "Barriers to Voluntary Organization Membership: An Examination of Race and Cohort Differences in Participation." Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. Sept. 53B(5)S241-S248.
Sonia Miner and Peter Uhlenberg (1997) "Intragenerational Proximity and the Social Role of Family Neighbors after Midlife." Family Relations, April 46:145-153.
Peter Uhlenberg and Sonia Miner (1996) "A Cohort Life Course Perspective on Aging." Handbook of Aging and Social Sciences, Binstock, R. and George, L. (Eds.) Fourth Edition. San Diego, CA. Academic Press, Inc.
Sonia Miner and Rose Gibson (1995) "Black Seniors in the United States." Aging International, Journal of the International Federation on Ageing, XXXII, No. 4, p. 35-40.
Sonia Miner (1995) "Racial Differences in Family Support and Formal Service Utilization Among Older Persons: A non-recursive model." Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences May, 50B:3.
Sonia Miner, John R. Logan & Glenna Spitze (1993) "Predicting the Frequency of Senior Center Attendance" The Gerontologist, 33(5)650-657.
Glenna Spitze & Sonia Miner (1992) "Gender Differences in Adult Child Contact Among Black Elderly Parents." The Gerontologist, 32(2)213-218. |
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Courses Taught: |
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FCS 2400 - Family Studies Across the Life Course
FCS 5240 - Adult Development and Family Relationships in Middle & Later Life
FCS 3430 - Introduction to Family Policy
FCS 5370 - Family Violence
FCS 5200/6200 - Families and Social Policy |
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