Tanya Koropeckyj-Cox

Assistant Professor, Sociology
Ph.D. Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, 1998

Areas of Interest: Aging and the Life Course, Health, Family Networks

Office: 3353 Turlington
Mailing Address: PO Box 117330, Gainesville , FL 32611-7330
Voice: (352) 392-0265 ext. 251
FAX: (352) 392-6568
E-mail: tkcox@soc.ufl.edu
Individual Web Page: http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/tkcox/

My current research focuses on the social demography of families, fertility, and aging. I am particularly interested in contemporary trends and attitudes about family, implications of childlessness and singlehood, and contemporary work-family dilemmas. My research has examined the psychological well-being of middle-aged and older adults, especially the potential impact of childlessness and singlehood in later life. I am continuing this research through an in-depth, qualitative study of long-term single adults and analyses of national data on childless adults in midlife. I am also using both national data and an original, university-based survey to examine attitudes about childlessness, marriage, and gender issues. My current cross-national research project compares attitudes among university students in the United States and Turkey (with Dr. Zeynep Copur, Hacettepe University, Ankara).