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Marion Goldman, Mentor
Sociolgy

Martha Gomez, McNair Scholar

Marion Goldman, Professor of Sociology and Religion, received her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1977 and has been part of the faculty at the University of Oregon since that time. Her research and teaching interests are in the sociology of religion, gender, and deviance. Those interests have led her to work with the Special Collections Department of the Knight Library to develop comprehensive resources about Oregon’s many alternative groups. In her recent book, Passionate Journeys (1999), Professor Goldman explores the personal stories of the American women who left families, careers, and past identities to follow Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. She is currently researching the human potential movement and its influence on conceptions of masculinity.