Duane A Matcha

Biographic Data

ID1379934
NAMEDuane A Matcha
GIVEN NAMESDuane A
FAMILY NAMEMatcha
SIGNATUREMATCHA D A
AFFILIATIONSSiena College, Loudonville, New York
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1979
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX0

  • Encore Adulthood: Boomers on the Edge of Risk, Renewal, and Purpose

    Open AccessDuane A MatchaARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…2017

  • Medical Sociology

    Karen C Smith, Katherine Clegg Smith et al.ARTICLETeaching Sociology2003

  • Family Experiences with Mental Illness

    Duane A Matcha, Richard C Tessler et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…2001

    Preface Introduction Mental Illness and the Family Family Experiences in Ohio: 1989-1992 The Research Landscape What Basic Needs Did Family Members Provide? What Troublesome Behaviors Did Family Members Try to Control? How Much Did Family Members Spend? What Were the Emotional Costs for Family Members? What Were the Positive Aspects for Family Members? How Involved Were Other Members of the Family Household? Family Experiences in Ohio: 1995-1997 …

  • The Sociology of Medical Science and Technology

    Duane A MatchaREVIEWContemporary Sociology A Journal…1999

    1. Assessing the Social Impact of Genetic Biotechnologies: Evan Willis (La Trobe University Australia). 2. The Abortion Pill RU486: A Case of Organizational and Technological Change: Sharon Tabberer (Anglia Polytechnic University). 3. a Strange Bedfellowsa in the Laboratory of the NHS? An Institutional and Methodological Analysis of the new Science of Health Technology Assessment in the United Kingdom: Alex Faulkner (University of Bristol). 4. Th…

  • The Cultural Context of Health, Illness, and Medicine

    Duane A Matcha, Martha O Loustaunau et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1999

  • Location and Timing of Death among the Elderly: An Analysis of Obituary Notices

    Open AccessDuane A Matcha, Jamie HutchinsonARTICLEOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying1997

    This research examines the location and timing of deaths among elderly males and females. Data were gathered and analyzed from 913 obituary notices in an upstate New York Metropolitan newspaper. The obituary notices were collected between August 1994 and October 1994. The data reinforce previous research supporting the institutionalization of death among the elderly. That is, the majority of deaths among the elderly occur in hospitals and nursing…

  • A Handbook for Teaching Medical Sociology

    Duane A Matcha, Bernice A Pescosolido et al.ARTICLETeaching Sociology1997

  • The Sociology of Aging: A Social Problems Perspective

    Helen Rosenberg, Duane A MatchaARTICLETeaching Sociology1997

    Chapter Review, Glossary, Suggested Readings, and References follow each chapter. 1. Growing Older: A Sociological Explanation. Aging: A Definition. The Definition of a Social Problem. The Importance of Research. Critical Connection: The Importance of History. 2. Two Realities: Demography and Aging. The History of Aging. Aging in America: An Historical View. Aging Around the World. Future Prospects. Critical Connection: The Importance of Numbers.…

  • Obituary Analysis of Early 20th Century Marriage and Family Patterns in Northwest Ohio

    Open AccessDuane A MatchaARTICLEOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying1995

    This research is a content analysis of obituary notices gathered over a one-year period of time from a newspaper in a micropolitan area in northwest Ohio. Obituary collection was limited to those aged 65 and over at the time of death and who resided in the region. The purpose of the research is to examine marital and family patterns such as age at marriage, length of marriage, marital status at time of death, and number of surviving children and …

  • Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences

    Daniel J Klenow, Duane A Matcha et al.ARTICLETeaching Sociology1979