Suzanne Dixon
Biographic Data
| ID | 3874919 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suzanne Dixon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suzanne |
| FAMILY NAME | Dixon |
| SIGNATURE | DIXON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4173-9103 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 65 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Exploration of the Effects of Rural Obstetric Unit Closures on Birth Outcomes in North Carolina
PURPOSE: Closures of rural labor and delivery (L/D) units have prompted national and state-based efforts to assess the impact on birth outcomes. This study explores local effects of L/D closures in rural areas of North Carolina (NC). METHODS: This is a retrospective cohort study of birth outcomes of 4,065 women in 5 rural areas of NC with L/D unit closures between 2013 and 2017. Outcomes were abstracted from birth certificate data from the NC Vit…
Childhood, Class and Kin in the Roman World
Child Care and Culture: Lessons from Africa
Child Care and Culture examines parenthood, infancy, and early childhood in an African community, revealing patterns unanticipated by current theories of child development and raising provocative questions about 'normal' child care in the human species. Comparing the Gusii people of Kenya, whose practices were intensively observed from the combined perspectives of social anthropology, pediatrics, and developmental psychology, with the American wh…
The Roman Family
Discovering the Roman Family: Studies in Roman Social History
Stereotypes of Women in Power: Historical Perspectives and Revisionist Views
Introduction--Public and Private: The Paradigm's Power by Arlene W. Saxonhouse Female Officials in Ancient Egypt and Egyptian Historians by V.G. Callender On the Stage, Behind the Curtain: Images of Politically Active Women in the Late Roman Republic by Tom Hillard Julia's Jokes, Galla Placidia, and the Roman Use of Women as Political Icons by Amy Richlin Contemporary Portrayals of the Byzantine Empress Theodora (527-548 A.D.) by Pauline Allen Wo…
The Roman Family
Unfaithful spouses, divorce and remarriage, rebellious children, aging parents--today's headlines are filled with issues said to be responsible for a "breakdown" of the traditional family. But are any of these problems truly new? What can we learn from the ways in which societies dealt with them in the past? Suzanne Dixon sets the current debate about the family against a broader context in The Roman Family, the first book to bring together what …
The Roman Mother
The Role and Status of Women in Greek and Roman Antiquity
The Marriage Alliance in the Roman Elite
Elite marriage in Rome in the late Republic and early Empire was con tracted between noble houses of equivalent status, often for immediate political gains. Contrary to views advanced by some scholars, spouses nonetheless enter tained strong expectations of conjugal loyalty and happiness but marriage was relatively fragile. Power was vested in the older generation rather than men as such. A separate matrimonial regime was usually maintained durin…
Women in Hellenistic Egypt: From Alexander to Cleopatra
Infirmitas Sexus: Womanly Weakness in Roman Law
The Marriage Alliance in the Roman Elite
Elite marriage in Rome in the late Republic and early Empire was con tracted between noble houses of equivalent status, often for immediate political gains. Contrary to views advanced by some scholars, spouses nonetheless enter tained strong expectations of conjugal loyalty and happiness but marriage was relatively fragile. Power was vested in the older generation rather than men as such. A separate matrimonial regime was usually maintained durin…
Women in Hellenistic Egypt: From Alexander to Cleopatra
Child Care and Culture: Lessons from Africa
Child Care and Culture examines parenthood, infancy, and early childhood in an African community, revealing patterns unanticipated by current theories of child development and raising provocative questions about 'normal' child care in the human species. Comparing the Gusii people of Kenya, whose practices were intensively observed from the combined perspectives of social anthropology, pediatrics, and developmental psychology, with the American wh…
Infirmitas Sexus: Womanly Weakness in Roman Law
The Marriage Alliance in the Roman Elite
Elite marriage in Rome in the late Republic and early Empire was con tracted between noble houses of equivalent status, often for immediate political gains. Contrary to views advanced by some scholars, spouses nonetheless enter tained strong expectations of conjugal loyalty and happiness but marriage was relatively fragile. Power was vested in the older generation rather than men as such. A separate matrimonial regime was usually maintained durin…
Women in Hellenistic Egypt: From Alexander to Cleopatra
The Roman Mother
The Role and Status of Women in Greek and Roman Antiquity
The Roman Family
Unfaithful spouses, divorce and remarriage, rebellious children, aging parents--today's headlines are filled with issues said to be responsible for a "breakdown" of the traditional family. But are any of these problems truly new? What can we learn from the ways in which societies dealt with them in the past? Suzanne Dixon sets the current debate about the family against a broader context in The Roman Family, the first book to bring together what …
The Roman Family
Discovering the Roman Family: Studies in Roman Social History
Stereotypes of Women in Power: Historical Perspectives and Revisionist Views
Introduction--Public and Private: The Paradigm's Power by Arlene W. Saxonhouse Female Officials in Ancient Egypt and Egyptian Historians by V.G. Callender On the Stage, Behind the Curtain: Images of Politically Active Women in the Late Roman Republic by Tom Hillard Julia's Jokes, Galla Placidia, and the Roman Use of Women as Political Icons by Amy Richlin Contemporary Portrayals of the Byzantine Empress Theodora (527-548 A.D.) by Pauline Allen Wo…
Child Care and Culture: Lessons from Africa
Child Care and Culture examines parenthood, infancy, and early childhood in an African community, revealing patterns unanticipated by current theories of child development and raising provocative questions about 'normal' child care in the human species. Comparing the Gusii people of Kenya, whose practices were intensively observed from the combined perspectives of social anthropology, pediatrics, and developmental psychology, with the American wh…
Childhood, Class and Kin in the Roman World
Exploration of the Effects of Rural Obstetric Unit Closures on Birth Outcomes in North Carolina
PURPOSE: Closures of rural labor and delivery (L/D) units have prompted national and state-based efforts to assess the impact on birth outcomes. This study explores local effects of L/D closures in rural areas of North Carolina (NC). METHODS: This is a retrospective cohort study of birth outcomes of 4,065 women in 5 rural areas of NC with L/D unit closures between 2013 and 2017. Outcomes were abstracted from birth certificate data from the NC Vit…
History (6 works) · Classical Studies and Legal History (5 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Family (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works)