Pamela Aronson is professor of sociology and women's and gender studies at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Her research has examined how social structures (including gender, race and class inequalities, and collapsing economic institutions during recent recessions) impact identities and the life course. She has studied the experiences of disadvantaged college students, the transition to adulthood, career development, gendered experiences of work and family, and attitudes toward feminism.