Adeline Levine

Adeline Levine
Born
Adeline Gordon
Academic background
Alma materYale University
ThesisMarital and occupational plans of women in professional schools: law, medicine, nursing, teaching (1968)

Adeline Gordon Levine (December 12,1925 - February 26, 2015) was one of the founders of the field of environmental sociology and was known for her work on community responses to environmental disasters. Levine spent most of her academic career at the University at Buffalo in New York. Levine published “Love Canal: Science, Politics, and People” in 1982, and co-published the book “Helping Children: A Social History” with her husband, Murray Levine, in 1992.

Early life and education

Levine was born in Geneva, New York in 1925.[1] She attended Hobart and William Smith Colleges for a year,[2] and then studied to became a registered nurse in 1948.[3] Later on in life, she attended Beaver College[4] (now Arcadia University) and received a bachelor’s degree in 1962. She went on to earn her Ph.D. from Yale University in 1968.[5]

Career

Levine joined the faculty at the University at Buffalo in 1968, where she worked until she retired in 1990.[3]

Levine’s is best known for her book “Love Canal: Science, Politics, and People” which was published in 1982. Levine visited the site in 1978, shortly after Love Canal was labeled a national disaster. Levine’s book chronicles the history leading up to the Love Canal disaster, and details the development of local community organizations in response to the government’s lack of a response.[6]

Levine is also known for the book called “Helping Children: A Social History” that she co-authored with her husband, Murray. Published in 1992, the book examined the social history of helping services for children in the United States.

Levine passed away in February of 2015 of cancer. [7]

Selected publications

  • Levine, Adeline (1982). Love Canal. Lexington, Mass: Free Press. ISBN 978-0-669-04034-0.[8]
  • Levine, Murray; Levine, Adeline (1992). Helping Children. New York: Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-506699-9.[9]

Honors and awards

Levine received an honorary doctorate from Arcadia University in 1989 for her work and contributions to the field.[3] In 1988 the American Sociological Association recognized Levine with their Distinguished Contribution Award.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Adeline Gordon Levine, environmental researcher and writer, community volunteer". Buffalo News. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  2. ^ Buyer, Sue (1970-05-04). "Dr. Levine tells young women to expand career horizons". The Buffalo News; Buffalo, New York. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  3. ^ a b c "Adeline Levine - UB People - University Archives - University at Buffalo Libraries". library2.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  4. ^ "More college campuses are welcoming older students". The Daily Item; Sunbury, Pennsylvania. 1989-10-10. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  5. ^ Levine, Adeline (1968). Marital and occupational plans of women in professional schools: Law, medicine, nursing, teaching. Yale. ProQuest 302368516. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  6. ^ Knudsen, Mary (1982-01-17). "Love Canal breeds terror for its many victims". The Times-Tribune; Scranton, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  7. ^ Donovan, Pat. "Adeline "Addie" Levine, noted scholar of Love Canal, a founder of the field of environmental sociology, dies at 89". University at Buffalo News Center. University at Buffalo. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  8. ^ Reviews of Love Canal
  9. ^ Reviews of Helping Children
    • Mennel, Robert M. (1993). "Review of Helping Children: A Social History". History of Education Quarterly. 33 (2): 278–279. doi:10.2307/368363. ISSN 0018-2680.
    • Shireman, Joan F (February 1995). "Book reviews". Community Mental Health Journal ; New York. Vol. 21, no. 1. p. 93 – via Proquest.
    • Berger, Brigitte (September 1993). "Books in review -- Helping Children--A Social History by Murray Levine and Adeline Levine". Society; New York. Vol. 30, no. 6. p. 91 – via Proquest.
  10. ^ "Environmental Sociology Award Recipient History". American Sociological Association.