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British sociologist

Pamela Abbott, FAcSS (born 27 June 1947)[1] is an English academic in sociology, gender and development studies. She is Director of the Centre for Global Development and Professor in the School of Education at the University of Aberdeen,[2] and Director of the Centre for Global Development.[3]

Abbott leads the Scottish Government-funded research project Fostering a Social Practice Approach to Adult Literacies for Improving People’s Quality of Life in Western Rwanda.[4] She also leads the Global Health Research Group on promoting children’s and adolescent’s mental wellbeing in sub-Saharan Africa, a project funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research.[5]

In her writings on feminist perspectives in sociology, Abbott challenges a limited consideration of gender issues within mainstream sociology,[6] and advocates a reconceputialisation and interdisciplinary approach in order to question fundamental assumptions in the discipline.[7]

Abbott's recent research interests focus on quality of life and socioeconomic transitions[8] in societies experiencing transformations following the Arab Spring.[9]

Selected bibliography

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• Abbott, Pamela (1987). Women and social class. London New York: Tavistock Publications. ISBN 9780422610001.
• Abbott, Pamela; Payne, Geoff (1990). The social mobility of women: beyond male mobility models. London England New York: Falmer Press. ISBN 9781850008453.
• Abbott, Pamela; Wallace, Claire (1990). The sociology of the caring professions. London New York: Falmer Press. ISBN 9781850008248.
• Abbott, Pamela; Wallace, Claire (1990). An introduction to sociology: feminist perspectives. London New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415010368.
• Abbott, Pamela; Wallace, Claire (1992). The family and the new right. London Boulder, Colorado: Pluto Press. ISBN 9780745305332.
• Abbott, Pamela; Simmons, Maxine; McSherry, Robert (2002). Evidence-informed nursing: a guide for clinical nurses. London New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415204972.
• Abbott, Pamela; Wallace, Claire; Sapsford, Roger (2016). The Decent Society. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9781138909335.
• Teti, Andrea; Abbott, Pamela; Cavatorta, Francesco (2018). The Arab Uprisings in Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia: Social, Political and Economic Transformations. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783319690438.
• Abbott, Pamela; Haerpfer, Christian; Wallace, Claire (Winter 2008). "Women in Rwandan politics and society". International Journal of Sociology. 38 (4): 111–125. doi:10.2753/IJS0020-7659380406. S2CID 142994312.

1. ^ "Abbott, Pamela". Library of Congress. Retrieved 4 January 2015. CIP t.p. (Pamela Abbott, Polytechnic of the So.-West at Plymouth) data sht. (b. 6-27-47)
2. ^ "Pamela Abbott". Retrieved 4 January 2015.
3. ^ "Professor PAMELA ABBOTT | Staff Profile | StaffNet | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
4. ^ "#OurTimeNow: Improving Women's Lives in Rwanda through Education". Fawcett Society. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
5. ^ "Our Team". The University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
6. ^ Jackson, Sue (1997). "Crossing borders and changing pedagogies: From Giroux and Freire to feminist theories of education". Gender and Education. 9 (4): 457–467. doi:10.1080/09540259721196.
7. ^ Shalhoub‐Kevorkian, Nadera (1 January 2003). "Reexamining Femicide: Breaking the Silence and Crossing "Scientific" Borders". Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. 28 (2): 581–608. doi:10.1086/342590. ISSN 0097-9740. S2CID 146450193.
8. ^ "Professor Pamela Abbott featured by The International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies(ISQOLS) | News | ArabTrans | The University of Aberdeen". www.arabtrans.eu. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
9. ^ Teti, Andrea; Abbott, Pamela (21 July 2016). "Arab Transformations Framework Project Paper". SSRN 2903282.

• Profile page: Professor Pamela Abbott, The School of Social Science, University of Aberdeen