Pescosolido, Bernice A.

Bernice A. Pescosolido is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Indiana University and Director of the Indiana Consortium for Mental Health Services Research. Professor Pescosolido received a B.A. from the University of Rhode Island in 1974 and a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1982. She has focused her research and teaching on social issues in health, illness, and healing. Pescosolido s research agenda addresses how social networks connect individuals to their communities and to institutional structures, providing the "wires" through which people s attitudes and actions are influenced. This a...