Pamela Abbott

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]

Pamela Abbott
Born	(1947-06-27) 27 June 1947 (age 78) London
Academic work
Main interests	Sociology

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

Books

• 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.

Journal articles

• 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.