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Akbar
Mahdi
Professor of
Sociology/Anthropology
B.A., National University
of Iran,
1975
M.A., Michigan State University,
1979
Ph.D., Michigan State University,
1983
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Ali Akbar Mahdi
came to Ohio Wesleyan in 1993, having previously taught sociology at Michigan State
University, Adrian
College, and Central Sate
University. Dr. Mahdi
is recipient of Excellence-in-Teaching Citation from Michigan
State University,
The Sears-Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award
from Adrian College, and Outstanding Teacher Award
from Michigan Sociological Association. His research interests include
political economy of change, gender, race, and development. His regional
focus is on the Middle East. Dr. Mahdi's
books include Culture
and Customs of Iran (co-authored with Elton L. Daniel), Teen
Life in the Middle East, Sociology
in Iran (co-authored with Abdolali Lahsaizadeh), Sociology
of the Iranian Family, Resources for Teaching
Sociology of Development and Women in International Development
and Iranian
Culture, Civil Society, and Concern for Democracy. He
has also authored numerous articles and reviews on topics ranging from
sociology of knowledge to the political economy of Iran and Islam in various
sociological and Middle Eastern scholarly journals. He has served as the
President of the Michigan Sociological Association (1987-1988), the editor of
the Michigan
sociological Review (1989-1994), and the Executive Director of the Center for
Iranian Research and Analysis (1993-95). Dr. Mahdi's current research is
focused on the concept of civil society in Iran and the attitudes of Iranian
youth and women immigrants in the United States. He has conducted a
national survey of the latter two groups in the United States and is studying
patterns of social adjustment, cultural change, and national identity.
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