The study of political commitment

by John D. DeLamater

104 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1973

About the author

John D. DeLamater, Conway-Bascom Professor of Sociology at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison, received his education at the University of California,
Santa Barbara, and the University of Michigan. He earned his Ph.D. in Social
Psychology in 1969. He has been teaching the undergraduate course in social
psychology since 1970, and graduate courses and seminars in the area since
1981. He leads a seminar on teaching for graduate students, and has won several
teaching awards. He is the Editor of the Handbook of Social Psychology, published
by Springer. His research and writing are focused on the effects of life-course transitions on sexuality. He has published papers on the effects of having a child,
of dual-career couples, of divorce, and influences on sexual desire and sexual behavior
among men and women over 45. His current research is concerned with
sexual behavior in later life, and the extent and ways that couples negotiate various
nonmonogamous lifestyles.