Stephen C. Smith is an American professor currently employed as faculty at BYU-Idaho in the

Sociology Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociol ...

and Social Work Department. A social and religious theorist, he is an outspoken academic on a number of topics that traverse religion, economics, and sociology.

Education

Smith has a

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...

in Family Studies from

Purdue University Purdue University is a Public university#United States, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded ...

, an

M.S. A Master of Science (; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree. In contrast to the Master of Arts degree, the Master of Science degree is typically granted for studies in sciences, engineering and medicine ...

Marriage and Family Therapy Family therapy (also referred to as family counseling, family systems therapy, marriage and family therapy, couple and family therapy) is a branch of psychotherapy focused on families and couples in intimate relationships to nurture change and de ...

from

Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. It was founded as "Northern Illinois State Normal School" in 1895 by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld, initially to provide the state with c ...

, and a B.S. in

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

from

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

. Smith spent a large amount of time working with the ANASAZI Foundation, an outdoor behavioral health program, helping troubled youth prior to teaching sociology.

Publications

Smith has been involved with publications involving modern social issues as seen from contemporary perspectives. In 2001, he was jointly credited for publishing on the relationship between families and work especially in the 21st century. The work on the emerging sociological issues appeared in ''Minding the time in family experience: Emerging perspectives and issues'' (2001). His 2000 publication, ''The Meaning of Time for Reduced-load Workers and Their Families'', on the relationship between

working time Working time or laboring time is the period of time that a person spends at paid Wage labour, labor. Unpaid work, Unpaid labor such as personal housework or caring for children or pets is not considered part of the working week. Many countri ...

and the meaning of time amongst families in the workforce was published by

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. The research also explores the effects on gender roles, and shows that the social institutions of work and family are currently in flux. In addition to John Wiley & Sons, Smith's research has been published by Purdue University. Smith gave the keynote address at the BYU-Idaho faculty conference in Fall 2011, entitled “The Liberal Arts and Magical Teaching.”

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External links

Stephen's private website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Stephen C. 1968 births 20th-century Mormon missionaries Latter Day Saints from Indiana Latter Day Saints from Idaho American sociologists Family therapists Living people American Marxists Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences alumni Latter Day Saints from Illinois American Mormon missionaries in Guatemala Brigham Young University–Idaho faculty

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