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Rosemary Hopcroft

Rosemary L. Hopcroft is an Australian-born American sociologist and Professor Emerita at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is known for her work in evolutionary sociology and biosociology, gender, fertility, and comparative–historical social change. Hopcroft is the author of several books and numerous peer-reviewed articles integrating evolutionary and biosocial approaches into sociological research.

Early life and education

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Hopcroft was born in Adelaide, Australia. She earned a B.A. from the University of Mississippi in 1985 and an M.A. (1987) and Ph.D. (1992) in sociology from the University of Washington.[1]

Career

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Hopcroft joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1994, becoming Professor in 2010. She is now Professor Emerita.[1][2]

Theory and Society published an interview with Hopcroft discussing the reception of evolutionary and biosocial research in sociology and reflecting on her academic career in 2024.[3]

Her work has been mentioned in a variety of media outlets, including:

Publications

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Her books include:

  • Not So Weird After All: The Changing Relationship Between Status and Fertility (2024, co-author)
  • The Handbook of Sex Differences (2023, co-author)
  • Sociology: A Biosocial Introduction (2010; 2nd ed., 2019)
  • The Oxford Handbook of Evolution, Biology & Society (2018, editor)[9][10]
  • Evolution and Gender (2016), winner of the ASA Evolution, Biology & Society Best Book Award[11][12]
  • Regions, Institutions, and Agrarian Change in European History (1999)[13][14][15][16]

Honors

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Hopcroft received the ASA Evolution, Biology & Society Best Book Award in 2018 for Evolution and Gender. Her edited volume, The Oxford Handbook of Evolution, Biology & Society, was reviewed in Contemporary Sociology, which praised its integration of biological and sociological perspectives.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rosemary Hopcroft CV" (PDF). University of North Carolina. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Rosemary Hopcroft". University of North Carolina. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. ^ McCaffree, Kevin J.; Hopcroft, Rosemary L. (2024). "Interview with Rosemary Hopcroft for Theory and Society". Theory and Society. 53 (6). doi:10.1007/s11186-024-09588-x. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  4. ^ Leonhardt, David; Cain Miller, Claire (June 13, 2018). "Boys and Girls in School: How Gender Differences Play Out in Math and Reading". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  5. ^ "Wealthy Families Invest More in Sons". Scientific American. May 2018. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  6. ^ Gaspar, Kate (October 2023). "Why Women Should Propose". Time. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  7. ^ Fox, Justin (12 March 2024). "The Rich Are Starting to Have More Babies Than the Poor Again". Bloomberg Opinion. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  8. ^ Herrmann, Sebastian (5 April 2021). "Die Suche nach Mr. Rich: Der Traum vom Prinzen ist ungebrochen". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  9. ^ Poston, Dudley L. (2019). "Review of The Oxford Handbook of Evolution, Biology, and Society". Contemporary Sociology. 48 (5): 546–548. ISSN 0094-3061.
  10. ^ Ruse, Michael (2020). "The Oxford Handbook of Evolution, Biology, and Society edited by Rosemary L. Hopcroft". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 95 (1): 80–81. doi:10.1086/707886. ISSN 0033-5770.
  11. ^ Delhez, Julien (December 2019). "Evolutionary perspectives on human sex differences and their discontents". Evolution, Mind and Behaviour. 17 (1): 48–53. doi:10.1556/2050.2019.00008.
  12. ^ Beilinson, Helen A. (2016). "Evolution and Gender: Why It Matters for Contemporary Life". The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. 89 (2).
  13. ^ Mahoney, James (2000). "Review of Regions, Institutions, and Agrarian Change in European History". American Journal of Sociology. 106 (3): 830–832. doi:10.1086/318974. ISSN 0002-9602.
  14. ^ Grantham, George (2000). "Review of Hopcroft, Rosemary L., Regions, Institutions, and Agrarian Change in European History (Economics, Cognition, and Society)". H-Net Reviews. EH.Net, H-Review.
  15. ^ Emigh, Rebecca Jean (2001). "Review of Regions, Institutions, and Agrarian Change in European History". Contemporary Sociology. 30 (6): 601–603. doi:10.2307/3089011. ISSN 0094-3061.
  16. ^ Dodgshon, Robert A. (December 2000). "Regions, Institutions, and Agrarian Change in European History. By Rosemary L. Hopcroft. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1999. Pp. xiv, 272. $49.50". The Journal of Economic History. 60 (4): 1137–1138. doi:10.1017/S0022050700026450.
  17. ^ Poston Jr., Dudley L. (2019). "Review of The Oxford Handbook of Evolution, Biology, and Society, edited by Rosemary L. Hopcroft". Contemporary Sociology. 48 (5): 546–548. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
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