Faina Jyrkilä was born 1 September 1917 in Sortavala, Finland, graduating from high school in 1941 and completing a social work degree in 1945.[1] Between 1952 and 1953, Jyrkilä attended school at Columbia University and Harvard. In 1960, she obtained the first Ph.D earned by a woman in sociology in Finland.[2]
She was the first Finnish female professor of sociology and began teaching at the University of Jyväskylä in 1964. Having studied in the US, she was one of the first Finnish scholars to publish in English.[2] She was one of the first generation of scholars to study gerontology and served on the board of the International Association of Gerontology (IAG). Jyrkilä was a respected teacher and academic and an expert in her field. She retired in 1984.[1]
"On the Cumulative Nature of Leisure Activities", Acta Sociologica, Vol. 3 No. 4, pp 165–172 (1959) (in English)
"Conflict of Norms and the Behaviour of Recipients of Social Welfare Assistance in Finland", Sociologia Ruralis, Vol. 1 No. 1 pp 35–42 (December 1960) (in English)
Society and adjustment to old age; a sociological study on the attitude of society and the adjustment of the aged Copenhagen: Munksgaard (1960) (in English)
Huoltoavunsaajan vieraantuminen sosiaalisesta ympäristöstään Tampere: Yhteiskunnallisen korkeakoulun tutkimuslaitos (1963) (in Finnish)
Ikä ja irtaantuminen vuorovaikutuksesta Tampere: Yhteiskunnallisen korkeakoulun tutkimuslaitos (1963) (in Finnish)
A mechanism of inactivity; a study on recipients of public assistance Helsinki, Distributor: Academic Bookstore (1965) (in English)
Tutkimusmuotoisen opetuksen merkityksestä sosiologiassa Jyväskylä (1970) (in Finnish)
Gerontologia, eri tiedonaloja yhdistävä tiede Jyväskylä (1971) (in Finnish)
The adjustment on the cold farm Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto, sosiologian laitos (1973) (in English)
The developmental process associated with major adult roles, cultural and subcultural differences: a case study of Karelian immigrants Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto, sosiologian laitos (1975) (in English)
Research in gerontology: Finnish and English summaries Jyväskylä: Dept., of Sociology, University of Jyväskylä (1981) (in English)
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^ abcNeittaanmäki, Liisa (January 2008). "Faina Jyrkilä" (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^ ab"Social worker as a sociologist — Pioneer from the 1950s". European Conference for Social Work Research 2015. Finland: European Conference for Social Work Research 2015. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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faina, jyrkilä, 1917, 2008, first, female, finnish, sociologist, also, first, sociologists, study, aging, born, 1917, september, 1917sortavala, finlanddied28, january, 2008, 2008, aged, jyväskylä, finlandnationalityfinnishoccupationsociologistyears, active1964. Faina Jyrkila 1917 2008 was the first female Finnish sociologist She also was one of the first sociologists to study aging Faina JyrkilaBorn 1917 09 01 1 September 1917Sortavala FinlandDied28 January 2008 2008 01 28 aged 90 Jyvaskyla FinlandNationalityFinnishOccupationsociologistYears active1964 1984 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 References 4 External linksBiography editFaina Jyrkila was born 1 September 1917 in Sortavala Finland graduating from high school in 1941 and completing a social work degree in 1945 1 Between 1952 and 1953 Jyrkila attended school at Columbia University and Harvard In 1960 she obtained the first Ph D earned by a woman in sociology in Finland 2 She was the first Finnish female professor of sociology and began teaching at the University of Jyvaskyla in 1964 Having studied in the US she was one of the first Finnish scholars to publish in English 2 She was one of the first generation of scholars to study gerontology and served on the board of the International Association of Gerontology IAG Jyrkila was a respected teacher and academic and an expert in her field She retired in 1984 1 Jyrkila died 28 January 2008 1 Selected works edit On the Cumulative Nature of Leisure Activities Acta Sociologica Vol 3 No 4 pp 165 172 1959 in English Conflict of Norms and the Behaviour of Recipients of Social Welfare Assistance in Finland Sociologia Ruralis Vol 1 No 1 pp 35 42 December 1960 in English Society and adjustment to old age a sociological study on the attitude of society and the adjustment of the aged Copenhagen Munksgaard 1960 in English Huoltoavunsaajan vieraantuminen sosiaalisesta ymparistostaan Tampere Yhteiskunnallisen korkeakoulun tutkimuslaitos 1963 in Finnish Ika ja irtaantuminen vuorovaikutuksesta Tampere Yhteiskunnallisen korkeakoulun tutkimuslaitos 1963 in Finnish A mechanism of inactivity a study on recipients of public assistance Helsinki Distributor Academic Bookstore 1965 in English Tutkimusmuotoisen opetuksen merkityksesta sosiologiassa Jyvaskyla 1970 in Finnish Gerontologia eri tiedonaloja yhdistava tiede Jyvaskyla 1971 in Finnish The adjustment on the cold farm Jyvaskyla Jyvaskylan yliopisto sosiologian laitos 1973 in English The developmental process associated with major adult roles cultural and subcultural differences a case study of Karelian immigrants Jyvaskyla Jyvaskylan yliopisto sosiologian laitos 1975 in English Research in gerontology Finnish and English summaries Jyvaskyla Dept of Sociology University of Jyvaskyla 1981 in English References edit a b c Neittaanmaki Liisa January 2008 Faina Jyrkila in Finnish Helsinki Finland Helsingin Sanomat Retrieved 20 July 2015 a b Social worker as a sociologist Pioneer from the 1950s European Conference for Social Work Research 2015 Finland European Conference for Social Work Research 2015 24 April 2015 Retrieved 20 July 2015 External links editWorldCat published works nbsp This article about a sociologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Faina Jyrkila amp oldid 1197290227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
