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PERSONAL AND EDUCATIONAL Earl Babbie was born in , Vermont . He was formally adopted by his step-father and changed his name to Earl Robert Babbie. Later the family moved to Dover, and Japan , just as the Vietnam War was beginning. Upon completing his service obligation with the USMC , Babbie undertook graduate studies in Sociology at the University Of California ( Berkeley ), during the time of the Free Speech Movement . He developed a speciality in Survey Research , eventually serving as Assistant Director of the Survey Research Center. Babbie received an M.A. in 1966 and a Ph.D. in 1969 . Babbie married Sheila Trimble on May 17, , in Honolulu , HI . Babbie taught at the University Of Hawaii ( Manoa ) from 1968 through 1979 , at which point he resigned to pursue a full-time writing career. The family moved to Mill Valley , CA , where they lived until 1987 , when Babbie began teaching at Chapman University in Orange , CA . He retired from teaching in January, 2006 , but remains an active member of the campus community as Campbell Professor Emeritus. OTHER BOOKS 'To Comfort and to Challenge' (), 'The Sociological Spirit' (first edition 1987 ), 'Research Methods for Social Work' (first edition in 1993 , with Allen Rubin), 'What is Society?' ( 1993 ), 'Adventures in Social Research' (first edition in 1993 with Fred Halley), 'Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology' (first edition in 1995 with Michael Maxfield), 'Adventures in Criminal Justice Research' (first edition in 1997 with George W. Dowdall and Fred Halley), 'The Basics of Social Research (first edition in 1999 ), 'Exploring Social Issues' (first edition in 1999 with Fred Halley, Joseph F. Healy, and John Boli), 'Fundamentals of Social Research' (first edition in 2002 with Lucia Benaquisto), 'The Basics of Communication Research' (first edition in 2004 with Leslie Baxter). SOCIAL ACTION Babbie has long been concerned with the issue of Overpopulation . He served a term on the board of directors of Zero Population Growth (now Population Connection ) and currently serves on the board of directors of Population Media Center . He has also worked against the problem of world hunger and served as Chair of The Hunger Project Advisory Council. REFERENCES
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