Yale University

 

Inequality and Life Course Workshop (Soc. 595a/b)

Spring 2012

Christopher Wildeman

The workshop focuses on theoretical and methodological issues in the areas of the life course (education, training, labor markets, aging as well as family demography), social inequality (class structures, stratification, and social mobility) and related topics. The core of the workshop is devoted to the discussion of ongoing research by faculty and graduate students. The workshop will also include lectures and hands-on practical training in select topics in quantitative research methodology.

210 Prospect Street, Room 203

Fridays, 2:00-4:00 PM

 

Workshop Schedule and Speakers

Date Speaker Topic
Jan 13

Rucker Johnson

 The Long Legacy of School Desegregation in the United States
Jan 20 Tim Malacarne Working Out? Returns to Effort in the American Educational System
Jan 27 Jennifer Flashman Thick as Thieves: The Making and Breaking of Adolescent Friendships
Feb 3 Emily Erikson The Focalization of Networks Contents in Times of Uncertainty
Feb 10 Marcus Hunter Shouldering the Risks: Risk Transfer & The Origins of Black Distrust in Banks
Feb 17 German Rodriquez Life Tables with Regression and Competing Risks

Feb 24

 Kristian Karlson TBD
Mar 2 Pianpian Xu Social Mobility and Happiness in China
Mar 23 Natalie Nitsche TBD
Mar 30 Rene Almeling and Shana Gadarian Genetic Risk and Responsibility
Apr 6

Shelley Correll

 Law, Norms and the Motherhood/Caretaker Penalty
Apr 13 Damon Centola Emergence and Diffusion in Social Networks
Apr 20 Sara Wakefield TBD
   

Papers are only available to participants of this workshop. If you are not a participant and you would like to request a paper, please contact the speaker directly.