WORK IN PROGRESS SEMINAR

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The Sociology Department offers the Work in Progress Seminar as a forum for faculty and graduate students to present ongoing research and to receive constructive comments and criticism that will further its development. The seminar welcomes research that draws on the full range of substantive topics, methodological approaches, and theoretical perspectives within the discipline of sociology.

Schedule - Fall 2009

September 17, 3:30 PM Cabell 550
Murray Milner
“Paradoxical Inequalities: The Effects of Structure and Culture on Adolescent Peer Relations in India and the U.S.”

October 22, 3:30 PM Cabell 550
Josipa Roksa & Dan Potter
"Parenting and Academic Achievement: Intergenerational Transmission of Educational Advantage"

November 12, 3:30 PM Cabell 550
Rae Blumberg
"'The World Historical Defeat of the Female Sex'? A Theory-guided Revision of Engels: Five Scenarios for the Rise of Gender Inequality and One Where It Didn't Quite Happen"

December 10, 3:30 PM Cabell 550
Dan Potter & Dave Morris

Copies of the papers will be available the week before each seminar.
For more information about the seminar contact Professor Simone Polillo
or Allan McCoy.

 

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