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Elijah Anderson, Emeritus Professor of African American Studies and Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, honored for pioneering work in ethnography
Elijah Anderson, Emeritus Professor of African American Studies and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded theRan Liu, Assistant Professor of Sociology, publishes, "Do Family Privileges Bring Gender Equality? Instrumentalism and (De)Stereotyping of STEM Career Aspiration Among Chinese Adolescents", in ScholarlyCommons’ Penn Education and Inequality Working Papers
Ran Liu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, published, "Do Family Privileges Bring Gender Equality?Alexander Adames, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, Featured in Penn's OMNIA Magazine
Alexander Adames, Ph.D.Irma Elo presented, "Trends and Differentials in Midlife Mortality in the U.S.," at APHA's Annual Meeting
Irma Elo, Professor of Sociology, presented "Trends and Differentials in Midlife Mortality in the U.S.," part of a virtual session examining an alarming inCourtney Boen to be a Co-Investigator on a NIH Grant that has awarded the team $10 Million over 5 years to Address the Impact of Racial Disparities in Health
Courtney Boen, Professor of Sociology, will be a co-investigator on a Penn Medicine led research by Eugenia C. South, MD, MHSP and Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD.Wendy Roth's Interview on Genetic Ancestry Testing broadcasted on National Public Radio (NPR)
Wendy Roth's interview which discussed the potential role of genetic ancestry testing in the growth of the multiracial population in the 2020 census was broadcasted on National Public Radio (NPR).Annette Lareau's co-authored article, "Structural Constraints and the School Choice Strategies of Black American Middle-Class Parents,” has been published in the British Journal of Sociology of Education
Annette Lareau, Professor of Sociology, Elliot Weininger, Professor of Sociology, and Catharine Warner-Griffin's, Senior Research Scientist, article, “Structural Constraints and the School Choice Str
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Birth Control Battles
How Race and Class Divided American Religion
Conservative and progressive religious groups fiercely disagree about issues of sex and gender. But how did we get here? Melissa J.
Putting Poor People to Work
How the Work-First Idea Eroded College Access for the Poor
by Kathleen M. Shaw, Sara Goldrick-Rab, Christopher Mazzeo, Jerry Jacobs
The Changing Face of Medicine
Women Doctors and the Evolution of Health Care in America
By Ann K. Boulis and Jerry A. Jacobs
The Red Guard Generation and Political Activism in China
Develops a performance theory of Red Guard factional violence and traces the ritual process of the transformation of a political generation over a period of forty years.
Fast Food, Fast Talk
Service Work and the Routinization of Everyday Life
Leidner's fascinating report from the frontlines of two major American corporations uncovers the methods and consequences of regulating workers' language, looks, attitudes, ideas, and demeanor.
Blue Chicago
The Search for Authenticity in Urban Blues Clubs
David Grazian takes us inside the world of contemporary urban blues clubs to uncover how such images are manufactured and sold to music fans and audiences.
A Planet to Win
Why We Need a Green New Deal
A Planet to Win explores the political potential and concrete first steps of a Green New Deal.
