This Week at The Department of Sociology
Beginning April 7, 2008
The following events are sponsored by the Department of Sociology at
Harvard University. Unless otherwise noted,
all events take place at William James Hall, 33 Kirkland Street,
Cambridge. If you have questions, you may reach
us by calling (617) 495-3812. For more information about the
Department of Sociology, please contact us or visit
our home page http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/sociology/
MONDAY, April 7th
Culture and Social Analysis Workshop
*in the Lower Level Conference Room, Busch Hall, CES
4:15 PM
Rick Fantasia (Smith College), Michèle Lamont (Harvard University), Vincent Lepinay (MIT), David Swartz (Boston University), and Sylvie Tissot (University of Strasbourg)
"Après Bourdieu: American and European Legacies"
Inequality and Social Policy Seminar
Taubman Dining Room (5th Floor), KSG
12:00 - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch is provided!
JON ERIK DØLVIK, Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, Oslo, and Visiting Scholar, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
"Mobility of Labor and Services across the Baltic Sea after EU Enlargement: Trends and Consequences"
TUESDAY, April 8th
Harvard Migration and Immigrant Incorporation Workshop
12-1:30pm
Light Lunch Provided
Presenter: Filiz Garip, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Harvard University
Discussant: Corina Graif, PhD Candidate in Sociology, Harvard University
Sociology Colloquium
1550 WJH
3:00 p.m.
Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Sandra Smith, University of California, Berkeley
"Risk, Reputation, and the Stigma of Race During the Job Finding Process"
WEDNESDAY, April 9th
Applied Statistics Workshop
CGIS North 354
12 - 1:30 p.m.
Judith Lok,
School of Public Health,
Harvard University
MIT - Harvard Economic Sociology Seminar
This week's location - 1550 WJH
3:30 - 5pm
Boris Groysberg, Harvard University
"The Portability of Stardom"
THURSDAY, April 10th
The 12th Annual Aage Sørensen Memorial Conference for Graduate Students in Sociology
Harvard University
William James Hall 1550
9:00 – 9:30 AM WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
Jason Beckfield (Assistant Professor of Sociology, Harvard University)
9:30 – 11:00 AM GENDER & INEQUALITY
Heidi Stöckl (DPhil Candidate, Oxford University) Understanding Trafficking in Women in Uzbekistan
Eunmi Mun (PhD Candidate, Harvard University) Sex-typing of Jobs in Hiring: Evidence from Japan
Moa Bursell (PhD Candidate, Stockholm University) Between Meritocracy and Ethnic Based Discrimination: The Gender Difference
11:30 – 12:30PM IMMGIRATION & INTEGRATION
Oana Dan (PhD Candidate, Harvard University) United in Diversity: the determinants of European Union Citizenship
Sundas Ali (DPhil Candidate, Oxford University) Second-Generation Muslims in the UK: A Socially Excluded Minority Group?
2:00 – 3:30PM YOUTH & SOCIAL EXCLUSION
Christopher Wilderman (PhD Candidate, Harvard University via Princeton University) Paternal Incarceration and Children’s Aggressive Behaviors: Evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study
Maria T. Grasso (DPhil Candidate, Oxford University) Social Exclusion, Political Participation and the Differential Impact of Education Levels amongst Young People in Italy and the United Kingdom
Béatrice Daumerie (PhD Candidate, Stockholm University) Youthful Populations and the Risk for Armed Conflict
FRIDAY, April 11th
The 12th Annual Aage Sørensen Memorial Conference for Graduate Students in Sociology
Harvard University
William James Hall 1550
9:30 – 11:00AM CLASS, CULTURE & HEALTH
Lauren Rivera (PhD Candidate, Harvard University) Homophily and Cultural Reproduction in the Labor Market
Cecilia Von Otter (PhD Candidate, Stockholm University) Health and Cultural Activity
Elias Le Grand (PhD Candidate, Stockholm University) Class, Culture, and Identity: The “Chav” Phenomenon in Britain
11:30 – 12:30PM NEW APPROACHES TO NETWORK ANALYSIS
Thomas Grund (DPhil Candidate, Oxford University) How to Win the Premiership? Inclusion and Exclusion in an English Football Team
Andreea Gorbattai (PhD Candidate, Harvard University) Social Structure of Contribution to Wikipedia
2:00 – 3:30PM EDUCATION & STRATIFICATION
Alexey Bessudnov (DPhil Candidate, Oxford University) Social Class and Status in Post-Soviet Russia
Frida Rudolphi (PhD Candidate, Stockholm University) Social Selection in Swedish Schools: Changing Primary and Secondary Effects
Maocan Guo (PhD Candidate, Harvard University) School Expansion and Educational Stratification in China, 1981-2006
PAST WEEKS
March 31, 2008