Till von Wachter’s research on the effects of unemployment insurance and workforce development programs on the careers and earnings of marginally-employed low-wage workers in California has been approved for funding by the Russell Sage Organization

Till von Wachter's research on the effects of unemployment insurance and workforce development programs on the careers and earnings of marginally-employed low-wage workers in California has been approved for funding by the Russell Sage Organization Read…

Faculty Position, Western University, Dept. of Sociology

Department of Sociology – Academic Position Building on our main area of strength in Population Dynamics and Social Inequality, the Department of Sociology at Western, http://sociology.uwo.ca, invites applications for a probationary tenure-track…

Search for New Editor(s) of Demography

Search for New Editor(s) of Demography Reminder: Materials are due July 31st!   The PAA Committee on Publications invites applications for the position of Editor of Demography. The new…

Paula Tavrow was awarded a grant to study sexual violence in Kenya

Paula Tavrow was awarded a grant to study sexual violence in Kenya Read more here

Alan Barreca’s research on climate change and its effect on fertility and birth rates featured in the UCLA Newsroom

Alan Barreca's research featured in the UCLA Newsroom http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/climate-change-making-it-harder-to-conceive  

Ian Holloway research is highlighted in the UCLA Newsroom

Ian Holloway research is highlighted in the UCLA Newsroom http://newsroom.ucla.edu/dept/faculty/study-of-tobacco-cannabis-use-by-lgbt-young-adults    

Call for submissions RSSM special issue on experimental methods in social stratification research

The journal Research in Social Stratification and Mobility invites contributions to a special issue involving applications of experimental methods to social stratification research. Field experiments, vignette studies, curriculum studies using…

Jennie Brand elected as Board Member of the International Sociological Association Research Committee on Social Stratification and Mobility (2018-22).

Jennie Brand was elected as Board Member of the International Sociological Association Research Committee on Social Stratification and Mobility (2018-22).