Race & Ethnicity Workshop
Hamilton Hall 207 102 Emerson DR, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesRace & Ethnicity Workshop
Hamilton Hall 207 102 Emerson DR, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSocial Forces Colloquium Series: Maria Krysan, University of Illinois at Chicago
Cycle of Segregation: Social Processes and Residential Stratification The Fair Housing Act of 1968 outlawed housing discrimination by race and provided an important tool for dismantling legal segregation. But almost fifty years later, residential segregation remains virtually unchanged in many … Read more
Social Forces Colloquium Series: Emily Smith, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Multiplexity and Locality of Job Lead Ties The use of social ties to gain information about job opportunities has been the subject of a large body of research across many disciplines. Perhaps most well known, Granovetter's (1973) "strength of … Read more
Social Forces Colloquium Series: Roberto Fernandez, MIT
Reflections on the Glass Ceiling Many studies have adopted the metaphor of the “glass ceiling” to describe the phenomenon where women’s representation declines across increasing levels of organizational hierarchies. While this pattern is very common, the causes of this phenomenon … Read more