Classes

In this course, we will study health differences between social groups. We will begin by examining the extent to which health is unevenly distributed across groups defined by nationality, neighborhood, race, gender, and class. We will then seek to pinpoint the reasons for...

Mary Brinton and Jason Beckfield. The Social Demography Workshop is a venue for graduate students and faculty to present research on a wide variety of topics such as family, gender, inequality, im/migration, fertility, mortality, and the institutional arrangements that shape...

Mary Brinton and Jason Beckfield. The Gender Inequality Workshop features presentations by graduate students and faculty on issues related to gender inequality in the workplace, family, economy, and polity in postindustrial societies. This workshop meets weekly.