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Fall 2006 Sociology Workshop Series

September 12, 2006

The Long-term Civic Impact of Youth Service: The Case of Teach for America
Doug McAdam (Stanford University)

September 19, 2006

Flexible Work and Well-Being: A Multi-Method Study of Organizational Change
Erin Kelly and Phyllis Moen

September 26, 2006

Envisioning Adult Lives: Adolescent Aspirations & Expectations of Work and Family
Ronda Copher

October 4, 2006 - Note: this is a Wednesday

Kids Equality Talk: Rhetoric around Race and Gender
Barbara Risman (University of Illinois - Chicago)

October 10, 2006

Under(Developing) Democracy: Mechanisms of Association in Tanzania
Brian Dill

October 17, 2006

The Consequences of Incarceration for Parents and Children
Sara Wakefield

October 24, 2006

Experiencing Difference in American Neighborhoods
Joe Gerteis and Trina Smith

October 31, 2006

Immigrant Employment and Wage Attainment: Differentiating between the Primary, Secondary and Ethnic Sectors
Jennifer C. Lee

November 7, 2006

The Social Organization of Evaluation in Selective College Admissions
Mitchell Stevens (New York University)

November 14, 2006

(Date Intentionally Left Open to Accommodate Search-Related Rescheduling)

November 21, 2005

(Date Intentionally Left Open to Accommodate Search-Related Rescheduling)

November 28, 2006

Law and Collective Memory of Atrocities: Theory, Past Research, and New Lessons from the Former Yugoslavia
Joachim Savelsberg, Courtney Faue, and Ryan King

December 4, 2006 - Note: this is a Monday

Race and Track Assignment in U.S. Public Schools
Samuel R. Lucas (University of California - Berkeley