This Week at The Department of Sociology
May 2 - May 11, 2007
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/
WEDNESDAY, May 2
MIT - Harvard Economic Sociology Seminar
"The Rentier's Return? The Social Politics of U.S. Financial Deregulation." presented by Greta Krippner
Room 601
3:30 - 5:00
Applied Statistics Workshop
"Alleviating Linear Ecological Bias and Optimal Design with Subsample Data , " presented by Adam Glynn, Department of Government, Harvard University
Room N354 of CGIS Knafel building (next to the Design School).
12:00 to 1:30
THURSDAY, May 3
Family and Childhood Research Workshop
"My Baby and I Go to the Mall" Understanding & Supporting Adolescent Parenting: Lessons from the MA Health Family Evaluations. Presented by Ann Easterbrooks, Professor of Child Development, Tufts University
Room 601
12:00 - 2:00
Lunch will be served!
Migration and Immigrant Incorporation Workshop
"English Gain vs. Spanish Loss? The Process of Language Assimilation among Second-Generation Latinos" presented by Van Tran, PhD Student, Sociology and Social Policy, Harvard. Discussant, Corina Graif, PhD Student, Sociology, Harvard
Room 601
3-4:30
FRIDAY, May 4
The Culture and Social Analysis Workshop
No presentation this week.
MONDAY, May 7
The Sociology & Social Policy Joint Program presents
Helen B. Marrow
Oral Defense of Doctoral Dissertation
"Southern Becoming: Immigrant Incorporation and Race Relations in the Rural US South"
9:15 am
Room 1550
The Sociology & Social Policy Joint Program presents
Cybelle Fox
Oral Defense of Doctoral Dissertation
"The Boundaries of Social Citizenship: Race, Immigration and the American Welfare State, 1900-1950 "
12:30 pm
KSG Taubman
Room 401
TUESDAY, May 8
Sociology Department Colloquium Presents
Andrew Schrank, University of New Mexico
"Labor Standards and Human Resources: A Natural Experiment in an Unlikely Laboratory
Room 601
3:00pm
Work Organizations and Market (WOM) Seminar
Adam Kleinbaum
Baker Library 101
12-2
Lunch will be served.
WEDNESDAY, May 9
MIT - Harvard Economic Sociology Seminar
Peter Roberts, Emory University
"Quality Standards and the Coordinating Role of Critics"
Sloan Building, MIT E52-598
3:30-5pm
PAST WEEKS