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Colloquium Series (Rebecca Sandefur)

Room 6112 (Sociology lounge) 365 Fifth Ave.,, New York

"Civil Justice and Social Inequality" Speaker: Rebecca Sandefur, Arizona State University/Russell Sage Foundation Description: Millions of Americans every year face civil justice problems that can lead to bankruptcy, homelessness, poverty, family separation, and ill health. Thinking about civil justice in a new way, as a social institution, propels a growing research evidence base that reveals how civil justice contributes to inequality. At the same time, this evidence provides opportunities to... Read more »

[Cancelled] Embracing Black Middle Class Culture

Room 6112 (Sociology lounge) 365 Fifth Ave.,, New York

Please join us for the talk and the reception after in the lounge. Speaker: Karyn Lacy, University of Michigan  Drawing from ethnographic and interview data collected from a study of black mothers and children who are members of an elite social club, this talk explores the transmission of a black, distinctly middle-class culture from the... Read more »

Building Community in Marseille’s Housing Estates

Room 6112 (Sociology lounge) 365 Fifth Ave.,, New York

Please join us for the presentation and lunch on October 17, noon to 1:45pm in the lounge. Approximately 25% of Marseille’s diverse low-income population resides in pubic housing estates on the city’s north side. This brown-bag presentation by William Kornblum and Jean Sylva will discuss the myths and realities of social life in these neighborhoods,... Read more »

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