Lory J. Dance (Sociology)
Support for research and proposal development on social capital networks among Muslim immigrants in the U.S. and Sweden. This work will be an extension of a pilot study on national and cultural belonging among ethnic minority teenagers in Sweden conducted during the Fall of 2004.
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William Falk (Sociology)
Support for research and proposal development on populations moving into gated communities in the American South and the responses to this from long-time, local people. This project will focus on gated communities which in both form (gated and often with the term “plantation” in their name) and content (via their folkways and norms) produce a sense of “old south”, even in the 21st century. The research will include both quantitative and qualitative aspects.
John Haltiwanger (Economics)
Support for research and the development of a proposal to study the impact and assimilation of immigrant workers into the U.S. labor market. The project will use the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) database to gain new insights into the various economic, sociological, and political debates surrounding these issues.
Sandra Hofferth (Family Studies)
Support for a pilot study of the impact of child care subsidies on recipients’ child care reliability, parental satisfaction with child care, and parental employment.
Annette Lareau (Sociology)
Support for to conduct qualitative research on the informal transfer of financial resources and information about asset accumulation among families. The goal will be to develop a proposal for a larger research project that will enrich our studies of inequality and be of interest to a wide interdisciplinary audience including sociologists and economists.
Kevin Roy (Family Studies)
Support for research and proposal development on diverse processes and contexts in disadvantaged men’s transitions to old age. A qualitative research design will be used, including semi-structured interviews and a life history calendar grid to gather information on transitions in work and family life.
