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Paula Fomby, University of Pennsylvania

"Fathers’ Military Service and Children’s Educational Attainment"
When Feb 03, 2025
from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
Where 2208 LeFrak / Online
Contact Name
Contact Phone 301-405-6403
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About the Presentation

US men's military service has mixed effects on their own later status attainment. We consider whether and how Black and white men's military service contributes to their children's status attainment as measured by college completion. Our empirical models evaluate status attainment transmission pathways that we expect will be shaped by service and that may operate differently for Black and white men. We use data from the US Panel Study of Income Dynamics and apply propensity score weighting methods to compare second-generation outcomes among men with vs. without US military service experience.

About the Speaker

Paula Fomby is Professor of Sociology, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor in the Social Sciences, and Associate Director of the Population Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a sociologist and family demographer. Her research focuses on how families and social institutions interact to shape children’s well-being and life chances, with particular attention to economic and racialized inequalities. She also has extensive experience in the design, collection, and public release of population-representative national survey data on children and families.

 

Seminar Format

Location IN PERSON: 2208 LeFrak Hall. We are requesting advanced registration so that we can track capacity. Please use this link to RSVP for in-person attendance.

Location ONLINE VIA ZOOM: Zoom Registration Link.  Upon registration, you will receive an automatically generated email with the direct link for the seminar

If accommodations are needed, please send request to meeting organizer (mprc-support@umd.edu) at least 72 hours prior to the event, if possible, to allow time to discuss and implement alternatives.

COVID-19 Information

MPRC public events for Spring 2025 will be a mix of in person and online via Zoom.  For in person events, all event attendees must follow current protocols.

 

 

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