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| Special Lecture Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo Dual Cities? Comparison with Paris Edmond Préteceille Sciences Po, Observatoire Sociologique du Changement, Sciences Po-CNRS | November 5, 2008 1:00 PM-3:00 PM | BUR 214 | Sociologist Edmond Préteceille is Professor at Sciences Po, Director of Research at the Observatoire Sociologique du Changement, Sciences Po-CNRS, and Director of research of CNRS. His principal areas of interest have been urban planning, urban policies and politics, and urban inequalities, social structures, and segregation. He has investigated these interests through comparative research: between the Paris metropolis and US cities (New York particularly), between large European cities, and between Paris and the two main Brazilian cities, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. He is the author of numerous books and articles on these topics, and is currently in residence at Harvard University’s Center for European Studies. focus on the poor, which characterize many Brazilian studies of segregation. The first part of the presentation will present the results for socioeconomic segregation, comparing Rio and São Paulo with Paris. The second part will discuss ethno-racial segregation and its interaction with socioeconomic segregation in Rio and São Paulo. | Lecture Flyer | The Center for European Studies, LLILAS, the Department of Sociology, the Population Research Center, and the European Union Center of Excellence |
| Brown Bag Seminar What do we know about the Health of Black Immigrants in the U.S.? Comparisons with Native-born Blacks Irma T. Elo Department of Sociology and Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania | November 7, 2008 12:00 PM-1:00 PM | BUR 214 | Curriculum Vitae | ||
| Brown Bag Seminar Applying Multilevel Discrete-time Hazard Analysis to Extended Program Evaluations: the Impact of an Afterschool Program on Juvenile Crime Pete Goldschmidt National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing and California State University Northridge | November 14, 2008 12:00 PM-1:00 PM | BUR 214 | Pete Goldschmidt's home page | ||
| Brown Bag Seminar Is Racial Discrimination an Equal Opportunity Health Risk? Racial Discrimination, Social Class and Health Status Among Black and White Adults Jenifer Bratter Department of Sociology, Rice University | November 21, 2008 12:00 PM-1:00 PM | BUR 214 | Curriculum Vitae |
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