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Sociology of the Family
Sociology of Education
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Laura Hamilton is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Merced. She is an organizational scholar whose research focuses on how colleges, universities, and related organizations reproduce and sustain inequality along racial, class, and gender lines. She is co-founder of the Higher...
“The Stigma of ADHD: Teacher Ratings of Labeled Students.”
Metzger, Ashley, and Laura Hamilton. 2020. “‘The Stigma of ADHD: Teacher Ratings of Labeled Students.’”. Sociological Perspectives 64: 258-79.
Parenting to a Degree: How Family Matters for College Women's Success.
Hamilton, Laura T. 2016. Parenting to a Degree: How Family Matters for College Women'S Success.. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
“Sexual Subjectivity among Adolescent Girls: Social Disadvantage and Young Adult Outcomes.”
Cheng, Simon, Laura Hamilton, Stacey Missari, and Josef Ma. 2014. “‘Sexual Subjectivity Among Adolescent Girls: Social Disadvantage and Young Adult Outcomes.’”. Social Forces 93: 515-44.
Is Hooking up Bad for Young Women? Compared to What?
Armstrong, Elizabeth A, Laura Hamilton, and Paula England. 2010. “Is Hooking up Bad for Young Women? Compared to What?”. Contexts 9 (3): 22–27.
Graduate Level Sociology of Education
In this class we explore how external forces (like politics, financial support, and demographics of the population) shape how schools work, how internal institutional arrangements sort and channel students in different directions, what factors shape student achievement and behavior, and how schooling influences where individuals end up in society. The course is designed around a number of case studies of K-12 schools, as well as post-secondary institutions. These will serve as springboards for our discussions about educational theory, inequalities based on social class, race, gender, and sexuality, and possibilities for school reform.