Stratification, Work & Labour Markets

The causes and consequences of class inequality have been and continue to be a long-standing central concern of sociology. Faculty in this area teach and carry out research on inequality and the occupational conditions – both the work settings and the societal-level features of the labor market – that play an integral role in shaping the patterns of inequality.

Faculty members whose primary area of specialization is the study of Stratification, Work and Labour Markets are: Bernd Baldus, Cynthia Cranford, John Kervin and Sandy Welsh.

Faculty members whose research overlaps with this area include: Bob Andersen, Monica Boyd, Ronit Dinovitzer, Bonnie Erickson, Bonnie Fox, Harriet Friedmann, Philip Goodman, Ping Hsiung, Vanina Leschziner, Alexandra Marin, Ann Mullen, John Myles, Jeff Reitz, Scott Schieman and Barry Wellman.