Topic:  Seminar in Social Stratification

This course is intended for students working on a research project
in social stratification, broadly conceived. When they enroll in the
course, students are expected to have in mind a project in this area
that can be completed over the course of the semester. The product
of the course is a paper suitable for submission to a professional
journal or meeting. The course will be run as a workshop in the
practicalities of doing research, writing up the results, and
publishing. Issues related to study design, sampling, measurement,
methods of data analysis, interpretation, and writing, as these
apply to the specific projects being worked on, will be discussed
each week. Readings, apart from those in the literature being drawn
upon in each project, will be minimal. The research products will be
presented to the class at the end of the semester.

Before registering for this class, students are advised to meet with
Professor Powell.