Is the Gender Gap in Political Attitudes Changing? An Analysis of Authoritarian Attitudes Using Survey Data Collected from South Korea in 2021 and 2022

Colloquium in Sept. 2022 Chang, Han Il (Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations at Kookmin Univ., South Korea) Using survey data collected in 2021 and 2022, this study analyzes gender differences in authoritarian attitudes between the young (born after 1980) and the middle-aged (born in the year between Read more…

Community-Based Participatory Research to Promote Health among Immigrants and Racial/Ethnic Minorities

Colloquium in Oct. 2021 Jang, Sou Hyun (Professor, Department of Sociology at Sungkyunkwan Univ., South Korea) There has been a plethora of research to reduce health disparities with various research methods. In the current presentation, I introduce community-based participatory research (CBPR) and how it differs from the traditional research methods. Read more…

A Big (Male) Fish in a Small Pond? The Gendered Effect of Ability Rank on Adolescent STEM Aspirations under Gender-Math Stereotypes

Colloquium in Sept. 2021 Kim, Jinho (Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management at Korea University, South Korea)   Despite gender similarity in math ability, studies show persistent gender differences in STEM aspirations among adolescents. Extending previous literature on student math ability, biased self-assessment, and gender stereotypes, this paper emphasizes Read more…