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MARIAL CENTER COLLOQUIUM ( Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of California, Riverside; and professor of Sociology and Associate Director of the UCR Center for Family Studies) Fathering in Neighborhood, Economic and Social Contexts: Mexican American Families in Southern California Wednesday, April 6, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Current family policy initiatives promote marriage and fatherhood as a solution to the many problems facing poor American mothers and their children. This research focuses on a group of working class families who have higher rates of marriage and lower rates of divorce than others with similar incomes and educations. What do fathers do in these families? Are their interactions with children shaped more by economic constraint, cultural beliefs, family rituals, gender ideals, or practical necessities? What can an analysis of their economic and neighborhood situations tell us about their parenting practices and how do various factors shape their children's life chances? This research begins to untangle the many social forces that influence parenting and child development in an economically marginalized and geographically isolated group of Mexican American families. Although cultural stereotypes would suggest that family values are to blame for the plight of these families, this analysis suggests that racism and structural inequalities contribute to many of their problems. The analysis also shows how family solidarity and family rituals help protect children and encourage their healthy development. Scott Coltrane is a sociologist whose research focuses on families, gender, and social inequality. He completed his undergraduate studies at Yale University and the University of California, Santa Cruz, and received M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of California, Riverside, where he is also a sociology professor and Associate Director of the UCR Center for Family Studies. He received the UCR Distinguished Teaching Award. He is the author of Family Man: Fatherhood, Housework, and Gender Equity (Oxford University Press, 1996 - winner of the American Library Association CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book Award), Gender and Families (Sage, 1998), co-author (with Randall Collins) of Sociology of Marriage and the Family: Gender, Love and Property (Wadsworth, 2001), and editor of Families and Society (Wadsworth, 2004).
DIRECTIONS TO THE MARIAL CENTER The MARIAL Center is located on the 4th floor of the main building of Emory's Briarcliff Campus, 1256 Briarcliff Road. There is ample parking close to the building. Alternatively, you may take the Emory shuttle (Route A). The Emory shuttle (Route A) provides transportation from the main campus to the MARIAL Center every 20 minutes (a 5-10 minute ride). For the shortest travel time, board the shuttle in front of the B. Jones Center or at the corner of Dowman and Fishburne (across from Glenn Memorial) at approximately 4, 24, and 44 minutes after each hour. A complete schedule and the route map are available on the web at http://www.epcs.emory.edu/AltTransp/route-a.htm Please tell the receptionist at the front window
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