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3158 - New Frontiers at the Intersection of Disciplines: Where Sociology, Psychology and Biology Meet in Explaining Social Inequality and Stratification

Mon, August 13, 8:30 to 10:10am, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, 413

Session Submission Type: Paper Session 100min

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New Frontiers at the Intersection of disciplines: Where Sociology, Psychology and Biology Meet in the Study of Social Inequality and Stratification
Sociology, Psychology and biology each lay a claim on studying human beings. Several of the papers in this section examine phenomena at the intersection of sociology, biology/genetics and/or psychology. Some of the topics discussed are personality traits conceptualized as human capital; the role of genes in multigenerational transmission of educational attainment; Inequality and Circadian Sociology; etc.

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