For Sociology: Kathleen Mullan Harris
For Sociology
In this episode of For Sociology, host Kevin Caners speaks with Kathleen Mullan Harris, recipient of the 2023 Kohli Infrastructure Prize for Sociology. Harris discusses her pivotal role in Add Health, a groundbreaking, nationally representative longitudinal study launched in the mid-1990s that has tracked over 20,000 individuals from adolescence to adulthood. The conversation delves into the study’s origins, methodologies, and major contributions, highlighting how Add Health has advanced our understanding of the intersections between social, biological, and health factors across the life...
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For Sociology: Gøsta Esping-Anderson
For Sociology
In this first episode of For Sociology, host Kevin Caners sits down with Gøsta Esping-Andersen, the inaugural Kohli Prize Laureate of 2023. They discuss Esping-Andersen's groundbreaking work on social mobility and welfare states, including his seminal book The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. Gøsta also reflects on his academic journey from Denmark to the University of Wisconsin, his motivations for studying sociology and demography, and the pivotal moments that shaped his career. Through our unique Proust Questionnaire, we discover that if Gøsta weren’t a sociologist, he’d likely be...
info_outlineIn this first episode of For Sociology, host Kevin Caners sits down with Gøsta Esping-Andersen, the inaugural Kohli Prize Laureate of 2023.
They discuss Esping-Andersen's groundbreaking work on social mobility and welfare states, including his seminal book The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. Gøsta also reflects on his academic journey from Denmark to the University of Wisconsin, his motivations for studying sociology and demography, and the pivotal moments that shaped his career.
Through our unique Proust Questionnaire, we discover that if Gøsta weren’t a sociologist, he’d likely be a carpenter. Finally, we hear about an unanswered question in sociology that fascinates Gøsta—the unexplained decline in fertility rates in advanced countries since 2012.
Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction to For Sociology Podcast
01:22 – Gøsta's Academic Journey
08:16 – The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
14:15 – The Impact of Early Childhood Policies
17:18 – Challenges of the Liberal Welfare Model
18:55 – Stability of Welfare Models
20:40 – Proust Questionnaire with Gøsta
25:55 – State of Sociology Today
29:49 – The Fertility Puzzle
32:46 – Conclusion and Farewell