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Health and Population

Scholars of the Health and Population cluster study the sociological causes and consequences of dynamics and differences in aging, migration, fertility, mortality, health, and well-being. We have distinctive expertise in cross-national comparisons, social capital, health inequalities, and cultural analysis.

The Department co-sponsors the Social Demography Seminar.

Affiliated Graduate Students

News related to Health & Population

Christina Cross receives IRP Fellowship

September 26, 2019

Congratulations to Christina Cross, who was one of two scholars across the nation awarded the Institute for Research on Poverty’s (IRP) Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship.... Read more about Christina Cross receives IRP Fellowship

Course videos

August 28, 2019

Responding to Harvard College students' need for information about courses before the first day of the term, the Department of Sociology is collaborating with the Bok Center on short videos describing key aspects of select courses. These "trailers" feature courses taught during the 2019-20 academic year by Jason Beckfield, Joscha Legewie, Ellis Monk, and Mary Waters. To view them go to the Sociology Courses page. We hope our students...

ASA Population Section Awards

August 26, 2019

Alexandra Killewald and Brielle Bryan each received the Award for Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Population... Read more about ASA Population Section Awards

Killewald to receive William Julius Wilson Early Career Award

June 3, 2019

Congratulations to Alexandra Killewald, winner of the ASA Inequality, Poverty and Mobility Section's William Julius Wilson Early Career Award.... Read more about Killewald to receive William Julius Wilson Early Career Award

David Williams elected to National Academy of Sciences

April 30, 2019

David R. Williams has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Read more about David Williams elected to National Academy of Sciences

Associated Faculty

Related Publications

Beckfield, Jason. 2018. Political Sociology and the People's Health (Small Books Big Ideas in Population Health). edited by Nancy Krieger. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Brinton, Mary C., Xiana Bueno, Livia Oláh, and Merete Hellum. 2018. “Postindustrial Fertility Ideals, Intentions, and Gender Inequality: A Comparative Qualitative Analysis”. Population and Development Review 44 (2):281-309.

Bakhtiari, Elyas, Sigrun Olafsdottir, and Jason Beckfield. 2018. “Institutions, Incorporation, and Inequality: The Case of Minority Health Disparities in Europe”. Journal of Health and Social Behavior.