Gender and Family
Research in this cluster explores the ways in which gender, sexuality, and kinship relations shape individuals’ experiences. We view gender and the family as distinct but often overlapping dimensions of social stratification. We share a commitment to producing rigorous research that both reveals and explains these relationships. Scholarship in this cluster is methodologically diverse, including in-depth interviewing, ethnographic, historical, comparative, and quantitative approaches. An informal biweekly working group brings together faculty and graduate students working in this area.
News related to Gender and Family
Symposium on Patterson's Paradox of Freedom Published
The European Journal of Sociology has published the remarks delivered at a panel discussion on the life and work of Stone Program faculty affiliate Orlando Patterson, the John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University. This event took place at...
Ellis Monk awarded ASA Theory Section Award
American Sociology Association's Theory Section’s Lewis A Coser Award for Theoretical Agenda-Setting awarded to Professor Ellis Monk. Please see more about the award here .
The Monk Skin Tone Scale now held in permanent collection of UK museum
Learn more about the Monk Skin Tone Scale, and the display at National Science and Media Museum Sound and Vision galleries.
2026 Sociology Undergraduate Thesis Prizes and Academic Awards
Students receive Fulton, Hoopes, Cummings, and Rose prizes for outstanding thesis work; Five students inducted to Phi Beta Kappa; Three students accepted to American Sociological Association 2026 Honors Program. Read more here.
Ellis Monk's research highlighted in The Harvard Gazette.
Lives saved by sociologist’s fix for skin tone bias. An answer to the dangers of colorblind healthcare. The Monk Skin Tone scale, devised in 2019 by Professor Ellis Monk, helps create more accurate medical diagnostic tools for patients with dark skin.
Related Publications
Brinton, M. C., Bueno, X., Oláh, L., & Hellum, M. (2018). Postindustrial Fertility Ideals, Intentions, and Gender Inequality: A Comparative Qualitative Analysis. Population and Development Review, 44(2), 281-309.
Brinton, M. C., Bueno, X., Oláh, L., & Hellum, M. (2018). Postindustrial Fertility Ideals, Intentions, and Gender Inequality: A Comparative Qualitative Analysis. Population and Development Review, 44(2), 281-309.
Kim, H. H., & Chang, P. Y. (2018). The Impact of Delinquent Friendship Networks and Neighborhood Quality on Adolescent Suicidal Ideation in South Korea . Social Forces, 97(1), 347-376.
Kim, H. H., & Chang, P. Y. (2018). The Impact of Delinquent Friendship Networks and Neighborhood Quality on Adolescent Suicidal Ideation in South Korea . Social Forces, 97(1), 347-376.
Brinton, M. C., & Knight, C. (2017). One Egalitarianism or Several? Two Decades of Gender-Role Attitude Change in Europe. American Journal of Sociology, 122(5), 1485-1532.
Brinton, M. C., & Knight, C. (2017). One Egalitarianism or Several? Two Decades of Gender-Role Attitude Change in Europe. American Journal of Sociology, 122(5), 1485-1532.