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.
News related to Health & Population
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.
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.
2026 Sociology Undergraduate Thesis Prizes and Academic Awards
The department would like to congratulate the following students for their outstanding thesis work and academic achievements during the 2026 academic year: Fulton Prize Each year the Albert M. Fulton, Class of 1897, Prize is presented to the senior who...
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.
Beckfield, J., & Krieger, N. (2018). Political Sociology and the People’s Health (Small Books Big Ideas in Population Health). In Small Books Big Ideas in Population Health (p. 208). Oxford University Press.
Beckfield, J., & Krieger, N. (2018). Political Sociology and the People’s Health (Small Books Big Ideas in Population Health). In Small Books Big Ideas in Population Health (p. 208). Oxford University Press.
Bakhtiari, E., Olafsdottir, S., & Beckfield, J. (2018). Institutions, Incorporation, and Inequality: The Case of Minority Health Disparities in Europe. Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
Bakhtiari, E., Olafsdottir, S., & Beckfield, J. (2018). Institutions, Incorporation, and Inequality: The Case of Minority Health Disparities in Europe. Journal of Health and Social Behavior.