Research Seminar Culture and Inequality M. Safonova R. Akifyeva M. Kuleva

Fashion studies Ethnicity and identity Sociology of the arts Cultural consumption, leisure and social inequalities Social Network Analysis (SNA) Experimental methods in social research

Questions for discussion at the seminar How does your childhood determine your work, salary and career growth? Does your cultural capital underlie your chances in the labor market and marital market? How do stereotypes about your social group shared by your teachers relate to your academic performance and life trajectory? Can your beliefs about yourself and others change as a result of a mobility (change of work, migration, etc.) and in which direction? What do your musical preferences say about your class position? How does the social network of a successful beginner arrangement in Hollywood?

Why are there no great female artists? How to sell a dead shark for 12 million dollars? How to recognize established and non-recognized designers before the beginning of the fashion show? Why did American IT professionals on a remote work move to the specific area of New York City? How to answer all of these questions by using experimental design?