Symposia

Employment Uncertainty: Implications for Families

Friday, April 15, 2022
10:00 am -2:30 pm ET
Online via Zoom

Agenda

Many people work at jobs with irregular hours and variable paychecks. And during the pandemic, unemployment, temporary layoffs, and involuntary part-time schedules increased. Unpredictable job schedules and income lead not only to financial insecurity but can also affect other aspects of individual and family life.  This year's Center for Family and Demographic Research symposium features three well-respected scholars highlighting how employment uncertainty impacts the health and well-being of American families.
This symposium is free but pre-registration is required.   

Link to video

Guest Speakers:

“Hard Times: Routine Schedule Unpredictability, Worker Wellbeing, and What to do About it"
Daniel Schneider, PhD
Professor of Public Policy and Sociology
Harvard University

“The Tolls of Uncertainty: How Privilege and the Guilt Gap Shape Unemployment in America”
Sarah Damaske, PhD
Associate Professor of Sociology and Labor & Employment Relations
Department of Sociology and Criminology
The Pennsylvania State University

"Crunch Time: How Married Couples Confront Unemployment"
Aliya Hamid Rao, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Methodology
The London School of Economics and Political Science

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• Relational Spirituality: Advancing 21st Century Science on Faith in Diverse Families - March 12, 2013
• Parental Well-Being in Contemporary Families - March 26, 2012
• Baby Boomers and Family Changes in the 21st Century - March 15, 2011
• Social Ties, Crime, and Violence - March 23, 2010
• Sexual and Romantic Relationships in Emerging Adulthood - March 25, 2009
• Repartnering Symposium - Thursday, March 13, 2008
• The Social Contexts of Adolescence - April 20, 2006
• Surviving the Hurricane Katrina Disaster: Poverty, Race and Class in New Orleans. - December 2, 2005
• Cohabitation: Advancing Theory and Research - February 10, 2005
• Welfare Reform and the Well-Being of Children and Families - March 1, 2002