Leping Wang
@LepingWangSoc
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Sociology PhD candidate @BUsociologydept | MA @NYUSociology |Medical Sociology, Aging and the Life Course, Social Networks, Inequality, Quantitative Methods
Boston, MA
Joined July 2020
My first single-authored pub is out! In this paper, I contribute a life course perspective to the heterogeneous relationship between human capital and the upward occupational mobility of Chinese rural migrant workers, and reveal the cohort effect @BU_CISS
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RT @yaseminngirgin: The new issue of The Sociological Quarterly is out! In our mixed-method study, Tuna and I reveal how role stickiness in…
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A big shoutout to the dedicated mentorship from Dr. Siwei Cheng as I developed the early version of the paper, and the invaluable feedback from Dr. Michael Hout, Dr. Deborah Carr, Dr. Jonathan Mijs, Dr. Neha Gondal, and Dr. Brady West at different stages of revision
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Had our sociology graduate student party this evening with delicious food, delightful conversations and warm company! Another year with this lovely community
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RT @spattersearch: Publishing results using a nationally representative survey? Use this checklist to write your methods section: "Pref…
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RT @DeborahCarr723: So many reasons to care about (and study) those growing old without a partner. It's more than loneliness -- it's $$. @p…
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@DeborahCarr723 @BU_CISS @BU_Tweets @BU_CAS @WWNsoc @americanacad So well deserved Debby! Our field is so lucky to have you ☺️
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RT @DeborahCarr723: BU Sociology is hiring in Urban Soc! We have a terrific community of urban scholars and sociologists. Apps due 10/1. @B…
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RT @JonathanMijs: 🚨 We are hiring! 🚨 Searching for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Economic Sociology to join us at @BU_Tweets. We o…
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@SchuykillRiver @SSReditorial Great question! We did control for whether attended parochial elementary/secondary education when looking at the impact of childhood religious influence on college enrollment; and considered private/public college attendance when predicting religiosity subsequent to college entry
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We are really grateful for the constructive feedback and methodological support from @DeborahCarr723, @JonathanMijs, @bradytwest, Carlos Campos Jr. and David Voas, and copy-editing from David Rohr that helped us improve the paper.
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We compared lifelong singles with their married counterparts and singles through divorce/widowhood, to explore the later-life economic prospects of lifelong singlehood. Super grateful for such a fulfilling and humbling experience working alongside two incredible mentors
Singlehood has dire economic consequences for older adults (esp. men). Conversations about #agingalone must move beyond #loneliness and tackle $$ costs of living solo. @LepingWangSoc @UM_PSC @BU_CISS @BU_Tweets @CCF_Families @GeronMedia @belladepaulo
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