Shawn F. Dorius
Ph.D., Sociology & Demography, The Pennsylvania State University, 2010
M.S., Sociology, Brigham Young University, 2004
B.S., Sociology, Brigham Young University, 1998
Dr. Dorius is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan. His academic interests broadly center on macro-comparative stratification and social change. Within a quantitative international framework, he is currently pursuing two lines of inquiry. In the first, he studies global stratification and the long-run evolution of between-country inequalities. Examples of his work in this area can be found in published articles on inter-country fertility inequality and global trends in gender inequalities. His dissertation developed a generalized, testable framework for studying change in the composition of inter-country and global inequality across a wide range of indicators. In a second line of research Shawn employs a micro-level approach to understanding the mechanisms of social change with specific attention to worldwide change in attitudes and values. Recent research (with co-author Duane Alwin) in this area finds supportive evidence of global convergence in gender belief systems and a universal cohort replacement effect.
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