Karam Hwang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3675539 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karam Hwang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karam |
| FAMILY NAME | Hwang |
| SIGNATURE | HWANG K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Investing the Time
This study examines the extent of class and racial inequalities in cultural capital development among recent adolescent cohorts in the United States. Informed by several decades of cultural capital research, I compare participation in four dimensions of cultural capital proposed by prior scholarship—highbrow consumption, omnivorous consumption, technical capacity, and social competence—by using nationally representative time-diary data to test fo…
Women's Assessments of Gender Equality
Women's assessments of gender equality do not consistently match global indices of gender inequality. In surveys covering 150 countries, women in societies rated gender-unequal according to global metrics such as education, health, labor-force participation, and political representation did not consistently assess their lives as less in their control or less satisfying than men did. Women in these societies were as likely as women in index-equal …
How Does Socioeconomic Status Affect Chinese Adolescents' Weight Status
Although the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Chinese youth with higher socioeconomic status (SES) has been increasing, few studies have explored the mechanisms through which SES influences Chinese adolescents’ weight status. Using data from the 2004, 2006, 2009, and 2011 China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), this study aims to explore possible pathways through which SES may affect Chinese adolescents’ risk of being overweight. Resu…
Women's Assessments of Gender Equality
Women's assessments of gender equality do not consistently match global indices of gender inequality. In surveys covering 150 countries, women in societies rated gender-unequal according to global metrics such as education, health, labor-force participation, and political representation did not consistently assess their lives as less in their control or less satisfying than men did. Women in these societies were as likely as women in index-equal …
Investing the Time
This study examines the extent of class and racial inequalities in cultural capital development among recent adolescent cohorts in the United States. Informed by several decades of cultural capital research, I compare participation in four dimensions of cultural capital proposed by prior scholarship—highbrow consumption, omnivorous consumption, technical capacity, and social competence—by using nationally representative time-diary data to test fo…
How Does Socioeconomic Status Affect Chinese Adolescents' Weight Status
Although the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Chinese youth with higher socioeconomic status (SES) has been increasing, few studies have explored the mechanisms through which SES influences Chinese adolescents’ weight status. Using data from the 2004, 2006, 2009, and 2011 China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), this study aims to explore possible pathways through which SES may affect Chinese adolescents’ risk of being overweight. Resu…
How Does Socioeconomic Status Affect Chinese Adolescents' Weight Status
Although the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Chinese youth with higher socioeconomic status (SES) has been increasing, few studies have explored the mechanisms through which SES influences Chinese adolescents’ weight status. Using data from the 2004, 2006, 2009, and 2011 China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), this study aims to explore possible pathways through which SES may affect Chinese adolescents’ risk of being overweight. Resu…
Women's Assessments of Gender Equality
Women's assessments of gender equality do not consistently match global indices of gender inequality. In surveys covering 150 countries, women in societies rated gender-unequal according to global metrics such as education, health, labor-force participation, and political representation did not consistently assess their lives as less in their control or less satisfying than men did. Women in these societies were as likely as women in index-equal …
Investing the Time
This study examines the extent of class and racial inequalities in cultural capital development among recent adolescent cohorts in the United States. Informed by several decades of cultural capital research, I compare participation in four dimensions of cultural capital proposed by prior scholarship—highbrow consumption, omnivorous consumption, technical capacity, and social competence—by using nationally representative time-diary data to test fo…
Sociology (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Affect (linguistics (1 work) · Body mass index (1 work) · China (1 work)