Family Inequality Research Lab (FIRL)

Mission

The Family Inequality Research Lab (FIRL) in the Department of Sociology at the University of South Carolina brings together faculty and students interested in understanding and allaying inequalities among American families. We do so by pursuing original research that tackles family inequality in its myriad forms, including research on racial and ethnic minority families, LGBTQ+ families, single parent families, and multigenerational families, as well as inequalities between fathers and mothers and socioeconomically advantaged and disadvantaged parents and children. Through our research efforts, we aim to provide fresh scientific knowledge of the contemporary processes that contribute to the reproduction in inequality between and within American families and novel insights as to how family inequality in the U.S. can be reduced.

Calendar

All meetings at 11:00 am- 12:00pm in Sloan Room 315.

September 6, 2024
September 20, 2024
October 4, 2024
October 18, 2024
November 1, 2024
November 15, 2024
December 6, 2024

Department of Sociology