On behalf of Anahi Viladrich Dear Colleagues: The Department of Sociology, Research Initiatives on Race and Ethnicity (RIRE), and the Immigration Studies Working Group (ISWG) are pleased to present Silvia Domínguez from Northeastern University on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. We hope you can join us! As always, a delicious lunch will be served. Details are below. Best to all, Pam Bennett Anahi Viladrich WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 during free hour Speaker: Silvia Domínguez, Northeastern University Title: "Getting Ahead: Social Mobility, Public Housing, and Immigrant Networks" Time and Location: Powdermaker Hall 351, 12:15-1:30 PM Abstract: Based on a longitudinal ethnographic study on Latin-American immigrant women living in public housing in two Boston-area neighborhoods, Silvia Domínguez unveils the role of social ties in helping women achieve social mobility. Domínguez’s presentation will particularly illuminate two conceptual models, social flow and social stagnation, as being propellers and deterrents of Latinas’ upward trajectories. While many women are able to leverage ties that open options for developing social and human capital, factors such as neighborhood and domestic violence (along with the unavailability of social services) leave many Latinas without the ability to strategize towards social mobility. About Silvia Domínguez: Silvia Domínguez, PhD, is an interdisciplinary scholar with degrees in sociology, psychology, forensic social work, and social welfare policy. A Ford Foundation and Woodrow Wilson fellow, she currently serves as an Associate Professor of Sociology and Human Services in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Northeastern University, where she is also a Faculty Fellow at the Urban Health Research Institute, the Gender and Sexuality Program, and the Brudnick Center for the Study of Conflict and Violence. She has written numerous articles and books on violence, mental health and trauma, including Getting Ahead: Social Mobility, Public Housing and Immigrant Networks (New York University Press), and co-edited Mixed Methods in Social Network Studies (Cambridge University Press). Click here to view poster: http://goo.gl/jhhLhl