I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Stanford University.
My main research interests lie in the sociology of education and social inequality, with a focus on understanding the power and persistence of socioeconomic background in shaping life chances in late industrial societies. My last book, Manifesto for a Dream, asks how social scientists should best tackle inequality of opportunity. In my current book, I examine changes in the division of labor in the United States over the past 150 years.
I serve on the editorial boards of European Sociological Review and Social Forces.
mvjsoc@stanford.edu
Stanford University
Sociology Department MC 2047
Main Quad - 450 Serra Mall
Building 120, Room 160
Stanford, CA 94305-2047