Scott M. Wallace
Graduate Student
Sociology
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4176D BSB
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Previous Degrees:
M.A. Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago
B.A. Sociology, University of Wisconsin--Superior
Specialty Areas:
Political Sociology, Organizations
Research Interests:
I have two broad areas of interest under the scope of political sociology. I am first interested in studying how political beliefs are shaped and changed by socialization, and how those beliefs in turn shape a person’s subjective understanding of the social world. I am also interested in how first-generation and working-class students navigate higher education and the impacts the hidden curriculum has on their decision making. I am primarily trained in qualitative research, with a focus on qualitative interviews, both structured and semi-structured. I am also experienced in qualitative data analysis and coding, and quantitative data analysis. I have belonged to faculty coordinated research projects that have ranged their focus from studying policing in Chicago to racial groups’ feelings about the government.