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About

Thomas C. Wilson is Professor of Sociology at Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ. His main areas of expertise are quantitative analysis of large-scale survey data; intergroup relations and especially race and ethnic group relations in the US; urban sociology and urban subcultures; and cultural and economic capitals, especially as they impact subjective well-being.

His work has been published inÌý Social Forces, International Review of Sociology of Sport, Sociological Perspectives, Public Opinion Quarterly, American Sociological Review and American Journal of Sociology Ìýas well as other leading journals.

Professor Wilson is currently working on a project investigating the link between persons’ sense of well-being and their levels of economic, cultural, and social capital. Data from the National Opinion Research Center’s General Social Survey based on representative samples of Americans as well as data from the International Social Survey Program based on samples from various countries worldwide will be used.

Research

• Analysis of large-scale survey data
• Intergroup relations
• Race relations in the US
• Urban sociology
• The interplay of cultural and economic capitals
• Subjective well-being
  
  

Teaching

• Sociological Analysis: Survey of Research Methods
• Social Control and Deviance
• Sociology of Food
• Sociology of Happiness