Taylan Acar
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison (2016)
M.A., Boğaziçi University (2009)
B.A., Boğaziçi University (2006)
Ph.D.:
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Office:
PSB 204
E-Mail:
Areas of Interest:
Social stratification and inequality
Sociology of education
Immigration and assimilation
Demography, race and ethnicity
Research methods
Work and employment
Comparative historical sociology
Courses Taught:
Soc 303 Social Statistics; Soc 262 Population Studies; Soc 101 Introduction to Sociology.
Selected Publications:
- The Variation in Educational Aspirations among Immigrant Students in Germany. Research in the Sociology of Education. Forthcoming
- Variation in Workers’ Responses to Subcontracted Work: A Qualitative Case Study. Economic and Industrial Democracy. 2016. doi:10.1177/0143831X15624244.
- Dönüşen Sağlıkta Çalışmanın Halleri in Sınıftan Sınıfa: Fabrika Dışında Çalışma Manzaraları, Ayşe Buğra (ed), Iletisim, Second Edition, 2013, pp. 149-178.
- Acar, Taylan, Robert Chiles, Garrett Grainger, Aliza Luft, Rahul Mahajan, Joao Peschanski, Chelsea Schelly, Jason Turowetz and Ian F. Wall. The Wisconsin Capitol Occupation and Protests: Creating Community, Making Waves. Contexts 10(3), 2011, 50-55.
