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PCS meets on Tuesdays at 12:30–2:00 PM in Room 8108, Sewell Social Sciences Building.

You can also join on Zoom:

https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96451420275?pwd=Z3cZDyWdxoEb2q7Ys3cbQlFAjnXjfs.1

Meeting ID: 964 5142 0275
Passcode: 165604

Contact Chad Alan Goldberg (cagoldberg@wisc.edu) or Anna Milewski (aomilewski@wisc.edu) with questions.

Website: https://www.ssc.wisc.edu/soc/pcs/

Title: Scars of indignity: Denying dignity at work erodes social trust 
 
Abstract: This paper integrates sociometer theory with functional theories of attitudes to propose that workplace dignity is critical to promoting social trust. When a person does not feel valued and respected in their workplace, it leaves a scar of indignity—a wound on their self-esteem—that heightens cynicism and reduces trust in others as an internal defense mechanism. Two studies provide support for our predictions. Using data from the General Social Survey (GSS), we find that those with a weaker sense of dignity at work are less trusting of others including coworkers and government officials, more apt to own a firearm, and view immigrants as more threatening. This was observed regardless of differences in job quality. An additional study combining three survey waves from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) data and two survey waves from the Midlife in Japan (MIDJA) data demonstrated that this pattern is mediated by self-esteem in both countries. Moderation by pride in one’s work was observed in the U.S. but not Japan. Together, our findings indicate that dignity at work ripples beyond the workplace to shape the social trust that is essential to the functioning of democracy and economic systems. 

PCS meets on Tuesdays at 12:30–2:00 PM in Room 8108, Sewell Social Sciences Building.

You can also join on Zoom:

https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96451420275?pwd=Z3cZDyWdxoEb2q7Ys3cbQlFAjnXjfs.1

Meeting ID: 964 5142 0275
Passcode: 165604

Contact Chad Alan Goldberg (cagoldberg@wisc.edu) or Anna Milewski (aomilewski@wisc.edu) with questions.

Website: https://www.ssc.wisc.edu/soc/pcs/

PCS meets on Tuesdays at 12:30–2:00 PM in Room 8108, Sewell Social Sciences Building.

You can also join on Zoom:

https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96451420275?pwd=Z3cZDyWdxoEb2q7Ys3cbQlFAjnXjfs.1

Meeting ID: 964 5142 0275
Passcode: 165604

Contact Chad Alan Goldberg (cagoldberg@wisc.edu) or Anna Milewski (aomilewski@wisc.edu) with questions.

Website: https://www.ssc.wisc.edu/soc/pcs/

Title: Such Good Music, but Who Is the Composer?: The Impact of the Intersectionality of the Artist’s Race and Gender on the Evaluation of Musical Excellence

Abstract: This study conducted an online experiment to examine the influence of a musical composer’s intersectional race and gender identity on evaluations of their creativity and technical proficiency among lay general public evaluators. Participants assessed AI-generated musical pieces across six genres (White Genre: Classical, Country, and Rock / Black Genre: Jazz, R&B, and Hip-Hop), each paired with randomly assigned fictional composer names signaling distinct racial and gender identities. The results of the experiment showed that the intersection of the composer’s race and gender affected how their work was evaluated, and notably, being non-White did not uniformly incur disadvantage. In the Black Genre category, Black male composers garnered the highest scores in both creativity and technical proficiency, suggesting that their racial identity resonated with genre-specific expectations of authenticity, thereby leading to symbolic leverage. However, in stark contrast, Black female composers received the most critical appraisals, even within genres grounded in Black cultural heritage, suggesting the operation of authenticity through a gendered frame. Furthermore, disparities were accentuated by evaluator identity: female evaluators exhibited more negative assessments of Black female composers than did male evaluators. These findings underscore how race, gender, genre, and evaluator identity intersect to shape cultural judgments and may contribute to the reproduction of inequality.

PCS meets on Tuesdays at 12:30–2:00 PM in Room 8108, Sewell Social Sciences Building.

You can also join on Zoom:

https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96451420275?pwd=Z3cZDyWdxoEb2q7Ys3cbQlFAjnXjfs.1

Meeting ID: 964 5142 0275
Passcode: 165604

Contact Chad Alan Goldberg (cagoldberg@wisc.edu) or Anna Milewski (aomilewski@wisc.edu) with questions.

Website: https://www.ssc.wisc.edu/soc/pcs/

Title: "Enhanced Public Participation in Land Use Governance: How Does Chicago’s Community-Driven Zoning Affect Residential Development?"

Abstract: How does the expansion of public participation in land use governance affect residential development? A growing body of works suggests that the greater the community input, the less dense and affordable housing will be built. Community pushback is primarily attributed to the interests of homeowners, but some researchers also acknowledge that neighborhoods where gentrification and cost of living crises are a concern may also generate anti-development sentiment among renters. This study offers two contributions to this literature. First, it reviews theories of residents’ motivations for opposing development alongside insights suggesting that in certain contexts, residents may be expected to support infill housing construction. This review informs an ideal-typical typology of four views towards residential development: staunch opposition by “homevoters” and by “anti-gentrification neighborhood defenders,” unalloyed support by “market-led development boosters,” and conditional support by “housing affordability advocates.” The empirical contribution draws on an original dataset of zoning changes in Chicago since 2011. Using a difference-in-difference design, it compares wards that adopted an enhanced public participation process called Community-Driven Zoning and Development to those that maintained conventional procedures. Indices are constructed corresponding to changes in a variety of indicators of the kind of development that one would expect to observe if each of the four views towards development were to prevail through the community-driven zoning process. Results indicate that Chicago's wards that embraced enhanced participation shifted to patterns of development that are most consistent with...  [you have to attend the talk to find out] 

PCS meets on Tuesdays at 12:30–2:00 PM in Room 8108, Sewell Social Sciences Building.

You can also join on Zoom:

https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96451420275?pwd=Z3cZDyWdxoEb2q7Ys3cbQlFAjnXjfs.1

Meeting ID: 964 5142 0275
Passcode: 165604

Contact Chad Alan Goldberg (cagoldberg@wisc.edu) or Anna Milewski (aomilewski@wisc.edu) with questions.

Website: https://www.ssc.wisc.edu/soc/pcs/

Title:  “Subnational Ramifications of Revolution: The Rebellion of Harbin Soviet in 1917”

PCS meets on Tuesdays at 12:30–2:00 PM in Room 8108, Sewell Social Sciences Building.

You can also join on Zoom:

https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96451420275?pwd=Z3cZDyWdxoEb2q7Ys3cbQlFAjnXjfs.1

Meeting ID: 964 5142 0275
Passcode: 165604

Contact Chad Alan Goldberg (cagoldberg@wisc.edu) or Anna Milewski (aomilewski@wisc.edu) with questions.

Website: https://www.ssc.wisc.edu/soc/pcs/

PCS meets on Tuesdays at 12:30–2:00 PM in Room 8108, Sewell Social Sciences Building.

You can also join on Zoom:

https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96451420275?pwd=Z3cZDyWdxoEb2q7Ys3cbQlFAjnXjfs.1

Meeting ID: 964 5142 0275
Passcode: 165604

Contact Chad Alan Goldberg (cagoldberg@wisc.edu) or Anna Milewski (aomilewski@wisc.edu) with questions.

Website: https://www.ssc.wisc.edu/soc/pcs/

PCS meets on Tuesdays at 12:30–2:00 PM in Room 8108, Sewell Social Sciences Building.

You can also join on Zoom:

https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96451420275?pwd=Z3cZDyWdxoEb2q7Ys3cbQlFAjnXjfs.1

Meeting ID: 964 5142 0275
Passcode: 165604

Contact Chad Alan Goldberg (cagoldberg@wisc.edu) or Anna Milewski (aomilewski@wisc.edu) with questions.

Website: https://www.ssc.wisc.edu/soc/pcs/

PCS meets on Tuesdays at 12:30–2:00 PM in Room 8108, Sewell Social Sciences Building.

You can also join on Zoom:

https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96451420275?pwd=Z3cZDyWdxoEb2q7Ys3cbQlFAjnXjfs.1

Meeting ID: 964 5142 0275
Passcode: 165604

Contact Chad Alan Goldberg (cagoldberg@wisc.edu) or Anna Milewski (aomilewski@wisc.edu) with questions.

Website: https://www.ssc.wisc.edu/soc/pcs/