An interest in socioeconomic inequality, family patterns, and changes in local community life in cities and suburbs initially attracted Dr. Jaret to sociology. In graduate school he also studied race and ethnic relations, the American Jewis
h community, and demography. Dr. Jaret came to Georgia State University in 1975.
His research and teaching interests lie in urban sociology, race/ethnicity, and immigration. Dr. Jaret's research focuses both on individuals' attitudes and behaviors (e.g., racial-ethnic identity; responses to racial-ethnic humor), as well a
s on larger units and social processes (e.g., connections between metropolitan economic restructuring and economic inequality among racial groups; the process of suburban sprawl). He also studies immigration and recently published a comparison of American
attitudes towards immigrants today and in the early 1900s. Other publications include a textbook on race and ethnicity, a comparison of racial identity among blacks, whites, and biracials, a study of comic strip portrayals of American parents, an analysi
s of black-white income differences, and a case study of suburban sprawl in Atlanta.
Dr. Jaret teaches courses in urban sociology, race/ethnic relations, and immigration. His goals in these courses are to provide students with a clear understanding of useful sociological concepts and perspectives, to help them become well-inf
ormed with accurate information, and to improve their ability to express and evaluate ideas. |
