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Jennifer Lynn HookAssistant Professor of SociologyContact Information E-mail: hook@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-3533 Office: KAP 352 LINKS Curriculum Vitae Google Scholar -- My Citations |
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Jennifer Hook (Ph.D. University of Washington, 2006) is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California. Her research areas include gender, family demography, inequality, work-family, social policy, child welfare, and comparative sociology. Hook focuses on how social contexts, particularly social policies and opportunities in the labor market, impact individuals and families. Her recent work examines the influence of country context on fathers' time with children, the division of household labor, and women's employment, as well as the impacts of state policy and practice on foster children's outcomes and the economic vulnerability of parents involved with the child welfare system. Her research has appeared in journals including the American Sociological Review, the American Journal of Sociology, and the European Sociological Review. She is coauthor of Gendered Tradeoffs: Family, Social Policy, and Economic Inequality in Twenty-One Countries (Russell Sage 2009). |
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Education |
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 Ph.D. Sociology, University of Washington, 2006
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Description of Research |
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Research Specialties |
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| Family Demography, Gender, Inequality, Work-Family, Social Policy, Child Welfare, Comparative Sociology | |
Funded Research |
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Contracts and Grants Awarded |
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Trajectories of Economic Disconnection among Families in the Child Welfare System (Center for Poverty Research at UC-Davis), Hook, $19,693, 11/01/2012-10/31/2013
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Fatherhood in institutional context (NIH), Hook, $100,000, 2008-2011
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Work-Family Career Development Award (Sloan Foundation), Hook, $45,000, 2008-2009
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Publications |
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Book |
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Pettit, B., Hook, J. L.
(2009).
Gendered tradeoffs: Family, social policy, and economic inequality in twenty-one countries. New York: Russell Sage.
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Journal Article |
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Courtney, M. E., Hook, J. L.
(2012).
Timing of Exits to Legal Permanency from Out-of- Home Care: The Importance of Systems and Implications for Assessing Institutional Accountability. Children and Youth Services Review.
Vol. 34 (12), pp. 2263-2272.
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Hook, J. L.
(2012).
Working at the Weekend: Fathers' Time with Children in the United Kingdom. Journal of Marriage and Family.
Vol. 74 (4), pp. 631-642.
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Marcenko, M. O., Hook, J. L., Romich, J. L., Lee, J.
(2012).
Multiple jeopardy: Poor, economically disconnected and child welfare involved. Child Maltreatment.
Vol. 17 (3), pp. 195-206.
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Courtney, M. E., Hook, J. L.
(2012).
Evaluation of the Impact of Enhanced Parental Legal Representation on the Timing of Permanency Outcomes for Children in Foster Care. Children and Youth Services Review.
Vol. 34 (7), pp. 1337-1343.
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Lee, J. S., Courtney, M. E., Hook, J. L.
(2012).
Formal Bonds during the Transition to Adulthood: Extended Foster Care Support and Criminal/Legal Involvement. Journal of Public Child Welfare.
Vol. 6 (3), pp. 255-279.
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Hook, J. L., Wolfe, C.
(2012).
New Fathers? Residential fathers' time with children in four countries. Journal of Family Issues.
Vol. 33 (4), pp. 415-450.
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Hook, J. L., Wolfe, C.
(2012).
Parental involvement and work schedules: Time with children in the United States, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom. European Sociological Review.
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Hook, J. L., Courtney, M. E.
(2011).
Employment outcomes of former foster youth as young adults: The importance of human, personal, and social capital. Children and Youth Services Review.
Vol. 33 (10), pp. 1855-1865.
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Hook, J. L.
(2010).
Gender inequality in the welfare state: Sex segregation in housework, 1965-2003. American Journal of Sociology.
Vol. 115 (5)
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Hook, J. L., Chalasani, S.
(2008).
Gendered Expectations? Reconsidering Single Fathers' Child-Care Time. Journal of Marriage and the Family.
Vol. 70 (4), pp. 978-990.
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Hook, J. L.
(2006).
Care in context: Men's unpaid work in 20 countries, 1965-2003. American Sociological Review.
Vol. 71 (August), pp. 639-660.
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Pettit, B., Hook, J. L.
(2005).
The structure of women's employment in comparative perspective. Social Forces.
Vol. 84 (2), pp. 779-801.
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Hook, J. L.
(2004).
Reconsidering the division of household labor: Incorporating volunteerism and social support. Journal of Marriage and Family.
Vol. 66, pp. 101-117.
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Honors and Awards |
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Princeton University's Industrial Relations Section's Noteworthy Book in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics for 2009, 2009-2010
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Finalist for the annual Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research , 2006-2007
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ASA Section on the Sociology of Sex and Gender Sally Hacker Graduate Student Paper Award , 2005-2006
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ASA Section on the Sociology of the Family Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award , 2005-2006
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Fulbright Award, 2004-2005
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Service to the Profession |
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Committees |
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Member, Nominations Committee, Sociology of the Family Section, American Sociological Association, 2012-2013
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Member, Outstanding Article Award Committee, Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Section, American Sociological Association, 2012-2013
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Conferences Organized |
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Session Organizer, Population Association of America, New Orleans, Session: Family Policy and Family Formation in International Perspective, 2012-2013
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Editorships and Editorial Boards |
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Advisory Editor, Social Problems, 2012-2013
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Other Service to the Profession |
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Advisory Board, Time Use Data Access System (NIH-funded), 2012-2013
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