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Social Mobility in the 21st Century: A Reading and Discussion Group with Dr. Rebecca Álvarez Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance Tuesday, March 27, 2018 Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond Dr. Rebecca Álvarez joined the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice at Highlands in 2016. Her research interest is in how and why gender violence rates fluctuate over time and between cultures. Her own writing has been featured in Critical Sociology, among other publications. Álvarez earned her doctorate in sociology from the University of California, Riverside. All meetings will begin at 6 p.m. in Donnelly Library. This program is free and open to the public. For more information, call 505-454-3139.

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Social Mobility in the 21st Century:A Reading and Discussion Group with Dr. Rebecca Álvarez

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. VanceTuesday, March 27, 2018 Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic by Sam QuinonesTuesday, April 24, 2018Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Dr. Rebecca Álvarez joined the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice at Highlands in 2016. Her research interest is in how and why gender violence rates fluctuate over time and between cultures. Her own writing has been featured in Critical Sociology, among other publications. Álvarez earned her doctorate in sociology from the University of California, Riverside.

All meetings will begin at 6 p.m. in Donnelly Library. This program is free and open to the public. For more information, call 505-454-3139.