Barbara B Lal
PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Ph. D., University of California, Berkeley
Office: 264 HAINES
Phone: 3108257989
Fax:
310-206-9838
E-mail:
lal@ucla.edu
Mailing Address:
264 Haines Hall - Box 951551
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1551
Subfield
History of Sociology/Social Thought, Race/Ethnic/Minority Relations, Theory
Research Interests
Symbolic interactionism and the Chicago School of American sociology, comparative study of race and ethnic relations, social policy, political sociology.
Selected Publications
“Why the Fuss? The Real and the Symbolic Significance of Trans-racial and Inter-country Adoptions” in Morgan, P. Adoption: The Continuing Debate, London: Institute of Economic Affairs. 1999.
“Ethnic Identity Entrepreneurs: Their Role in Transracial and Intercountry Adoptions,” Special Issue: Migration, Ethnic Relations and Identity Construction, Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 1997.
“Symbolic Interaction Theories” in Special Issue: Theories of Ethnicity, American Behavioral Scientist, January 1995.
The Romance of Culture in an Urban Civilization: Robert E. Park on Race and Ethnic Relations in Cities, Routledge, 1990.
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