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Douglas Downey
Professor
Research Interests:
Social stratification, education, and family. Currently developing a new method for measuring school effectiveness that isolates school from non-school influences on learning. Also testing explanations for racial/ethnic differences in school performance, exploring the early determinants of inequality among young children, and assessing the consequences of family structure for children’s well-being.
Recent Publications:
- Downey, Douglas B., James Ainsworth, and Zhenchao Qian. Forthcoming. "Rethinking the Attitude/Achievement Paradox Among Blacks" Sociology of Education.
- Downey, Douglas B., Paul T. vonHippel, and Melanie Hughes. 2008. "Are ‘Failing’ Schools Really Failing? Using Seasonal Comparison to Evaluate School Effectiveness" Sociology of Education 81: 242-270.
- Downey, Douglas B. 2008. "Black/White Differences in School Performance: The Oppositional Culture Explanation." Annual Review of Sociology 34:107-126.
- Downey, Douglas B. 2008. "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Confirming Oppositional Culture Theory." Pp. 298-311 in Minority Status, Oppositional Culture, & Schooling. Edited by John Ogbu. New York, New York: Routledge.
- Downey, Douglas B. and Heather Boughton. 2007. "Childhood Obesity in America: Do Schools Make it Better or Worse?" New Directions in Youth Development 114:33-43.
- Von Hippel, Paul, Brian Powell, Douglas B. Downey, and Nicholas Rowland. 2007. Changes in Children’s Body Mass Index (BMI) During School and Summer" American Journal of Public Health 97:696-702.
