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Jennifer Hook is Florence Everline Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California's Dornsife College, specializing in work-family policies, gender inequality, and comparative demography. Affiliated with the Center for the Changing Family, her research examines cross-national variations in labor force participation and caregiving.
Research investigates parental employment patterns, occupational segregation, and policy impacts on gender equity across European and US contexts. Key contributions include analyses of childcare time allocation, welfare systems, and economic disconnection in vulnerable families.
Publications demonstrate methodological innovation in time-use studies and longitudinal analysis of welfare recipients. Recent work explores digital dating's impact on household labor divisions and policy-mediated occupational integration.
Teaching emphasizes demographic methods and gender stratification, with doctoral mentorship focused on family policy evaluation and international comparative frameworks.
