Sanghag Kim

I received my BA and MA degree in sociology from Korea University, South Korea and joined the University of Iowa sociology graduate program in August, 2003. My research interests are social psychology, social inequality, social networks and quantitative methods. These particular areas form a consistent flow in my previous research experiences and inform a further study plan. In the previous research, I had analyzed stereotypes, emotions, social distance, and attitudes towards affirmative action on minority groups in the Korean society. I plan to do a comparative research on identity and interpersonal relations of individuals who have experienced socialization in a social system with different cultural backgrounds. I am very happy to meet lots of nice people in the UI Sociology Department and Iowa City!