[Poscgrad] Lunch Talk: Personality in Social Structure by Stephen Antonoplis (May 29, 11-12 @HMNSS1500)

[Social Sciences Laboratory]

Dear UCR social science community,

As the end of the quarter approaches, we invite you to take a brief respite
from the end-of-term rush for our final two lunch talks of the academic
year. Our next talk on May 29 will be delivered by *Professor Stephen
Antonoplis*, with research titled "Personality in Social Structure."

*Date and Time*: May 29 (Fri), from 11am to 12pm.
*Location*: HMNSS 1500
*Speaker*: Stephen Antonoplis (Assistant Professor of Psychology)
*Registration*: Please register here <https://forms.gle/pT5ov1GuxVPUpGoM9>
by *May 22* so we can finalize the headcount and accommodate any dietary
restrictions.

*Title*: Personality in Social Structure

*Abstract: *Personality science has been defined as the study of people’s
characteristic adaptations to their environments. Two environmental
features people must interact with are the acquisition of social and
material resources and the navigation of intergroup boundaries. These
correspond to the societal questions of “Who gets resources?” and “Who is
part of ‘us’?”. In this talk I present three studies that demonstrate the
importance of using a personality perspective in studying these questions.
The first two studies address “Who is part of ‘us’?”, first mapping
normative patterns of cross-race contact across adulthood and then honing
in on how open-mindedness vs. interpersonal kindness guide engagement in
more or less cross-race contact. The third study addresses “Who gets
resources?” and examines the development of Americans’ class identity in
response to the 2008 Great Recession. Overall, these studies show the
importance of personality and personality traits to understanding how
people engage with social structures.

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📍SAVE THE DATE:: Please also mark your calendars for our final lunch talk
of the year on June 11, 1-2pm, featuring *Professor Amy Kroska *from
Sociology.


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