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From: CARRIGAN  JACQUELINE ANN <carrigan@rastro.Colorado.EDU>
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My name is Jackie Carrigan and I am a graduate student at the University of
Colorado in the department of sociology.  My primary areas of interest 
are demography and Marxist Theory, and I have been working with Martha
Gimenez on integrating the two.  My research interests of late have 
focused on social class differences in health and mortality in the US. 
There has been a tremendous amount of research in this area, but I am 
struck by the lack of theoretical development.  Explanation has tended to 
focus on individual level "lifestyle choices" at the expense of 
exploring the role of our social and economic structures in creating and 
maintaining differences in health.  I also have a great deal of interest 
in fertility studies.  I would like a better understanding of the 
motivations for childbearing (especially comparing the decisions made by 
those in different classes) in modern capitalist societies.  I am 
unsatisfied with traditional explanations, but have yet to formulate an 
alternative.  Any suggestions?  
I look forward to interacting with other demographers with similar 
interests.
Jackie Carrigan
carrigan@rastro.colorado.edu