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Tulane Sociology


Yuki Kato (Vitae)

Assistant Professor (Ph.D. University of California, Irvine)

220I Newcomb Hall
Phone: (504)862-3010
Fax: (504)865-5544
Email: ykato@tulane.edu

Research Interests

Urban/Suburban Sociology, Social Stratification, Qualitative Methodologies, Sociology of Adolescence and Youths, Sociology of Culture, Social Psychology

Current Research Projects

Urban Agriculture in New Orleans
Urban Agriculture Youth Programs
Where is Bolton Hill?: Neighborhood Boundaries as Symbolic Boundaries
Coming of Age in a Bubble: Spatial Sociology of Suburban Adolescents


Selected Publications

2011. "Coming of Age in the Bubble: Suburban Adolescents' Use of Spatial Metaphor as Symbolic Boundaries." Symbolic Interaction 34(2).

2009. "Doing Consumption and Sitting Cars: Adolescent Bodies in Suburban Commercial Spaces." Children's Geographies. 7(1):51-66.

2006. "Planning and Social Diversity: Residential Segregation in American New Towns." Urban Studies. 43(12):2285-2299

Courses Taught

  Yuki Kato
Urban Sociology (SOCI 106)
Foundations of Sociology (SOCI 201)
Wealth, Power, and Inequality (SOCI 218)
Introduction to Research Design (SOCI 303)


CMS PPT

Tulane University, Department of Sociology, 220 Newcomb Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118 504-865-5820 menrigh@tulane.edu