His research on race, names, and discrimination among American millennials was featured on the WNCU-RTI International show.
Assistant Professor of Sociology Raj Ghoshal discussed his research on the impact of race on roommate searches among US millennials on the radio show and podcast .
The episode focused on (with collaborator Michael Gaddis) which compared how young white, Black, Hispanic, Arab, Chinese, and Indian-origin room-seekers fared in the search for shared housing in three American cities. That study and an earlier found significant effects of both race and perceived assimilation on roommate-search outcomes, with members of most non-white groups getting fewer responses than white room-seekers.
Ghoshal also discussed ongoing research on mechanisms of social discrimination and ideas for creating positive change. The 30-minute discussion with host Brian Southwell is available at the and accessible via ITunes, Libsyn, and other players.