Dr. Anastasia Prokos • Associate Professor

Anastasia Prokos

BS, MS, PhD Florida State Univeristy

310 East Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-0515
FAX: (515) 294-2303
aprokos@iastate.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Prokos's  research interests focus on social inequality, emphasizing gendered inequalities in employment and the work/family interface. She is coauthor of The Interview: From Formal to Postmodern (Left Coast Press), and is currently working on research that explores trends in employer-provided health insurance coverage.  Her other projects include examinations of work-hour preference, family structure and economic well-being, and gender inequality in science and technology occupations.

What's New with Dr. Prokos


Prokos, Anastasia H. and Jennifer Reid Keene. 2011. “The Life Course and Cumulative
Disadvantage: Poverty among Grandmother-Headed Families.” Research on Aging. Forthcoming.

Keene, Jennifer Reid, Anastasia H. Prokos, and Barbara Held. 2011. “Grandfather Caregivers: Race and Ethnic Differences in Poverty.” Sociological Inquiry Forthcoming.

Prokos, Anastasia. 2011. “An Unfinished Revolution: England Symposium Introduction.” Gender & Society 24(1): 75-80.

Keene, Jennifer Reid and Anastasia H. Prokos. 2010. “Gendered Disparities in Take-Ups of Employee Health Benefits.” Sociological Perspectives 53: 503-526.

Prokos, Anastasia H., Chardie Baird, and Jennifer Reid Keene. 2010. “Attitudes about Affirmative Action for Women: The Role of Sons and Daughters in Shaping Parents’ Interests.” Sex Roles 62: 347-360.

Prokos, Anastasia H. and Jennifer Reid Keene. 2010. “Poverty among Cohabiting Gay and Lesbian, and Married and Cohabiting

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