ABOUT
Song is an inequality scholar of family diversity, gender & sexuality, and the social determinants of health. More broadly, his research unravels the nuanced role of family institution in reproducing and resisting social inequality and health disparity. He studies such inequalities at the intersection of multiple systems of privilege and oppression, including gender (sexism) and sexuality (heterosexism).

Currently, Song’s research focuses on sexual minority families and the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ people. His U.S.-based dissertation explores the social organization of family life among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults and same-sex couples, including the topics of assortative mating, division of labor, and family and health. Collaborating with junior faculty and students, he also examines social isolation among diverse older adults, intimate partner violence, and sexual prejudice in East Asia and globally.

Most of Song’s work applies quantitative methods to large-scale representative data in different socio-political contexts, such as the U.S. and China. His work has been published in several leading peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Marriage and Family, Social Science & Medicine, Social Science Research, Research on Aging, Demography, Sexuality Research & Social Policy, LGBT Health, among others.

Song is on the editorial board of Sex & Sexualities and was invited to organize panel sessions for premier national conferences, such as the American Sociological Association (ASA) and the Population Association of America (PAA). His work is supported by theEarly Career Fellowship from the Work and Family Research Network (WFRN) (see updates).

At Case Western, Song is delighted to teach regularly on some of his favorite topics, including family, demography, and (advanced) social statistics (see teach). He has received two fellowships from the UCITE to develop a career that combines scholarship and teaching.