Organized by Yookyeong Park and Tal Waltzer
Program announcement: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B6cYatwl3efkieb3zRrMJvK20ZJuo4Ha/view?usp=sharing 

Reasoning about Fairness and Equity in Childhood

How do children think about fairness and when do they act on inequalities? These issues lie at the intersection of moral reasoning and the structural realities of inequality in today’s world. Research on how children reason about deservingness, effort, and luck offers critical insight into how inequalities are sustained and, ultimately, how they can be challenged or rectified. This symposium brings together scholars studying children’s perceptions, reasoning, and experiences of fairness and inequality to discuss recent studies, new ideas, and open questions on research in this area. The presentations will include perspectives across the globe and foster dialogue within and beyond the social domain theory community. The discussion can spur new research collaborations and reflections on theory and practice.

The symposium will feature:

• mini presentations by current students (Ali Buesing, Serengeti Ayhan, Jonah Brenner, Yookyeong Park, Shuai Shao, and Yuhang Shu)

• short talks and commentaries by faculty members (Allegra Midgette, Youjeong Park, Luke McGuire, and Yarrow Dunham)

• a roundtable discussion facilitated by Laura Elenbaas

We hope this event will foster dialogue and spark new ideas, connections, and potential collaborations for the future! Join us!

RSVP here by December 1: https://forms.gle/eusm7DLgePaEdRMm6