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                             10TH AFRICAN FEST ANNIVERSARY

                                SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2008

                  VOLUNTEER FOR AAM'S UBUNTU MENTORING PROGRAM

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The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study in the Sociology Department at UW-Madison 
is currently looking for older adults to participate in a research project about physical attractiveness.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?


Men and Women, ages 64 to 71 
WHAT DOES PARTICIPATION INVOLVE?

Rating the attractiveness of high school yearbook photos from 1957 
Completing a simple coding task on a computer - each session takes approximately 1 1/2 hours 
Each participant is compensated $20 after completing each 1 1/2 hour session (up to 20 sessions) 

HOW TO SIGN UP

If you would be interested in participating please contact us at your earliest convenience 
Participation is not only for faculty and staff, please do not hesitate to inform others about the study 
Please contact the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study at (608) 262-2858 or [log in to unmask] 
WHY ATTRACTIVENESS?
For this research project, the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study is interested 
in comparing life course data of the 1957 graduates with their level of 
attractiveness as evaluated by peers in their age group.  More 
specifically, we are investigating the relationship between attractiveness 
and educational attainment, perceptions of performance, and labor market 
outcomes.

WHAT IS THE WLS?
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) is a long-term study of 10,317 men 
and women who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957. The WLS 
provides an opportunity to study the life course trajectories of 1957 high 
school graduates and their families. WLS data cover a wide range of topics, 
including education, military service, physical and mental health, labor 
market experiences, socioeconomic status, finances, family characteristics, 
aging, and retirement. The WLS is one of the country's most comprehensive 
and well known longitudinal studies. For more information on the Wisconsin 
Longitudinal Study please visit our website at www.ssc.wisc.edu/wlsresearch.



The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
8102 Sewell Social Sciences Building
1180 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706 

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