AMSTUTZ Dominic
YEAR
PhD, HKPFS awardee, 2024
Supervisor / Co-supervisor
Supervisor: Prof. Lee Jaemin
Co-supervisor: Prof. Hong Ying-yi
Research Interests
- Personal Networks
- Community and Loneliness
- Social Influence
Brief description of my research work
My research examines how community experienced within personal networks shape solidarity with those outside these networks. I also investigate how social class and gender structure the prevalence and forms of community and loneliness.
Publications
Amstutz, Dominic, and Jaemin Lee. 2025. “Social Influence in the Public Expression of LGBTQ+ Support: The Case of Rainbow Flags in Residential Neighborhoods of a European City.” Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World 11:1–17.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231251353022.
Awards and honors
- CUHK Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship, awarded by the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2023
- Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), awarded by the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong in 2023