Search Results - "American sociological review"

A Theory of Racialized Organizations by Ray, Victor

“…Organizational theory scholars typically see organizations as race-neutral bureaucratic structures, while race and ethnicity scholars have largely neglected…”
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Big Data Surveillance: The Case of Policing by Brayne, Sarah

“…This article examines the intersection of two structural developments: the growth of surveillance and the rise of "big data." Drawing on observations and…”
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The Geometry of Culture: Analyzing the Meanings of Class through Word Embeddings by Kozlowski, Austin C., Taddy, Matt, Evans, James A.

“…We argue word embedding models are a useful tool for the study of culture using a historical analysis of shared understandings of social class as an empirical…”
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Consequences of Routine Work-Schedule Instability for Worker Health and Well-Being by Schneider, Daniel, Harknett, Kristen

“…Research on precarious work and its consequences overwhelmingly focuses on the economic dimension of precarity, epitomized by low wages. But the rise in…”
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The Cognitive Dimension of Household Labor by Daminger, Allison

“…Household labor is commonly defined as a set of physical tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and shopping. Sociologists sometimes reference non-physical…”
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Feeling Race: Theorizing the Racial Economy of Emotions by Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo

“…In this presidential address, I advance a theoretical sketch on racialized emotions—the emotions specific to racialized societies. These emotions are central…”
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The Sociology of Gaslighting by Sweet, Paige L.

“…Gaslighting—a type of psychological abuse aimed at making victims seem or feel “crazy,” creating a “surreal” interpersonal environment—has captured public…”
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What Is Your Estimand? Defining the Target Quantity Connects Statistical Evidence to Theory by Lundberg, Ian, Johnson, Rebecca, Stewart, Brandon M.

“…We make only one point in this article. Every quantitative study must be able to answer the question: what is your estimand? The estimand is the target…”
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Structural Sexism and Health in the United States: A New Perspective on Health Inequality and the Gender System by Homan, Patricia

“…In this article, I build a new line of health inequality research that parallels the emerging structural racism literature. I develop theory and measurement…”
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Police Violence and Citizen Crime Reporting in the Black Community by Desmond, Matthew, Papachristos, Andrew V., Kirk, David S.

“…High-profile cases of police violence—disproportionately experienced by black men—may present a serious threat to public safety if they lower citizen crime…”
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Getting Eyes in the Home: Child Protective Services Investigations and State Surveillance of Family Life by Fong, Kelley

“…Each year, U.S. child protection authorities investigate millions of families, disproportionately poor families and families of color. These investigations…”
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Addressing Recognition Gaps: Destigmatization and the Reduction of Inequality by Lamont, Michèle

“…This Presidential Address offers elements for a systematic and cumulative study of destigmatization, or the process by which low-status groups gain recognition…”
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Measuring Stability and Change in Personal Culture Using Panel Data by Kiley, Kevin, Vaisey, Stephen

“…Models of population-wide cultural change tend to invoke one of two broad models of individual change. One approach theorizes people actively updating their…”
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Tradition and Innovation in Scientists' Research Strategies by Foster, Jacob G., Rzhetsky, Andrey, Evans, James A.

“…What factors affect a scientist's choice of research problem? Qualitative research in the history and sociology of science suggests that this choice is…”
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Improving Cultural Analysis: Considering Personal Culture in its Declarative and Nondeclarative Modes by Lizardo, Omar

“…While influential across a wide variety of subfields, cultural analysis in sociology continues to be hampered by coarse-grained conceptualizations of the…”
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We Built This: Consequences of New Deal Era Intervention in America’s Racial Geography by Faber, Jacob W.

“…The contemporary practice of homeownership in the United States was born out of government programs adopted during the New Deal. The Home Owners Loan…”
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The Global Increase in the Socioeconomic Achievement Gap, 1964 to 2015 by Chmielewski, Anna K.

“…The “socioeconomic achievement gap”—the disparity in academic achievement between students from high-and low-socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds—is…”
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The Wealth Inequality of Nations by Pfeffer, Fabian T., Waitkus, Nora

“…Comparative research on income inequality has produced several frameworks to study the institutional determinants of income stratification. In contrast, no…”
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Who Are the “Illegals”? The Social Construction of Illegality in the United States by Flores, René D., Schachter, Ariela

“…Immigration scholars have increasingly questioned the idea that “illegality” is a fixed, inherent condition. Instead, the new consensus is that immigration…”
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Aggressive Policing and the Educational Performance of Minority Youth by Legewie, Joscha, Fagan, Jeffrey

“…An increasing number of minority youth experience contact with the criminal justice system. But how does the expansion of police presence in poor urban…”
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