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Scholarly analysis in the sociology of education has burgeoned in recent decades. Frontiers in Sociology of Education aims to provide a…
Book abstract: American families are far more diverse and complex today than they were 50 years ago. As ideas about marriage, divorce, and…
The field of political demography—the politics of population change—is dramatically underrepresented in political science. At a time when…
Poverty, although it has declined dramatically in the last few decades, affects more than a billion
people in the contemporary world. Their…
The field of political demography—the politics of population change—is dramatically underrepresented in political science. At a time when…
I welcome the opportunity to respond to two extensive and provocative review essays
of my book, More Than Just Race: Being Black and Poor…
From 1973 to 2007, private sector union membership in the United States declined from 34 to 8 percent for men and from 16 to 6 percent for…
This autobiographical essay reflects on my sociological career, highlighting
the integration of sociology with social policy. I discuss the…
The Wire is set in a modern American city shaped by economic restructuring
and fundamental demographic change that led to widespread job…