University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sociological Theory Abstract: Approaches to the study of markets in economic sociology have been converging with an approach to markets found in the field of evolutionary economics. In this view, markets are treated as sets of rules that facilitate the exchange of goods and information. These rule sets can be modeled and formalized as evolving …
The Journals of Gerontology Series B Abstract: Objectives Recent research has found that life course exposure to contextual socioeconomic disadvantage may accelerate biological aging, providing key insight into an upstream driver of health disparities. However, questions about the intervening mechanisms remain. We examine the role of psychological symptoms in the direct and indirect relationships between …
Gender & Society Abstract: While scholars show that child protection is tied to the regulation of motherhood, we know little about how mothers of color were treated in early child welfare history. To address this gap, this article traces how racial logics of maternal unfitness emerged in foster care services and shaped parental rights. Using …
Social Problems Abstract: Calls to remove school-based law enforcement (SBLE) have grown in tandem with widespread SBLE presence. Central to these calls are issues of equity, with the hope that removing SBLE will reduce racial/ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system. However, little research has examined the extent to which removing SBLE shapes outcomes related …
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Abstract: Introduction While there is growing appreciation of the importance of sociobiological determinants of dementia, few lifespan cohorts offer well‐characterized dementia outcomes to explore these aims. We sought to identify dementia prevalence in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS), one of the most comprehensive lifespan cohort studies in the United States. Highlights We …
Population and Development Review Abstract: The extent to which women outlive men in the United States has fluctuated over the 20th century, with periods of equalization, stagnation, and increase. Women’s life expectancy advantage declined for roughly four decades but resurged after 2012. This coincided with an increase in deaths of despair (deaths due to suicide, …
Journal of Marriage and Family Abstract: Objective This paper investigates contemporary household economies of gratitude and resentment, assessing how discrepancies between partners’ expectations relate to their emotions and household labor allocation. Background Women shoulder greater shares of cognitive and physical housework than men. Prior research suggests expressions of gratitude reveal the underlying expectations that reproduce …
Handbook of Social Psychology Vol. 2: Meso and Macro Perspectives Abstract: Compared to other social scientists, social psychologists have been less involved in efforts to explain patterns of social class reproduction and social class mobility, and when they have these considered these questions, they have historically tended to adopt deficit-oriented perspectives that normalize existing inequalities. …
The Sociological Quarterly Abstract: Dualistic approaches that separate the natural from the social have long been the norm in sociology, but they are flawed in an era of ecological crisis where the interconnections between humans and nature have never been thrown into starker relief. Natural entities—animals, plants, and even rivers—are not simply facets of ecology …
TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology Abstract: This course sociologically analyzes historical and recent ethnic/racial conflict and movements in the U.S., including the relations between European Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans. The class introduces fundamental theories of social movements and prepares students to think critically about the resources, …