Fear among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Youth in Texas during a Period of Punitive Immigration Policies (2009–2017) by Nicholas Mark, Abigail Weitzman, and Julia Behrman (2024)

Socius Abstract: Heightened partisan rhetoric surrounding immigration, combined with increasingly punitive immigration policies, has the potential to affect how children interact with their social environment, with implications for racially and spatially variegated developmental processes. In this data visualization, the authors use data from the 2009 to 2017 waves of the National Crime Victimization Survey’s School …

Citizenship, legal status, and misdemeanor justice by Michael T. Light, Jason P. Robey, and Jungmyung Kim (2024)

Criminology Abstract: Although minor forms of criminal justice contact are increasingly used to identify immigration violators, little research has been conducted at the intersection of immigration and misdemeanor justice. As a result, citizenship remains undertheorized in punishment research and fundamental questions remain unanswered. In this article, we introduce the “crimmigrant” punishment framework to conceptualize the …

Aligned, competing, and blurred: Gender and family attitudes in East Asia by Sang Won Han and Eunsil Oh (2024)

Journal of Marriage and Family Abstract: Objective This study explores the complexity of how gender and family attitudes relate to each other in East Asia, paying particular attention to heterogeneity and the impact of cognitive structures. Background Recent work on gender and family attitudes across post-industrial societies has shown a rise in the complexity of …

Fabien Accominotti interviewed about his work on the architecture of status hierarchies

Fabien Accominotti was interviewed by Faculti, a streaming platform that bridges the gap between academic research, industry expertise, and current global challenges, about his work on the architecture of status hierarchies. A full written transcription is available along with the video.

Examining Variation in Survey Costs across Surveys by Kristen Olson, John Stevenson, Nadia Assad, Lindsey Witt-Swanson, Cameron Jones, Amanda Ganshert, and Jennifer Dykema (2024)

Sociological Methods and Research Abstract: Self-administered surveys may be administered with a single mode or mixed data collection modes. How mixing modes of data collection affects survey costs is not well understood. We examine whether cost structures differ for mail-only versus web+mail mixed-mode surveys, what design features are associated with costs, and whether survey costs …

Life Course Associations of Sibling Relationships and Cognitive Functioning in Late Adulthood by Jooyoung Kong, Sara M. Moorman, Gina Lee, and Michal Engelman (2024)

The Journals of Gerontology: Series B Abstract: Objectives Relying on the linked lives concept within the life course perspective, the current study examined the lifelong associations of sibling relationships and their effects on cognitive functioning in late adulthood. Methods Using data from the sibling cohort of the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, we estimated a mediational model, …

Vilas awards for Felix Elwert and Michael Massoglia

Two Sociology faculty have recently received Vilas awards. Congratulations to Felix Elwert for his Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship and Michael Massoglia for his Vilas Mid-career award!

Four Honored Instructors

Four Sociology instructors were nominated to be Honored Instructors as recognized by University Housing for Fall 2024. Jason Nolen, Tamkinat Rauf, Fabien Accominotti, and Jessica Calarco each received this distinction. Jason Nolen is a Lecturer who taught Criminology and Sociology of Race & Ethnicity in the United States this semester. Tamkinat Rauf is an Assistant Professor who …

Midlife and late-life environmental exposures on dementia risk in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study: The modifying effects of ApoE by Victoria J. Williams, Ralph Trane, Kamil Sicinski, Pamela Herd, Michal Engelman, and Sanjay Asthana (2024)

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Abstract: Introduction: Late-life air pollution exposure is associated with an increased risk for dementia, with this effect exacerbated among apolipoprotein E-4 (ApoE-4) carriers. However, whether midlife occupational exposures likewise influence dementia outcomes, and varies as a function of ApoE-4 status is unknown. Methods: Using data from 3814 participants in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS), …

Improving the Measurement of Gender in Surveys: Effects of Categorical Versus Open-Ended Response Formats on Measurement and Data Quality Among College Students by Dana Garbarski, Jennifer Dykema, James A. Yonker, Rosie Eungyuhl Bae, and Rachel A. Rosenfeld (2024)

Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology Abstract: While researchers have some recommendations for measuring gender identity in surveys based on research and other sources that are summarized in a series of working group and panel reports, we continue to refine our understanding and practices. Gender identity is usually measured in surveys using a categorical selection …