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1. International Perspectives: A Conversation with Margaret Abraham, ISA President

   Bandana Purkayastha, University of Connecticut

2. Capturing Culture: A New Method to Estimate Exogenous Cultural Effects Using Migrant Populations

   We know that culture influences people’s behavior. Yet estimating the exact extent of this influence poses a formidable methodological challenge for the social sciences. This is because preferences and beliefs are endogenous, that is, they are shaped by individuals’ own experiences and affected by the same macro-structural conditions that constrain their actions. This study introduces a new method to overcome endogeneity problems in the estimation of cultural effects by using migrant populations.

3. Fitting In or Standing Out? The Tradeoffs of Structural and Cultural Embeddedness

   A recurring theme in sociological research is the tradeoff between fitting in and standing out. Prior work examining this tension tends to take either a structural or a cultural perspective. We fuse these two traditions to develop a theory of how structural and cultural embeddedness jointly relate to individual attainment within organizations. Given that organizational culture is hard to observe, we develop a novel approach to assessing individuals’ cultural fit with their colleagues based on the language expressed in internal e-mail communications.

4. Cross-border Ties as Sources of Risk and Resilience: Do Cross-border Ties Moderate the Relationship between Migration-related Stress and Psychological Distress for Latino Migrants in the United States?

   Few studies have examined the associations between health and the cross-border ties that migrants maintain with their family members in communities of origin. We draw on theory related to social ties, ethnic identity, and mental health to examine cross-border ties as potential moderators of the association between migration-related stress and psychological distress among Latino migrants.

5. Statement of the American Sociological Association Concerning the New Administration’s Recent and Future Activities

   Against the background of events that have unfolded over the last week, we are writing today to let you know that ASA is monitoring events carefully, has responded to some developments already, and will continue to respond in the future. And we welcome and need your help with this effort.

6. An Immigrant Paradox? Contextual Attainment and Intergenerational Educational Mobility

   Numerous studies have revealed a seemingly paradoxical pattern in which, despite cultural differences, unfamiliarity with the educational system, and possible language difficulties, children of immigrants outperform their peers with native-born parents in the U.S. educational system. We problematize the notion of an immigrant paradox in education by broadening our conceptualization of social class background, and introducing the concept of contextual attainment to capture the geographic and historical contexts in which education is completed.

7. Racializing Crimmigration

   Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, Volume 3, Issue 1, Page 82-95, January 2017.
   

8. Immigrant-based Disparities in Mental Health Care Utilization

   Immigrant-based Disparities in Mental Health Care Utilization

9. Economic Conditions in Countries of Origin and Trajectories in Distress after Migration to Canada

   Economic Conditions in Countries of Origin and Trajectories in Distress after Migration to Canada

10. Consuming Mexican Labor: From the Bracero Program to NAFTA

    That, historically, capital accumulation has required a supply of cheap, flexible labor is one of the most well-documented and widely accepted empirical findings in social science.