This review distills available empirical research about the process and experience of looking
for a job. Job search varies according to several dimensions, including intensity, content …

Although sociologists have frequently touched on ideas related to brokerage in their
research, brokerage is rarely considered a central concept in the discipline's theoretical or …

With societal inequalities continuing to increase and organizations providing the vast
majority of people with their income, we wanted to assess the ways in which organizational …

As in economics, racial discrimination has long been a focus of research in sociology. Yet
the disciplines traditionally have differed in how they approach the topic. While some studies …

This book stems from my long-standing interest in elites. I collected the data while a PhD
student at Harvard University. I am deeply grateful to a variety of individuals for supporting …

Using interviews, a laboratory experiment, and a résumé audit study, we examine racial
minorities' attempts to avoid anticipated discrimination in labor markets by concealing or …

Social capital theorists have shown that some people do better than others in part because
they enjoy larger, more supportive, or otherwise more useful networks. But why do some …

Employers have experimented with three broad approaches to promoting diversity. Some
programs are designed to establish organizational responsibility for diversity, others to …

The prevalence and consequences of eviction have transformed the lived experience of
urban poverty in America, yet little is known about why some families avoid eviction while …

Racial disparities persist throughout the employment process, with African Americans
experiencing significant barriers compared to whites. This article advances the …