This article examines an important and thorny problem in interview research: How to assess
whether what people say motivated their actions actually did so? We ask three questions …

Honorable Mention, Mirra Komarovsky Book Award, given by the Eastern Sociological
Society 2021 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine How workers navigate race …

Recent research on racial inequality at work offers fruitful insights on the organizational
conditions that reproduce racial segregation, racial disparities in wages, and racial …

Research on return migration has tended to focus their analyses on two imagined places: a
host country where they used to live, and an origin country where they must reintegrate after …

This study examines the emotion work of non-migrant women as they seek to sustain family
life across borders. We draw on in-depth interviews with 59 non-migrant women in …

Family separation due to international migration is an emotional hardship endured by
millions in both origin and destination countries. In spite of substantial barriers impeding …

Background This paper examines the occupational experiences of unauthorized immigrants
employed in one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States: roofing. Methods …

This study explores fathering within a small sample of Mayan transnational and mixed-status
families divided between the Northeastern United States and the Quiché region of …

Background: Behaviors related to early childhood nutrition are influenced by a mother's
social environment. In many low-and middle-income countries, breastfeeding rates have …

Studies of fatherhood in Latin America demonstrate an uneven shift from traditional,
patriarchal fatherhood to a more reflexive version that incorporates elements of active …