This review examines research on the assimilation of immigrant groups. We review research
on four primary benchmarks of assimilation: socioeconomic status, spatial concentration …

Panethnicity has become a significant form of identification across the globe. Categories,
such as Latino and Asian American, but also identities, such as Yoruba and European, have …

It is hard to avoid seeing ethnicity, race, or nationality wherever one looks. Differences in
education, income, and health are often patterned along ethnic or racial lines. But how do …

A notable feature of US social networks is their high degree of racial homogeneity, which is
often attributed to racial homophily—the preference for associating with individuals of the …

Interracial/interethnic marriage in America is a barometer of racial/ethnic relations and
intergroup social distance. Using data from the 5-percent Public Use Microdata Sample of …

We use incidence data from the 1980 Census and 2008 American Community Survey to
track recent trends in interracial marriage. Intermarriage with Whites increased rapidly …

Although studies of minority political participation often emphasize the link between
socioeconomic variables or between mobilization and political participation, little empirical …

Status-caste exchange theory predicts that in interracial marriages one partner's
socioeconomic status is exchanged for the other's racial caste status. The author examines …

We used 1990 Census data to compare the matching behaviors of four types of cohabiting
couples: same-sex male couples, same-sex female couples, opposite-sex unmarried …

This study tracks and explains changing patterns of involvement in interracial sexual
relationships during the transition to adulthood. Using a life course perspective that …