This review examines empirical research about American national identity. It focuses on the
social and political causes and consequences of (a) how people define what being …

As the US becomes increasingly diverse, new challenges to capturing this diversity emerge
for survey researchers studying political attitudes and behavior. Sampling methods are no …

Immigrants are the people who leave one country behind to settle down somewhere else. Or
so the dictionary contends. While citizens and sometimes even the scholars see the …

An illuminating, in-depth look at competition in suburban high schools with growing numbers
of Asian Americans, where white parents are determined to ensure that their children remain …

How does social exclusion on the basis of racial/ethnic identity affect partisanship and
political attitudes? Drawing on sociological research on the group basis of partisanship and …

The children of immigrants continue a journey begun by their parents. Born or raised in the
United States, this second generation now stands over 20 million strong. In this insightful …

Research on candidate evaluation has delved into questions of how voters evaluate women
candidates, Black male candidates, as well as how candidates' appearances may condition …

For immigrants to America, from Europeans in the early twentieth century through later
Latinos, Asians, and Caribbeans, gaining social and political ground has generally been …

Increased diversity has accompanied dramatic demographic growth of the Asian American
population in recent years. If the common characteristic of Asian Americans is a diversity of …

This study assesses preferences for descriptive representation among Latinos and Asian
Americans. The findings are consistent across data sets, measurement strategies, and …