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Journal Article 1: Glenn, E. (2011). Constructing citizenship: Exclusion, subordination, and resistance. American Sociological Review, 76, 1–24.

Abstract: This article, the 2010 Presidential Address to the American Sociological Association, examines the sociological concept of citizenship, arguing that citizenship is not simply a fixed legal status, but is actually a fluid status that is produced through everyday practices and struggles.  Supported by historical examples, the author’s argument that the boundaries of membership are critically reinforced, challenged, and articulated in everyday practice, leads to her contention that undocumented college students experience a form of insurgent citizenship, one that challenges dominant ideology and demands an inclusive reconceptualization of the basic tenets of citizenship.

Journal Article 2: Klandermans, B., Van der Toorn, J., & Van Stekelenburg, J. (2008). Embeddedness and identity: How immigrants turn grievances into action. American Sociological Review, 73, 992–1012.

Abstract: Arguing that the social and political integration of Muslim immigrants into Western societies is among the most pressing problems of today, the authors detail research that documents how immigrant communities are increasingly under pressure to assimilate to their “host” societies. 

Journal Article 3: Iceland, J., & Nelseon, K. (2008). Hispanic segregation in metropolitan America: Exploring the multiple forms of spatial assimilation. American Sociological Review, 73, 741–765.

Abstract: Using data from the 2000 Census, the authors calculate Hispanics’ levels of residential segregation by race and nativity to examine the association of group characteristics with those patterns.  They find that Hispanics experience multiple and concurrent forms of spatial assimilation across generations, with some exceptions, suggesting that race continues to influence segregation despite the general strength of assimilation-related factors.

Journal Article 4: Restifo, S., Roscigno, V., & Qian, Z. (2013). Segmented assimilation, split labor markets, and racial/ethnic inequality: The case of early-twentieth-century New York. American Sociological Review, 78, 897–924.

Abstract: This article examines the intersection of labor markets and employment trajectories and rewards by analyzing racial and ethnic inequalities as they were found in New York City in the years 1910 to 1930.  The authors ask whether there is a clear and demonstrated racial/ethnic hierarchy and group-level variations relative to industrial concentration, segregation, and discrimination.  They illustrate the exclusionary constraints as experienced by both new white ethnics and African Americans.  They conclude with an examination of the embedded nature of assimilation in the context of labor market opportunities and relative to historical and contemporary eras.

Journal Article 5: DiPietro, S., Slocum, L., & Esbensen, F. (2014). School climate and violence: Does immigrant status matter? Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 1–24.

Abstract: This article takes up the question of whether and to what extent school context is a predictor of violent delinquency for both immigrant and nonimmigrant youth.  Using data from several programs for at-risk youth, the authors assess the impact of four measures of school climate on violent delinquency.