Doctoral Dissertation Research: The Intersection of Stratification, White Ethnicity and Gender: An Emergent Ethnicity Approach to White Ethnic Wives' Labor Force Behavior

这是在提高博士论文研究计划下的一个奖项。这是一项研究白人群体中种族认同的变化以及这种认同对妇女劳动力参与的影响。将使用1910年、1940年、1950年、1970年和1980年的人口普查数据，重点是英国、意大利、波兰和犹太妇女。来自美国137个不同城市的人口普查数据将随着时间的推移进行研究，以了解当地经济和人口构成的特征如何影响所选族裔群体中妇女的劳动力参与。先前的研究认为，由于长期生活在美国这个大熔炉中，移民的种族认同会逐渐消退。最近，研究人员认识到，种族认同和与这种认同相关的独特行为形式可能会增强或减弱，这取决于一个群体成员所处的当地社会结构的特征。然而，迄今为止，很少有研究严谨地调查了这种“新兴种族”是如何运作的，通过这样做，本项目将做出重要贡献。除了研究取得的科学成果外，该奖项还将极大地帮助极有前途的学生完成博士论文的研究。有利于培养国家未来的科学人才，有利于培养下一代社会科学家。

This is an award under the Grants for Improving Doctoral Dissertation Research program. It is a study of changes in ethnic identification among white ethnic groups and the impact of such identification on the labor force participation of women. Census data from the 1910, 1940, 1950, 1970, and 1980 censuses will be used, with a focus on English, Italian, Polish, and Jewish women. Census data from 137 different American cities will be examined through time to see how features of the local economy and population composition affect the labor force participation of women in the chosen ethnic groups. Previous research has viewed the ethnic identification of immigrants as gradually receding as a result of prolonged exposure to the American melting pot. More recently researchers have recognized that ethnic identification and distinctive forms of behavior associated with that identification can be either strengthened or weakened, depending upon features of the local social structure in which members of a group live. Yet to date few studies have rigorously investigated how this "emergent ethnicity" works, and by doing so, this project will make an important contribution. In addition to the scientific gains to be achieved by the research, this award will materially assist a highly promising student in completing research for the Ph.D. dissertation. Thus it contributes to the future scientific manpower of the nation and the thorough training of the next generation of social scientists.