This paper reviews the origins and definitions of social capital in the writings of Bourdieu,
Loury, and Coleman, among other authors. It distinguishes four sources of social capital and …

Sociological studies sensitive to the issue of place are rarely labeled thus, and at the same
time there are far too many of them to fit in this review. It may be a good thing that this …

Few recent phenomena have proved as emblematic of our era, and as little understood, as
globalization. Are nation-states being transformed by globalization into a single globalized …

Post-1965 immigration to the United States has given rise to a vigorous literature focused on
adult newcomers. There is, however, a growing new second generation whose prospects of …

This revised and updated fifth edition of Immigrant America: A Portrait provides a
comprehensive and current overview of immigration to the United States, including its …

The chapters in this book have grown in a certain biographical terrain. This will become
apparent off and on, but let me sketch a few landmarks immediately: a modest hotel in one …

The mainstream of American life has demonstrated since the colonial period a remarkable
capacity to draw into its swift currents the descendants of successive waves of immigrants …

Cities in a World Economy, Fifth Edition examines the emergence of global cities as a new
social formation. As sites of rapid and widespread developments in the areas of finance …

This chapter focuses on to the re-emerging field of economic sociology by delving into its
classic roots and by using empirical examples from the immigration literature to explore the …

Servants of Globalization offers a groundbreaking study of migrant Filipino domestic workers
who leave their own families behind to do the caretaking work of the global economy. Since …