University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: community

Population Change in Nonmetropolitan America

Fuguitt, GlennWorking paper no. 1994-12

Recent Population Trends in Nonmetropolitan Cities and Villages: From the Turnaround, through Reversal to the Rebound

Fuguitt, Glenn, Calvin Beale, John Fulton, and Richard Gibson Working paper no. 1997-12

Migradollars and Mortality: The Effects of Migration on Infant Survival in Mexico

Kanaiaupuni, Shawn Malia, and Katharine M. Donato Working paper no. 1998-10 Abstract Few studies have examined how migration affects the health of populations in origin communities. We apply multilevel methods to data from Mexico to examine how community and household migration patterns affect infant survival outcomes. We view migration as a cumulative process with varying …

Exchanging Social Support with Friends, Neighbors, and Coworkers

Liebler, Carolyn, and Gary Sandefur Working paper no. 1998-19 Abstract What is the structure of exchange of social support between mature adults and their friends, neighbors, and coworkers? What factors are associated with involvement with different types of exchange? In this paper, we address these questions with respect to four types of social support: (1) …

Ties and Opportunities: The Effects of Legislative, Personal, and Economic Conditions on the Development of Migrant Networks Among Professionals

Bagchi, Ann Working paper no. 1998-28

Community Ties: The Importance of Co-Ethnics in Settlement Decisions among Indian and Filipino Professionals Immigrating to the United States

Bagchi, Ann Working paper no. 1999-24

Black Neighbors, Higher Crime? The Role of Racial Stereotypes in Evaluations of Neighborhood Crime

Quillian, Lincoln, and Devah Pager Working paper no. 2000-03 Abstract Our paper investigates the relationship between neighborhood racial composition and perceptions residents have of their neighborhood’s level of crime. We use survey questions asking about perceptions of neighborhood crime from the 1978 Chicago Crime Factors and Neighborhood Decline study, the 1990 Testing Theories of Criminality …

Sustaining Families and Communities: Nonmigrant Women and Mexico-U.S. Migration Processes

Kanaiaupuni, Shawn Malia Working paper no. 2000-13 Abstract Prior migration research has failed to take adequate account of the centrality of nonmigrant women to the creation and continuity of international labor migration processes. This study analyzes women’s activities in transnational families with life history data collected from Mexican women. The main argument is that the domestic …

Gender Differences in the Exchange of Social Support with Friends, Neighbors, and Coworkers at Midlife

Liebler, Carolyn, and Gary D. Sandefur Working paper no. 2001-12 Abstract People have always relied on their friends, neighbors, and coworkers as well as family members for social support, but support from outside the family may be increasingly important as high divorce rates persist and high levels of residential mobility continue to take people away …

Neighborhood Context, Age and Self-Reported Health

Bowdre, Cheryl Working paper no. 2004-25