January, 2009
Department
of Sociology
University
of Massachusetts
200
Hicks Way
Amherst,
MA 01003-9277
Fax
413-545-3204
E-mail
Model@Sadri.UMass.Edu
Web
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Education:
Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1985.
A.M. University of Michigan, 1979.
M.S.W. Simmons College, 1964.
A.B. Vassar College, 1962.
Employment:
Professor Emerita 2008 -
Assistant Professor to Professor,
1985 - 2008
Director of Undergraduate Studies, 2004 - 2007
Department of Sociology
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Additional
Positions:
Visiting
Faculty, CET Exchange Programs, Capital Normal University, Beijing,
China, Fall 2008.
Visiting
Research Fellow, Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific,
University of Sydney,
Dec-Feb 2003-4.
Visiting
Scholar, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China, Sept-Dec 2003,
Feb-Mar 2007.
Visiting
Research Scholar, Instituut voor
Sociologisch-Economisch Onderzoek,
Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Fall 1999.
Chercheur Associé,
Centre National de Recherche Scientifique,
LASMAS-IdL, Paris, Fall 1998.
Simon
Visiting Professor, University of Manchester (U.K.), Spring 1997.
Visiting
Scholar, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of
Cambridge (U.K.), Summer 1995.
Research
in Progress:
The
West Indian Diaspora,
book length manuscript under contract to Routledge.
“Cape
Verdean Identity and Earnings” (with Gene Fisher) two articles in
preparation.
Entries
on “English-Speaking West Indians, 1870-1940” and
“English-Speaking West Indians 1940-2010” for The
Encyclopedia of U.S. Immigration, Elliot Barkan,
ed.
Books:
West Indian Immigrants: A Black
Success Story?
New York: The Russell
Sage Foundation, 2008.
Child
Rearing in Six Ethnic Families: The Multi-Cultural Dutch Experience.
Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen, 2006. M. Dekovic,
T. Pels, S. Model, editors.
Articles
and Book Chapters:
‘The
Secret of West Indian Success.’ Society 45
(November/December 2008): 544-48.
'Ethnic
Minority Disadvantage in the Australian Labour
Market' (C. Inglis and S. Model). Pp. 45 - 102 in A.
Heath and S. Cheung (eds.) Unequal
Chances: Ethnic Minorities in Western Labor Markets, Oxford
University Press, 2007.
'The
Socio-economic Attainment of Second Generation Americans at the
Turn-of-the-Century' (S. Model and G. Fisher).
Pp. 591-638 in A. Heath and S. Cheung (eds.) Unequal
Chances: Ethnic Minorities in Western Labor Markets, Oxford
University Press, 2007.
'Non-white Origins, Anglo Destinations:
Immigrants in the US and Britain.' Pp. 363-92 in G. Loury,
T. Modood and S.M. Teles
(eds.) Ethnicity, Social Mobility and Public Policy in the US
and UK. Cambridge University Press, 2005.
'The
Cost of Not Being Christian: Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in Britain and
Canada.' (S. Model and L. Lin) International Migration
Review 36 (Winter 2002): 1061-92.
Reprinted in Jeffrey Reitz
(ed.), Host Societies and the Reception of Immigrants, La
Jolla: University of San Diego Press, 2003: 181-214.
'Unions
Between Blacks and Whites: England and the US Compared.' (S. Model
and G. Fisher) Ethnic and Racial Studies 25 (September 2002):
728-54.
'Immigrants'
Social Class in Three Global Cities.' Pp. 81-118 in Malcolm Cross and
Robert Moore (eds.), Globalization and the New City.
Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2002.
'Black-White
Unions: West Indians and African Americans Compared.' (S. Model and
G. Fisher) Demography 38 (May
2001):177-85.
'Where
New York's West Indians Work.' Pp. 52-80 in N. Foner
(ed.) Islands in the City. Berkeley: University of
California Press, 2001.
'Ethnic
Inequality in England: An Analysis Based on the 1991 Census.'
Ethnic and Racial Studies 22 (November 1999): 966-990
'Black
Caribbeans in Cross National Perspective.'
(S. Model, G.Fisher and R. Silberman.)
Journal of Ethnic and
Migration Studies 25 (April 1999):183-208.
'Ethnic
Economy and Industry in Mid-Twentieth Century Gotham.’
Social Problems 44 (November 1997):445-63.
'An
Occupational Tale of Two Cities: Minorities in London and New York,'
Demography 34 (November
1997):539-550.
'Context
and Opportunity: Minorities in London and New York.' (S. Model and D.
Ladipo) Social
Forces 75 (December
1996):485-510.
'West
Indian Prosperity: Fact or Fiction?' Social Problems
42 (November 1995):501-19.
'The
Ethnic Niche and the Structure of Opportunity: Immigrants and
Minorities in New York City.' Pp. 161-193 in Michael Katz (ed.),
The 'Underclass' Debate: Views from History
(Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993).
'Overtime
and Undertime: An Analysis of Hours
Worked.' (S. Model, G. Stiers, and E.
Weber) Sociological Inquiry 62
(November 1992): 413-36.
'The
Ethnic Economy: Cubans and Chinese Reconsidered' The
Sociological Quarterly 33 (Spring 1992): 63-82.
'Caribbean
Immigrants: A Black Success Story?' International Migration
Review 25 (Summer 1991): 248-76.
'Work
and Family: Blacks and Immigrants from South and East Europe.' Pp.
130-159 in V. Yans-McLaughlin (ed.)Immigration
Reconsidered: History, Sociology, Politics. New York: Oxford
University Press, 1990.
'The
Effects of Ethnicity in the Workplace on Blacks, Italians, and Jews
in 1910 New York.' Journal
of Urban History 16 (November 1989):29-51.
'Polarization
and Progress: Income and Status Gains for Young Blacks in the Era of
Affirmative Action.' (I.S. Son, S. Model, and G. Fisher)
Sociological Forum 4 (September 1989):309-327.
'Mode
of Job Entry and the Ethnic Composition of Firms: Early Twentieth
Century Migrants to New York City.' Sociological
Forum 3 (Winter 1988):110-127.
'Italian
and Jewish Intergenerational Mobility: New York, 1910.' Social
Science History 12 (Spring 1988):31-48.
'The
Economic Progress of European and East Asian Americans.'
Annual Review of Sociology 14 (1988):363-380. Reprinted in Norman Yetman
(ed.) Majority and Minority The Dynamics of Race and Ethnicity in
American Life. Boston: Allyn and Bacon,
1991, pp. 286-295.
'A
Comparative Perspective on the Ethnic Enclave: Blacks, Italians, and
Jews in New York City.' International Migration
Review 19 (Spring 1985):64-81.
Reprinted in Wendell Tripp
(ed.) Coming and Becoming: Pluralism in New York
State. Cooperstown: New York State Historical Society, 1991,
pp. 379-398.
'Housework
by Husbands: Determinants and Implications.' Journal of Family
Issues 2 (June 1981):237-255.
Revised version in J. Aldous
(ed.) Two Paychecks: Life in Dual Earner Families.
Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1982, pp. 193-205.
Shorter
Publications:
ForewardtoPremigration Legacies
and Immigrant Social Mobility: The Afro-Surinamese and
Indo-Surinamese in the Netherlands byMiesvan
Niekerk. Lanham: Lexington Books,
2002, pp. ix-xii.
Bibliographic
entries on "Claude MacKay" (pp. 231-2), "Sidney Poitier" (pp. 287-8)
and "Colin Powell" (pp. 290-1) in E. Barkan(ed.)
Making It in America: A Sourcebook on Eminent Ethnic
Americans. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio Books, 2001.
'A
Cross-National Look at Chinese Immigrant Occupations.' Pp. 195-200 in
A. Dale, E. Fieldhouse and C. Holdsworth
(eds.), Analyzing Census Microdata.
London: Edward Arnold Ltd, 2000.
Book
Reviews Since 2000:
Review of Jamaican Immigrants
in the United States and Canada by Terry-Ann Jones. Journalof American Ethnic History,
forthcoming.
Review
of The Other Black Bostonians: West Indians in Boston 1900-1950 by
Violet Showers Johnson. Journal of American Ethnic History 27
(Summer 2008):127-8.
'Immigrants
in the Netherlands: A Review Essay', Contemporary Sociology 32
(May 2003):277-82.
Review
of America Becoming: Racial Trends and Their Consequences (2 vols)
edited by Neil Smelser, William J. Wilson
and Faith Mitchell. Contemporary Sociology 31 (January
2002):7-9. (K. Brown and S. Model)
Review
of The Income of Ethnic Minorities by Richard Berthoud. Ethnic and
Racial Studies 23 (January 2000):159-160.
Published
Educational Materials:
Teaching
materials in S. Sernau (ed.) Social
Stratification Courses: Syllabi and Instructional Materials. 3rd ed.
Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association, 1996:73-84.
Reprinted in Social Stratification Courses, Syllabi and Instructional
Materials 4th ed. American Sociological Association, 2000.
Teaching
materials in C. Auster (ed.) Syllabi and
Instructional Materials for Social Stratification. Washington, D.C.:
American Sociological Association , 1988:153-165.
Teaching
materials in M. Andersen and P. Collins (eds.) An Inclusive
Curriculum: Race, Class, and Gender in Sociological Instruction.
Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association, 1987:41-45.
Presentations
since 2000:
“Penalized
for Race but not for Ethnicity: The Earnings of Cape Verdean
Immigrants,” (S. Model and G. Fisher.) Paper presented at the
Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, August,
2008.
“English-Speaking
West Indians: The Test Case for Segmented Assimilation,” Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society,
New York, February 23, 2008.
"The
Declining Selectivity of West Indian Immigration: A Result in Search
of a Reason," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Sociological Association, August 14, 2007.
"West
Indian Immigrants: A Black Success Story?" Paper presented at the
Myron Weiner Seminar Series on International Migration," MIT,
November 28, 2006.
"The
Education and Employment of Europe's Ethnic Minority Youth: England,
France and Holland Compared," Paper presented at a plenary session of
the annual meeting of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology
Association, May 31, 2006.
"Ethnic
Minority Youth in the Labor Markets of Europe," (S. Model and G.
Fisher.) Paper presented at the annual meeting of RC 28, Nijmegen,
the Netherlands, May 14, 2006.
"The
All-Black Society Hypothesis: Explanation or Illusion?' Paper
presented at the annual meeting of RC 28, UCLA, August 21, 2005.
"Chinese
Immigrants in America and Australia: The Effects of Birthplace and
Host Society on Labor Market Success." S. Model and C. Inglis.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological
Association, August 17, 2004.
"Ethnic
Economies and Women's Labor Force Participation: A Causal Linkage?"
Y. Liu and S. Model. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Sociological Association, August 16, 2004.
"The
Socio-economic Attainment of Second Generation Americans at the
Turn-of-the- Century," (S. Model and G. Fisher), Paper presented
at the annual meeting of RC 28, Oxford, England, April 12, 2002.
"The
Cost of Not Being Christian: A British and Canadian Comparison." S.
Model and L. Lin. Paper presented at the conference on Host Societies
and the Reception of Immigrants, Harvard University, May 12, 2001.
"Immigrant
Incorporation in France, England and the Netherlands." (S. Model, E.
Martens, J. Veenman and R. Silberman).
Paper presented at the 50th annual meeting of RC 28, Libourne, France, May 13, 2000.
"Non-white
Origins, Anglo Destinations: Immigrants in the US and Britain."
Presented at the conference on Ethnicity, Social Mobility and Public
Policy in the US and the UK, Boston University, April 1, 2000.
Professional
Activities:
Occasional
Referee:
American Sociological Review
International Migration Review
Ethnicities
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
National Science Foundation
Editorial Board, Social Problems, 1996-2003
Editorial Board, Social Forces, 1997-2001
Editorial Board, Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1998-
Editorial Board, Contemporary Sociology, 2001-2005
Immigration History Society: Executive Board, 1995-1998
Member: Committee on Nominations of the American Sociological
Association, 1997-98
American Sociological Association Task Force on Race,
2001-2002
Editor:
Routledge Studies of Diasporic
Peoples
Courses
Taught:
Stratification (graduate and undergraduate levels)
Social Change in China
Sociology of Immigration
Race, Gender, Class and Ethnicity