Tomas Jimenez
Professor of Sociology, Stanford University
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Publications
Assessing Immigrant Assimilation: New Empirical and Theoretical Challenges
Annual Review of Sociology / Aug 01, 2005
Waters, M. C., & Jiménez, T. R. (2005). Assessing Immigrant Assimilation: New Empirical and Theoretical Challenges. Annual Review of Sociology, 31(1), 105–125. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.29.010202.100026
4. Replenishing Mexican Ethnicity
Replenished Ethnicity / Dec 31, 2019
4. Replenishing Mexican Ethnicity. (2019). In Replenished Ethnicity (pp. 101–137). University of California Press. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520946071-007
Mexican Immigrant Replenishment and the Continuing Significance of Ethnicity and Race
American Journal of Sociology / May 01, 2008
Jiménez, T. R. (2008). Mexican Immigrant Replenishment and the Continuing Significance of Ethnicity and Race. American Journal of Sociology, 113(6), 1527–1567. https://doi.org/10.1086/587151
When White Is Just Alright
American Sociological Review / Aug 30, 2013
Jiménez, T. R., & Horowitz, A. L. (2013). When White Is Just Alright: How Immigrants Redefine Achievement and Reconfigure the Ethnoracial Hierarchy. American Sociological Review, 78(5), 849–871. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003122413497012
A Therapist & Client Walk into a Bar... Integrating Humor in Psychotherapy, presented at the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, March 27, 2011, Washington, DC
PsycEXTRA Dataset / Jan 01, 2011
Sultanoff, S. (2011). A Therapist & Client Walk into a Bar... Integrating Humor in Psychotherapy, presented at the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, March 27, 2011, Washington, DC [dataset]. In PsycEXTRA Dataset. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/e563072012-001
Protecting unauthorized immigrant mothers improves their children’s mental health
Science / Sep 08, 2017
Hainmueller, J., Lawrence, D., Martén, L., Black, B., Figueroa, L., Hotard, M., Jiménez, T. R., Mendoza, F., Rodriguez, M. I., Swartz, J. J., & Laitin, D. D. (2017). Protecting unauthorized immigrant mothers improves their children’s mental health. Science, 357(6355), 1041–1044. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aan5893
The Other Side of Assimilation
Jul 18, 2017
Jimenez, T. (2017). The Other Side of Assimilation: How Immigrants Are Changing American Life. University of California Press. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520968370
Affiliative ethnic identity: a more elastic link between ethnic ancestry and culture
Ethnic and Racial Studies / Apr 23, 2010
Jiménez, T. R. (2010). Affiliative ethnic identity: a more elastic link between ethnic ancestry and culture. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 33(10), 1756–1775. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419871003678551
Mexican Americans as a paradigm for contemporary intra-group heterogeneity
Ethnic and Racial Studies / Apr 29, 2013
Alba, R., Jiménez, T. R., & Marrow, H. B. (2013). Mexican Americans as a paradigm for contemporary intra-group heterogeneity. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 37(3), 446–466. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2013.786111
Negotiating Ethnic Boundaries
Ethnicities / Mar 01, 2004
Jim…nez, T. R. (2004). Negotiating Ethnic Boundaries: Multiethnic Mexican Americans and Ethnic Identity in the United States. Ethnicities, 4(1), 75–97. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468796804040329
MEXICAN ASSIMILATION
Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race / Jan 01, 2007
Jiménez, T. R., & Fitzgerald, D. (2007). MEXICAN ASSIMILATION: A Temporal and Spatial Reorientation. Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race, 4(2), 337–354. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1742058x07070191
Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Mexican Immigration: The Mexican‐American Perspective*
Social Science Quarterly / Jul 05, 2007
Jiménez, T. R. (2007). Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Mexican Immigration: The Mexican‐American Perspective*. Social Science Quarterly, 88(3), 599–618. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6237.2007.00474.x
Prompts, Not Questions: Four Techniques for Crafting Better Interview Protocols
Qualitative Sociology / Jun 05, 2021
Jiménez, T. R., & Orozco, M. (2021). Prompts, Not Questions: Four Techniques for Crafting Better Interview Protocols. Qualitative Sociology, 44(4), 507–528. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11133-021-09483-2
Contexts for bilingualism among US-born Latinos
Ethnic and Racial Studies / Jul 01, 2009
Linton, A., & Jiménez, T. R. (2009). Contexts for bilingualism among US-born Latinos. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 32(6), 967–995. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870802337351
How Ethnoraciality Matters
Social Currents / Apr 21, 2015
Jiménez, T. R., Fields, C. D., & Schachter, A. (2015). How Ethnoraciality Matters: Looking inside Ethnoracial “Groups.” Social Currents, 2(2), 107–115. https://doi.org/10.1177/2329496515579765
Not Just a National Issue: Effect of State‐Level Reception of Immigrants and Population Changes on Intergroup Attitudes of Whites, Latinos, and Asians in the United States
Journal of Social Issues / Nov 14, 2018
Huo, Y. J., Dovidio, J. F., Jiménez, T. R., & Schildkraut, D. J. (2018). Not Just a National Issue: Effect of State‐Level Reception of Immigrants and Population Changes on Intergroup Attitudes of Whites, Latinos, and Asians in the United States. Journal of Social Issues, 74(4), 716–736. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12295
The New Third Generation: Post‐1965 Immigration and the Next Chapter in the Long Story of Assimilation
International Migration Review / Dec 01, 2018
Jiménez, T. R., Park, J., & Pedroza, J. (2018). The New Third Generation: Post‐1965 Immigration and the Next Chapter in the Long Story of Assimilation. International Migration Review, 52(4), 1040–1079. https://doi.org/10.1177/0197918318781844
A Tale of Two States: How State Immigration Climate Affects Belonging to State and Country among Latinos
Social Problems / May 23, 2018
Schildkraut, D. J., Jiménez, T. R., Dovidio, J. F., & Huo, Y. J. (2018). A Tale of Two States: How State Immigration Climate Affects Belonging to State and Country among Latinos. Social Problems, 66(3), 332–355. https://doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spy008
Intergenerational Mobility of the Mexican-Origin Population in California and Texas Relative to a Changing Regional Mainstream
International Migration Review / Jun 01, 2014
Park, J., Myers, D., & Jiménez, T. R. (2014). Intergenerational Mobility of the Mexican-Origin Population in California and Texas Relative to a Changing Regional Mainstream. International Migration Review, 48(2), 442–481. https://doi.org/10.1111/imre.12086
Local policy proposals can bridge Latino and (most) white Americans’ response to immigration
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Jan 16, 2018
Huo, Y. J., Dovidio, J. F., Jiménez, T. R., & Schildkraut, D. J. (2018). Local policy proposals can bridge Latino and (most) white Americans’ response to immigration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(5), 945–950. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1711293115
Amalgamating Newcomers, National Minority and Diaspora - Integration(s) of Immigrants From Poland in Germany
Identity and Integration / Mar 02, 2017
Amalgamating Newcomers, National Minority and Diaspora - Integration(s) of Immigrants From Poland in Germany. (2017). In Identity and Integration (pp. 215–244). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315252780-21
7. Ethnic Drawbridges: Unity and Division with Mexican Immigrants
Replenished Ethnicity / Dec 31, 2019
7. Ethnic Drawbridges: Unity and Division with Mexican Immigrants. (2019). In Replenished Ethnicity (pp. 215–249). University of California Press. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520946071-010
States of Belonging
Oct 21, 2021
Jiménez, T. R., Schildkraut, D. J., Huo, Y. J., & Dovidio, J. F. (2021). States of Belonging: Immigration Policies, Attitudes, and Inclusion. Russell Sage Foundation. https://doi.org/10.7758/9781610449083
Mainstream Flavor: Ethnic Cuisine and Assimilation in the United States
Social Currents / Aug 10, 2020
Boch, A., Jiménez, T., & Roesler, K. (2020). Mainstream Flavor: Ethnic Cuisine and Assimilation in the United States. Social Currents, 8(1), 64–85. https://doi.org/10.1177/2329496520948169
Administrative reform and unintended consequences: an assessment of the EU Cohesion policy ‘audit explosion’
Journal of European Public Policy / Jul 11, 2011
Mendez, C., & Bachtler, J. (2011). Administrative reform and unintended consequences: an assessment of the EU Cohesion policy ‘audit explosion.’ Journal of European Public Policy, 18(5), 746–765. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2011.586802
Bringing culture back in: the class origins and ethnoracial destinations of culture and achievement
Ethnic and Racial Studies / Jul 12, 2016
Jiménez, T. R. (2016). Bringing culture back in: the class origins and ethnoracial destinations of culture and achievement. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 39(13), 2385–2390. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2016.1200739
About the Author
Mexican Americans Across Generations / Dec 31, 2020
About the Author. (2020). In Mexican Americans Across Generations (pp. 301–301). New York University Press. https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814788431.003.0018
FADE TO BLACK
Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race / Jan 01, 2016
Jiménez, T. R. (2016). FADE TO BLACK: Multiple Symbolic Boundaries in “Black/Brown” Contact. Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race, 13(1), 159–180. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1742058x16000011
Tracking a Changing America across the Generations after Immigration
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science / Apr 25, 2018
Jiménez, T. R. (2018). Tracking a Changing America across the Generations after Immigration. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 677(1), 119–130. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716218765416
Pushing the conversation about assimilation forward
Ethnic and Racial Studies / Aug 17, 2018
Jiménez, T. R. (2018). Pushing the conversation about assimilation forward. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 41(13), 2285–2291. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2018.1490793
Whitewashing Academic Mediocrity
Contexts / Aug 01, 2015
Jiménez, T. R., & Horowitz, A. L. (2015). Whitewashing Academic Mediocrity. Contexts, 14(3), 38–43. https://doi.org/10.1177/1536504215596945
Why Replenishment Strengthens Racial and Ethnic Boundaries
Inequality in the 21st Century / May 15, 2018
Jiménez, T. R. (2018). Why Replenishment Strengthens Racial and Ethnic Boundaries. In Inequality in the 21st Century (pp. 299–303). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429499821-52
Mechanism mapping: A qualitative study of how different forms of instability mediate the relationship between legal status and immigrant mental well-being
Social Science & Medicine / Jul 01, 2023
Higuera, K., & Jiménez, T. R. (2023). Mechanism mapping: A qualitative study of how different forms of instability mediate the relationship between legal status and immigrant mental well-being. Social Science & Medicine, 329, 116034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116034
Correction to: Prompts, Not Questions: Four Techniques for Crafting Better Interview Protocols
Qualitative Sociology / Aug 05, 2023
Jiménez, T. R., & Orozco, M. (2023). Correction to: Prompts, Not Questions: Four Techniques for Crafting Better Interview Protocols. Qualitative Sociology, 46(3), 457–457. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11133-023-09543-9
Going Local: Public Attitudes toward Municipal Offices of Immigration Affairs
American Political Science Review / Oct 31, 2023
JIMÉNEZ, T. R., & VARGAS NUÑEZ, C. (2023). Going Local: Public Attitudes toward Municipal Offices of Immigration Affairs. American Political Science Review, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003055423001077
Nested Instability: Expanding the Instability Hypothesis to Account for the Experience of Irregular Immigrants
Aug 04, 2022
Higuera, K. (2022). Nested Instability: Expanding the Instability Hypothesis to Account for the Experience of Irregular Immigrants. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/e5gjz
The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Philosophy and Religion
Jan 01, 2022
Lamport, M. A. (Ed.). (2022). The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Philosophy and Religion. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. https://doi.org/10.5771/9781538141281
Undocumented citizens: The civic engagement of activist immigrants
Education, Citizenship and Social Justice / May 06, 2015
Hinton, K. A. (2015). Undocumented citizens: The civic engagement of activist immigrants. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 10(2), 152–167. https://doi.org/10.1177/1746197915583933
What Do Monetary Contractions Do? Evidence From An Algorithmic Identification Procedure
IMF Working Papers / Jan 01, 2018
Willems, T. (2018). What Do Monetary Contractions Do? Evidence From An Algorithmic Identification Procedure. IMF Working Papers, 18(211), 1. https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484378229.001
Les Américains d’origine mexicaine et la dynamique de la diversité interne
Informations sociales / Jun 01, 2013
Jiménez, T. R. (2013). Les Américains d’origine mexicaine et la dynamique de la diversité interne. Informations Sociales, n° 177(3), 96–104. https://doi.org/10.3917/inso.177.0096
Immigration and the Intersection of Ethnic and National Narratives:
Narrating Peoplehood amidst Diversity / Oct 15, 2011
Jiménez, T. R. (2011). Immigration and the Intersection of Ethnic and National Narratives:: The Case of Ethnic Mexicans in the United States. In Narrating Peoplehood amidst Diversity (pp. 207–230). Aarhus University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.608118.13
TR News November-December 2011: Charting Pathways into Nanotechnology
Jan 08, 2011
(2011). TR News November-December 2011: Charting Pathways into Nanotechnology. Transportation Research Board. https://doi.org/10.17226/22829
Crossing Lines: Race and Mixed Race across the Geohistorical Divide
Journal of American Ethnic History / Jan 01, 2004
Poe, T. (2004). Crossing Lines: Race and Mixed Race across the Geohistorical Divide. Journal of American Ethnic History, 23(2), 94–95. https://doi.org/10.2307/27501426
Education
Harvard University
PhD, Sociology / March, 2005
Harvard University
A.M., sociology / June, 2001
Santa Clara University
B.S., sociology / June, 1998
Experience
Stanford University Stanford Humanities Center
Professor / July, 2019 — Present
Stanford University
Associate Professor / July, 2014 — June, 2019
Assistant Professor / July, 2008 — June, 2014
University of California San Diego
Assistant Professor / July, 2005 — June, 2008
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