Jessica Vasquez-Tokos
Biographic Data
| ID | 135608 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Vasquez-Tokos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica |
| FAMILY NAME | Vasquez-Tokos |
| SIGNATURE | VASQUEZ-TOKOS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oregon |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Examining burdens of belonging requires attention to context, agency, theoretical dexterity, and an inclusive racial scope
Burdens of Belonging: Race in an Unequal Nation converts W.E.B. Du Bois's question (“How does it feel to be a problem?”) into an empirical inquiry. Answers come from interviews with seventy people, stratified by racial group and mostly people of color, residing in Oregon. This rejoinder responds to four reviewers by making the following points: (a) Oregon's predominantly-White context makes non-Whiteness in Oregon a salient life- and attitude-def…
Burdens of Belonging: Race in an Unequal Nation
How systemic racism and settler colonialism shapes the lives of people in the US today W.E.B. Du Bois famously pondered a question he felt society was asking of him as a Black man in America: “How does it feel to be a problem?” Jessica Vasquez-Tokos uses this question to examine how communities of color are constructed as “problems,” and the numerous ramifications this has for their life trajectories. Uncovering how various members of racial grou…
Burdens of Belonging: Race in an Unequal Nation
The endurance of race among mixed-heritage people
Couple Identity Work: Collaborative Couplehood, Gender Inequalities, and Power in Naming
The study of baby naming is valuable for understanding how gender inequality is reproduced in families. Often treated as an event, baby naming also represents an important social and cultural process that can reveal gendered dynamics in couple decision-making. Baby naming, which represents a highly visible and symbolic family milestone, is a strategic site in which to examine how couple identities are constructed-for self, partner, and others-thr…
The Latino Middle Class
Latino educational gains over time and income mobility portend a burgeoning Latino middle class. In this article, we critically review scholarship on the Latino middle class, from theoretical perspectives aiming to explain Latino experiences to empirical research investigating mechanisms that promote, and barriers that thwart, upward mobility. Studies suggest that the Latino middle class is distinctive for many reasons-from structural barriers to…
Do Latinos Consider Themselves Mainstream? The Influence of Region
Drawing from 89 in-depth interviews with Latinos, this article asks how Latinos perceive their relationship to U.S. mainstream society. As regional location matters to racial identity, this comparative study focuses on field sites in California and Kansas-locations with different proportions of Latinos-to investigate how regional dynamics are embedded in racial meaning-making. Showing a region, race, and class intersection, Californians who were …
Talking back to controlling images: Latinos’ changing responses to racism over the life course
Controlling images' are central to the reproduction of racial, class, and gender inequality, yet there is a dearth of knowledge pertaining to Latinos. Drawing from sixty-two in-depth, life history interviews with Latino men, we ask: How do controlling images of Latinos as gang members and sports athletes impose constraints and channel emotions? How do Latinos respond to these images? We document how institutions and people deploying controlling i…
Talking back to controlling images: Latinos’ changing responses to racism over the life course
Controlling images' are central to the reproduction of racial, class, and gender inequality, yet there is a dearth of knowledge pertaining to Latinos. Drawing from sixty-two in-depth, life history interviews with Latino men, we ask: How do controlling images of Latinos as gang members and sports athletes impose constraints and channel emotions? How do Latinos respond to these images? We document how institutions and people deploying controlling i…
Do Latinos Consider Themselves Mainstream? The Influence of Region
Drawing from 89 in-depth interviews with Latinos, this article asks how Latinos perceive their relationship to U.S. mainstream society. As regional location matters to racial identity, this comparative study focuses on field sites in California and Kansas-locations with different proportions of Latinos-to investigate how regional dynamics are embedded in racial meaning-making. Showing a region, race, and class intersection, Californians who were …
The Latino Middle Class
Latino educational gains over time and income mobility portend a burgeoning Latino middle class. In this article, we critically review scholarship on the Latino middle class, from theoretical perspectives aiming to explain Latino experiences to empirical research investigating mechanisms that promote, and barriers that thwart, upward mobility. Studies suggest that the Latino middle class is distinctive for many reasons-from structural barriers to…
Couple Identity Work: Collaborative Couplehood, Gender Inequalities, and Power in Naming
The study of baby naming is valuable for understanding how gender inequality is reproduced in families. Often treated as an event, baby naming also represents an important social and cultural process that can reveal gendered dynamics in couple decision-making. Baby naming, which represents a highly visible and symbolic family milestone, is a strategic site in which to examine how couple identities are constructed-for self, partner, and others-thr…
Talking back to controlling images: Latinos’ changing responses to racism over the life course
Controlling images' are central to the reproduction of racial, class, and gender inequality, yet there is a dearth of knowledge pertaining to Latinos. Drawing from sixty-two in-depth, life history interviews with Latino men, we ask: How do controlling images of Latinos as gang members and sports athletes impose constraints and channel emotions? How do Latinos respond to these images? We document how institutions and people deploying controlling i…
Do Latinos Consider Themselves Mainstream? The Influence of Region
Drawing from 89 in-depth interviews with Latinos, this article asks how Latinos perceive their relationship to U.S. mainstream society. As regional location matters to racial identity, this comparative study focuses on field sites in California and Kansas-locations with different proportions of Latinos-to investigate how regional dynamics are embedded in racial meaning-making. Showing a region, race, and class intersection, Californians who were …
Couple Identity Work: Collaborative Couplehood, Gender Inequalities, and Power in Naming
The study of baby naming is valuable for understanding how gender inequality is reproduced in families. Often treated as an event, baby naming also represents an important social and cultural process that can reveal gendered dynamics in couple decision-making. Baby naming, which represents a highly visible and symbolic family milestone, is a strategic site in which to examine how couple identities are constructed-for self, partner, and others-thr…
The Latino Middle Class
Latino educational gains over time and income mobility portend a burgeoning Latino middle class. In this article, we critically review scholarship on the Latino middle class, from theoretical perspectives aiming to explain Latino experiences to empirical research investigating mechanisms that promote, and barriers that thwart, upward mobility. Studies suggest that the Latino middle class is distinctive for many reasons-from structural barriers to…
Burdens of Belonging: Race in an Unequal Nation
How systemic racism and settler colonialism shapes the lives of people in the US today W.E.B. Du Bois famously pondered a question he felt society was asking of him as a Black man in America: “How does it feel to be a problem?” Jessica Vasquez-Tokos uses this question to examine how communities of color are constructed as “problems,” and the numerous ramifications this has for their life trajectories. Uncovering how various members of racial grou…
Burdens of Belonging: Race in an Unequal Nation
The endurance of race among mixed-heritage people
Examining burdens of belonging requires attention to context, agency, theoretical dexterity, and an inclusive racial scope
Burdens of Belonging: Race in an Unequal Nation converts W.E.B. Du Bois's question (“How does it feel to be a problem?”) into an empirical inquiry. Answers come from interviews with seventy people, stratified by racial group and mostly people of color, residing in Oregon. This rejoinder responds to four reviewers by making the following points: (a) Oregon's predominantly-White context makes non-Whiteness in Oregon a salient life- and attitude-def…
Sociology (5 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Racism (3 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)