C W Mueller
Biographic Data
| ID | 2933 |
|---|---|
| NAME | C W Mueller |
| GIVEN NAMES | C W |
| FAMILY NAME | Mueller |
| SIGNATURE | MUELLER C W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duke University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2381-8935 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Facilitators and barriers to neighborhood social integration
Social isolation has reached concerning rates, particularly in the wake of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Social integration is critical to combatting social isolation and loneliness by promoting a sense of community and belonging. Yet, most existing research centers on fostering close personal relationships within family and friend networks. Social integration within the neighborhood context (e.g., chatting with neighbors, participating in local organiz…
Cohort Differences in Perceived Discrimination Trajectories among Aging Black Americans
Objectives This study examines how later-life perceptions of everyday discrimination vary as a function of cohort-level differences in exposure to 3 distinct racialized social systems (RSSs) across historical time (i.e., whether individuals experienced childhood and early adolescence during the Pre-Brown v Board Era, Protest Era, or Colorblind Era). Methods We used the Health and Retirement Study to estimate age-specific trajectories in 5-item Ev…
House Negro or Field Negro: Racial Salience and Claims-Making in the United Methodist Church
Relational inequalities theory relies on categorical differences in status to explain why the claims of people of color may be discouraged or denied. However, this mechanism may be insufficient to explain intraracial inequalities in claims-making. In this study, we draw from 17 semistructured interviews with pastors of color in the United Methodist Church to examine how racial salience affects the success of claims to leadership positions, congre…
Administrative burdens as a family affair: Navigating racialized safety-net systems post-welfare reform
ObjectiveAnalyzing ethnographic data collected after welfare reform in the United States, this study explores the family-level consequences of safety-net administrative burdens.BackgroundAdministrative burdens reproduce racial inequality and have material, psychological, and temporal costs for individuals. Less attention has been paid to how such burdens impose costs not only for the person interfacing with the state but also their families. This…
Intersectional Burdens: How Social Location Shapes Interactions with the Administrative State
Administrative decisions mediate whether the millions who turn to the state for social services annually can access the assistance they need. We introduce the concept of intersectional burdens —which describes how a person’s social location (including race, class, gender, age, and ability) shapes their access and use of state benefits and programs—to account for the ways mutually reinforcing systems structure experiences with the state and to bet…
Sociodemographic Factors and Neighborhood/Environmental Conditions Associated with Social Isolation Among Black Older Adults
Objectives: To investigate sociodemographic factors and neighborhood/environmental conditions associated with social isolation (SI) among Black older adults. Methods: We utilized data from the 2014 and 2016 Leave-Behind Questionnaire from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS LBQ) among those who self-identified as Black ( N = 2.323). Outcome variables for our study included SI from adult children, other family members, friends, disengagement from…
Immigrants, Evangelicals, and Politics in an Era of Demographic Change
Nourish the soul or damage the body? Belief in the connection between Christian moral failure and diminished health
Scholars have increasingly noted mechanisms by which religion may be detrimental to one’s health, but few have explored how individuals understand linkages between religious involvement and adverse health. Using data gathered from telephone interviews with Protestants and Catholics in North Carolina and South Carolina, we explore how individuals understand the role of religious moral failure in shaping health consequences. When asked to discuss t…
Intersectional Burdens: How Social Location Shapes Interactions with the Administrative State
Administrative decisions mediate whether the millions who turn to the state for social services annually can access the assistance they need. We introduce the concept of intersectional burdens —which describes how a person’s social location (including race, class, gender, age, and ability) shapes their access and use of state benefits and programs—to account for the ways mutually reinforcing systems structure experiences with the state and to bet…
House Negro or Field Negro: Racial Salience and Claims-Making in the United Methodist Church
Relational inequalities theory relies on categorical differences in status to explain why the claims of people of color may be discouraged or denied. However, this mechanism may be insufficient to explain intraracial inequalities in claims-making. In this study, we draw from 17 semistructured interviews with pastors of color in the United Methodist Church to examine how racial salience affects the success of claims to leadership positions, congre…
Sociodemographic Factors and Neighborhood/Environmental Conditions Associated with Social Isolation Among Black Older Adults
Objectives: To investigate sociodemographic factors and neighborhood/environmental conditions associated with social isolation (SI) among Black older adults. Methods: We utilized data from the 2014 and 2016 Leave-Behind Questionnaire from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS LBQ) among those who self-identified as Black ( N = 2.323). Outcome variables for our study included SI from adult children, other family members, friends, disengagement from…
Nourish the soul or damage the body? Belief in the connection between Christian moral failure and diminished health
Scholars have increasingly noted mechanisms by which religion may be detrimental to one’s health, but few have explored how individuals understand linkages between religious involvement and adverse health. Using data gathered from telephone interviews with Protestants and Catholics in North Carolina and South Carolina, we explore how individuals understand the role of religious moral failure in shaping health consequences. When asked to discuss t…
Immigrants, Evangelicals, and Politics in an Era of Demographic Change
Sociodemographic Factors and Neighborhood/Environmental Conditions Associated with Social Isolation Among Black Older Adults
Objectives: To investigate sociodemographic factors and neighborhood/environmental conditions associated with social isolation (SI) among Black older adults. Methods: We utilized data from the 2014 and 2016 Leave-Behind Questionnaire from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS LBQ) among those who self-identified as Black ( N = 2.323). Outcome variables for our study included SI from adult children, other family members, friends, disengagement from…
Intersectional Burdens: How Social Location Shapes Interactions with the Administrative State
Administrative decisions mediate whether the millions who turn to the state for social services annually can access the assistance they need. We introduce the concept of intersectional burdens —which describes how a person’s social location (including race, class, gender, age, and ability) shapes their access and use of state benefits and programs—to account for the ways mutually reinforcing systems structure experiences with the state and to bet…
Cohort Differences in Perceived Discrimination Trajectories among Aging Black Americans
Objectives This study examines how later-life perceptions of everyday discrimination vary as a function of cohort-level differences in exposure to 3 distinct racialized social systems (RSSs) across historical time (i.e., whether individuals experienced childhood and early adolescence during the Pre-Brown v Board Era, Protest Era, or Colorblind Era). Methods We used the Health and Retirement Study to estimate age-specific trajectories in 5-item Ev…
House Negro or Field Negro: Racial Salience and Claims-Making in the United Methodist Church
Relational inequalities theory relies on categorical differences in status to explain why the claims of people of color may be discouraged or denied. However, this mechanism may be insufficient to explain intraracial inequalities in claims-making. In this study, we draw from 17 semistructured interviews with pastors of color in the United Methodist Church to examine how racial salience affects the success of claims to leadership positions, congre…
Administrative burdens as a family affair: Navigating racialized safety-net systems post-welfare reform
ObjectiveAnalyzing ethnographic data collected after welfare reform in the United States, this study explores the family-level consequences of safety-net administrative burdens.BackgroundAdministrative burdens reproduce racial inequality and have material, psychological, and temporal costs for individuals. Less attention has been paid to how such burdens impose costs not only for the person interfacing with the state but also their families. This…
Facilitators and barriers to neighborhood social integration
Social isolation has reached concerning rates, particularly in the wake of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Social integration is critical to combatting social isolation and loneliness by promoting a sense of community and belonging. Yet, most existing research centers on fostering close personal relationships within family and friend networks. Social integration within the neighborhood context (e.g., chatting with neighbors, participating in local organiz…
Sociology (7 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works) · Law (2 works)