Melvin Thomas
Biographic Data
| ID | 3939382 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melvin Thomas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melvin |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomas |
| SIGNATURE | THOMAS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | North Carolina State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 118 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
There Goes the Neighborhood: How Racial Threat Shapes the Formation of Integrated and Segregated Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods in the United States are highly segregated by race. Black-white segregation is particularly acute. Although racial segregation has been declining in recent years, it remains extremely high-especially in the largest metropolitan areas. The historical pattern has been that as African Americans move into a neighborhood, whites move out and thus the neighborhood (gradually or rapidly) transitions from predominantly white to predominantl…
Race and the Accumulation of Wealth: Racial Differences in Net Worth over the Life Course, 1989-2009
Using data from the 1989–2009 Panel Study of Income Dynamics, this research examines racial differences in wealth accumulation over the life course. We ask: (1) How have racial differences in wealth changed over time? (2) Do racial wealth gaps change over the life course? (3) Are racial gaps in net worth expanding, contracting, or staying the same over time and over the life course? and (4) Do these patterns differ by cohort? The analysis is info…
“It's Hardly Fair to Bring a Child Into the World With the Way Things Look…”: Anomie, Mistrust, and the Impact of Race, SES , and Gender
This article examines the impact of race, socioeconomic status ( SES ), and gender on subjective outlook using anomie and general mistrust as indicators. Specifically, this study addresses the following questions: (1) How do African Americans and whites compare with respect to anomie and mistrust? (2) Do racial differences in anomie and mistrust vary by SES ? (3) Do African American women have higher levels of anomie and mistrust than whites and …
Credit Where Credit is Due: Race, Gender, and Discrimination in the Credit Scores of Business Startups
This research seeks to understand the degree to which credit scores of new business startups are influenced by racial or gender discrimination. It examines the degree to which access to business credit lines is influenced by racial and gender-related factors that go beyond would-be borrowers’ credit scores. Using credit data from new startups, the analysis finds that, when controlling for firm and human capital characteristics, Black-owned startu…
Race, Class, and Gender and the Impact of Racial Segregation on Black-White Income Inequality
African Americans have yet to achieve parity with whites in terms of income. A growing number of studies have identified several factors that have influenced the size of the racial gap, which has been found to vary by social class status and gender as well as across space. While most research has examined these factors separately, they may interact with each other in shaping racial inequality. Using an intersectional approach with a multilevel mo…
Race and the Accumulation of Human Capital across the Career: A Theoretical Model and Fixed-Effects Application
The authors develop an explicitly sociological variant on human capital theory, emphasizing that most human capital acquisition is a social product, not an individual investment decision. The authors apply this model to racial earnings inequality, focusing on how exposure to discrimination influences both human capital acquisition and earnings inequalities as they develop across the career. The authors estimate models of career earnings trajector…
Race and the Accumulation of Human Capital across the Career: A Theoretical Model and Fixed-Effects Application
The authors develop an explicitly sociological variant on human capital theory, emphasizing that most human capital acquisition is a social product, not an individual investment decision. The authors apply this model to racial earnings inequality, focusing on how exposure to discrimination influences both human capital acquisition and earnings inequalities as they develop across the career. The authors estimate models of career earnings trajector…
Race, Class, and Gender and the Impact of Racial Segregation on Black-White Income Inequality
African Americans have yet to achieve parity with whites in terms of income. A growing number of studies have identified several factors that have influenced the size of the racial gap, which has been found to vary by social class status and gender as well as across space. While most research has examined these factors separately, they may interact with each other in shaping racial inequality. Using an intersectional approach with a multilevel mo…
Credit Where Credit is Due: Race, Gender, and Discrimination in the Credit Scores of Business Startups
This research seeks to understand the degree to which credit scores of new business startups are influenced by racial or gender discrimination. It examines the degree to which access to business credit lines is influenced by racial and gender-related factors that go beyond would-be borrowers’ credit scores. Using credit data from new startups, the analysis finds that, when controlling for firm and human capital characteristics, Black-owned startu…
Race and the Accumulation of Wealth: Racial Differences in Net Worth over the Life Course, 1989-2009
Using data from the 1989–2009 Panel Study of Income Dynamics, this research examines racial differences in wealth accumulation over the life course. We ask: (1) How have racial differences in wealth changed over time? (2) Do racial wealth gaps change over the life course? (3) Are racial gaps in net worth expanding, contracting, or staying the same over time and over the life course? and (4) Do these patterns differ by cohort? The analysis is info…
There Goes the Neighborhood: How Racial Threat Shapes the Formation of Integrated and Segregated Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods in the United States are highly segregated by race. Black-white segregation is particularly acute. Although racial segregation has been declining in recent years, it remains extremely high-especially in the largest metropolitan areas. The historical pattern has been that as African Americans move into a neighborhood, whites move out and thus the neighborhood (gradually or rapidly) transitions from predominantly white to predominantl…
Race and the Accumulation of Human Capital across the Career: A Theoretical Model and Fixed-Effects Application
The authors develop an explicitly sociological variant on human capital theory, emphasizing that most human capital acquisition is a social product, not an individual investment decision. The authors apply this model to racial earnings inequality, focusing on how exposure to discrimination influences both human capital acquisition and earnings inequalities as they develop across the career. The authors estimate models of career earnings trajector…
Credit Where Credit is Due: Race, Gender, and Discrimination in the Credit Scores of Business Startups
This research seeks to understand the degree to which credit scores of new business startups are influenced by racial or gender discrimination. It examines the degree to which access to business credit lines is influenced by racial and gender-related factors that go beyond would-be borrowers’ credit scores. Using credit data from new startups, the analysis finds that, when controlling for firm and human capital characteristics, Black-owned startu…
Race, Class, and Gender and the Impact of Racial Segregation on Black-White Income Inequality
African Americans have yet to achieve parity with whites in terms of income. A growing number of studies have identified several factors that have influenced the size of the racial gap, which has been found to vary by social class status and gender as well as across space. While most research has examined these factors separately, they may interact with each other in shaping racial inequality. Using an intersectional approach with a multilevel mo…
“It's Hardly Fair to Bring a Child Into the World With the Way Things Look…”: Anomie, Mistrust, and the Impact of Race, SES , and Gender
This article examines the impact of race, socioeconomic status ( SES ), and gender on subjective outlook using anomie and general mistrust as indicators. Specifically, this study addresses the following questions: (1) How do African Americans and whites compare with respect to anomie and mistrust? (2) Do racial differences in anomie and mistrust vary by SES ? (3) Do African American women have higher levels of anomie and mistrust than whites and …
Race and the Accumulation of Wealth: Racial Differences in Net Worth over the Life Course, 1989-2009
Using data from the 1989–2009 Panel Study of Income Dynamics, this research examines racial differences in wealth accumulation over the life course. We ask: (1) How have racial differences in wealth changed over time? (2) Do racial wealth gaps change over the life course? (3) Are racial gaps in net worth expanding, contracting, or staying the same over time and over the life course? and (4) Do these patterns differ by cohort? The analysis is info…
There Goes the Neighborhood: How Racial Threat Shapes the Formation of Integrated and Segregated Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods in the United States are highly segregated by race. Black-white segregation is particularly acute. Although racial segregation has been declining in recent years, it remains extremely high-especially in the largest metropolitan areas. The historical pattern has been that as African Americans move into a neighborhood, whites move out and thus the neighborhood (gradually or rapidly) transitions from predominantly white to predominantl…
Sociology (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Inequality (3 works) · Race (biology (3 works) · Race (biology) (3 works) · Earnings (2 works)