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Patrick Sharkey

William S Tod Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University
Verified email at princeton.edu
Cited by 9842

Where, when, why, and for whom do residential contexts matter? Moving away from the dichotomous understanding of neighborhood effects

P Sharkey, JW Faber - Annual review of sociology, 2014 - annualreviews.org
The literature on neighborhood effects frequently is evaluated or interpreted in relation to
the question, “Do neighborhoods matter?” We argue that this question has had a …

[PDF][PDF] Spatial foundations of inequality: A conceptual model and empirical overview

G Galster, P Sharkey - RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of …, 2017 - rsfjournal.org
Inequalities among individuals and households in achieved socioeconomic status (income,
wealth, and so on) in the United States have reached levels not observed for almost a …

[BOOK][B] Stuck in place: Urban neighborhoods and the end of progress toward racial equality

P Sharkey - 2013 - books.google.com
… , Patrick Sharkey argues that we have to understand what has happened to African American
communities over the last several decades. In Stuck in Place, SharkeySharkey argues for …

The long reach of violence: A broader perspective on data, theory, and evidence on the prevalence and consequences of exposure to violence

P Sharkey - Annual Review of Criminology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
In this review, I argue for a broader perspective on exposure to violence, one that extends
beyond victimization and direct witnessing of violence to consider exposure to violent …

The intergenerational transmission of context

P Sharkey - American Journal of Sociology, 2008 - journals.uchicago.edu
This article draws on the extensive literature on economic and social mobility in America to
examine intergenerational contextual mobility, defined as the degree to which inequalities in …

Durable effects of concentrated disadvantage on verbal ability among African-American children

RJ Sampson, P Sharkey… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Disparities in verbal ability, a major predictor of later life outcomes, have generated
widespread debate, but few studies have been able to isolate neighborhood-level causes in a …

Neighborhood selection and the social reproduction of concentrated racial inequality

RJ Sampson, P Sharkey - Demography, 2008 - read.dukeupress.edu
In this paper, we consider neighborhood selection as a social process central to the reproduction
of racial inequality in neighborhood attainment. We formulate a multilevel model that …

The acute effect of local homicides on children's cognitive performance

P Sharkey - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
This study estimates the acute effect of exposure to a local homicide on the cognitive performance
of children across a community. Data are from a sample of children age 5–17 y in the …

The legacy of disadvantage: Multigenerational neighborhood effects on cognitive ability

P Sharkey, F Elwert - American journal of sociology, 2011 - journals.uchicago.edu
This study examines how the neighborhood environments experienced over multiple
generations of a family influence children's cognitive ability. Building on recent research showing …

The effect of local violence on children's attention and impulse control

PT Sharkey, N Tirado-Strayer… - … journal of public …, 2012 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We examined whether the burden of violence in a child’s community environment
alters the child’s behavior and functioning in the classroom setting. Methods. To identify …