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Waters, Mary Catherine was born on November 18, 1957 in Bronx, New York, United States. Daughter of Michael Francis and Margaret Mary (O'Carroll) Waters.
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The 1980 Census introduced a radical change in the measurement of ethnicity by gathering information on ancestry for all respondents, regardless of how long ago their forebears migrated to America, and by allowing respondents of mixed background to list more than one ancestry. The result, presented for the first time in this important study, is a unique and sometimes startling picture of the nation's ethnic makeup. From Many Strands focuses on each of the sixteen principal European ethnic groups, as well as on major non-European groups such as blacks and Hispanics. The authors describe differences and similarities across a range of dimensions, including regional distribution, income, marriage patterns, and education. While some findings lend support to the "melting pot" theory of assimilation (levels of educational attainment have become more comparable and ingroup marriage is declining), other findings suggest the persistence of pluralism (settlement patterns resist change and some current occupational patterns date from the turn of the century). In these contradictions, and in the striking number of respondents who report no ethnic background or report it incorrectly, Lieberson and Waters find evidence of considerable ethnic flux and uncover the growing presence of a new, "unhyphenated American" ethnic strand in the fabric of national life. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Census Series
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In this perceptive and revealing study, Mary Waters explores the "reinvention" of ethnicity in the lives of the grandchildren and great grandchildren of European immigrants, asking how their ethnic heritage is lived, maintained, and celebrated. Through in-depth interviews with sixty third and fourth generation white ethnics in suburban California and Pennsylvania, the author discovers a surprisingly resilient sense of ethnicity among people who could reasonably label themselves simply "American." Mary Waters' research brings to light a fascinating history of American immigration, revealing aspects of a shared culture and ideology and the unique ways in which ethnic identities fulfill very American needs. Describing the "symbolic ethnicity" of later generation white ethnics as a quintessential American phenomenon, she argues that ethnicity has retained its importance in our lives precisely because it allows people to reconcile the contradictory American values of choice, individuality, and community. In addition to her exploration of the symbolic ethnicity of later generation middle-class whites, Mary Waters addresses its cost to society, contrasting it with the optionless ethnicity of non-white Americans. Her conclusions in Ethnic Options constitute an invaluable contribution to our understanding of contemporary American life.
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Waters, Mary Catherine was born on November 18, 1957 in Bronx, New York, United States. Daughter of Michael Francis and Margaret Mary (O'Carroll) Waters.
Bachelor in Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1978. Master of Arts in Sociology, University California, Berkeley, 1981. Master of Arts in Demography, University California, Berkeley, 1983.
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, University California, Berkeley, 1986.
Acting instructor department Sociological University California, Berkeley, 1983—1985. Assistant professor department Sociological Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986—1990, John L. Loeb associate professor, 1991—1993, professor, since 1993, professor Harvard College, 1999—2004, chairman Department Sociological, 2001—2005, acting chair, 2007, Mechanical Engineering Zukerman professor sociology, since 2006. Hallsworth visiting professor social science University Manchester, England, 2007—2008.
Member immigration committee Social Science Research Council, New York City, 1994. Board directors Population Association American, since 2005. Consultant United States Census Bureau, Washington, 1993—1995, advisory committee professional associations, 1999—2005.
Consultant Brooklyn Children's Museum, 1994—1998. Consultant radio coverage of immigration WGBH Radio. Consultant exhibits on African American history, immigration Strong Museum of History, Rochester, New York, 1994.
Consultant project on social context of Puerto Rican child health and growth Wellesley College Center Research on Women, 1995—1997. International advisory board Ethnicities. Consulting editor American Journal Sociology, 1995—1998.
Editorial board member International Migration Review.
( The 1980 Census introduced a radical change in the meas...)
( In this perceptive and revealing study, Mary Waters exp...)
( In this perceptive and revealing study, Mary Waters exp...)
Board trustees Russell Sage Foundation, 2002—2007. Advisory board Ctr Research on Immigration University Houston. Member Research Network on Transition to Adulthood MacArthur Foundation, since 2001.
Fellow: American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member: National Academy of Sciences, Regional Science Association, Society for Study of Social Problems, Sociological Research Association, American Philosophical Society, Population Association American, Eastern Sociological Society (chair Candace Rogers award committee 1994, distinguished contribution to scholarship committee 2002), American Sociological Association (nominate committee member section race and ethnic minorities 1992, council member section race and ethnic minorities 1994-1996, nominate committee member section race and ethnic minorities 1995, council member section population 1995-1997, nominations committee 1995-1997, chair section international migration, Thomas and Znaniecky Book Award Committee 2000, distinguished contributor to scholarship award 2010).
Married Ric W. Bayly, September 10, 1993.