Teresa Swartz

tswartz@umn.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Educational Background & Specialties

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Educational Background

Ph.D.: , University of California, San Diego, CA, 2001 - none

Specialties

Intergenerational Relations
Gender
Families
Social Inequality
Asian American Studies
Welfare State
Youth and Young Adulthood

Publications

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Publications

Parenting for the State: An Ethnographic Analysis of Non-Profit Foster Care. 2005. NY: Routledge.
"Mothering for the State: Foster Parenting and the Challenges of Government-Contracted Carework." 2005. Gender and Society 18(5):567-587
"Reactive and Proactive Ethnic-Socialization Practices of Second-Generation Asian American Parents," with Juang, Linda, Irene Park, Su Yeong Kim, Richard Lee, Desiree Qin, Sumie Okazaki, and Anna Lau. 2018. Asian American Journal of Psychology 9(1) 4-16.
"Navigating Americanized Identities: Bicultural Ethnicity, Race, and the Immigrant Incorporation Experience," with Douglas Hartmann and Arturo Baiocchi. 2018. Race and Social Problems 10(4):332-347.
"Parental Assistance, Negative Life Events, and Attainment During the Transition to Adulthood," with Heather McLaughlin and Jeylan T. Mortimer. 2017. The Sociological Quarterly 58(1):91-110.
"Family Capital and the Invisible Transfer of Privilege: Intergenerational Support and Social Class in Early Adulthood." 2008. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development 119:11-24.
"Intergenerational Family Relations in Adulthood: Patterns, Variations, and Implications in the Contemporary United States." 2009. Annual Review of Sociology 35:191-212.
"Safety Nets and Scaffolds: Parental Support in the Transition to Adulthood," with Minzee Kim, Mayumi Uno, Jeylan T. Mortimer, and Kirsten Bengtson O'Brien. 2011. Journal of Marriage and Family 73(2):414-429.
Crossings to Adulthood: How Diverse Young Americans Understand and Navigate their Lives. 2017. Edited with Douglas Hartmann and Rubén G. Rumbaut. The Netherlands: Brill.
"Family Support in the Transition to Adulthood Among Diverse Young Adults," with Erika Busse. 2017. Pp. 15-41 in Crossings to Adulthood: How Diverse Young Americans Understand and Navigate their Lives. Edited by T. T. Swartz, D. Hartmann, and Rubén G. Rumbaut. The Netherlands: Brill.

Activities

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Activities

Research

Kids Involvement and Diversity Study (KIDS): This study investigates extracurricular activities of diverse children and youth, parent and youth motivations for participation, and their effects for kids and families.
Second Generation Asian Heritage Parenting: This study examines second generation Asian American parenting perspectives and practices.
Hmong Youth and Young Adult Acculturation and Ethnic Identity: This project explores how young adult children of Hmong refugees have understood their ethnic identities and cultural heritage over the course of growing up in St. Paul, MN.
Growing Up But Not Apart: Young Adults’ Relationships with Their Parents. This study focuses on the changing transition to adulthood and its effects on intergenerational relationships among families from diverse backgrounds.: This project uses interviews with 489 young adults from around the country to explore the material and other supports that young adults receive from and provide to their parents. none - none

Professional

Asian American Studies Core Faculty, University of Minnesota none - none

Courses Taught

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Courses Taught

AAS 3251W/Soc 3251W - Sociological Perspectives on Race, Class, and Gender
Soc 8501 - Sociology of Family
Soc 1001 - Introduction of Sociology
Soc 1011V : Honors: Introduction to Sociology
Soc 8011 - Sociology of Higher Education
Soc 8090 - Advanced Methods: Interviewing
Soc 8001 - Sociology as a Profession
Soc 4511 - Sociology of Youth: Transition to Adulthood
Soc 3503/Soc 3503H/AAS 3503 - Asian American Identities, Families and Communities
Soc 1905 - FSEM: Not Just Child's Play