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In this line of research, I examine how ethnic diversity and immigration are related to public opinion and social mobility, as well as how religious diversity is reshaping traditional social structures. Most recently, I employ conjoint experimental methods and machine learning methods to analyze current attitudes towards immigrants and refugees.
In this line of research, I examine how ethnic diversity and immigration are related to public opinion and social mobility, as well as how religious diversity is reshaping traditional social structures. Most recently, I employ conjoint experimental methods and machine learning methods to analyze current attitudes towards immigrants and refugees.
Comparing Measures of Ethnic Diversity
Comparing Measures of Ethnic Diversity
Researchers have investigated the effects of ethnic heterogeneity on a range of socioeconomic and political outcomes. However, approaches to measuring ethnic diversity vary not only across fields of study, but even within subfields. In this line of research, my collaborators and I analyze the varied computational approaches of prominent measures of diversity, including polarization, and discuss where and how differences emerge in their relationships with outcomes of interest to sociologists (social capital and trust; economic growth and redistribution; conflict; and crime).
Key words: ethnic diversity; ethnic fractionalization; ethnic heterogeneity; race/ethnicity; preferences for redistribution; attitudes toward immigrants; refugees
Steele, Liza G., Amie Bostic, Scott M. Lynch, and Lamis Abdelaaty. 2022. “Measuring Ethnic Diversity” Annual Review of Sociology Vol. 48. Review in Advance | Preprint PDF | Supplemental Appendix
Steele, Liza G. 2016a. “Ethnic Diversity and Support for Redistributive Social Policies.” Social Forces. 94(4):1439-1481. DOI: 10.1093/sf/sow021. Published article | PDF | Online supplement
Steele, Liza G. and Lamis Abdelaaty. 2019. “Ethnic Diversity and Attitudes towards Refugees in Europe.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 45(11): 1833-1856. Published article | PDF | Online Supplement
Explaining Attitudes towards Refugees and Immigrants in Europe & the U.S.
Explaining Attitudes towards Refugees and Immigrants in Europe & the U.S.
In this line of research, in which Europe, the United States, and NYC are studied, we establish the distinctness of attitudes towards refugees from those toward immigrants and analyze their unique determinants on both continents; monitor US attitudes over time using conjoint methods; and zoom in on NYC during the migrant influx that began in 2022.
Key words: attitudes, public opinion, refugees, immigrants, Europe
Steele, Liza G., and Laird Gallagher. 2025. “Attitudes toward Female Immigrants and Refugees to the United States: A Conjoint Experiment.” International Journal of Law, Crime, and Justice. 81. Published article | Preprint PDF | Supplemental Appendix
Steele, Liza G., Lamis Abdelaaty, and Nga Than. 2023. “Attitudes about Refugees and Immigrants Arriving in the United States: A Conjoint Experiment” Ethnic and Racial Studies. doi: 10.1080/01419870.2022.2159475.* Published article | PDF | Supplemental Appendix
Abdelaaty, Lamis, and Liza G. Steele. 2022. “Explaining Attitudes towards Refugees and Immigrants in Europe.” Political Studies. Published article | PDF | Online Supplement
Than, Nga, Friederieke Windel, and Liza G. Steele. 2022. "#Lorrydeaths: Structural Topic Modeling of Twitter Users’ Attitudes about the Deaths of 39 Vietnamese Migrants to the United Kingdom.” Frontiers in Sociology. 7(1). Published article (open access)
Steele, Liza G. and Lamis Abdelaaty. 2019. “Ethnic Diversity and Attitudes towards Refugees in Europe.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 45(11): 1833-1856. Published article | PDF | Online Supplement
Abdelaaty, Lamis, and Liza G. Steele. 2020. "The Effects of the 2014–2016 Crisis on Attitudes towards Refugees in Europe." (conference paper at the International Studies Association Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii)
Neighborhood Race and Migrant Diversity and Preferences for Redistribution in NYC
Neighborhood Race and Migrant Diversity and Preferences for Redistribution in NYC
Key words: neighborhood diversity, preferences for redistribution, immigration, ethnic diversity, urban studies, dictator game, survey experiment, New York City
Steele, Liza G. and Krystal M. Perkins. 2019. “The Effects of Perceived Neighborhood Immigrant Population Size on Preferences for Redistribution in New York City: A Pilot Study.” Frontiers in Sociology (Special issue edited by Moshe Semyonov and Guillermina Jasso on Immigration in the Global Era: Migrants and the People and Laws at Origin and Destination). Published article (open access) | PDF
Steele, Liza G. and Krystal M. Perkins. 2018b. “The Effects of Perceived Neighborhood Diversity on Preferences for Redistribution: A Pilot Study.” Societies. 8(3):82. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc8030082. Published article (open access) | PDF
Steele, Liza G. 2018. "Ask the Experts" interview for "2018's Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Cities in the U.S." by Richie Bernardo. WalletHub, February 13th. Article
The Relationship between Education and Skin Color in Latin America
The Relationship between Education and Skin Color in Latin America
We address the question of whether educational attainment, a key indicator of socioeconomic status, is related to skin color in Latin America and the Caribbean. Based on data from the 2010 AmericasBarometer, our analysis shows that persons with lighter skin color tend to have higher levels of schooling than those with dark skin color throughout the region, with few exceptions. Thus, we find that skin color, a central measure of race, is an important source of social stratification throughout the Americas today.
Key words: race, skin color, socioeconomic status, Latin America
Telles, Edward and Liza G. Steele. 2012. “Pigmentocracy in the Americas: How is Educational Attainment Related to Skin Color?” AmericasBarometer Insights. 73:1-8. Published article
[In Spanish as “Pigmentocracia en las Américas: ¿cómo se relaciona el logro educativo con el color de piel?” Perspectivas desde el Barómetro de las Américas. PDF (open access - Español)]
Telles, Edward and Liza G. Steele. 2012. “The Effects of Skin Color in the Americas.” Americas Quarterly. Article
Multi-Religiosity: Expanding research on ties to multiple faiths in the 21st century
Multi-Religiosity: Expanding research on ties to multiple faiths in the 21st century
In the 21st century, it is not uncommon to encounter people with ties to more than one religion. Yet, literature and data on the topic of multi-religiosity is scarce. Through an analysis of qualitative data I gathered in Brazil in 2007–2008 and data from a poll conducted by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life in the United States in 2009, I aim to draw attention to the prevalence of dual or multiple religious ties in 21st-century Western countries, and to encourage a reconsideration of traditional concepts and categories in scholarly approaches to studying religion.
Key words: multi-religiosity, religious pluralism, dual religious belonging, religious superdiversity, sociology of religion
Steele, Liza G. 2016b. “Multi-Religiosity: Expanding research on ties to multiple faiths in the 21st century.” New Diversities. 18(1):37-52. (Invited Special Issue: Religion and Super-Diversity). Published article | PDF
Steele, Liza G. "Multiple Faiths." in Encyclopedia of Global Religion, edited by Wade Clark Roof and Mark Juergensmeyer. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412997898.n490
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