Housing and Consumption: Existing Tensions and Future Directions in Understanding Housing Search and Selection
Research Handbook on the Sociology of Consumption (ed. Jennifer Smith Maguire) (2026) Author: Max Besbris
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Research Handbook on the Sociology of Consumption (ed. Jennifer Smith Maguire) (2026) Author: Max Besbris
Sociological Science (2023) Authors: Ariela Schachter, John Kuk, Max Besbris, Garrett Pekarek Abstract: Increasing Spanish fluency in the United States likely shapes ethnoracial group boundaries and inequality. We study a key site for group boundary negotiations—the housing market—where Spanish usage may represent a key source of information exchange between landlords and prospective renters. Specifically, we examine the use …
RSF: The Russel Sage Foundation Journal of Social Sciences (2024) Authors: Max Besbris, Sadie Dempsey, Brian McCabe, Eva Rosen Abstract: This article uses a subsample of low-income American Voices Project respondents who rent their homes to examine how households coped with housing insecurity at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. First, some renters reported more housing stability because …
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (2024) Authors: Nicholas Buttrick, Youngjae Cha, Shigehiro Oishi Abstract: Does residential mobility change cultures, or is it merely a downstream indicator for other forces? Using large-scale surveys of citizens of 18 industrialized nations, we find that increased rates of residential mobility predict living in a more dynamic society at least 10 years …
Environmental Health Perspective (2024) Authors: Janean E. Dilworth-Bart, Thea Sankari, Colleen F. Moore Abstract: In recent years, public discourse has increasingly brought institutional and structural racism to the foreground of discussion on the well-being of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities. Environmental toxicity in combination with the social triggers of institutional and structural racism are …
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice (2024) Authors: Scott S. Lee, Nicole Senft Everson, Maureen Sanderson, Rebecca Selove, William J. Blot, Stephen King, Karen Gilliam, Suman Kundu, Mark Steinwandel, Sarah J. Sternlieb, Qiuyin Cai, Shaneda Warren Andersen, Debra L. Friedman, Erin Connors Kelly, Mary Kay Fadden, Matthew S. Freiberg, Quinn S. Wells, Juan Canedo, Rachel F. Tyndale, Robert P. Young, Raewyn J. Hopkins, Hilary A. Tindle Abstract: The feasibility of precision smoking treatment in socioeconomically disadvantaged …
The Gerontologist (2024) Authors: Meghan Jenkins Morales and Stephanie A. Robert Abstract: A growing number of older adults in the United States need subsidized housing, but only 36% of eligible households receive assistance. The purpose of this study is to examine if older renters living in subsidized housing are less likely to experience health decline …
Socius (2024) Authors: Alex Mikulas, Brenden Beck, and Max Besbris Abstract: Although rates of residential racial segregation and home prices are undoubtedly related, the temporal nature of the relationship has rarely been studied. Using fixed effects models in a cross-lagged framework, we examine how prior changes in segregation and home prices at the metro level …
An IDS-funded study led by Max Besbris has found important differences in how ethnic and racial groups perceive and evaluate neighborhoods and how online advertisements shape feelings about how desirable a neighborhood is. In the United States, there are longstanding patterns of residential segregation. Where people live has significant impacts on their access to good …
IDS affiliate Max Besbris recently spoke to Marketplace about home-buying progress among members of Gen Z. Besbris, a sociologist who studies access issues in the housing and rental markets spoke about how Gen Z both benefitted from the low interest rates homebuyers saw through 2020, but have also been hurt by high housing costs. “The …