11 Publications
2019
American Family Diaries: Can ethnographic research help shape public policy?
Mathur, Aparna⋅Silva, Jennifer⋅Eberstadt, Nicholas⋅Meyer, Bruce⋅Moffitt, Robert⋅Satel, Sally and Wilcox, W.
American Enterprise Institute Research Papers, 20191216. | Journal Article
2018
Envisioning and enacting class mobility: The routine constructions of the agentic self
Silva, Jennifer and Corse, Sarah
American Journal of Cultural Sociology, vol. 6, (no. 2), pp. 231-265, Jun 2018. | Journal Article
 
Salvation or Safety Net? Meanings of “College” among Working- and Middle-Class Young Adults in Narratives of the Future
Silva, Jennifer M and Snellman, Kaisa
Social Forces, vol. 97, (no. 2), pp. 582, 2018. | Journal Article
2017
Consuming for an Imagined Future: Middle-Class Consumer Lifestyle and Exploratory Experiences in the Transition to Adulthood
Weinberger, Michelle F⋅Zavisca, Jane R and Silva, Jennifer M
Journal of Consumer Research, vol. 44, (no. 2), pp. 360, 20170801. | Journal Article
2015
The engagement gap
Snellman, Kaisa⋅Silva, Jennifer⋅Frederick, Carl and Putnam, Robert
The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 657, (no. 1), pp. 207, 2015. | Journal Article
2014
Slight Expectations: Making Sense of the “Me Me Me” Generation
Silva, Jennifer M
Sociology Compass, vol. 8, (no. 12), pp. 1397, 2014-12-00. | Journal Article
2013
The Burdens of Working-Class Youth
Silva, Jennifer
The Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. 59, (no. 45), 20130816. | Journal Article
2012
Constructing Adulthood in an Age of Uncertainty
Silva, Jennifer and Silva, Jennifer
American Sociological Review, vol. 77, (no. 4), pp. 522, 20120801. | Journal Article
2010
Beyond the Depleting Model of Parenting: Narratives of Childrearing and Change
Silva, Jennifer⋅Silva, Jennifer M⋅Pugh, Allison J and Pugh, Allison J
Sociological Inquiry, vol. 80, (no. 4), pp. 627, November 2010. | Journal Article
2008
A New Generation of Women? How Female ROTC Cadets Negotiate the Tension between Masculine Military Culture and Traditional Femininity
Silva, Jennifer and Silva, Jennifer
Social Forces, vol. 87, (no. 2), pp. 960, 20081201. | Journal Article
2005
Building Geographic Information System Capacity in Local Health Departments: Lessons From a North Carolina Project
Miranda, Marie⋅Miranda, Marie L⋅Silva, Jennifer⋅Silva, Jennifer M⋅Overstreet Galeano, M.⋅Overstreet Galeano, M A⋅Brown, Jeffrey P⋅Brown, Jeffrey⋅Campbell, Douglas S⋅Campbell, Douglas⋅Coley, Evelyn⋅Coley, Evelyn⋅Cowan, Christopher⋅Cowan, Christopher S⋅Harvell, Dianne⋅Harvell, Dianne⋅Lassiter, Jenny⋅Lassiter, Jenny⋅Parks, Jerry L⋅Parks, Jerry⋅Sandele, Wanda and Sandelé, Wanda
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, (no. 12), pp. 2185, 20051201. | Journal Article