Publications: Journal Articles
Stratification by Design: Meritocracy and the Reproduction of Inequality
Rivera, Lauren A. Forthcoming. ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Physical Fit: The Role of Sports in Elite Hiring in Norway
Sølvberg, Lisa M.B., and Lauren A Rivera. 2025. British Journal of Sociology 76(3): 590-604.
Essentializing Merit: Disability and Exclusion in Elite Private School Admissions
Diaz, Estela, and Lauren A. Rivera. 2025. American Sociological Review 90(3): 455-492.
American Sociological Association Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Devah Pager Outstanding Article Award
American Sociological Association Social Psychology Outstanding Recent Contribution Award
Sociology of Education Association Best Paper Award
Status Distinctions in Interaction: Social Selection and Exclusion at an Elite Nightclub
Rivera, Lauren A. 2010. Qualitative Sociology 33: 229-55.
Managing ‘Spoiled’ National Identity: War, Tourism and Memory in Croatia
Rivera, Lauren A. 2008. American Sociological Review 73: 613-634.
American Sociological Association’s best graduate student article award in political sociology