Lecture: Arthur Sakamoto, Texas A&M University

Education and the Long-Term Earnings of African American and White Men in the United States

Arthur Sakamoto is Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M University. His published articles have appeared in the American Sociological Review, Demography, Social Problems, and Social Science, among many other scholarly journals. A major focus of Professor Sakamoto’s research is on economic sociology and income inequality. He has also studied how inequality and social stratification affect Asian Americans. Recent paper titles include “What Underlies the Great Gatsby Curve? Psychological Micro-Foundations of the ‘Vicious Circle’ of Poverty” and “The Life Satisfaction of Asian Americans: Evidence from the U.S. General Social Survey, 1972 to 2010.” Professor Sakamoto teaches a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses on stratification and inequality, Asian-American studies, demography, and social statistics. His strong interest in research methods has made him a popular mentor for student research. Professor Sakamoto holds degrees from Harvard and the University of Wisconsin, and is a native of St. Louis.