Filtered by: Aging
Socioeconomic Determinants of Anticipated and Actual Caregiving for Older Adults in India
This study, co-authored by Professor of Sociology Janet Wilmoth and published in the International journal of Aging and Human Development, investigates adult children's informal caregiving for, and living arrangements with, older parents in urban India.
See related: Aging, Child & Elder Care, India
Wolf Discusses Paid Family Leave and Elder Care in New York Times Article
See related: Aging, Child & Elder Care, United States
Engelhardt Examines Impact of Aging Baby Boomer Homeowners on Housing Supply
Professor Gary Engelhardt's research on the impact the aging and eventual death of baby boomers may have on future demand and the supply of homes listed for sale by older Americans (ages 50 and older) was featured in the Mortgage Orb article, "RIHA Studies Impact of Aging Baby Boomer Homeowners on Housing Supply."
See related: Aging, Housing, United States
Maxwell Faculty, Graduate Students Contribute to New Social Sciences Book
Faculty members Robert Rubinstein and Sandra Lane are among the co-editors and contributors to this handbook, which investigates the social contexts of health—including food and nutrition, race, class, ethnicity, trauma, gender, mental illness and the environment—to explain the complicated nature of illness.
See related: Aging, Gender and Sex, Health Policy, Natural Disasters, Race & Ethnicity
Material Hardship and the Living Arrangements of Older Adults
“Material Hardship and the Living Arrangements of Older Adults,” written by Colleen Heflin and Hannah Patnaik, was published in the Journal of Family and Economic Issues.
See related: Aging, Food Security
Monnat Study on Support from Adult Children, Parent Health Published in JRSS
"Support from Adult Children and Parental Health in Rural America," co-authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Shannon Monnat, was published in the Journal of Rural Social Sciences.
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In Memoriam: Vernon L. Greene, Pioneer in the Study of Aging
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Harrington Meyer quoted in NY Times piece on vacationing with grandparents
See related: Aging, Mental Health, Parenting & Family, United States
Montez discusses state policies, life expectancy on Innovation Hub
See related: Aging, Health Policy, Longevity, United States
Harrington Meyer talks to AARP about grandparenting special needs kids
See related: Aging, Child & Elder Care, Disability, United States
Five Maxwell scholars contribute to aging studies handbook
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Connecting how we live with what keeps us living
The Aging, Health and Neuroscience cluster initiative has “encouraged a culture of collaboration,” says Professor Janet Wilmoth, chair of sociology and an expert on aging. “Syracuse University is creating structural change, in which opportunities are provided for developing innovative ideas."
See related: Aging, Longevity, U.S. Health Policy, United States
NIA funds multi-university aging and policy center
See related: Aging, Grant Awards, State & Local Government
Bridging Strengths
See related: Aging, Autonomous Systems, Climate Change, Energy, Promotions & Appointments
Later-Life Social Support and Service Provision in Diverse and Vulnerable Populations
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Heflin paper on aging out of WIC and food security on households with children published in CYSR
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Kinship and Cohort in an Aging Society: From Generation to Generation
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Improving With Age
The study of gerontology at Syracuse — including research done in Maxwell’s Center for Policy Research — has gotten a boost with a new Aging Studies Institute and a named professorship. Already prominent, SU’s gerontological programs are poised for growth and greater recognition.
See related: Aging, Child & Elder Care, Veterans