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Silverstein Comments on Multigenerational Living in New York Times Article

March 31, 2022

Merril Silverstein, Marjorie Cantor Endowed Professor in Aging, was quoted in the New York Times article, "The Nuclear Family Is No Longer the Norm. Good."

See related: Parenting & Family, Wellbeing

Lutz Examines How Social Contexts and Culture Affect Parenting Decisions in New Book

February 17, 2022
Amy Lutz, associate professor of sociology at the Maxwell School, is the co-author of a new book, "Parenting in Privilege or Peril: How Social Inequality Enables or Derails the American Dream" (Teachers College Press, 2021). The book examines how social contexts and culture affect parenting decisions. 

See related: Inequality, Parenting & Family

Tracking COVID’s Toll

December 21, 2021

Pandemic research by Maxwell faculty and students is shaping policy and perception on everything from aging to opioid addiction.

See related: COVID-19, Food Security, Mental Health, Parenting & Family

WP 172 Welfare Reform and Children’s Health

August 11, 2021

See related: Child & Elder Care, Children, Adolescents, Health Policy

Han, Schwartz paper on fast food proximity and childhood obesity published in RSUE

August 5, 2021

See related: Housing, Nutrition, Parenting & Family

Harrington Meyer quoted in NY Times piece on vacationing with grandparents

July 19, 2021
Madonna Harrington Meyer, university professor of sociology and author of "Grandmothers at Work," is included in the New York Times article, "How to Have a Fun, Multigenerational Family Vacation." 

See related: Aging, Elderly, Parenting & Family, Wellbeing

Michelmore weighs in on Child Tax Credit payments in BBC, MarktetWatch

July 13, 2021

See related: Child and Elder Care, Parenting & Family, State and Local

Michelmore featured in WAER article on changes to Child Tax Credit

July 6, 2021
Katherine Michelmore, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, was featured in the WAER article, "Could New Child Tax Credit End Poverty for Many US Children? SU Expert on Impact." 

See related: Child and Elder Care, Parenting & Family

Sociologists publish book on grandparenting children with disabilities

December 31, 2020

See related: Health Policy, Parenting & Family

Jok discusses working, parenting during the pandemic in Daily Nation

June 10, 2020

See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), COVID-19, Parenting & Family

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