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Perceived impacts of COVID-19 on wellbeing among US working-age adults with ADL difficulty

Claire B.Pendergrast, Shannon M.Monnat
This study compares perceived COVID-19 physical and mental health, social and financial impacts for US working-age adults with and without ADL difficulty.
June 1, 2022

Churn in the older adult SNAP population

Colleen Heflin, Leslie Hodges, Irma Arteaga, Chinedum O. Ojinnaka
June 1, 2022

See related: Health Policy

The Economics of COVID-19

Badi H. Baltagi
The threats and complexities from the COVID-19 pandemic shock are the core subject of this latest volume in the Contributions to Economic Analysis series.
June 1, 2022

See related: COVID-19

Do rights violations deter refugees?

Lamis Abdelaaty
May 19, 2022

See related: Refugees

Introduction: The Politics of the Migrant/Refugee Binary

Lamis Abdelaaty, Rebecca Hamlin

This article interrogates the categorization and labeling of border crossers, particularly the categories of migrant and refugee as they are used in distinction with one another.

May 4, 2022

See related: Migration, Refugees

Susan Branson Explores the Place of Science and Technology in America’s Nation Building Efforts

Susan Branson

Bringing together scientific research and popular wonder, Branson charts how everything from mechanical clocks to steam engines informed the creation and expansion of the American nation.

April 28, 2022

Radha Kumar Examines the Intertwined Nature of Police and Caste in Tamil Countryside

Radha Kumar
Kumar argues that the colonial police deployed rigid notions of caste in their everyday tasks, refashioning rural identities in a process that has cast long postcolonial shadows.
April 28, 2022

See related: India

Amy Aisen Kallander Looks at Importance of Women to Post-Colonial State-Building in Tunisia

Amy Aisen Kallendar
Kallander, professor of history, shows how the notion of modern womanhood was central to a range of issues from economic development (via family planning) to intellectual life and the growth of Tunisian academia.
April 28, 2022

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the Age Pattern of Adult Mortality

Andrew London, Scott Landes

"Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the Age Pattern of Adult Mortality," written by sociologists Andrew London and Scott Landes, was published in Biodemography and Social Biology.

April 27, 2022

See related: Longevity

Material Hardship and the Living Arrangements of Older Adults

Colleen Heflin, Hannah Patnaik

“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.

April 12, 2022

See related: Aging, Food Security

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