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A Call to Higher Education Administrators to Support Caregivers During COVID-19
In spring of 2020, the American Sociological Association joined with more than 50 scholarly societies to offer calls to higher education...
Sociologists Available to Discuss Education and Schools During the Pandemic
Contact: Johanna Olexy, ASA Director of Communications, at (202) 247-9873, communications@asanet.orgAs school districts grapple with how to...
Contagious Addiction: Opioid Prescriptions Increase Likelihood of Family Members’ Use
Contact: Naomi Paiss, Communications Director, at (202) 247-9859, npaiss@asanet.org, or (202) 440-0875 (cell); Johanna Olexy, Senior...
Income Inequality Leads Millennials to Start Families before Marriage
Rising income inequality, and the resulting scarcity of certain types of jobs, is a key reason a growing number of young Americans are...
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Study Reveals Incarceration’s Hidden Wounds for African American Men
There’s a stark and troubling way that incarceration diminishes the ability of a former inmate to empathize with a loved one behind bars,...
Relationships With Family Members, But Not Friends, Decrease Likelihood of Death
For older adults, having more or closer family members in one’s social network decreases his or her likelihood of death, but having a...
Families With Kids Increasingly Live Near Families Just Like Them
Neighborhoods are becoming less diverse and more segregated by income — but only among families with children, a new study has found....
People in Their 60s Uniquely Benefit From Giving Advice Despite Fewer Chances to Offer it
A new study reveals that individuals in their 60s who give advice to a broad range of people tend to see their lives as especially...
Childhood Poverty, Parental Abuse Cost Adults Their Health for Years to Come
Growing up in poverty or being abused by parents can lead to accumulated health problems later in life, according to research from Purdue...
Timing of First Childbirth Influences Women’s Health at Age 40
A new study finds some surprising ways in which women's health at midlife is connected to when they had their first child and to their...
Couples That Split Childcare Duties Have Higher Quality Relationships and Sex Lives
Heterosexual couples that split childcare duties have higher quality relationships and sex lives than those who don't, according to new...