Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the Age Pattern of Adult Mortality
"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.
See related: Longevity
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
The Institutional Grammar in Policy Process Research
Mark Monmonier's Book Traces the Invention of the Clock System
Monmonier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment, follows John Byron Plato's path from farmer in his mid-30s to inventor of several inventions including the “Clock System,” which assigned addresses to rural residences without house numbers.
See related: Maps
Econometric Analysis of Panel Data, 6th Edition
This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to panel data econometrics, an area that has enjoyed considerable growth over the last two decades.
Mazur Addresses Causes of Ice Ages and Effects on the Social History of Humanity in New Book
Allan Mazur, professor emeritus of policy studies at the Maxwell School, has published a new book, “Ice Ages: Their Social and Natural History” (Cambridge University Press, 2022).
See related: Climate Change
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.
See related: Aging, Child & Elder Care
Ackerman Examines Two Nationalist Insurrections to Explain Origin of the Mass Party in New Book
See related: Government, Latin America & the Caribbean, Political Parties
Help Me Grow Follow Up Texting Intervention
Drake Addresses Long-Standing Problems of Educational Inequality in New Book
In his new book, "Academic Apartheid: Race and the Criminalization of Failure in an American Suburb" (University of California Press, 2022), Sean J. Drake looks at how race and class intersect, contributing to educational inequality and modern school segregation.
See related: Civil Rights, Gender and Sex, Race & Ethnicity, Social Justice