Contact: Nicole Bonomini, [email protected] Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Today, the International Day of the Worker, wealth inequality in the United States is higher than in any other rich country in the world. On one side, immense amounts of wealth, such as the wealth of Elon Musk, are concentrated at the top. On the other… Continue reading Video uses art to envision a different world, fight social inequality
News Tag: Poverty & Inequality
PSC Affiliate Shoshana Shapiro Chosen as National Poverty Fellow
Ford School doctoral candidate Shoshana Shapiro (PhD ’23) was chosen as one of five 2023-24 National Poverty Fellows (NPF). As part of her postdoctoral fellowship, Shapiro will be in residence in the Office of Community Services (OCS) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in Washington, DC. “I’m looking forward to working on equity… Continue reading PSC Affiliate Shoshana Shapiro Chosen as National Poverty Fellow
U-M PhD Candidate Erin Ice Receives the PAA Dorothy S. Thomas Award
ANN ARBOR—Erin Ice, a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology and a trainee at the Population Studies Center (PSC) at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, received the Dorothy S. Thomas Award established by the Population Association of America (PAA) on Friday, April 14, during the PAA Annual Meeting in New Orleans. “This… Continue reading U-M PhD Candidate Erin Ice Receives the PAA Dorothy S. Thomas Award
‘Weathering,’ the Life’s Work of Arline Geronimus
Arline Geronimus, who coined the term “weathering” to describe the corrosive effects of systemic oppression on marginalized people’s bodies, has a new book that is the culmination of almost 40 years of research furthering our understanding of how population groups who experience systemic cultural oppression, long-term material hardship, exploitation, stigma and political marginalization suffer biological… Continue reading ‘Weathering,’ the Life’s Work of Arline Geronimus
Interactive visualization highlights the growing disparity between the very rich and very poor in the United States
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Researchers at the University of MIchigan’s Institute for Social Research (ISR) have released a novel visualization of the largedisparity in the wealth distribution in the United States. Fabian Pfeffer, an associate professor of sociology and the director of the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics, and Asher Dvir-Djerassi, a… Continue reading Interactive visualization highlights the growing disparity between the very rich and very poor in the United States
Latina/o Postsecondary Education: Trends in Racial/ Ethnic Education Gaps and the Role of Citizenship in Access to Higher Education
This content appeared originally in the 2022 Annual Report of the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics (CID). CID student affiliates Shauna Dyer and Giovanni Román-Torres published “Latina/o Postsecondary Education: Trends in Racial/Ethnic Education Gaps and the Role of Citizenship in Access to Higher Education” in CID’s discussion paper series. Giovanni Román-Torres is a PSC graduate… Continue reading Latina/o Postsecondary Education: Trends in Racial/ Ethnic Education Gaps and the Role of Citizenship in Access to Higher Education
Mara Ostfeld explains how skin color is more than skin deep in ISR Insights talk
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research’s Insights Speaker Series returned on Thursday, October 6 with a look at the impact of skin color in the United States. Mara Ostfeld, a faculty associate at ISR’s Center for Political Studies, spoke on the different ways that a person’s skin color affects… Continue reading Mara Ostfeld explains how skin color is more than skin deep in ISR Insights talk
Gender inequality can predict high rates of child physical abuse
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—The challenges women in low- and middle-income countries face as they seek equal rights can cause distress—and some of them may take it out on their children with physical abuse. In a new report published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, University of Michigan researchers… Continue reading Gender inequality can predict high rates of child physical abuse
New study explores the negative effects of housing instability on mental health
The Great Recession may have affected Americans’ well-being in ways previously not well understood. A new study has found that people who experienced housing instability as a result of the economic downturn during the 2007-09 recession were considerably more likely to have experienced anxiety attacks and other symptoms of mental illness. The study, conducted by… Continue reading New study explores the negative effects of housing instability on mental health
Arthur Lupia to lead Bold Challenges initiative as executive director
Contact: Alex Piazza, [email protected] ANN ARBOR – Arthur Lupia, a political scientist whose federal service spans two U.S. presidential administrations, will become executive director of Bold Challenges, leading collaborative research efforts across the University of Michigan to address societal challenges that intersect equity, health, infrastructure and sustainability. His two-year appointment begins Sept. 1. Bold Challenges,… Continue reading Arthur Lupia to lead Bold Challenges initiative as executive director