Jul 16, 2007 When mothers suffer from depression, their children are more likely to develop behavioral problems — but fathers can prevent this from happening, new research suggests. In a study that followed a large group of U.S. children over … Read more
Jul 13, 2007 Ashley Carse, a doctoral student in anthropology and CPC predoctoral trainee, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for 2007-2008. He will research human-environmental problems in the Panama Canal Watershed from an ethnographic and historical perspective.
Jun 28, 2007 Congratulations to CPC fellows Krista Perreira, Kathie Harris, and Ken Bollen whose publication “What Are We Measuring? An Evaluation of the CES-D across Race/Ethnicity and Immigrant Generation” has been selected as an honorable mention in the best … Read more
Jun 19, 2007 Mothers with the financial means have long had the choice to go back to work or stay home after the birth of their children. Today, however, more moms in all economic levels appear to be considering the … Read more
May 30, 2007 A grant from the Lance Armstrong Foundation to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will fund research on the experiences of head and neck cancer survivors, so that health professionals can effectively manage the impact … Read more
May 17, 2007 Barbara Entwisle, CPC Fellow and Director and Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has received funding for the research project “Modeling Household Dynamics and Land Use.” This research project uses an … Read more
May 16, 2007 The 11-year-old patient showed a considerable amount of tooth decay since his last cleaning, prompting his dentist, Dr. Anjali Miranda, to take action: No more soda for the boy at home, and only an occasional soft drink … Read more
May 14, 2007 For one day each year, motherhood brings flowers, cards and Sunday brunches, but a new University of Florida study asks, how important is it for women’s happiness in midlife whether and when they had children? … Tanya … Read more
May 11, 2007 Great news, couples! You’re doing better than ever! …Philip Cohen , a sociology professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, said it helps that many weddings involve older participants than in years past. That’s a chief predictor of the success … Read more
May 4, 2007 Philip N. Cohen, CPC Fellow and UNC Associate Professor of Sociology, has been awarded funding for the project Management Matters: Consequences of Managerial Composition. This project will examine the association between managerial composition and inequality among nonmanagerial … Read more
