Dear Sociology of Development Section Members, We are thrilled to share the exciting news that the Sociology of Development section will be hosting its virtual book talk, featuring two distinguished members. Jennifer Keahey and Douglas L. Murray will provide brief introductions to their recently published or soon-to-be-published books, Decolonizing Development: Food, Heritage, and Trade in Post-Authoritarian …
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Sociology of Development Policy Brief: “Relational Work in the Family”
Loss of paternal income keeps status conferring expenditures going, while maternal income loss translates more readily into reductions in discretionary expenses.
Sociology of Development Policy Brief: “The Female Breadwinner Well-being ‘Penalty'”
An analysis of the association between life satisfaction and heterosexual couples’ employment patterns. Men’s employment status, independently of income, is an important correlate of their subjective wellbeing.
Sociology of Development Policy Brief: “It Takes a Village: Childcare and Women’s Paid Employment in India”
Higher rural than urban maternal employment in India can be explained by the greater flexibility of rural employment in terms of both work time and work space, allowing for greater compatibility between women’s reproductive and productive lives.
Sociology of Development Policy Brief: “The Racialization of Labor Pain”
Structural racism in the vulnerable environment of the delivery room leads to the potential mismeasurement, misinterpretation and mistreatment of labor pains in those pregnant individuals least able to advocate for themselves
Sociology of Development Policy Brief: “The Firm Handshake: Training Begins Early in the Body Language of Privilege”
A new Sociology of Development Policy Brief: The Firm Handshake: Training Begins Early in the Body language of Privilege
Sociology of Development Policy Brief: Progressive School Spending is Efficient
The latest Sociology of Development Policy Brief: Progressive School Spending is Efficient
Sociology of Development Policy Brief: Sex for Pregnancy as a Chore
A new Sociology of Development Policy Brief: Sex for Pregnancy as a Chore: Policy Recommendations that Go Beyond a Diagnosis of Infertility
Sociology of Development Policy Brief: The President’s Party and Infant Health in the United States
The latest Sociology of Development Policy Brief: The President's Party and Infant Health in the United States
A new Sociology of Development Policy Brief is out!
Volume 6, Issue 6 (2021) is “Diversions: How the Absence of Research on Advantaged Groups Perpetuates Health Inequalities” by Bruce G. Link (University of California, Riverside) and San Juanita Garcia (University of California, Santa Barbara) Below is a message from our policy brief editor, Alaka M. Basu: As usual, I welcome expressions of interest to …
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