Dear Population Section Members,
Welcome to our mid-month updates. We have exciting news, including a call for articles from the Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences and an invitation from the ASA Section on Aging and the Life Course.
As a reminder, our pop section activities at ASA will all be held on Sunday, August 11. Those include three paper sessions (one of which is co-sponsored by the Family Section), one roundtable session, section business meeting, and the joint reception with Family section. We hope you can join us!
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Here are our updates:
Announcement Summary
- Call for papers: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences special issue, “Moving Beyond Deaths of Despair: Understanding Rising Mortality and Morbidity among Americans without College Degrees,” due by Sep 4.
- Activity invitation: ASA Section on Aging and the Life Course sessions, roundtables, and research groups on Aug 10-11.
Announcement Details
- Call for papers: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences special issue, due by Sep 4.
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences invites submissions for an issue on “Moving Beyond Deaths of Despair: Understanding Rising Mortality and Morbidity among Americans without College Degrees.” Scholars are encouraged to submit proposals that address the questions of what explains the growing educational divide in physical and mental health and what this widening means for the lives of Americans without college degrees. The editors expect that many of the papers will directly address differences in mortality, including not only drug abuse, alcohol-related disease, and suicide but also major causes of death such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. They also encourage papers that will encompass topics as diverse as the changing labor market; social class; gender, racial, ethnic perspectives; studies of family and personal life; spatial variation; political processes; and social policy. The issue will be edited by Anne Case, Princeton University; Andrew J. Cherlin, Johns Hopkins University; and Angus Deaton, Princeton University. More details are available athttps://www.russellsage.org/request-articles-moving-beyond-deaths-despair-understanding-rising-mortality-and-morbidity-among.
Prospective contributors should submit a CV and an abstract (up to two pages in length, single or double spaced) of their study along with up to two pages of supporting material (e.g., tables, figures, pictures, etc.) no later than 5 PM EST on September 4, 2024 to: https://rsf.fluxx.io. Questions about the issue should be addressed to Suzanne Nichols, Director of Publications, at journal@rsage.org; please do not contact the editors directly.
- Activity invitation: ASA Section on Aging and the Life Course (SALC) sessions, roundtables, and research groups.
The ASA Section on Aging and the Life Course (SALC) would like to invite those in complementary sections to our sessions and events this year!.
o Open Session: LGBTQ+ Aging – Organized by Tara McKay, Vanderbilt University, Sat. August 10, Palais des Congrès, , Floor: Level 5, 511E
o Open Session: Risk and Resilience Across the Life Course – Organized by Cleothia Frazier, Pennsylvania State University, Sun, August 11, 8:00 to 9:30am, Palais des Congrès, Floor: Level 5, 511B
o SALC Roundtables and Research Working Groups – Organized by Catherine Garcia, Syracuse University & Christine A. Mair, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Sat, August 10, 4:00 to 5:30pm, Palais des Congrès, Floor: Level 5, 517B
Participate in the Mentoring Dessert Reception at this year’s ASA annual meeting! Topics include work/life integration, turning your dissertation into a book, publishing in journals, being successful on the job market, applying for grants and fellowships, and doing public sociology. You do not need to be a current SALC member to attend! The Mentoring Reception will be held on Sat, August 10, 7:30 to 9:00pm, Palais des Congrès, Floor: Level 5, 517B.