SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS (SSSP) Youth, Aging, and the Life Course (YALC) Division July 2016 GREETINGS FROM THE DIVISION CHAIR Please welcome our newly elected YALC Divisional Chair: Dr. Jennifer Karas Montez! I am pleased to announce that Dr. Jennifer Karas Montez has been elected to a two-year term as the Chair of the Youth, Aging, and Life Course Division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Dr. Karas Montez received her PhD in Sociology with a Demography specialization at the University of Texas at Austin in 2011. Afterward, she spent two years at the Harvard School of Public Health as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholar, and then two years at Case Western Reserve University as an Assistant Professor of Sociology. Her research examines the large and growing inequalities in adult mortality across education levels and geographic areas within the United States. She is particularly interested in why the growing inequalities have been most troublesome among women. Her current work on this topic blends perspectives from social demography and feminist geography to investigate the role of U.S. states in shaping women’s and men’s mortality in unique ways. In another line of research she examines whether and why experiences in childhood, such as poverty and abuse, have enduring consequences for health during later life. Please join me in welcoming Dr. Karas Montez to her new role! See you at the 2016 annual meeting of SSSP! 66th Annual Meeting August 19-21, 2016 Westin Seattle Hotel Seattle, WA Theme: Globalizing Social Problems The Youth, Aging, and the Lifecourse (YALC) Division is sponsoring a wide-ranging roster of sessions at this year’s annual meeting of the SSSP (see page 2). Other events of interest at this year’s SSSP annual meeting include: - Presidential Address Friday, August 19 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Cascade II, Mezzanine Level - Awards Ceremony (including Divisionals) Friday, August 19 6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Cascade II, Mezzanine Level - Division-sponsored Reception Friday, August 19 7:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Fifth Avenue Room, Grand Level - YALC Divisional Meeting Saturday, August 20 10:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. Puget Sound Room ANNUAL MEETING Please join us for the SSSP annual meeting sessions sponsored and co-sponsored by the YALC Division: Division Sessions Title: Papers in the Round: YALC Division Organizer/Presider: Scott D. Landes, University of North Florida Date: Saturday, August 20, 8:30-10:10 p.m., Puget Sound Room Roundtable I Papers: - “A Critical Sociology of Social Security,” Roger I. Roots - “When Age and Gender Norms Collide: Rewriting When Later Life Begins,” Jeremiah C. Morelock and Jeffrey E. Stokes - “American Indian Suicide Ideation: A Review of Adolescent and Early Adult differences using General Strain Theory,” Jerreed D. Ivanich Roundtable II Papers: - “Close or Closed to? Examining US College Students’ Subjective Class Affinities,” Colleen Johnston - “Early adolescents’ legal socialization process in São Paulo, Brazil,” Renan Theodoro - “Twenty Shades of Red: Undergraduates’ Life Course Pathways to Social Justice Activism,” Ken Cai Kowalski Title: THEMATIC: Transitioning to Adulthood Across the Globe Organizer/Presider: Andrew S. London, Syracuse University Discussant: Yingyi Ma, Syracuse University Date: Saturday, August 20, 12:30-2:10 p.m., Cascade i-B Papers: - “Culture, Gender, and Social Transformation: Imagined Futures of Rural Youth in China,” Yingjian Liang - “Lost in the ‘Big World’?: Challenges in the Adulthood Transition among Korean International Students in the U.S.,” Kirsten Younghee Song - “Thugs or Refugees? Threat and Humanity in the Discourse on Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth,” Emily M. Ruehs - “Gendered Struggles in the Lives of Undocumented Young Adults during the Transition to Adulthood,” Elizabeth Aranda and Elizabeth Vaquera Critical Dialogue: New Directions in Research on Military Service, Aging, and the Life Course Organizer/Presider: Andrew S. London, Syracuse University Date: Sunday, August 21, 8:30-10:10 a.m., Cascade I-C Papers: - “Historical Changes in the Context and Impact of Military Service,” Alair MacLean, Washington State University Vancouver - “Enlistment Decisions and the Transition to Adulthood Among Working Class Youth,” Amy K. Bailey - “The U.S. Military, Older Recruits, and the Life Course,” Daniel Burland - “Immigrants in the Military,” Amy C. Lutz - “Military Families in the Transition to Civilian Life,” Meredith Kleykamp - “Comparisons in Veteran and Non-Veteran Mortality: The Influences of Structure and Agency,” Scott D. Landes - “The Changing Meaning of Military Service in the Lives of Transgender Individuals,” Andrew S. London - “Casualties of Criminal Justice: Military Enlistment and Mass Incarceration in the United States, 1972-2012,” Bryan L. Sykes and Amy K. Bailey Co-sponsored Sessions Title: Thematic: Inequality and the Life Course across the Globe Organizer: Alair MacLean, Washington State University Vancouver Date: Friday, August 19, 8:30-10:10 a.m., Cascade I-B Divisions: YALC; Poverty, Class, and Inequality Title: Health and Well-Being across the Life Course Co-Organizers: Joseph D. Wolfe, University of Alabama at Birmingham Date: Friday, August 19, 10:30-12:10, Westlake Boardroom Divisions: YALC; Health, Health Policy, and Health Services; Society and Mental Health Title: Technology, Community Issues, and the Life Course: Problems, Solutions, and Implications Organizer: Valerie Adrian, Washington State University Heather Champeau, University of Colorado Boulder Date: Friday, August 19, 12:30-2:10 p.m., St. Helens Room Divisions: YALC; Labor Studies Title: Life Course and Substance Use across the Globe Co-Organizers: Miriam W. Boeri / Aukje K. Lamonica Date: Sunday, August 21, 10:30-12:10, Stuart Room Divisions: YALC; Drinking and Drugs Title: Sexuality in Global and Life Course Contexts Organizer: Koji Ueno, Florida State University Date: Sunday, August 21, 2:30-4:10 p.m., Pike Room Divisions: YALC; Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Community Title: Crime and the Life Course Organizer: Lindsay Morgia, University of Massachusetts-Boston Date: Sunday, August 21, 4:30-6:10 p.m., Denny Room Divisions: YALC; Crime and Juvenile Delinquency BOOKSHELF Gerontology: Changes, Challenges, and Solutions by Madonna Harrington Meyer, Madonna Harrington Meyer, Elizabeth A. Daniele, Elizabeth A. Daniele Table of contents: http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440834271/ Boomers on the Edge: Risks and Renewal in Encore Adulthood by Phyllis Moen Oxford University Press ISBN 9780199357277 Made to Hear: Cocklear Implants and Raising Deaf Children by Laura Maudlin University of Minnesota Press ISBN 978-0-8166-9725-0 CALLS FOR PAPERS Conference: The Association for Humanist Sociology (AHS) 2016 Annual Meetings Theme: Elevating Humanity: Pathways to Progressivism Dates/Location: November 2-6, 2016 Deadline: July 15, 2016 Instructions: A more progressive society: what would it look like and how do we get there from here? What are the obstacles and impediments and how can they be overcome? Proposals for sessions and paper presentations should enhance understanding of problems, while focusing on strategies, movements, organizations, and actions that “blaze trails” to humanistic solutions and progressive change. Submit abstracts for papers or sessions related to the conference theme or the AHS mission of equality and social justice to: www.humanist-sociology.org Award: Lives Best Paper Award 2016 Sponsor: Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES Deadline: July 31, 2016 Instructions: In order to stimulate advances in the areas of vulnerability and life course studies, the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES encourages scholars at the beginning of their career to apply to the LIVES Best Paper Award 2016 for Early Scholars. To apply, submit your contact details, a short paragraph (100 words max) explaining why you think your paper deserves to win, and the PDF of your paper in the format of the journal which published it at the link here: https://www.lives-nccr.ch/en/award Publication: Humanity & Society Article Type: Media Review Instructions: Recognizing the multiple modalities of communication and how presentations enhance our sociological understanding of the complex realities of the 21st century, the journal Humanity & Society (http://has.sagepub.com/) seeks authors for Media Reviews. We invite reviewers of critical messages in popular films, television shows, documentaries, multimedia presentations, video games, and other forms of media. Written submissions should be approximately 1,000 words. The journal welcomes reviewers from diverse backgrounds and with diverse perspectives, including activists, graduate students, and practitioners in fields other than sociology. To review for Humanity & Society, please contact the Media Review Editor, Bhoomi K. Thakore, at bhoomi.thakore@northwestern.edu with your background information and suggested review topic. RECENT ARTICLES OF NOTE Hook, Jennifer L., Jennifer L. Romich, JoAnn S. Lee, Maureen O. Marcenko, and Ji Young Kang. 2016. “Trajectories of Economic Disconnection among Families in the Child Welfare System.” Social Problems 63(2): 161-179 Karas Montez, Jennifer and Kaitlyn Barnes. 2016. “The Benefits of Educational Attainment for U.S. Adult Mortality: Are they Contingent on the Broader Environment?” Population Research and Policy Review 35(1):73-100. Krieg, Andrea R. and Danielle C. Kuhl. 2016. “Race, Adolescent Drinking, and the Context of Neighborhood Exposure.” Deviant Behavior 37:615-633. Kuhl, Danielle C., Jorge M. Chavez, Raymond R. Swisher, and Andrew Wilczak. 2016. “Social Class, Family Formation, and Delinquency in Early Adulthood.” Sociological Perspectives 59: 345-367. London, Andrew S., and Scott D. Landes. 2016. “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Adult Mortality.” Preventive Medicine 90: 8-10. London, Andrew S., and Janet M. Wilmoth. “Military Service in Lives: Where Do We Go From Here?” Pp. 277-300 in Michael J. Shanahan, Jeylan T. Mortimer, and Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson (Editors), Handbook of the Life Course (Volume II). Lopoo, Leonard M., and Andrew S. London. “Household Crowding During Childhood and Long-Term Education Outcomes.” Demography 53(3): 699-721. McGladrey, Margaret L. 2015. “Lolita is in the Eye of the Beholder: Amplifying Preadolescent Girls’ Voices in Conversations about Sexualization, Objectification, and Performativity.” Feminist Formations 27(2):165-190. Morris, Edward W., and Brea L. Perry. 2016. “The Punishment Gap: School Suspension and Racial Disparities in Achievement.” Social Problems 63(1): 68-86. Sutton, April, Amanda Bosky and Chandra Muller. Forthcoming. “Manufacturing Gender Inequality in the New Economy: High School Training for Work in Blue-Collar Communities.” American Sociological Review. YALC DIVISION 2016 AWARD WINNERS Best Graduate Student Paper The YALC Division selection committee is very happy to accounce that Jo Mhairi Hale, Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Sociology at University of California Davis, has been selected as the winner of the YALC Division’s Best Graduate Student Paper Award for 2016. The title of her paper is “Alzheimer’s Disease Disparities: The Impact of the Great Depression and Cumulative Inequality on Cognitive Decline. “ Jo Mhairi Hale is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Davis. Her dissertation investigates associations between allostatic load and dementia disparities. Jo focuses, in particular, on the intersections of life course factors like exposure to exogenous shock (the Great Depression or Great Recession), economic poverty, and/or ethnoracial and sex discrimination. This fall, she looks forward to starting as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany. Maggie Kuhn Award for Scholars-Activists The YALC Division selection committee is very happy to announce that Dr. Tamara G.J. Leech has been honored with this year’s Maggie Kuhn Award for Scholars-Activists in recognition of her focus on age and intergenerational scholarship that promotes a humane society. Dr. Leech is an assistant professor in the IUPUI Department of Sociology and earned her PhD at University of Michigan. Developed using community-based participatory research strategies, Dr. Leech created the Women’s Information and Support Exchange (WISE) across Generations program that pairs low-income, adolescent mothers with older women from the same neighborhood to create an information and skill exchange between the pairs. Building on the success of the WISE across Generations program, Dr. Leech designed the Mobilizing Assets to Develop and Empower (well-MADE) Brothers – a project that aims to develop, implement, and evaluate an asset-based, community-level program to support positive youth development among early adolescent Black boys. She has received grant funding from national foundations such as the William T. Grant Foundation as well as from state and local public health departments for her work. CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOME! Please send us your ideas for newsletter and social media content! We also invite your comments and suggestions regarding the updated mission statement on the YALC Division website: http://www.sssp1.org/index.cfm/pageid/1121/m/464. Also, please send your suggestions for new resources to list in the “selection of key books and articles” section of the Division website.