The Abstract – Détails, épisodes et analyse

The way we interact with the institutions that govern our lives can have a profound effect — look no further than the justified scrutiny of police interactions with the public over the last decade or more. But how do we measure and study those interactions? ISR's Nick Camp explores that process in this episode of The Abstract.

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Alcohol consumption is a complicated topic, but it has some surprising twists and turns, too. Among them, the revelation from ISR researcher Kira Birditt that couples who have similar drinking habits may have stronger relationships and better marriages. But why? In her December 2024 talk at ISR, Birditt explained some of the research behind these phenomena and what it means for alcohol consumption in America.

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The population in the United States is aging, and an aging population is statistically likely to have a larger number of people with dementia. How should we care for the aging population generally and the population with dementia specifically, especially when the burden for that care typically falls to families?

In today's episode of the Abstract, ISR's Dr. Sarah Patterson takes on those questions in a presentation originally given at ISR in September 2023.

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Her full presentation on aging and dementia care is available through the ISR YouTube channel.

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Marriage, motherhood, and mental health are three topics studied intensely on their own but rarely together. However, work by Dr. Sangeetha Madhavan of the University of Maryland could change that.

Dr. Madhavan recently presented her research on the combined topic of maternal mental health and marriage as a part of the Population Studies Center's Brown Bag Series, sharing her data and in-depth approach to examining many questions connected to these topics.

View the full presentation here.

Read more from Sangeetha Manhavan here.

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Black and white Americans have vastly different experiences with the American healthcare system. Why? And how did this come to be?

Lou Penner, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research addressed those and other questions in a recent presentation. Based on his book of the same name, "Unequal Health: Anti-Black Racism and the Threat to America's Health" explores the deep-rooted issues that led to today's healthcare inequities and the solutions that may exist to fix them.

Listen to Lou Penner's full presentation here.

Follow Lou Penner on Google Scholars here.

Find "Unequal Health: Anti-Black Racism and the Threat to America's Health" via Cambridge University Press.

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With the gap between the rich and everyone else growing ever wider, why don't more people support policies that will result in wealth redistribution? That's the central question of Charlotte Cavaillé's book, around which she based her presentation at the Institute for Social Research in January 2024. "Fair Enough? Support for Redistribution in the Age of Inequality" explores important questions on polling, policy, and why common sense doesn't always result in the answers you'd guess.

Hear Charlotte Cavaillé's full presentation here.

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Find "Fair Enough? Support for Redistribution in the Age of Inequality" via Cambridge University Press.

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Can our hearing and dental health affect the way we think? According to research investigator Ola Rostant, it can. Hear her explain how these two important factors can affect the way our brains age.

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Welcome to the Abstract, a new podcast from the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research.

What is this show and why does it exist? Allow us to show you.

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Why are American politics the way they are? And what are the consequences of political hostility?

Yanna Krupnikov and John Barry Ryan, both of the Institute for Social Research's Center for Political Studies, are diving deep into those and other questions about the realities of American political life. In October 2024, they presented on their findings as a part of ISR's Insights Speaker Series, and on this episode of The Abstract, we take a look at a few of Krupnikov's remarks.

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ISR's global impact is large and growing — but how can it be quantified? And what role does ISR play in the ongoing evolution of the social sciences?

Kate Cagney, director of ISR, and Laurie McCauley, the provost of the University of Michigan, explored those topics and many other questions during a fireside chat at ISR's 75th anniversary symposium in October 2024. Moderated by Arthur Lupia, U-M's interim vice president for research and innovation, this chat brings crucial insight to the topics of ISR's past and future impact.

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