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CPC Fellow Arne Kalleberg comments on working hours in the news
As Labor
Day approaches, why does it feel like we’re working harder every year? ...
Moreover, the labor force is now dominated by two-worker families, leaving less
time for child rearing and housekeeping duties that haven’t gone away. People
report working almost 10 hours more per week than their ideal, said Arne
Kalleberg, a sociology professor at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Married employees “are working three jobs — two in the workplace and one at
home,” he sa...
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CPC Fellow Lisa Pearce is quoted on youth and religion in news
Among America's young people, godliness contributes to happiness. An extensive survey by The Associated Press and MTV found that people aged 13 to 24 who describe themselves as very spiritual or religious tend to be happier than those who don't. ...Sociologists have long drawn a connection between happiness and the sense of community inherent to most religious practice. Lisa Pearce, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, said religion could indeed contribute to ...
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CPC Fellow Peggy Bentley's research appears in The Philadelphia Inquirer
Taleah Walton entered the delivery room at Hahnemann University Hospital last month saying she planned to breast-feed. But when her son was born, she said, the hospital staff took him and fed him formula anyway. ..."They know that breast-feeding is the best," said Peggy Bentley, a nutrition professor at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.This article refers to Dr. Bentley’s 2003 Journal of Nutrition article:Bentley, Margaret E., Deborah L. Dee, and Joan L. Jensen. 2003. Breastfeedin...
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Research by CPC Fellow John M. Thorp, Jr. Reported in U.S. News and World Report
"The phenomenon of preterm birth is complex and there are probably multiple
pathways involved so, ultimately, we will probably have to have multiple
solutions," said Dr. John Thorp, a co-author on the twin study and a professor
of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
The article ("Progesterone Prevents Preterm Birth for Some Women:
Studies found hormone helped those with short cervix, but not those
carrying twins, triplets") appeared in the A...
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Sydney Morning Herald Reports on Research by CPC Fellow Popkin
The number of overweight people in the world overtook the number of
malnourished for the first time in 2006, according to Professor Barry Popkin,
director of the department of nutrition at the University of North
Carolina.
The article ("Overweight couples boosting obesity epidemic: study")
appears in the August 8, 2007 issue of the Sydney Morning Herald.
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CPC Fellow Kathleen Mullan Harris Elected PAA President
The Carolina Population Center is pleased to announce that Kathleen Mullan Harris, CPC Fellow and Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been elected President of the Population Association of America for 2009. ...
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