Economic hardship and financial stress are associated with many negative outcomes, including low self-esteem, reduced mental and physical health, marital discord and breakup, and adverse child development.
This report explores the complex ethical, political, psychological, and economic questions that arise from developments in medical genetics. It reviews research in applied genetics at the interface of the social and bio-medical fields, including the counseling and study of birth control, as well as the active treatment and selection of individual genetic attributes.
James R. Sorenson was chair of the Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Department of Human Behavior at the University of North Carolina.
Published by the Department of Child-Helping of the Russell Sage Foundation in 1913, this paper offers concise advice on early child-rearing to expectant mothers.
Frances Sage Bradley was chairman for Georgia of the Committee for Public Health Education Among Women of the American Medical Association and state chairman, Publich Health Committee, Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs.
A 1911 address dedicated to the prevention of infant mortality focusing on children born outside of wedlock.
Hastings H. Hart was director of the Department of Child-Helping of the Russell Sage Foundation.
A paper aimed at how to best help children born out of wedlock, part of the report from the Virginia State Board of Charities and Corrections presented at teh Virginia Child Welfare Conference.
Hastings H. Hart was director of the Department of Child-Helping of the Russell Sage Foundation.
A condensed list of early research on recreation, published by the foundation in 1915.
Lee F. Hanmer, associate director, Department of Child Hygiene, Russell Sage Foundation. Howard R. Knight, Department of Recreation, Russell Sage Foundation.
A report advising against a "hands off" mindset of caring for children, pubished by the Playground Association of America in 1910.
LUTHER HALSEY GULICK was president of the Playground Association of America.
Published by the Department of Child-Helping of the Russell Sage Foundation in 1911, this paper analyzes research on height and weight in children.
MILTON A. GERSHEL was attending physician of the Hebrew Sheltering Orphan Asylum of New York City.
Black women continue to face higher risks of poor pregnancy outcomes compared with whites, even after controlling for socioeconomic status (SES) and other traditional risk factors. Though some researchers consider racism the fundamental determinant of this disparity, most studies neglect the multidimensional nature of race and color. Studies show that skin tone matters—for example, darker-complexioned black men face more severe treatment in the criminal justice system and worse labor market outcomes than their lighter-complexioned counterparts.
