| New dynamics of population diversity. We will build on the PSC’s strengths in demography and the social study of race and ethnicity, plus Penn’s targeted institutional investment, to advance work on a central issue of the 21st Century: the relationship between health and inequality.More... |
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Demography. The PSC is anchored by a long, distinguished tradition (J Durand, D Thomas, R Easterlin, E van de Walle, Furstenberg, Preston, J Menken, D Massey, SP Morgan, H-P Kohler) in demography. Demographic topics are a major source of intellectual identification across fields within the PSC, as researchers who are not trained in formal demography, but who are studying fertility, marriage, family etc.More... |
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Human resources and endowments. Many differences in health and social outcomes between and within populations are functions of individual differences in the characteristics with which individuals are endowed, from genes and their phenotypic expression through family background characteristics. These outcomes also depend on the health, nutritional, and educational resources that they are granted, acquire, or invest in across the life cycle, but especially in childhood, adolescence, and...More... |
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International population research. Studies aimed at improving the health and life chances in the world’s population through investments in nutrition and schooling, fighting HIV/AIDS, and understanding migration to the US are all buttressed by a PSC infrastructure that aids international population research. Seventeen of the program scientists come from outside the US and another seven have language skills that permit them to do fieldwork and/or give talks in languages other than English.More... |
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New Directions. Two research areas connected to existing strengths, with sufficient critical mass (projects and interest) to merit special PSC support during the new funding cycle are:More... |