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In “Linked Religious Lives Across Generational Time in Family Lineages: Grandparents as Agents of Transmission,” a chapter in Social Networks and the Life Course, Merril Silverstein, and co-author Vern L. Bengtson examine the extent to which religiosity is stable across generations, specifically in order to understand how grandparents influence the religious orientations of their adolescent and young adult grandchildren.

https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/stories/Silverstein_discusses_religiosity,_grandparents_in_sociology_journal/

A recent daylong workshop- “Design Thinking for Community-Supported Senior Care,” organized by the Syracuse University Aging Studies Institute and the School of Design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts- brought together interested individuals from across the University and the Central New York community to address a growing concern: As professional caregiver resources continue to dwindle, how can we meet the needs of seniors, especially single seniors living alone?

To read more about the Design Thinking Workshop, click here.

Jennifer Karas Montez, Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar of Aging Studies, explores the importance of state policy contexts in understanding macro-level mortality trends in her editorial “Deregulation, Devolution, and State Preemption Laws’ Impact on US Mortality Trends,” published in the American Journal of Public Health. 

Congratulations to Jennifer Karas Montez who received an NIH award. This 5-year $1.3 million dollar grant is on “Educational Attainment, Geography, and U.S. Adult Mortality Risk.”

“The Influence of Men’s Military Service on Smoking Across the Life Course,” co-authored by Andrew London and Janet Wilmoth, was published in the October 2017 issue of the Journal of Drug Issues. The study examines whether or not participation in the military in early adulthood exerts a causal influence on smoking across the life course.

Merril Silverstein, professor of sociology and Marjorie Cantor Endowed Professor in Aging, was elected to the Sociological Research Association (SRA), an honors society of sociology scholars dedicated to excellence in research. The SRA was founded in 1936 and membership invitations are extended to a limited number of sociologists each year, based on their long-term careers of distinguished research. As the officers of SRA noted: “SRA elections signifies the esteem of your colleagues in the profession and their enthusiasm for your scholarship.”

Silvertein’s research interests focus on aging in the context of family life, with an emphasis of life course and international perspectives. He is currently principal investigator of the Longitudinal Study of Generations, a project that has tracked multigenerational families over four decades. Silverstein received a PhD in sociology from Columbia University. He was inducted into the SRA on August 13 at the America Sociological Association annual meeting.