Century of Difference: How America Changed in the Last One Hundred Years by Claude Fischer and Michael Hout is a notable contribution to the long and venerable tradition of sociological scholarship on long-term social trends. In the 1930s, William Ogburn and Howard Odum were the leading authors of the volumes published by the President’s Research Committee on Recent Social Trends. In the 1960s,...

Purpose: To review development trends and possible relations between different cancers in Sweden and in other countries to better understand causing mechanisms. Materials and methods: We used publicly available databases on cancer incidence and mortality to highlight trends and trend breaks. The data were used for correlation studies between different forms of cancers as reported from different...

for the highly supportive environment I found during my stay in Frankfurt as Visiting Professor. Needless to mention, the paper is my responsibility, including any potential errors. Any truthful insight that may be found I attribute to the Lord who is my Light (Ps 27:1). 2 1. Introduction I have two aims with this paper. Firstly, I would like to extract lessons for theory and policy from Japan'...

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Poverty Center or any sponsoring agency. The economy is a key determinant of poverty and well-being among low-income families. Reductions in the level of economic demand during recessions can significantly increase the unemployment...