Archived articles

Sociology
$2 a day
Extreme poverty examined
Published Oct 6, 2015
Book co-authored by JHU social scientist Kathryn Edin profiles the poorest of the poor in the U.S. / Marketplace
Health care spending
Obamacare chilling effect?
Published Sept 21, 2015
Affordable Care Act saps enthusiasm for increased government health care spending, study suggests
Neighbors, not classmates
Dynamics of school choice
Published Sept 2, 2015
Sociologist Julia Burdick-Will challenges notion that students in low-income neighborhoods become trapped in failing schools
Volunteers sort fresh corn at food outreach event
Hearing Their Voices
Tuning in to what young city residents have to say
Published Aug 20, 2015
Project gives young people in Baltimore a chance to share their stories in wake of Freddie Gray's death, resulting unrest
Love and money
'Deadbeat dads' study
Published June 15, 2015
Many low-income fathers support their children through gifts, not cash, research suggests
Long shadow of a poor start
Published Winter 2014
For 25 years, Hopkins sociologist Karl Alexander and his colleague followed the lives of 790 children growing up in a variety of Baltimore neighborhoods. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Baby gap
First comes carriage?
Published June 16, 2014
Waiting until marriage to have babies now 'unusual' among early adults who don't attend college
Home schooled?
An equation for success
Published June 10, 2014
Research shows link between affordable housing and children's intellectual ability
'The long shadow'
Study explores how early years affect children's lives
Published June 2, 2014
Johns Hopkins sociologist Karl Alexander and his fellow researchers tracked 790 Baltimore children for a quarter century
Sociology
Move out, move up
Published Summer 2014
Can families living in impoverished communities improve their situations if they receive assistance to move to better neighborhoods? / Johns Hopkins Magazine