The Abstract

Every story has a beginning, and every story that lasts has something that sets it apart from others like it.

According to Phil Converse, who joined the Institute for Social Research in its early days and went on to become its director, ISR's differentiating factors were evident very early on.

In this archival audio, the fourth director of ISR shares how he came to ISR, what he learned while he was here, and how ISR sets itself apart int he world of social research.

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Political studies have a long and storied history at ISR. The correct prediction of the 1948 outcome in which Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas Dewey, despite many popular opinions to the contrary at the time, was a seminal moment in that research. Since then, political studies have been at the core of ISR's identity, and Warren Miller, the former director of the Center for Political Studies, was a crucial part of that identity.

In the late 90s, Miller spoke with a historian as a part of an oral history compiled for ISR's 50th anniversary. On this episode of The Abstract, we're thrilled to share a part of that interview as Miller explores his early role at ISR and the growth of the Institute throughout the years.

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Interactions with the criminal justice system can mean a lifetime of complications. How can they affect people entering retirement?

Dr. Mike Mueller-Smith of the Institute for Social Research's Population Center addressed that topic in a presentation as a part of ISR's Insights Speaker Series in October 2023. Mueller-Smith, who is also the director of the Criminal Justice Administrative Records System (CJARS), researches how interactions with the justice system affect the American population at different stages and says it's crucial to consider how such interactions could affect the quality of life for an aging country.

Connect with Mike Mueller-Smith at CJARS or via his page on Google Scholar.

View the full presentation on which this episode of the Abstract was based via the ISR YouTube channel.

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The population in the United States is aging, and an aging population is statistically likely to have a larger number of people with dementia. How should we care for the aging population generally and the population with dementia specifically, especially when the burden for that care typically falls to families?

In today's episode of the Abstract, ISR's Dr. Sarah Patterson takes on those questions in a presentation originally given at ISR in September 2023.

View Patterson's Google Scholars page here and connect with her ISR faculty profile here.

Her full presentation on aging and dementia care is available through the ISR YouTube channel.

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Black and white Americans have vastly different experiences with the American healthcare system. Why? And how did this come to be?

Lou Penner, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research addressed those and other questions in a recent presentation. Based on his book of the same name, "Unequal Health: Anti-Black Racism and the Threat to America's Health" explores the deep-rooted issues that led to today's healthcare inequities and the solutions that may exist to fix them.

Listen to Lou Penner's full presentation here.

Follow Lou Penner on Google Scholars here.

Find "Unequal Health: Anti-Black Racism and the Threat to America's Health" via Cambridge University Press.

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