Global Epidemics
Professor of Sociology and History Craig Calhoun talks about the challenge of fighting global epidemics. Certainly there needs to be a financial commitment and there also need to be scientific breakthroughs. But in addit..
Globalization and the Media
Professor of Sociology and History Craig Calhoun talks about factors that sometimes make media coverage of globalization seem biased. He notes that this isn't necessarily caused by the biases of individual reporters or o..
Globalization: Winners and Losers (Part One)
Professor of Sociology and History Craig Calhoun notes that globalization can be perceived as positive or negative, depending on one's geographic location, socioeconomic status, and a host of other factors.
Globalization: Winners and Losers (Part Two)
Professor of Sociology and History Craig Calhoun states that there is no truly level playing field on which global commerce can play out, because every country in the world imposes some form of restrictions on trade.
Government Response to Global Epidemics
Professor of Sociology and History Craig Calhoun observes that one of the biggest challenges in dealing with infectious diseases on a global scale is convincing governments to acknowledge that there is a problem and that..
Growing Older: Aging and the Loss of Independence
In some cases, owing to either physical or mental issues, elderly adults are forced to accept an often painful loss of independence.
Growing Older: Aging in the Future
While death remains the inevitable conclusion to life, that doesn't mean the time leading up to it can't be productive and happy, especially if attitudes about aging continue to change.
Growing Older: Grief Lifters Support Group
Grief Lifters is a support group that helps seniors cope with the loss of loved ones by encouraging them to express their feelings, both verbally and in writing.
Growing Older: Longevity Revolution, The
In the last hundred years, the average life expectancy in the United States has increased by nearly sixty percent. This has been called by some the "longevity revolution."
Growing Older: Physical Challenges of Living Longer
Americans are living longer than they did in the past and managing to largely remain productive in the process. But there are certain challenges that do inevitably occur during the aging process.