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Behavioral and Social Sciences

Journal of Gerontology Social Sciences: Featured 2022 Editor’s Choice Articles

Thursday, November 9, 2023
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
Location: Room 115

Social science inquiry on age, aging, and the life course spans many topics and methodologies. This symposium highlights papers that were selected as Editor’s Choice articles in the Journal of Gerontology Social Sciences in 2022. These papers highlight methodological innovations, important advancements in our state of knowledge in an area, or emerging issues in the study of aging and older adults. Moen et al. trace the divergence in later-adulthood work trajectories at the intersection of race, gender, and class. Hamler et al. discuss the impact of skin tone on mental health among older Black Americans. Waselmann et al. present an innovation of counting number of days one attended school and whether one lived in the Jim Crow South to help explain Black-White disparities in later-life cognitive function. Falzarano et al. explore cultural differences in orientation toward familialism and its impact on caregiver outcomes. Zimmer et al. examine the linkage between war exposure and later-life frailty among Vietnamese older adults.

Learning Objectives:

  • Discuss cutting-edge social science research on aging.
  • Recognize innovative methodologies used in social science research on aging.

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    How Skin Tone Influences Relationships Between Discrimination and Mental Health Among Older African Americans

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Tyrone C. Hamler, PhD, MSW (he/him/his) – University of Denver

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    Inequity in School Attendance in the Jim Crow South: Implications for Black–White Disparities in Cognitive Function

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Katrina M. Walsemann, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, College Park

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    Family Matters: Cross-Cultural Differences in Familism and Caregiving Outcomes

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Francesca Falzarano, PhD (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medicine

  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    Early-Life War Exposure and Later-Life Frailty Among Older Adults in Vietnam: Does War Hasten Aging?

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Zachary Zimmer, PhD (he/him/his) – Mount Saint Vincent University