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Intergenerational and intersectional life course effects: Evidence from Romanian abortion ban.

How did the abortion ban enacted in 1966 in Romania shape the life-course transitions of the significantly larger cohort born as a consequence? To answer this question, we build on different theoretical strands, and we conceptualize how gender and parental socio-economic status intersect with relative cohort size changes in affecting...

Presented by: Dr Selin Köksal (ISER, Essex)

Venue: 2N2.4.16 (to join us online, please contact the seminar series organisers at iserseminars@essex.ac.uk)

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Housing and health: what does it mean to be housed well?

There is lots of evidence linking housing situations to negative health outcomes, including a recent paper showing faster epigenetic ageing among private renters. However, work by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation emphasises the importance of not just highlighting the negative effects of poor housing but also the positive effects of good...

Presented by: Dr Amy Clair (University of Adelaide)

Venue: 2N2.4.16 If you would like to attend the seminar online, please contact the seminar series organisers for the zoom link at iserseminars@essex.ac.uk.

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A life course perspective on human engagement: from moments to years and from students to survey participants

Actively engaging in everyday tasks makes up a large proportion of human activity. How to keep people engaged, and how to keep yourself engaged, are questions that educational and occupational psychologists have tried to answer for decades. Drawing on her extensive work in the field of young people's study and...

Presented by: Professor Jennifer Symonds (University College London)

Venue: Online only. Please contact the seminar series organisers for the zoom link at iserseminars@essex.ac.uk

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Migrant loneliness: Exploring the role of selection and selective reporting bias

Loneliness is associated with elevated morbidity and mortality risks, and, consequently, it is increasingly recognized as an important public health issue. Migrants are known to be at a greater risk of loneliness than their counterparts without a migration background in the country of settlement. Typically, this is ascribed to the...

Presented by: Dr Thijs van den Broek (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

Venue: The seminar will be held in person at 2N2.4.16 and online. Please contact the seminar organisers for the zoom call details at iserseminars@essex.ac.uk.

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Health Inequalities in Labour Market Outcomes. Do healthy labour markets lead to a healthy workforce?

The labour market is conceived as largely a marketplace for labour; where agents transact their labour in exchange of pay. However, this is a rather simplistic and narrow view. On closer examination we know that the labour market is comprised of people from a very diverse socio-demographic background with different...

Presented by: Dr Theocharis Kromydas (University of Glasgow)

Venue: Online. Please contact iserseminars@essex.ac.uk for the zoom link.