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PRI Library New Books: June 2009

Posted June 30th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

Allison, Paul D.
Fixed effects regression models
HA31.3.A44 2009
707 Oswald (Library) – New Books/Course Readings Shelf

American Sociological Association
Sociological methodology 2008
HM24.S55 2008
707 Oswald (Library) – New Books/Course Readings Shelf

Jones, Adrienne L. Dwyer, Lisa L. Bercovitz, Anita R. Strahan, Genevieve W.
National Nursing Home Survey: 2004 Overview, The
RA407.3.A349 no.167
707 Oswald (Library) – New Books/Course Readings Shelf

National Center for Health Statistics
Anthropometric reference data for children and adults:
United States, 1988-1994

RA407.3.A347 no. 248
707 Oswald (Library) – New Books/Course Readings Shelf

Pleis, John R. Lucas, Jacqueline W.
Summary health statistics for U.S. adults : National
Health Interview Survey, 2007

RA407.3.A346 no. 240
707 Oswald (Library) – New Books/Course Readings Shelf

Robinson, Warren C.
Land, labour and population growth: Theory, policy
and case-studies

HB881.R6 2009
707 Oswald (Library) – New Books/Course Readings Shelf

New Journals and Newsletters at the PRI Library: June 2009

Posted June 30th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

American Journal of Sociology; Volume 114 Number 5, March 2009.

Backgrounder; May 2009. Trends in Immigrant and Native Employment.

National Health Statistics Reports; Number 15, May 20, 2009. Smoking, Alcohol Use, and Illicit Drug Use Reported by Adolescents Aged 12-17 years: United States, 1999-2004.

NCHS Data Brief; No. 16, April 2009. The Challenge of Fetal Mortality.

NCHS Data Brief; No. 17, May 2009. One-third of U.S. Adults Embraced Most Heart Healthy Behaviors in 1999-2002.

NCHS Data Brief; No. 18, May 2009. Changing Patterns of Nonmarital Childbearing in the United States.

Population and Development Review; Volume 35 Number 2, June 2009.

Population Reference Bureau Policy Brief; May 2009. Family Planning and Economic Well-being: New Evidence from Bangladesh.

Social Forces; Volume 87 Number 4, June 2009.

World Bank Research Digest; Volume 3 Number 3, Spring 2009. Banking on Politics.

New Journals and Newsletters at the PRI Library: May 2009

Posted June 9th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

The Journal of Human Resources; Volume 44 Number 2, Spring 2009.

Journal of Marriage and Family; Volume 71 Number 2, May 2009

National Health Statistics Reports; Number 13, May 5, 2009.

Upjohn Institute Employment Research; April 2009.

New PRI working papers

Posted May 5th, 2009 by Tara Murray in New Acquisitions

PRI has issued three working papers so far in 2009. All can be downloaded in PDF format.

We welcome submissions to the series from faculty and students affiliated with PRI.

New books at Penn State’s Social Sciences Library

Posted May 5th, 2009 by Tara Murray in New Acquisitions

Leach, P. (2009). Child care today: getting it right for everyone. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

Coles, R. L. (2009). The best kept secret: single black fathers. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Olds, J., & Schwartz, R. (2009). The lonely American: drifting apart in the twenty-first century. Boston: Beacon Press.

Wilson, W., (2009). More than just race: being black and poor in the inner city. New York: W.W. Norton & Co.

García Coll, C., & Marks, A. K. (2008). Immigrant stories: ethnicity and academics in middle childhood. New York: Oxford University Press.

New Journals and Newsletters at the PRI Library: April 2009

Posted April 30th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal; Volume 18 Number 1, 2009. Special Issue -  Workers, Wives and Seasonal Migrants: Female Migration in East and Southeast Asia.

Cityscape; Volume 11 Number 1, 2009. Lessons for the United States from Asian Nations.

Family Relations; Volume 58 Number 2, April 2009.

Population and Development Review; Volume 35 Number 1, March 2009.

Population Studies; Volume 63 Number 1, March 2009.

Social Forces; Volume 87 Number 3, March 2009.

Stata Journal; Volume 9 Number 1, 1st Quarter 2009.

Stata News; Volume 24 Number 1, January/February/March 2009.

Studies in Family Planning; Volume 40 Number 1, March 2009

New books of interest at Penn State Social Sciences Library

Posted April 10th, 2009 by Tara Murray in New Acquisitions

Rupert, P. (2008). Frontiers of family economics. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Pub.

Mielants, E., Cervantes-Rodriguez, M., & Grosfoguel, R. (2009). Caribbean Migration to Western Europe and the United States. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

Shepherd, M. E. (2008). Sex-selective abortion in India: the impact on child mortality. Cambria Press.

Bair, D., (2007). Calling It Quits: Late-Life Divorce and Starting Over. New York: Random House.

PRI Library New Books: March 2009

Posted April 7th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

Clark, Alex. Parker, Clayton. Hanning, Darci. Covent, David. DeStefano, John. Stahl, Jon. Aspeli, Martin. Bowen, Matt. Newbery, Ricardo. Knox, Sam. McHahon, Steve. Conklin, Tom. Williams, Veda.
Practical Plone 3: A beginner’s guide to building powerful websites.
TK5105.8883.C52 2009
707 Oswald (Library)

Crissey, Sarah R.
Educational attainment in the United States: 2007
Online

Crouter, Anne C. Booth, Alan (editors)
Work-life policies
HD4904.25.N385 2009
707 Oswald (Library)

National Center for Health Statistics
Summary health statistics for U.S. children : National Health Interview Survey, 2007
RA407.3.A346 no. 239
707 Oswald (Library)

Population Reference Bureau.
Population Reference Bureau annual report 2008
ANN RPT POP
707 Oswald (Library) – Current Journals Shelf

Ryan, Mary Meghan (editor)
Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics: Employment, earnings, prices, productivity, and other labor data 2009
HD8051.A64 2009 REF
707 Oswald (Library) – Reference

UN-HABITAT
State of the world’s cities 2008/2009 – Harmonious cities
Online

UNICEF
State of the world’s children: The maternal and newborn health
Online

United States, Bureau of the Census
Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009
HA202.A385 2009 REF
707 Oswald (Library) – Reference

World Health Organization
Inequalities in young people’s health: HBSC international report from the 2005/2006 survey
Online

World Health Organization
World health report : 2008 Primary health core : Now more than ever
Online

New Journals and Newsletters at the PRI Library: March 2009

Posted March 25th, 2009 by Ruth Kozar in New Acquisitions

American Journal of Sociology; Volume 114 Issue 3, November 2008.

American Journal of Sociology; Volume 114 Supplement 2008. Exploring Genetics and Social Structure.

Asia Pacific Issues; Number 78, February 2009. North Korean Shipping: A Potential for WWD Proliferation?

Asian-Pacific Population Journal; Volume 23 Number 2, August 2008.

Backgrounder; January 2009. Latino Voting in the 2008 Election: Part of a Broader Electoral Movement.

Backgrounder; February 2009. Plenary Power: Should Judges Control U.S. Immigration Policy.

Center Report, The; Volume 29 Issue 1. Spring 2009.

Demography; Volume 46 Number 1, February, 2009.

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health; Volume 11 Number 2, April 2009.

National Health Statistics Reports; Number 14, March 11, 2009. Wireless Substitution: State-level Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, January-December 2007.

NCHS Data Brief; Number 13, February 2009. Roles of International Medical Graduates Providing Office-based Medical Care: United States, 2005-2006.

NCHS Data Brief; Number 14, February 2009. Pressure Ulcers Among Nursing Home Residents: United States, 2004.

NCHS Data Brief; Number 15, March 2009. Consumer-directed Health Care for Persons Under 65 Years of Age with Private Health Insurance: United States, 2007.

Quality/Calidad/Qualite; Number 19, 2009. And How Will You Remember Me, My Child? Redefining Fatherhood in Turkey.

Upjohn Institute Employment Research; January 2009. Measuring Offshore Outsourcing and Offshoring: Problems of Economic Statistics.

World Bank Research Digest; Volume 3 Number 2, Winter 2009. Lessons from World Bank Research Past Critics.

New books of interest at Penn State libraries

Posted March 2nd, 2009 by Tara Murray in New Acquisitions

Lavallée, P. (2007). Indirect sampling. Springer series in statistics. New York: Springer.

Maternowska, M. C. (2006). Reproducing inequities: Poverty and the politics of population in Haiti. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press.

Greenhalgh, S. (2008). Just one child: Science and policy in Deng’s China. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Parker, K. (2008). Unequal Crime Decline. New York: NYU Press.

Best, J. (2008). Stat-Spotting. Berkeley: University of California Press.

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