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Orlando Taylor Elected COSSA’s
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Ethnicity and
Religion in International Politics: The Middle East, the
Balkans, and India-Pakistan
September
19, 2002
The importance of ethnicity
and religion to the creation of international trouble spots is
enormous. Whether it is Serbian Muslims vs. Catholic Croats in the
Balkans, Indian Hindus vs. Pakistani Muslims in
South Asia, Israeli Jews vs.
Palestinian Muslims in the Middle East, or Shiite Muslims vs. Sunni
Muslims vs. Kurds in Iraq, these fissures have long plagued attempts to
arrive at diplomatic solutions to all too-often violent clashes. Three
distinguished social scientists will examine these various conflicts and
discuss how they can possibly be resolved and what the implications are
for U.S. foreign policy.
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Executive Summary
A
Congressional Briefing in Support of the Decade of Behavior
Reactions to Terrorism: Attitudes and Anxieties
Tuesday, June 18, 2002
11:45-2:00 pm*
2325 Rayburn House Office Building
How
has our world changed since the attacks on 9/11 and the anthrax
incidents that followed so closely thereafter? Social scientists have
found that Americans are less secure and more likely to spend time with
their families, and that they feel vulnerable to biological terrorism
but that perceived susceptibility can be ameliorated with education
about how to minimize risk. They also have found that it is not only
Americans that have changed: so too have attitudes towards the West
among the Islamic public in the Middle East.
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Congressional Seminar
 The
Genetic Revolution and the Meaning of Life: How Will Society Respond to
the Explosion of Knowledge?
Science
and technology are advancing faster than society’s ability to understand
and cope with new discoveries. These sweeping advances in scientific
and medical knowledge have also fostered changes in our social and
cultural landscape. As a result, the current explosion of information
and its social implications confront individuals and society with a
complex array of challenges.
At the forefront of this knowledge revolution are the
rapid advances being made in genetics. In 2001, the National Human
Genome Research Institute completed a working draft of the DNA sequence
of the human genome, a milestone in the never-ending pursuit to better
understand ourselves and the wonder of life. The completion of the Human
Genome Project is expected to comprise one of the most powerful and
direct approaches to the study of a wide range of biological questions.
It will allow researchers to identify genetic contributions to many
common disease and disorders, such as diabetes, heart disease, and some
forms of cancer. But in order to realize that potential, the
accompanying ethical, legal, and social implications must be addressed.
How will individuals, health professionals, and policy makers interpret,
understand, and use the findings of this research? How will society
react to information suggesting the possibility of group differences
with respect to individual genetic risk for common, complex disorders?
Three distinguished scientists will address some of the issues and
concerns associated with this rapid increase in knowledge for society.
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Welfare, Families and Children -- May 17, 2002
The Three
City Study is examining the consequences of welfare reform on the
well-being of children and families. The study is tracking 2,400
low-income families, about 40% of whom receive welfare in Boston,
Chicago, and San Antonio. A primary focus is the health and development
of children. The four-year project consists of three components: 1) A
longitudinal survey of mothers and preschoolers (0-4 years) and
adolescents (10-14 years); 2) A developmental study of children ages 2-4
that includes videotaped interaction with their mothers, interviews with
their fathers, and observations while at childcare settings; and 3) An
ethnographic study of the three cities, which will provide a more
in-depth picture of 215 families and show the influence of welfare
reform on neighborhood resources and state and local child services.
The briefing will present results from the study.
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Executive Summary
COSSA Testimony
Congressional Seminar
-- Welfare, Families and Children:
Results from a Three City Study-- May 17, 2002
The Three
City Study is examining the consequences of welfare reform on the
well-being of children and families. The study is tracking 2,400
low-income families, about 40% of whom receive welfare in Boston,
Chicago, and San Antonio. A primary focus is the health and development
of children. The four-year project consists of three components: 1) A
longitudinal survey of mothers and preschoolers (0-4 years) and
adolescents (10-14 years); 2) A developmental study of children ages 2-4
that includes videotaped interaction with their mothers, interviews with
their fathers, and observations while at childcare settings; and 3) An
ethnographic study of the three cities, which will provide a more
in-depth picture of 215 families and show the influence of welfare
reform on neighborhood resources and state and local child services.
The briefing will present results from the study.
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Human
Research Participants --
a compilation of stories
from COSSA Washington Update regarding the oversight of human
research participants
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CAHT-BSSR and Representative Connie Morella sponsor briefing on "Promoting
Health in a Stressful World"
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Special
Issue of COSSA Washington Update
PROPOSED
FY 2003 BUDGETS
FOR
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
RESEARCH
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This
issue contains a summary and analysis of the proposed Fiscal Year
2003 budgets for over 50 agencies and programs that support social
and behavioral science research. There is a nominal charge for the
issue. For more information contact
cossa@cossa.org
COSSA's
2001 Annual Report is available! Read
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Fostering
Human Progress: Social and Behavioral Science Research
Contributions to Public Policy,
produced by COSSA (with
generous help from a National Science Foundation grant) on
the occasion of its 20th anniversary, is now available. Please
email cossa@cossa.org for a
complimentary copy.
Celebrating
20 Years of Advocacy!
On
Monday, October 29, 2001, COSSA celebrated its 20th
Anniversary. An edited transcript of the proceedings of the
Annual Meeting is now available.
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Budget
of the United States Government -- Fiscal Year 2003 Budget
Status
of FY 2002 Appropriations Bills
What's New 2001
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