The social norms of birth cohorts and adolescent marijuana use in the United States, 1976-2007

Abstract To investigate temporal patterns, socio-demographic gradients, and structural breaks in adolescent marijuana use in the United States from 1991 to 2018, we used hierarchical Age-Period-Cohort logistic models to separate temporal effects of marijuana use among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders from 28 waves of the Monitoring the Future survey. Structural breaks in period effects were further detected via a dynamic-programing-based method. Net of other effects, we found a clear age-related increase in the probability of marijuana use (10.46%, 23.17%, and 31.19% for 8th, 10th and 12th graders, respectively). Period effects showed a substantial increase over time (from 16.23% in 2006 to 26.38% in 2018), while cohort effects remained stable over the period of study. Risk of adolescent marijuana use varied by sex, racial group, family status, and parental education. Significant structural breaks during 1995–1996, 2006–2008, and 2011–2013 were identified in sub-populations. A steady increase in marijuana use among adolescents over the latter years of this time period was identified. Adolescents who were male, non-Black, lived in non-intact families, and who had less educated parents were especially at risk of marijuana usage. Trends of adolescent marijuana use changed significantly during times of economic crisis.

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Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviors Regarding Marijuana Use among Occupational Therapists in the United States

Annals of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy ◽

10.23880/aphot-16000132 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Randy P McCombie

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Occupational Therapists ◽

Marijuana Use ◽

The United States ◽

And Behaviors

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Looking for Something to Signify

Screen Bodies ◽

10.3167/screen.2020.050203 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 22-37

Author(s):

David Yagüe González

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Social Norms ◽

Daily Life ◽

The United States ◽

The One

The behaviors and actions that an individual carries out in their daily life and how they are translated by their society overdetermine the gender one might have—or not—according to social norms. However, do the postulates enounced by feminist and queer Western thinkers still maintain their validity when the context changes? Can the performances of gender carry out their validity when the landscape is other than the one in Europe or the United States? And how can the context of drag complicate these matters? These are the questions that this article will try to answer by analyzing the 2015 movie Viva by Irish director Paddy Breathnach.

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The American Federal Executive: A Study of the Social and Personal Characteristics of the Civilian and Military Leaders of the United States Federal Government.W. Lloyd Warner , Paul P. Van Riper , Norman H. Martin , Orvis F. Collins

The Journal of Politics ◽

10.2307/2127535 ◽

1964 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 712-715

Author(s):

Herbert Emmerich

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Personal Characteristics ◽

The United States ◽

Military Leaders ◽

The Social

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An Attack on the Separation of Powers? Strategic Climate Litigation in the Eyes of U.S. Judges

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13158335 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (15) ◽

pp. 8335

Author(s):

Jasmina Nedevska

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Climate Change ◽

United States ◽

Separation Of Powers ◽

The United States ◽

Checks And Balances ◽

Climate Politics ◽

The Social ◽

Domestic Courts ◽

Research Plan

Climate change litigation has emerged as a powerful tool as societies steer towards sustainable development. Although the litigation mainly takes place in domestic courts, the implications can be seen as global as specific climate rulings influence courts across national borders. However, while the phenomenon of judicialization is well-known in the social sciences, relatively few have studied issues of legitimacy that arise as climate politics move into courts. A comparatively large part of climate cases have appeared in the United States. This article presents a research plan for a study of judges’ opinions and dissents in the United States, regarding the justiciability of strategic climate cases. The purpose is to empirically study how judges navigate a perceived normative conflict—between the litigation and an overarching ideal of separation of powers—in a system marked by checks and balances.

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Incidence of Benign Meningiomas in the United States: Current and Future Trends

JNCI Cancer Spectrum ◽

10.1093/jncics/pkab035 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sonia Bhala ◽

Douglas R Stewart ◽

Victoria Kennerley ◽

Valentina I Petkov ◽

Philip S Rosenberg ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Age Groups ◽

Cancer Registries ◽

Health Impact ◽

The United States ◽

Birth Cohorts ◽

Benign Meningioma ◽

Case Count ◽

Future Burden ◽

Rate Ratios

Abstract Background Benign meningiomas are the most frequently reported central nervous system tumors in the United States (US), with increasing incidence in past decades. However, the future trajectory of this neoplasm remains unclear. Methods We analyzed benign meningioma incidence of cases identified by any means (eg, radiographically with or without microscopic confirmation) in US Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) cancer registries among 35–84-year-olds during 2004–2017 by sex and race/ethnicity using age-period-cohort (APC) models. We employed APC forecasting models to glean insights regarding the etiology, distribution, and anticipated future (2018–2027) public health impact of this neoplasm. Results In all groups, meningioma incidence overall increased through 2010, then stabilized. Temporal declines were statistically significant overall and in most groups. JoinPoint analysis of cohort rate-ratios identified substantial acceleration in White men born after 1963 (from 1.1% to 3.2% per birth year); cohort rate-ratios were stable or increasing in all groups and all birth cohorts. We forecast that meningioma incidence through 2027 will remain stable or decrease among 55–84-year-olds but remain similar to current levels among 35–54-year-olds. Total meningioma burden in 2027 is expected to be approximately 30,470 cases, similar to the expected case count of 27,830 in 2018. Conclusions Between 2004–2017, overall incidence of benign meningioma increased and then stabilized or declined. For 2018–2027, our forecast is incidence will remain generally stable in younger age groups but decrease in older age groups. Nonetheless, the total future burden will remain similar to current levels because the population is aging.

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“The Future of Archaeology Is Antiracist”: Archaeology in the Time of Black Lives Matter

American Antiquity ◽

10.1017/aaq.2021.18 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-20

Author(s):

Ayana Omilade Flewellen ◽

Justin P. Dunnavant ◽

Alicia Odewale ◽

Alexandra Jones ◽

Tsione Wolde-Michael ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

North American ◽

The United States ◽

Heritage Preservation ◽

Social Unrest ◽

Black Lives Matter ◽

The North ◽

Road Map ◽

The Social ◽

The Future

This forum builds on the discussion stimulated during an online salon in which the authors participated on June 25, 2020, entitled “Archaeology in the Time of Black Lives Matter,” and which was cosponsored by the Society of Black Archaeologists (SBA), the North American Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG), and the Columbia Center for Archaeology. The online salon reflected on the social unrest that gripped the United States in the spring of 2020, gauged the history and conditions leading up to it, and considered its rippling throughout the disciplines of archaeology and heritage preservation. Within the forum, the authors go beyond reporting the generative conversation that took place in June by presenting a road map for an antiracist archaeology in which antiblackness is dismantled.

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