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News: men's health, risk, & the burning river

Monday morning’s reads: What men can learn from women – The Boston Globe – Good article on masculinity and health. David Williams, a titan of medical sociology (and my advisor’s advisor), is quoted. RISK Mismanagement – What Led to the Financial Meltdown – NYT Magazine – “Were the measures used to evaluate Wall Street trades [...]

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2009 01 05 Dave Akron
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What the economic crisis means in real terms

John Aravosis summarizes reports from a variety of outlets to present the best picture I have seen on how the economic crisis is affecting various institutions in real terms. Here’s a sample from the Boston Globe: In an example of how fragile credit markets have become, the state of Massachusetts yesterday tried to borrow $400 [...]

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2008 09 30 Dave sociology Comments (3)