Michael Friedson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3093427 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Friedson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Friedson |
| SIGNATURE | FRIEDSON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3104-2225 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Impact of the Homicide Decline on Life Expectancy of African American Males
Homicide is a leading cause of death for young people in the United States aged 15–34, but it has a disproportionate impact on one subset of the population: African American males. The national decline in homicide mortality that occurred from 1991 to 2014 thus provides an opportunity to generate evidence on a unique question—How do population health and health inequality change when the prevalence of one of the leading causes of death is cut in h…
Deskilling
The theory of deskilling draws on the Marxist concept of class conflict between workers and employers under capitalism. Deskilling is the process whereby employers exert control over production in ways that render it less dependent on workers' specialized skills. This entry describes the components of the deskilling process and explicates the motivations that lead employers to carry out deskilling. It examines two key consequences of deskilling f…
Violence and Neighborhood Disadvantage after the Crime Decline
Violent crime is known to be concentrated in the same urban neighborhoods as poverty and other forms of disadvantage. While U.S. violent crime has declined at an unprecedented rate over the past two decades, little is known about the spatial distribution of this decline within cities. Using longitudinal neighborhood crime data from six U.S. cities during the national crime decline, this article examines changes in (1) crime rates of neighborhoods…
Violence and Neighborhood Disadvantage after the Crime Decline
Violent crime is known to be concentrated in the same urban neighborhoods as poverty and other forms of disadvantage. While U.S. violent crime has declined at an unprecedented rate over the past two decades, little is known about the spatial distribution of this decline within cities. Using longitudinal neighborhood crime data from six U.S. cities during the national crime decline, this article examines changes in (1) crime rates of neighborhoods…
The Impact of the Homicide Decline on Life Expectancy of African American Males
Homicide is a leading cause of death for young people in the United States aged 15–34, but it has a disproportionate impact on one subset of the population: African American males. The national decline in homicide mortality that occurred from 1991 to 2014 thus provides an opportunity to generate evidence on a unique question—How do population health and health inequality change when the prevalence of one of the leading causes of death is cut in h…
Violence and Neighborhood Disadvantage after the Crime Decline
Violent crime is known to be concentrated in the same urban neighborhoods as poverty and other forms of disadvantage. While U.S. violent crime has declined at an unprecedented rate over the past two decades, little is known about the spatial distribution of this decline within cities. Using longitudinal neighborhood crime data from six U.S. cities during the national crime decline, this article examines changes in (1) crime rates of neighborhoods…
Deskilling
The theory of deskilling draws on the Marxist concept of class conflict between workers and employers under capitalism. Deskilling is the process whereby employers exert control over production in ways that render it less dependent on workers' specialized skills. This entry describes the components of the deskilling process and explicates the motivations that lead employers to carry out deskilling. It examines two key consequences of deskilling f…
The Impact of the Homicide Decline on Life Expectancy of African American Males
Homicide is a leading cause of death for young people in the United States aged 15–34, but it has a disproportionate impact on one subset of the population: African American males. The national decline in homicide mortality that occurred from 1991 to 2014 thus provides an opportunity to generate evidence on a unique question—How do population health and health inequality change when the prevalence of one of the leading causes of death is cut in h…
Sociology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Homicide (2 works) · Injury prevention (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Poison control (2 works) · Political science (2 works)