Jim Raymo@JimRaymo

Professor at Princeton, focusing on family demography, population aging, and inequality.

 Princeton, NJ
sociology.princeton.edu/peop…
Joined June 2014
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#joinus #postdocjobs 🌟Tokyo College has opened a call for applications for two types of postdoctoral fellowship🌟 ＜Tokyo College＞ tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/recruit/… ＜The Tokyo-Princeton Postdoctoral Fellowship＞ gjl.princeton.edu/initiative… 📌Deadline: September 30 (11:59PM, EDT)
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Postdoc opportunity for early-career scholars of contemporary Japan. 3-year position at @Princeton @PrincetonGJL @UTokyo_News_en @CollegeTokyo. Details and application: gjl.princeton.edu/initiative…
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Tenure-track Assistant Professor opening in sociology of the family and Japanese studies. Department of Sociology, Criminology, and Anthropology in the College of Letters & Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. jobs.chronicle.com/job/37335…

Assistant Professor - Tenure-Track Faculty Position - Sociology, Criminology, and Anthropology - -...

ATTENTION: The Department of Sociology, Criminology, and Anthropology in the College of Letters & Sciences at the University...

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Congratulations to @PrincetonGJL graduate student Fumiya Uchikoshi (@ufsoc) for his recently published articles on spouse pairing patterns in Japan, doi.org/10.1215/00703370-102… and the gender gap in college attendance in Japan. asahi.com/articles/ASQBJ7TDL…
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A bit more detail on the postdoc - the specific location within UTokyo is Tokyo College @CollegeTokyo
Jim Raymo@JimRaymo
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This is a three-year postdoctoral fellowship - half spent at @Princeton and half spent at @UTokyo_News_en
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This is a three-year postdoctoral fellowship - half spent at @Princeton and half spent at @UTokyo_News_en
Global Japan Lab@PrincetonGJL
2 Sep 2022
Call for Applications! Tokyo-Princeton Postdoctoral Research Associate. Closing Sept 30. gjl.princeton.edu/news/2022/…
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Excited to announce the launch of the Global Japan Lab, supporting research, teaching, and training on contemporary Japan! gjl.princeton.edu/
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Research on contemporary Japan at Princeton: gjl.princeton.edu/ See "News" for postdoc opening joint with UTokyo: gjl.princeton.edu/news/2022/… @Princeton @PrincetonPIIRS @UTokyo_News_en
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Jim Raymo retweeted
Kristen Senz@KristenSenz
6 Jul 2022
Just like diet and exercise, social connectedness has huge implications for #health and #happiness. I report on important findings about #loneliness in this #research roundup on @JournoResource. journalistsresource.org/home… cc:@jholtlunstad @JimRaymo @NIHAging @amykmcl @AshwinKotwalMD

Loneliness among older people: A research roundup and 5 reporting tips

Questions about the health effects of loneliness have motivated an explosion of new research over the past few years.

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I am excited about finally meeting in person. @PopAssocAmerica staff are working hard to make it as safe as it is possible for all of us. But if your personal health risks or other constraints make it difficult for you to travel to Atlanta, please join #PAA2022 virtually.
PAA@PopAssocAmerica
25 Jan 2022
#PAA2022 will be a fully hybrid meeting allowing you to participate virtually or in-person. Read letter from the co-chairs @SonaldeDesai and @VanHookJenny and ED @ALLdanielle: populationassociation.org/bl…
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📣Check out the new #NSHAP supplement in @geronsociety #SeriesB #JGSS! Includes specifics about the data as well as innovative studies using the data. Link: academic.oup.com/psychsocger…
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I look forward to reading the research on this -- Japan recorded fewer deaths in 2020 for first time in 11 years japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/0…

News on Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment and More

Latest news on Japan: business, politics, commentary, sports, culture, life and more

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The pandemic has been particularly bad for women in Japan nytimes.com/2021/02/22/world…

As Pandemic Took Hold, Suicide Rose Among Japanese Women (Published 2021)

Job losses, urban isolation, household burdens: Covid-19 has compounded the pressures on women, raising alarms in a country that has worked to reduce some of the world’s highest suicide rates.

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Nothing surprising here -- "Tokyo Olympics chief says women talk too much at meetings, calls it ‘annoying’ "washingtonpost.com/sports/20…
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Covid-19 impact on fertility in Japan's - the important question is whether there is a rebound next year (and how much of one) str.sg/JLUw
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More on nonstandard vs. regular employment in Japan nytimes.com/2020/11/27/busin…

A Job for Life, or Not? A Class Divide Deepens in Japan (Published 2020)

Two court rulings threaten to further entrench distinctions in Japan between “regular” workers and the growing ranks of nonregular employees, many of whom are women.

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Divorce and child custody in Japan - interesting timing - I just mentioned this in class lecture washingtonpost.com/world/asi…

In Japan, divorce can mean losing access to children. Many parents want that to change.

The nation’s court system doesn’t recognize the concept of joint custody, leaving some divorced parents unable to visit or contact their children for years.

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Call for papers -- International Conference on Family and Fertility iussp.org/en/international-c…
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Jim Raymo retweeted
PAA@PopAssocAmerica
8 Sep 2020
Demography, the flagship journal of PAA, will become a platinum open access journal in 2021: ow.ly/4mkE50BkN0y
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Brief review of important new book on divorce in Japan by @AllisonAlexy japantimes.co.jp/culture/202…

‘Intimate Disconnections’: What makes marriage work and end?

Allison Alexy’s book on divorce, with useful advice and firsthand accounts, is an absorbing study of Japanese attitudes toward love and marriage.

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