Papers by Michael D. Schulman
1. Southern Textiles: Contested Puzzles and Continuing Paradoxes
Political Economy and Local Labor Markets: Toward a Theoretical Synthesis
Factors in the Success and Survival of Smallholders: A North Carolina Case Study
Local Food Access Among a Diverse Group of Immigrants and Refugees in North Carolina: A Qualitative Study
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Jul 1, 2016
An Accidental Rural Sociologist
‘There’s Not a Magic Wand’: How Rural Community Health Leaders Perceive Issues Related To Access to Healthy Foods And Physical Activity Across The Ecological Spectrum
Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 2019
M i c h a e l D. S c h u l m a n a n d R e g i n a L u g i n b u h l D e p a r t m e n t o f S o ... more M i c h a e l D. S c h u l m a n a n d R e g i n a L u g i n b u h l D e p a r t m e n t o f S o c i o l o g y a n d A n t h r o p o l o g y .
Comparing nearest centroid sorting cluster analysis to little jiffy factor analysis for creating a typology of small-scale farmers
North Carolina State University. Dept. of Statistics, 1989
An Organizational Approach to Understanding Farming Transitions In the Post Tobacco Buyout Period
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 2003
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the adequacy of safety training provided to young Latino i... more Objectives: This study aimed to assess the adequacy of safety training provided to young Latino immigrant construction workers. The study posited that, because of their youth and immigrant status, these workers would be less likely to receive adequate training. Methods: We interviewed 50 youths aged ^ 21 who had worked at least 10 days in construction in the previous year. The in-person interview included 140 questions covering a range of construction work and health and safety experiences. Results: Participants reported performing a range of hazardous tasks, some while under the age of 18. Of these, 68% to 72 % reported receiving some training, but median training time was only 1 hour. Only 24 % reported receiving written training material. Those with less English ability received less training. Conclusions: Young Latino immigrants in this study received inadequate training given the hazardous work they performed. Clinical Significance: Results of this research, especially the relatively low level of English communication skills among young Latino workers, point to the need for increased bilingual services not just in worker safety training programs, but also in medical clinics and emergency rooms that treat Latino workers.
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2020
As Extension assumes a more prominent role in health promotion efforts at the national and local ... more As Extension assumes a more prominent role in health promotion efforts at the national and local levels, it is increasingly important to build strong, sustainable partnerships with organizations that address health and health disparities across the socio-ecological model. Given the role that the built environment plays in fostering and impeding health and physical activity, we argue that state and local Extension staff should build and maintain strong partnerships with organizations that carry out this work at the national, state, and local levels, such as Parks and Recreation departments. This article presents a case study of how Extension staff in one North Carolina county built strong and sustainable partnerships with Parks and Recreation to create and enhance access to places to be active, particularly in low-income and communities of color. Drawing on this case study, we outline best practices that can facilitate these types of partnerships, based on experience from a two-year ...
Services Delivery for Displaced Rural Workers: A North Carolina Case Study of the Theory and Reality of One-Stop
Sociation Today, 2008
The United States has felt the brunt of a number of natural and economic crises that are taking a... more The United States has felt the brunt of a number of natural and economic crises that are taking a devastating toll on many rural communities, especially in the South. Congress passed the WIA which required the formation of locally based one-stop service systems to deliver the majority of employment and training services funded by the federal government . The one-stop career system was envisioned as a system that would consolidate programs, resources, and services such as unemployment insurance, state job services, public assistance, training programs, and career services. Four principles guided the system's development: 1) Universal access to all population groups including both job seekers and employers; 2) Customer choice based on the consumers' evaluation of his/her needs; 3) Service integration and; 4) Performance-based accountability. One-stop does not seem to be working very well. Suggestions for improvement are discussed.
Questions: What factors shape the attitudes of southern textile workers toward politics, inequali... more Questions: What factors shape the attitudes of southern textile workers toward politics, inequality, social change and labor unions?
School Context Matters: The Impacts of Concentrated Poverty and Racial Segregation on Childhood Obesity
The Journal of school health, 2016
Schools are important sites for interventions to prevent childhood obesity. This study examines h... more Schools are important sites for interventions to prevent childhood obesity. This study examines how variables measuring the socioeconomic and racial composition of schools and counties affect the likelihood of obesity among third to fifth grade children. Body mass index data were collected from third to fifth grade public school students by teachers from 317 urban and rural North Carolina schools in 38 counties. Multilevel models are used to examine county-, school-, and individual-level effects. Low concentrations of poverty at the school level are associated with lower odds of obesity. Schools in rural counties had significantly higher rates of obesity, net the other variables in the model. Students in minority-segregated schools had higher rates of obesity than those in more racially diverse schools, but the effect was not statistically significant once school-level poverty was controlled. Place-based inequalities are important determinants of health inequalities. The results of ...
Contexts, 2014
Sociologists Joy Rayanne Piontak and Michael D. Schulman explore spatial inequalities in food ins... more Sociologists Joy Rayanne Piontak and Michael D. Schulman explore spatial inequalities in food insecurity in the United States, specifically the problems of hunger and food access in non-metropolitan and rural localities.
Work (Reading, Mass.), 2010
The objective of this study was to examine the reported practices of construction firms and the b... more The objective of this study was to examine the reported practices of construction firms and the beliefs of firm managers/supervisors with respect to employing youth under age 18 and ensuring their safety. The participants in this study were firm representatives from 54, mostly small to medium sized, construction firms in North Carolina. Survey responses were analyzed for the entire sample and within strata of firm size (1-10, 11+ employees) using descriptive statistics. Percentages and 95% confidence intervals were calculated. Chi-square tests were used to test for statistical significance in differences between firm sizes. The findings suggest limits in the adequacy of safety training given to youth in construction, particularly in light of the minimal experience firms require of young hires, that managers' beliefs about the causes of young worker injury are largely focused on worker behaviors rather than on the presence of hazards, and that managers' compliance with child ...
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2005
This study aimed to assess the adequacy of safety training provided to young Latino immigrant con... more This study aimed to assess the adequacy of safety training provided to young Latino immigrant construction workers. The study posited that, because of their youth and immigrant status, these workers would be less likely to receive adequate training. We interviewed 50 youths aged < or =21 who had worked at least 10 days in construction in the previous year. The in-person interview included 140 questions covering a range of construction work and health and safety experiences. Participants reported performing a range of hazardous tasks, some while under the age of 18. Of these, 68% to 72% reported receiving some training, but median training time was only 1 hour. Only 24% reported receiving written training material. Those with less English ability received less training. Young Latino immigrants in this study received inadequate training given the hazardous work they performed. Results of this research, especially the relatively low level of English communication skills among young Latino workers, point to the need for increased bilingual services not just in worker safety training programs, but also in medical clinics and emergency rooms that treat Latino workers.
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