This week we note that Thursday, August 6th marks the 75th Anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. And, we speak with Professor Courtney Boen of the University of Pennsylvania about her recent paper titled “Criminal Justice Contacts and  Psychophysiological Functioning in Early Adulthood: Health Inequality in the Carceral State.” The paper is to be published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, and is sole-authored. Segment 1 -- Courtney Boen on “Criminal Justice Contacts and  Psychophysiological Functioning in Early Adulthood: Health Inequality in the Carceral State." Segment 2 -- Sociological reflections on the 75th Anniversary of the Hiroshima nuclear bombing.

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Economists talk money. Politicians talk government. On This Week in Sociological Perspective we talk money, politics, and everything else that makes the world go 'round, offering insight on society, public affairs, and news of the week. Guest authors join your host, UC-Berkeley Professor Samuel Roundfield Lucas, to transcend the headlines through fascinating research in sociology.