In the News: J. Kevin Eckert, Sociology and Anthropology, in Baltimore Sun

Baltimore Sun Writer Diane Scharper included J. Kevin Eckert, former dean of the Erickson School and Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, in her “Local Interest Book Roundup.” The book, “Inside Assisted Living: The Search for a Home,” combines personal narrative and social history and is a collaborative effort by Eckert and others affiliated with the sociology and anthropology department. Eckert said “as horror stories about conditions in nursing homes became widespread, older adults looked to assisted living.” The article, “Local Interest Book Roundup” ran Sunday, July 26.