Could politics trump economics as reason for growing income inequality?
Most research examining growing income inequality in the United States has focused on economic causes, for seemingly obvious reasons.
Most research examining growing income inequality in the United States has focused on economic causes, for seemingly obvious reasons.
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2014
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A new study suggests that having children is contagious among female high school friends during early adulthood.
Social Sciences
May 29, 2014
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Work-family conflict is increasingly common among U.S. workers, with about 70 percent reporting struggles balancing work and non-work obligations. A new study by University of Minnesota sociologists Erin L. Kelly, Phyllis ...
Social Sciences
May 5, 2014
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A paper on teenage suicide written by two assistant professors of sociology at the University of Memphis will be published in the field's flagship journal, the American Sociological Review, in April. "Are Suicidal Behaviors ...
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2014
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Women who start new businesses with men have limited opportunities to move into leadership roles, according to sociologists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and when they co-found a business with their ...
Social Sciences
Apr 3, 2014
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Bullying affects more than just isolated and marginalized students, according to sociologists. In fact, researchers have found that relatively popular students are targeted and may actually suffer more from a single act of ...
Social Sciences
Apr 1, 2014
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Research from Prof. Alexandra Kalev of Tel Aviv University's Department of Sociology and Anthropology reveals that current workplace downsizing policies are reducing managerial diversity and increasing racial and gender inequalities. ...
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2014
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When it comes to Oscars and some other Hollywood movie awards, who your friends are affects whether you win, according to a new study.
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2014
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Have American jobs become less stable? Do workers change employers more frequently than in the past?
Social Sciences
Feb 5, 2014
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A new study finds that corporate downsizing reduces managerial diversity, especially when layoff decisions consider workers' position or tenure. But when layoffs are based on performance evaluations, managerial diversity ...
Social Sciences
Jan 30, 2014
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