A recent working paper charts the surprising politics of zero-sum thinking—or the belief that one individual or group's gain is another's loss—with a goal of offering fresh insight into our nation's schisms.
Economics & Business
Mar 22, 2024
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The American dream narrative posits that anyone who works hard can become successful in the US, whereas the systemic racism narrative argues that the US is a racist country where minorities are systemically held back.
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2024
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In America, where "having it your way" is a major selling point for everything from fast food to home-building, and making your own way in the world is the gold standard of achievement, individualism stands as the ideal for ...
Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2023
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Nestled in the mountains of central Honduras, the "El Encanto" coffee farm is tackling this year's harvest with half the pickers it needs.
Agriculture
Feb 23, 2023
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"Sports are the last unifying cultural feature in America," says Alex Tolkin, a joint doctoral student in political science and communication who recently gave a Penn Grad Talk titled "Field of (American) Dreams: Sports and ...
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2022
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The American Dream may have faded, but it is unrealistically—and perhaps detrimentally—alive and well on teenagers' favorite TV programs, according to a report published today by UCLA's Center for Scholars and Storytellers.
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2021
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Upward mobility—the capacity to improve one's socioeconomic status—is key to realizing the American dream of a long, prosperous, and happy life, Yale researchers say. In a new study, they found a strong relationship between ...
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2021
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Americans consistently believe that poor African Americans are more likely to move up the economic ladder than they actually are, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2021
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White Americans support strict immigration policies while at the same time favor the DREAM Act that would grant legal status to some immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, a contradiction linked to ...
Social Sciences
Oct 22, 2020
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Retired union organizer Anna Burger lives by a busy road just a minute's walk from a metro station in the US capital Washington, but every morning she wakes up to a birdsong symphony.
Ecology
Aug 4, 2019
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