While previous research has documented the existence of a racial hierarchy within the dating world with white women and men on top, a new study finds that in certain circumstances multiracial daters are actually seen as more ...
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2014
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Many politicians see the temporary worker program in the U.S. as a solution to undocumented immigration from Mexico. But an Indiana University study finds that these legal workers earn no more than undocumented immigrants, ...
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2014
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Pressure to meet national education standards may be the reason states with significant populations of African-American students and those with larger class sizes often require children to learn fewer skills, finds a University ...
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2014
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They're not your father's lowbrow roach coaches serving up greasy burgers and bad dogs. Today's gourmet food trucks peddle sushi, hybrid Korean tacos and other dishes that combine different types of cuisine to create a highbrow ...
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2014
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Current efforts to prevent prescription drug misuse among young adults need to consider peers—but not peer pressure—according to a Purdue University study.
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2014
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When middle-aged women seek extra-marital affairs, they are looking for more romantic passion, which includes sex—and don't want to divorce their husbands, suggests new research to be presented at the 109th Annual Meeting ...
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2014
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Some working parents are carrying more psychological baggage than others—and the reason has nothing to do with demands on their time and energy.
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2014
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White flight does not end when residents move from poor urban neighborhoods to the suburbs. An Indiana University study found that white flight from one suburban neighborhood to another occurs when white residents move away ...
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2014
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With more than 2 million people behind bars, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world. This mass incarceration has serious implications for not only the inmates, but their children, finds a new University ...
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2014
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University students who used a Facebook group as part of a large sociology class did better on course assignments and felt a stronger sense of belonging, according to a Baylor University study.
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2014
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