Rising income inequality, and the resulting scarcity of certain types of jobs, is a key reason young Americans are having babies before getting married.
Social Sciences
Jul 14, 2016
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Local sports clubs and associations are often as segregated as the neighbourhood they are in, suggests a new study. It says that rather than encouraging a mixing of different cultures, they may even reinforce rather than ...
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2016
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The improbable rise of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign presents an interesting question: why is Sanders, a self-proclaimed "democratic socialist," running as a Democrat? "In any other industrialized country, Sanders ...
Social Sciences
May 26, 2016
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People who think they live in diverse neighbourhoods are less likely to be accepting of minority ethnic groups, an international research project by the University of Sheffield has found.
Social Sciences
May 3, 2016
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People who think they live in diverse neighbourhoods are less likely to be accepting of minority ethnic groups, an international research project by the University of Sheffield has found.
Social Sciences
May 3, 2016
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The larger the church, the less likely its members will attend weekly services, a new Duke University study finds.
Social Sciences
Feb 4, 2016
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Asian-Americans are stereotyped as "cold but competent"—and more competent than blacks and Hispanics—by young white students at elite colleges, according to a Baylor University study.
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2016
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New research released today shows that workers at a Fortune 500 company who participated in a pilot work flexibility program voiced higher levels of job satisfaction and reduced levels of burnout and psychological stress ...
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2016
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A new study finds that more than half of all "children" in the U.S. either misperceive or reject their parents' political party affiliations.
Social Sciences
Nov 19, 2015
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Institutional and cultural pressures lead scientists to avoid risk-taking and choose inefficient research strategies, two new University of Chicago papers conclude. Despite increased opportunities for groundbreaking experiments, ...
Mathematics
Nov 9, 2015
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