Accepting a job below one's skill level can be severely penalizing when applying for future employment because of the perception that someone who does this is less committed or less competent, according to new research from ...
Social Sciences
Mar 3, 2016
0
19
Daughters of interracial parents are more likely than sons to identify as multiracial, and this is especially true for children of black-white couples, according to a new study in the February issue of the American Sociological ...
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2016
0
15
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
0
11
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
0
60
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
2
126
The traditional pressure in academia for faculty to "publish or perish" advances knowledge in established areas. But it also might discourage scientists from asking the innovative questions that are most likely to lead to ...
Other
Oct 9, 2015
2
1084
For years social scientists have grappled with the question of why men receive far more media coverage than women, and now a new study reveals the answer.
Social Sciences
Oct 1, 2015
1
29
Civil courts are where many people meet the legal system, dealing with life-altering issues like foreclosure, bankruptcy and child custody.
Social Sciences
Sep 3, 2015
0
43
Social scientists have long argued documentary films are powerful tools for social change.
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2015
2
772
Recent research has shown that racial segregation in the U.S. is declining between neighborhoods, but a new study indicates that segregation is manifesting itself in other ways—not disappearing.
Social Sciences
Jul 30, 2015
5
40
