A new study reveals that while homicide victimization rates declined for whites, blacks, and Hispanics in the United States from 1990-2010, the drop was much more precipitous for the two minority groups.
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Mar 31, 2016
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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
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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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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
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Social scientists have long argued documentary films are powerful tools for social change.
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2015
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Romantic opportunities appear to influence women's sexual identities—but not men's, suggests a new study that will be presented at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).
Social Sciences
Aug 25, 2015
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Most people who meet a new acquaintance, or merely pass someone on the street, need only a glance to categorize that person as a particular race. But, sociologist Asia Friedman wondered, what can we learn about that automatic ...
Social Sciences
Aug 25, 2015
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Skin color is a significant factor in the probability of employment for male immigrants to the United States, according to a new study by two University of Kansas (KU) researchers.
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2015
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Early adolescent girls lose friends for having sex and gain friends for "making out," while their male peers lose friends for "making out" and gain friends for having sex, finds a new study that will be presented at the 110th ...
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2015
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