High school students who completed higher levels of math, performed better academically, and had a greater sense of control of their future were more likely to migrate and work in labor markets with larger shares of college-educated ...
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Aug 22, 2016
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The U.S. prison population continued to rise even after the crime rate began declining in the mid-1990s because judges were faced with more repeat offenders, a new study suggests.
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Aug 22, 2016
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It appears that people who actively participate in demonstrations during social movements on behalf of those dissimilar to them do so for two important reasons.
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Aug 21, 2016
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For older adults, having more or closer family members in one's social network decreases his or her likelihood of death, but having a larger or closer group of friends does not, finds a new study that will be presented at ...
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Aug 21, 2016
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To everything there is a season—even divorce, new research from University of Washington sociologists concludes.
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Aug 21, 2016
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After September 11, issues of immigration and terrorism merged, heightening surveillance and racializing Latino immigrants as a threat to national security, according to sociologists at The University of Texas at Austin (UT ...
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Aug 20, 2016
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Death and mourning were largely considered private matters in the 20th century, with the public remembrances common in previous eras replaced by intimate gatherings behind closed doors in funeral parlors and family homes.
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Aug 20, 2016
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The larger the church, the less likely its members will attend weekly services, a new Duke University study finds.
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Feb 4, 2016
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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 ...
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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.
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Aug 24, 2015
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