In a nationwide study, University of Arizona sociologists Christina Diaz and Jeremy E. Fiel found that the negative effect of young motherhood on educational attainment and earnings is not limited to those from disadvantaged ...
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2016
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The structure of a federal program that provides monthly subsidies to promote the adoptions of special needs children in foster care may actually be delaying some adoptions, according to a new study by University of Notre ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2012
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When it comes to government contracts, diversity doesn't necessarily translate into equity, according to a University of Michigan study.
Economics & Business
Oct 9, 2023
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Australia imprisons thousands of Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disability from disadvantaged backgrounds. Our research illustrates the huge cost of this practice – in both human and economic terms.
Social Sciences
Nov 5, 2015
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A new study of 3,745 families from across the UK demonstrates a "sizeable" gap in the financial knowledge of children depending on which socio-economic group they come from.
Economics & Business
Jun 1, 2023
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With the college admission season upon us, teens across the country are glued to college websites in hopes of learning whether they have been admitted to their school of choice.
Social Sciences
Apr 1, 2010
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Young adults who receive parental support are more likely to be studying and have access to better job opportunities than young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, according to a recent study by the Melbourne Institute ...
Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2012
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Incoming college students, especially students of color and first-generation college students, who anticipate challenges and recognize these as normal and temporary are more likely to remain enrolled full time and receive ...
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2016
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The levels of violence girls and boys from disadvantaged backgrounds experience in their partner relationships is revealed in new University of Bristol research published today.
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2011
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Richard Losick got hooked on science while writing his senior thesis as a Princeton University undergraduate in 1965.
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Jan 19, 2012
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