A UC Berkeley-led study revealed that disparities in the share of Black and Latino students admitted to America's elite colleges and universities have endured and even widened over the last 40 years.
Education
Feb 28, 2024
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Thirteen Brazilian mothers who say they are victims of domestic violence have told researchers of their harrowing experiences inside that country's family court system.
Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2023
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The Supreme Court has struck down the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan. In Biden v. Nebraska, the court ruled 6 to 3 on June 30, 2023, that the secretary of education does not have the authority to forgive ...
Education
Jul 3, 2023
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The Supreme Court is about to hear arguments about the constitutionality of a 1978 law enacted to protect Native American children in the U.S. and strengthen their families.
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2022
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Ana Gore grew up learning English and Spanish simultaneously. At home, her Peruvian mother would primarily talk to her in Spanish, while her American father spoke to her in English.
Social Sciences
Oct 7, 2022
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Parents reunited with their children via a court order following care proceedings reveal a lack of "humanity" in the court process with a perception they were "just a cog in the machine," "a case rather than a person," "downtrodden" ...
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2022
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A new four-part HBO series, "Allen v. Farrow," documents the accusations of sexual abuse against film director Woody Allen and the aftermath. The documentary calls on the expertise of Joan S. Meier, a professor of law at ...
Social Sciences
Apr 9, 2021
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Family courts are misunderstanding and misusing research around how children form close relationships with their caregivers, say an international group of experts.
Social Sciences
Jan 12, 2021
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"Eviction" is a term that has become increasingly familiar to Americans over the past decade as one of the most visible symbols of poverty and economic misfortune. But research by social scientist and ethnographer Matthew ...
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2017
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It comes as a shock to many when they realise that the apps and content on their computers and mobile devices are not their property to do with as they wish. This mostly becomes an issue when someone dies and the relatives ...
Internet
Jan 19, 2016
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