The college admissions cheating scandal has outraged millions, bringing to light the gaps between the privileged and less privileged citizens. Being a social scientist who studies societal origins of economic and health inequalities, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2019
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From "crap towns" to "shitholes", there's no denying that some places are unfairly tarred with a bad reputation. Sometimes it's the result of sensationalised news coverage, but in recent years, the rise of "fly-on-the-wall" ...
Social Sciences
Feb 7, 2019
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New research led by Lijun Song, associate professor of sociology at Vanderbilt University, and graduate student Phillip Pettis suggests that knowing people in high and diverse positions may be good or bad for your health. ...
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2018
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Numerous studies have linked the decline of unions with the rise in wage inequality, but some prominent ones have come with questions.
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2018
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Significant increases in the death rates of white, middle-aged people over the last 15 years appear to be tied to increases in Republican voting that helped lead to Donald Trump's election in 2016, according to a new study ...
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2017
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Research from UC Berkeley's Center for Labor Research and Education measuring the impacts of numerous progressive California policies enacted over the last six years finds no negative effects on employment and economic growth.
Economics & Business
Nov 15, 2017
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Recent incidents in places such as Ferguson, Mo., Staten Island, N.Y., and elsewhere vividly unfolded in the news media. Murders of unarmed black men at the hands of the police and the protests that followed reminded the ...
Social Sciences
Apr 13, 2016
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(AP)—Chile is enacting measures that raise taxes on large businesses to help finance improvements in education, health and other services.
Economics & Business
Sep 26, 2014
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In societies where women are equal to men, males stand a better chance of living longer, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Feb 6, 2014
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The nation's poverty rate remained stuck at 15 percent last year despite America's slowly reviving economy, a discouraging lack of improvement for the record 46.5 million poor and an unwelcome benchmark for President Barack ...
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2013
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