Neither the threat of arrest nor punishment may significantly deter Mexicans from trying to enter the United States illegally, according to a new study in the August issue of the American Sociological Review.
Social Sciences
Aug 1, 2013
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Small towns are home to about 10 percent of the U.S. population but continue to play an outsize role in American culture, according to Princeton sociologist Robert Wuthnow.
Social Sciences
Jul 25, 2013
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Policymakers should be paying more, rather than less, attention to tackling climate change in economically tough times, a new study suggests. As economies have stagnated major emitters of CO2 seem unwilling to accept binding ...
Environment
Jul 3, 2013
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(Phys.org) —People punish generous group members by rejecting them socially—even when the generosity benefits everyone—because the "big givers" are nonconformists, according to a Baylor University study.
Social Sciences
Jun 27, 2013
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Young adults who deem themselves "spiritual but not religious" are more likely to commit property crimes—and to a lesser extent, violent ones—than those who identify themselves as either "religious and spiritual" or "religious ...
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2013
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American entrepreneurs pray more frequently, are more likely to see God as personal and are more likely to attend services in congregations that encourage business and profit-making, according to a study by Baylor University ...
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2013
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A new study suggests that the decline of labor unions, partly as an outcome of computerization, is the main reason why U.S. corporate profits have surged as a share of national income while workers' wages and other compensation ...
Social Sciences
May 30, 2013
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If you're still using your mobile phone behind the wheel, University of Alberta sociology researcher Abu Nurullah likely has your number.
Social Sciences
May 29, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Multiracial children of single mothers are more likely to live in poverty than white and Asian children of single mothers, but less likely than Hispanic, African-American and Native American children of single ...
Social Sciences
Apr 30, 2013
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Global attitudes about domestic violence changed dramatically during the first decade of the 2000s, according to a new University of Michigan study that analyzes data from 26 low- and middle-income countries.
Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2013
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