An afternoon walk along the Harbourfront was the genesis of Jacqueline Scott's U of T doctoral thesis.
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2020
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White Americans who think that White people are poor are more likely to believe that welfare recipients are hardworking, and to support welfare policies, according to new research in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
Social Sciences
Dec 8, 2022
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Roughly six million Black people moved away from the American South during the Great Migration between 1910 and 1970, hoping to escape racial violence and discrimination while pursuing economic and educational opportunities. ...
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2023
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Whenever November would roll around, James Gensaw, a Yurok language high school teacher in far northern California, would get a request from a school administrator. They would always ask him to bring students from the Native ...
Social Sciences
Nov 3, 2022
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Where someone grows up is profoundly important for their life chances. It influences things like the schools they attend, the jobs, parks and community resources they have access to and the peers they interact with.
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2019
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Raphael Brandao beams with pride as he describes the high-end Brazilian coffee he produces with beans sourced exclusively from Black farmers in a country where many still associate the product with slavery.
Agriculture
May 20, 2024
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An analysis of data from four U.S. states suggests that Black people may be more likely than white people to be nonfatally shot and injured by police in these states, and these disparities are greater than seen for fatal ...
Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2021
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Joe Biden used the backdrop of the Grand Canyon Tuesday to champion the climate fight—and distinguish himself from the Republican right—by designating large swathes of surrounding sacred land with protective status.
Environment
Aug 9, 2023
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Each year the Home Office publishes data on stop and search from all 43 police forces in England and Wales. The latest figures for the year ending March 2021 reveal a familiar pattern: stop and search disproportionately affects ...
Social Sciences
Dec 2, 2021
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Only one in three Americans, or 36%, approve of President Joe Biden's handling of crime, according to a December 2021 poll by ABC News and Ipsos. An ABC News story tied the low approval to "historic jumps" in the nation's ...
Political science
Apr 18, 2022
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