Income inequality leads millennials to start families before marriage
Rising income inequality, and the resulting scarcity of certain types of jobs, is a key reason young Americans are having babies before getting married.
Rising income inequality, and the resulting scarcity of certain types of jobs, is a key reason young Americans are having babies before getting married.
Social Sciences
Jul 14, 2016
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Local sports clubs and associations are often as segregated as the neighbourhood they are in, suggests a new study. It says that rather than encouraging a mixing of different cultures, they may even reinforce rather than ...
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2016
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The improbable rise of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign presents an interesting question: why is Sanders, a self-proclaimed "democratic socialist," running as a Democrat? "In any other industrialized country, Sanders ...
Social Sciences
May 26, 2016
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New research released today shows that workers at a Fortune 500 company who participated in a pilot work flexibility program voiced higher levels of job satisfaction and reduced levels of burnout and psychological stress ...
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2016
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A new study finds that more than half of all "children" in the U.S. either misperceive or reject their parents' political party affiliations.
Social Sciences
Nov 19, 2015
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Institutional and cultural pressures lead scientists to avoid risk-taking and choose inefficient research strategies, two new University of Chicago papers conclude. Despite increased opportunities for groundbreaking experiments, ...
Mathematics
Nov 9, 2015
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The traditional pressure in academia for faculty to "publish or perish" advances knowledge in established areas. But it also might discourage scientists from asking the innovative questions that are most likely to lead to ...
Other
Oct 9, 2015
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For years social scientists have grappled with the question of why men receive far more media coverage than women, and now a new study reveals the answer.
Social Sciences
Oct 1, 2015
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Civil courts are where many people meet the legal system, dealing with life-altering issues like foreclosure, bankruptcy and child custody.
Social Sciences
Sep 3, 2015
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Social scientists have long argued documentary films are powerful tools for social change.
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2015
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