Family structure and the well-being of children in youth and adulthood
2013 study from Syracuse and Georgetown University in Social Science Research on how single parenthood can affects children’s life outcomes.
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Beyond guns and god: The complexities of the white working class in America
2012 report from the Public Religion Research Institute on the cultural and political beliefs of white working-class Americans.
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Brand-specific consumption of alcohol among underage youth in the United States
2013 study from Boston University and Johns Hopkins providing the first available national estimates of youth alcohol brand preference.
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The rise of contextual journalism, 1950s-2000s
2013 study from Columbia University showing that the interpretation of events has become an increasingly important element of journalism.
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Ethnic profiling in airport screening: Lessons from Israel, 1968-2010
2012 study in the American Law and Economics Review on how certain airport security procedures are the key variable in producing feelings of discrimination and ill-will, and how this might be mitigated.
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Are homeowners better citizens? U.S. homeownership and community participation
2013 Georgetown study on the marginal benefits of having more homeowners in terms of civic participation, and cautioning against exaggerating the advantages.
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Sex trafficking and HIV: An observational study from Southern India
2013 study in the American Journal of Epidemiology on the risks for HIV infection among different populations of female sex workers in India.
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Can wages buy honesty? The relationship between relative wages and employee theft
2012 study from the University of Illinois and Harvard Business School on how higher wages can reduce incidences of theft in the workplace.
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Marital satisfaction and break-ups differ across on-line and off-line meeting venues
2013 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that online relationships often produce more long-lasting marriages.
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Foreign policy and trade: China’s relations with Africa and Latin America, 1992-2006
2013 study from Cornell examining how increased trade with China results in partner countries altering their foreign policy positions in favor of China.
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