Girls in blue-collar communities face poorer job prospects
Young women in blue-collar communities are less likely to have jobs eight years after high school than their peers in other areas, an American Sociological Review study finds.
Young women in blue-collar communities are less likely to have jobs eight years after high school than their peers in other areas, an American Sociological Review study finds.
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People with little interest in politics vote more during violent wars, a 2016 study in the American Journal of Political Science finds. Overall, people vote less if there have been few recent war deaths.
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A 2016 study in BMJ Injury Prevention finds that for every dollar New York City spends on new bike lanes, more people ride and overall public health improves.
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2016 paper published in Pediatrics that looks at how often U.S. parents refuse or delay childhood vaccinations and how often pediatricians dismiss patients for vaccine refusal.
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2016 study in Political Communication that examines how news photographs can impact public support for military action.
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A primer on the tech issues behind the cyberattacks that have roiled the 2016 presidential campaign.
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2016 study published in Criminology that looks at how perceptions of racial bias in the criminal justice system are affected by neighborhood attitudes and negative interactions with police.
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A 2016 study in American Sociological Review finds that African Americans report crime less after police violence in their communities.
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2016 report from the World Bank estimates that by 2050 antimicrobial resistance could kill millions and hurt the global economy more than the recent financial crisis.
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2016 paper in Population Studies measures how many more workers it would take to meet the financial needs of aging populations in developed countries.
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