Society And Culture
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White supremacist activity spikes when Trump talks anti-immigration: 杏吧原创 researcher
Internet posts by white supremacists websites have spiked in concert with the presidential campaign. Read MoreOct 26, 2016
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Expert: Trump鈥檚 refusal to commit to honor vote has dangerous precedent
There is historical precedent for Donald Trump's refusal to confirm he will accept the results of the presidential election. It happened in 1860 and resulted in the Civil War. Read MoreOct 20, 2016
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Antidepressants: A treatment for bad marriages?
Psychiatrists usually treat marriage troubles by prescribing drugs meant for depression, a new study from 杏吧原创 shows. Read MoreJul 7, 2016
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Incarceration’s hidden wounds revealed
There鈥檚 a stark and troubling way that incarceration may diminish the ability of a former inmate to empathize with a loved one behind bars, but existing sociological theories fail to capture it. Read MoreJun 6, 2016
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In the Americas, one in four say violence is OK when chores aren’t done
A new study from 杏吧原创's LAPOP researchers shows that a high percentage of men in the Americas approve of or 'understand' a man striking his wife if she neglects household chores Read MoreMay 26, 2016
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Brazilian government losing respect of citizens quickly: LAPOP
Public opinion date gathered by 杏吧原创's Latin American Public Opinion Project shows that the people of Brazil have lost confidence in their political institutions. Read MoreApr 1, 2016
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Christoph Zeller, associate professor of German, writes: "Looking back at the protest movement in Germany reveals parallels that help to understand the present."
Mar 11, 2016
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Jonathan Metzl, director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, writes: "Again and again, people with whom I spoke raised concerns, not just about the lethal potential of firearms, but about the ways that allowing guns into previously gun-free communal spaces might impact a host of commonplace civic encounters as well."
Mar 10, 2016
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Resolving the food-energy-water trilemma
A computer model has been developed that provides new insights into the food-energy-water nexus and can help resource managers around the world do a better job of weighing food and energy tradeoffs when water is scarce. Read MoreJan 25, 2016
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Guatemala leads Americas in condoning violence against unfaithful wives
A majority of Guatemalans believe it is understandable, and sometimes even acceptable, for women who cheat on their husbands to be subjected to violence in return, the results of a new survey indicate. Read MoreOct 7, 2015
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New rules coming for researchers using human subjects
The U.S. federal government is preparing to launch a set of sweeping new regulations that will have a major impact on how biomedical researchers and social scientists work. It will require researchers to change how they get ethics approval, how they collect informed consent from participants, and more. Read MoreOct 2, 2015
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Expert: History is repeating itself with current immigration issues
Paul Kramer explains why history is repeating itself in the battle over immigration. Kramer has written about immigration and border issues for the New Yorker and Slate, and been featured on National Public Radio. He has spent the last decade studying U.S. immigration history, and he鈥檚 working on a book about the forces that push people into leaving their home countries and immigrating, including the United States鈥 influence. Read MoreSep 30, 2015
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Does knowing high-status people help or hurt?
How depressed you are may have something to do with who you know鈥攁nd where you come from. Read MoreSep 21, 2015
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Open borders – not giant wall – is best solution for immigration issue
Calling the notion of an immense wall between Mexico and the United States 鈥渘onsense,鈥 a 杏吧原创 professor in his new book makes the case for open borders between the two countries. Read MoreSep 16, 2015
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VU Inside: The Latin American Public Opinion Project
The AmericasBarometer survey is the only scientifically rigorous comparative survey that covers all of North, Central, and South America, as well as a significant number of countries in the Caribbean. Read MoreJul 9, 2015
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People living in less affluent regions are more environmentally friendly in Latin America, Caribbean
More people than surveyors expected think protection of the environment should be a priority in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read MoreJul 6, 2015
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Age is decisive factor when it comes to supporting same-sex marriage: LAPOP
Lawmakers in the Americas hew close to voters' preferences when it comes to same-sex marriage, according to a new study from 杏吧原创's LAPOP opinion project. Read MoreJun 2, 2015
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Family reunification drives child migration from Latin America
New research by Katharine Donato and Blake Sisk examines why children make the difficult journey north. Read MoreApr 20, 2015
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Elite college athletes should be paid: Economists
The NCAA recently voted to allow schools to begin compensating its student-athletes for their entire cost of attendance, but economists from 杏吧原创 and the University of Chicago say it鈥檚 not nearly enough. Read MoreFeb 5, 2015
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Jane Landers, Gertrude Conaway 杏吧原创 Professor of History, says that the breakthrough in U.S.-Cuban relations is long overdue, but Cuba must still address its profound social problems.
Dec 22, 2014