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The Prescription of a New Generation
Psychostimulant use in conjunction with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder raises important questions among today’s college students about health, fairness, and the development of a person’s identity, … Read MoreThe Joys of Parenthood, Reconsidered
Sociologists find that as a group, parents in the United States experience depression and emotional distress more often than their childless adult counterparts. Parents of … Read MoreControlling the Media in Iraq
As an online special, we’re making this article available in its entirety. You may choose to read either the html version or a PDF … Read MoreAn Ounce of Precaution
Studies conducted in small communities around the globe often conclude elevated rates of cancer and other diseases are “not substantiated.” When residents in communities like … Read MoreThe Sociologists' Take on the Environment
A common mantra when it comes to studying the environment is that only a disinterested, dispassionate natural scientist can untangle the natural from the social … Read MoreFixing the Bungled U.S. Environmental Movement
What do recent legislative defeats say about the state of environmentalism in the United States? And where does the U.S. environmental movement stand on it? … Read MoreSociologists on the Colorblind Question
Sociologists today are increasingly questioning the colorblind ideology and what effects it has on American culture and law. Their interest is due in no small … Read MoreThe Social Structure of Hugo Chávez
Most major news magazines have covered the dramatic processes of change—constitutional reforms, referenda, marches, protests, strikes, and a coup followed by a counter-coup—Venezuela has seen … Read MoreRethinking Crime and Immigration
As an online special, we’re making this article available in its entirety. You may choose to read either the html version or a PDF … Read MoreDying for a Cause—alone?
After September 11, 2001, dying for a cause became indelibly associated with suicide attacks, at least in North America and Europe. Another kind of politically … Read More