In Brief
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The Complex Path to Secular Identity
The factors that shape secularity operate together, as our gender, political ideologies, and educational attainment overlap in complex ways. Read MoreChildren of Immigrants, Changing Races
The children of immigrants in the U.S. may change how they self-identify partly because of peer influences in the transition into adulthood and partly because of stress about social and academic performance. Read MoreFor Couple Stability, Context is Key
Researchers found no real difference between cohabiting couples: whether same-sex or different-sex, cohabitating couples had similar levels of relationship stability. Read MoreUniversity of Phoenix vs. University of Unicorns
Do hiring managers use the perceived quality of an educational institution in their decisions? Read MoreDarker Skin, Harsher Sentence
A wealth of sociological research documents how Blacks are disadvantaged by the criminal justice system, from higher likelihood of being stopped by police to much … Read MoreMaybe government could actually work
Lately, American government has defaulted to gridlock. Government shut-downs are a routine response to deep conflict, and in the wake of Supreme Court Justice Antonin … Read MoreCall Your Mom
Maybe you’ve heard on Facebook that “You never know how much your parents love you until you have a child to love.” This feel-good meme … Read MoreMurder Mystery
In a recent American Sociological Review piece, Michael Light and Jeffrey Ulmer analyze homicide deaths between 1989 and 2010 to examine the determinants of … Read MoreExpressing Depression
There are clear health disparities between Black and white Americans across many indicators, including mortality, disease, health behaviors, and self-rated health, but things are murkier … Read MoreCareer plans aren’t family plans
Why is there such persistent gender segregation in jobs in the U.S. labor force? One popular explanation is that women choose “family-friendly” occupations in order … Read More