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Germany Avoids Going Gray
More support for parents may help increase the birth rate, perhaps by relieving some of the difficulties of that transition to parenthood. Read MoreSmoking Drives Mortality Inequalities
People who smoke die earlier. People with less education die earlier. People with less education are more likely to smoke. Read MoreBuilding Walls, Buying Guns
Anti-immigrant ordinances are correlated with increased gun sales at the local level. Further, a greater association between immigrants and crime in local news coverage also results in a significant increase in handgun sales. Read MoreThe Paper Ceiling
Why do women seem to be missing from so many newspaper stories? Read MoreOnline Dating Choices, Constrained
Single people have an ever-expanding array of choices for romantic partners. Arranged marriages are no longer prevalent, and norms and laws … Read MoreFather Schools and Promise Keepers
In many countries, women have gained greater access to education, the right to work with fair compensation, and protection from violence. These all reflect changing … Read MoreSuicide’s Gender Divide
Whereas Durkheim considered fatalistic suicide caused by high levels of social regulation a marker of premodern societies, this research suggests gender regulation may be harmful to adolescents’ mental health in the present day as well. Read MoreCulture of Overcompensation
As more middle-class people felt The Great Recession’s effects, inequality became more visible. The public increasingly realized the top 1% was not suffering in the same way as everyone else. Read MoreProtest Works
In 334 Southern cities, lunch-counter sit-ins increased the likelihood of desegregation. The protests also affected desegregation in nearby cities; desegregation in one city led to desegregation in nearby cities as well. Read MoreUnemployment and Well-Being
Sociologists of mental health study how the broader social forces surrounding individual circumstances affect psychological well-being. For example, unemployment affects well-being, but how might this … Read More