In Brief
News and notes.
An Economic Gap Slowly Closing
Declining economic disparities at the neighborhood-level represent a positive sign for communities where people live, work, and play. Read MoreDrop-Outs vs. Hold-Outs
The meaning of measures like graduation rates and time to degree aren’t always straightforward Read MoreGrownups
The pathway to adulthood is no longer one road, but perhaps five separate tracks, each reflecting different strategies toward and ordering of work, school, and family events. Read MoreThe Cost of Color
The relationship between skin tone, discrimination, and health for U.S.-born Blacks. Read MoreAbstinence and Masculinity
What happens to masculinity if you opt out of promiscuity? Read MoreGermany 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 More