Winter 2017
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Cobesity
Jack Sprat could eat no fat. His wife could eat no lean. And so between them both, you see, They licked … Read More
Who Do You Think You Are?
We know that people in surveys over-report behavior seen as positive and under-report unacceptable behavior. But why would they do that even in anonymous mail-in … Read More
Obesity, Gender, and Immigrant Generations
People with lower income and education have poorer health outcomes in general. But health status and mortality rates among Hispanics and Latinos don’t follow the … Read More
The Persistence of Racial Boundaries
The relative rarity of Black/White interracial relationships has long represented rigid social boundaries. However, the prevalence of these relationships has increased, which many consider evidence … Read More
Class and Gender in Hiring for Elite Jobs
Social class is not a protected status under U.S. employment law, so employers may consider class when making hiring decisions. To examine how employers evaluate … Read More
Trust and Multiply
As women across the world flooded the workplace, and fertility patterns shifted in response, researchers noticed persistent differences between countries. In some nations, as women … Read More
Chump Change
In truth, poverty is an anomaly to rich people. It is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the … Read More
Observing Life and Death in America: Gary Younge
Gary Younge was recently named a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and he won the Harvard Kennedy School’s David Nayan Prize … Read More
Scorn Wars: Rural White People and Us
Nina Eliasoph on The Politics of Resentment, Strangers in Their Own Land, and Hillbilly elegy. Read More
The Sadness of the Border Wall
It took two days on the bus for Catalina Cespedes and her husband Teodolo Torres to get from their hometown in Puebla—Santa Monica Cohetzala—to Tijuana. Read More
