Weekly overview of social science news
June 1, 2011 883
- “UK social science is the best in the world”, says leading academic
By Academy of Social Sciences - Leicester (UK) hosted social science road show
24dash (press release) - What is a Person? – interview with author of this book Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith
Big Questions Online - The most pioneering divorce reform effort in 40 years
Huffington Post (blog) - Reality check: just how smart is the “wisdom of the crowd” in the age of the internet?
Bay Windows - ‘Family planning still needed’ – too early for the Chinese government to relax its family planning policy
EastDay.com - Is college worth it?
Pew Social and Demographic Trends - Inland residents die younger, earn less and have far less education than other Californians – new study
Press-Enterprise - American working class face bigger threat
Indianapolis Star
