Race

Racial Bias and the Criminal Justice System: Research for a Fairer Future
PIBBS
November 25, 2014

Racial Bias and the Criminal Justice System: Research for a Fairer Future

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OMG, Zambia’s New Interim President Is … an Economist
Impact
October 31, 2014

OMG, Zambia’s New Interim President Is … an Economist

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Social Science in Action: Ferguson Is a Serious Outlier
Public Policy
August 18, 2014

Social Science in Action: Ferguson Is a Serious Outlier

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Why Social Science Education is as Important as STEM…
Featured
July 26, 2013

Why Social Science Education is as Important as STEM…

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‘I Became a Scholar in Order to Become a Better Activist’

‘I Became a Scholar in Order to Become a Better Activist’

A conversation with Kitty Kelly Epstein, winner of the 2013 Marilyn Gittell Activist Scholar Award and a university professor who took a four-year break from teaching to live her research.

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The War We Are (Regrettably) Not Fighting

The War We Are (Regrettably) Not Fighting

The American Academy of Political and Social Sciences recognizes William Julius Wilson for his work on race, stratification, and disadvantage in the U.S.

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Science, Advocacy and Anthropology

Science, Advocacy and Anthropology

Contrary to some loudly voiced claims, both advocacy and science are (and long have been) at the core of our discipline.

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Race, Gender, and Communication in the Workplace

Race, Gender, and Communication in the Workplace

Whether a manager is black or white, male or female, the stereotypes that persist in today’s workplace can affect perceptions of managerial […]

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Rebel Manhood

Rebel Manhood

With poverty now rising to levels not seen in a generation, many scholars are revisiting the still controversial theories connecting culture to class. Currently the great recession is accelerating the outsourcing and deindustrialization that has been decimating the economic well-being of all Americans for almost a generation.

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When the Boys Fit in Better Than the Girls

When the Boys Fit in Better Than the Girls

Racially integrated schools offer a number of benefits for students: they are able to expand their cultural outlooks, gain new friends, learn about those who are different, and get better educations at schools with better resources than they would otherwise attend. However, students may struggle with making friends, interacting across racial lines, developing an ethnic identity and with academic achievement

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Help Black Children? Sure! Teens? Not So Much.

Help Black Children? Sure! Teens? Not So Much.

New research finds support for school projects differs according to the race and age of the recipients.

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Toxic Pollution and School Performance Scores

Toxic Pollution and School Performance Scores

Cristina Lucier, Boston College, Anna Rosofsky, Bruce London, both of Clark University, Helen Scharber, Hampshire College, and John M. Shandra, SUNY Stony Brook, published […]

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