How can we get the majority to recognize the discrimination experienced by minorities? A new study examines this question. The results show that both cold facts and warm stories can change perceptions—but in different ways.
Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2025
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In a study published in PS: Political Science & Politics, University of California, Riverside researchers found that openly lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) members of the United States Congress took more actions to promote ...
Political science
Sep 17, 2025
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When parents separate in Australia, their futures—and their children's—often rely on the words chosen by judges in the Family Court. But those words aren't always neutral along gender lines, say a team of UNSW researchers.
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2025
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Some urban nightclubs in Chicago may charge Black patrons more for drinks compared with white patrons or use other tactics to discourage their patronage, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois ...
Social Sciences
Sep 10, 2025
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The 2023 landmark Supreme Court decision effectively banning race-conscious affirmative action—along with the subsequent challenges to diversity, equity and inclusion in major corporations and military admissions—has ...
Economics & Business
Sep 10, 2025
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Heating, cooling and powering a home isn't cheap, and new research shows that some Americans are paying a higher percentage of their hard-earned dollars to cover their energy bills.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2025
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Around 98 million children and youth in sub-Saharan Africa are out of school, accounting for nearly 40% of the global out-of-school population. This is disproportionately high, considering that the region accounts for roughly ...
Education
Aug 6, 2025
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Despite the Los Angeles Unified School District's standardized screening system for vetting teachers, some school principals still rely on their own tactics to recruit applicants, even when they believe the system is beneficial, ...
Education
Jul 31, 2025
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Zikia, a 12th grader in Philadelphia, was stressing over where she would attend college in the fall. Her charter school's college decision ceremony was the next day, and she was torn between her two top choices.
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2025
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After reviewing 337 journal articles examining career success disparity among minority and non-minority groups, Melika Shirmohammadi, assistant professor of Human Resource Development, reports that being in the minority often ...
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2025
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