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Katharine Donato on November 3, 2015
Gender-balanced and predominately male or female migrations are not new. But the discovery and naming of feminization are.
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Ryan D. King and Vincent Roscigno on August 4, 2015
It speaks poorly of our 240-year-old democracy and the gains made in the 50 years since the Voting RIghts Act if the very foundation of democracy—namely, voting—must still be fought for and protected.
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Ellen Berrey on April 6, 2015
Corporate diversity dialogues are ripe for backlash, the research shows, even without coffee counter gimmicks.
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Josh Page on December 19, 2014
Iconic images—such as a single student standing stoic before Red Army tanks in Tiananmen Square, a protester leaning forward to put a flower into the barrel of a soldier’s gun, or two African-American athletes raising black-gloved fists on the Olympic …
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Jennifer D. Carlson on December 2, 2014
Let’s face it: after the mid-term elections, many of us are just exhausted by divisive rhetoric—especially on the gun issue. With Michael Bloomberg and the National Rifle Association pouring untold amounts of money into state-level races, the gun debate has …
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Kyle Green on November 3, 2014
Identity is increasingly tied to the body. Advertisements for natural herbal supplements to improve body shape, scientific concoctions to increase libido, and surgical procedures guaranteed, if not required, to impress sexual partners fill email inboxes on a daily basis. The …
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Rene Almeling, Joanna Radin, and and Sarah S. Richardson on October 21, 2014
The following is an excerpt from Rene Almeling, Joanna Radin, and Sarah S. Richardson’s CNN Op-ed, Oct. 20, 2014. Click more to read the entirety. Apple and Facebook made the headlines last week on the news that they are offering coverage for their …
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Jennifer Lee on September 22, 2014
Football fans like me have undoubtedly heard about the indictment of Adrian Peterson on child abuse charges for striking his 4-year-old son with a thin tree branch. Pictures revealing multiple lacerations on the child’s thigh have surfaced, and exchanges regarding …
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Daniel Winchester on August 18, 2014
“So, what is it they believe?” As a sociologist of religion, I’m used to getting some variant of this question when colleagues, students, or curious friends want me to describe a religious community I happen to be studying. And, as …
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Tanya Golash-Boza on August 6, 2014
This past Spring, activists organized marches around the country, protesting President Obama’s record-breaking two million removals (the official term for deportations accompanied by an order of removal). The two-million milestone is significant because it is more than the sum total …
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