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Support for racial equality may be victim of Obama's election
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Mar 23, 2009 |
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Environmental inequality study finds no direct links to segregation, income
Jul 09, 2007 |
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A new study examining two possible factors leading to "environmental racism" finds that although the average black or Hispanic resident of a major U.S. city lives in a more polluted part of town than the average white person, ...
Economic and social disadvantage can affect young citizens' voter turnout
Aug 27, 2008 |
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A study recently published in the Journal of Social Issues illustrates how certain disadvantages experienced in adolescence, such as early pregnancy, dropping out of high school, being arrested, or going to an underprivileged school ...
Racial Segregation Fuels Early Black-White Achievement Gap, Data Suggest
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Oct 01, 2009 |
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Racial segregation of schools, and thereby segregated neighborhoods, appears to be a leading source of academic achievement disparities between young black and white children, according to research by sociologist Dennis J. ...
'Technology' plays large role in wealth inheritance
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Oct 30, 2009 |
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A new study reveals the important role inherited wealth plays in sustaining economic inequality in small scale societies. A team of 26 anthropologists, statisticians, and economists based at the Santa Fe Institute in New ...
Mad as hell? New discoveries about the experience of anger
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Younger people, those with children and less-educated individuals are more likely to experience anger, according to new UofT research that examines one of the most common negative emotions in society.
Inequality, 'silver spoon' effect found in ancient societies
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Oct 29, 2009 |
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The so-called "silver spoon" effect -- in which wealth is passed down from one generation to another -- is well established in some of the world's most ancient economies, according to an international study coordinated by ...
Creation of new school districts in US may cause a new form of segregation
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Nov 18, 2009 |
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Although the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 overturned segregation within many U.S. metropolitan communities and districts, school districts were slow to change and have remained segregated between districts. ...
The irony of harmony: Why positive interactions may sometimes be negative
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Feb 02, 2009 |
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History abounds with examples of dramatic social change occurring when a disadvantaged group finally stands up and says "Enough!". By recognizing their inequalities, members of disadvantaged groups can mobilize and attempt ...
Smoking during pregnancy a cause of social inequality in stillbirths
Oct 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Tackling smoking during pregnancy may help to reduce socio-economic inequalities in stillbirths and infant deaths by as much as 30-40 per cent, according to a new Oxford University-led study ...
Post-Racial? NC State Expert Weighs In On the Current State of Race Relations
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Oct 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many pundits professed the dawn of a “post-racial” era following the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president.
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