Social Sciences

This area deals with the latest developments in the field of empirical and theoretical research as it relates to the structure and function of institutes and systems, their social interdependence and how such systems interact with individual behavior processes.

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Work has more benefits than just a paycheck for moms

Working moms striving to “have it all” now can add another perk to their list of benefits — health. New research from University of Akron Assistant Sociology…

Marital separations an alternative to divorce for poor couples

Researchers found that about 80 percent of all respondents who went through a marital separation ultimately divorced, most within three years.About five…

Foreclosure crisis and metropolitan crime rates

Not so, according to research by doctoral student Roderick Jones and professor William Alex Pridemore of the Department of Criminal Justice at Indiana…

Homeless people find equality, acceptance on social networking sites

University of Dayton sociologist and criminologist Art Jipson discovered in his most recent research that the homeless, along with everyone else, are turning…

Meditation reduces loneliness

Many elderly people spend their last years alone. Spouses pass and children scatter. But being lonely is much more than a silent house and a lack of…

Young people's feeling of invulnerability has drawbacks ' and benefits

While feeling invulnerable to physical danger can lead adolescents into risky behavior and negative outcomes such as substance abuse, perceiving themselves as…

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