College-educated women face an increasingly daunting marriage market, according to an emerging narrative in academia and the media. Women so outnumber men on four-year campuses—by 1.6 million—that women graduates will ...
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2025
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People who feel financially comfortable are more likely to report prosocial actions like donating money and prosocial attitudes than people in a tough financial situation, according to a study. Prosociality—preferences ...
Social Sciences
Feb 4, 2025
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Although the US$557 billion Americans gave to charity in 2023 marked a 2.1% decline in inflation-adjusted terms, U.S. donations have increased significantly over the past two decades. Giving has grown by about 42% since 2003, ...
Economics & Business
Jan 28, 2025
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A multi-country study has linked internet use to a reduction in depressive symptoms. City University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong researchers found a positive association among adults 50 years and older across ...
Access to safe, legal abortion can be a lifelong economic stratifier, according to a new analysis of a national database of adolescent health information.
Social Sciences
Nov 12, 2024
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Americans rely primarily on personal networks and news media for voting information about the 2024 U.S. presidential election, according to a survey by researchers at Rutgers and other universities.
Social Sciences
Nov 6, 2024
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Death and destruction from climate crises—flooding, fires, hurricanes and heat.
Social Sciences
Nov 4, 2024
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American businesses spend close to US$100 billion each year to secure top advertising spots in search engine results—even though it's not exactly a secret that most online shoppers scroll right past them.
Economics & Business
Oct 24, 2024
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For the past two decades, investing in girls' schooling has been hailed as a cornerstone of promoting gender equality in sub-Saharan Africa. Between 2016 and 2018, the World Bank Group invested US$3.2 billion in education ...
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2024
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A study has found that members of Canada's LGBTQ+ community are more likely than heterosexuals to participate in non-electoral politics. They tend to be more involved in both institutional and non-institutional political ...
Political science
Oct 11, 2024
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