Culture, Society, and DE&I

Dave Parker recalls a time when the Midsummer Classic was a celebration of the game’s many African American stars. At this year’s game, the National League will have just two.

Global happiness levels are determined by many diverse factors. These maps look at the happiest and unhappiest countries in every region.

PRRI's largest religion survey is here.

In a new annual report, ECLAC estimates that the total number of poor people rose to 209 million by the end of 2020, which is 22 million more people than in the previous year. In addition, it calls for creating a new welfare state.

Categories such as "baby boomers" and "Millennials" do nothing to capture social change.

Cities across Europe are working to unwind a focus on the traditional male commuter to more inclusive forms of mobility.

About two-thirds of Americans (65%) say their best guess is that intelligent life exists on other planets.

The text and figures of this short paper are below, and it’s also available as a PDF on SocArXiv, in more citable form. The Stata code and other materials are up as well, here. It’s pre…

How young people are rewriting the rules of punctuation

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in the United States, is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African descent and “make amends” to them — including through reparations.

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While aspects of the corporate relocation story may be real, new evidence raises questions about the true potential of the remote-work-driven renewal storyline.

With enhanced diversity, equity, and inclusion goals, along with pressure from shareholders and advocates, more of America’s largest companies are building diverse boards.

The rising use of IVF, families having children later in life and medical advances are all contributing to growing numbers of twins being born and surviving – but the rate of twin births may now be at its peak

Communities that couldn't get mortgage loans in the 1940s are the same areas without fast home internet service today. There's no easy fix.

Gender is one of the most pervasive and insidious forms of inequality. For example, English-language Wikipedia contains more than 1.5 million biographies about ...

Evidence suggests you may want to be more cautious near theaters showing the latest installment in the movie series.

Spanking does not appear to improve a child's positive behavior or social competence, a review of global studies finds.

The reinvigorated social-justice movement has had a broad reach.

From Jimmy Kimmel Live, to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, late night talk shows have always used the same set. The host of the show sits behind a big wooden...

Whether your favorite television show is Friends or Breaking Bad, every TV show has what is called a bottle episode. But are bottle episodes a good or a bad ...

Nine months after the declaration of a national emergency due to the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic, U.S. births fell by 8% in a month.