Social Sciences

Although government spending on the child welfare system totaled US$33 billion in 2018, the most recent year for which an estimate is available, it’s still failing to meet all children’s needs because of overwhelming demand.This […]

Ronald Hall is a professor in the School of Social Work at Michigan State University. He has written over 200 books/articles/monographs, etc., on colorism—discrimination on the basis of skin tone, often among the same ethnic […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially affected how women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) coped with their abusive situation, according to a new study led by health sciences professor Tara Mantler and Kim Jackson, professor in […]

Most children in the U.S. grow up with siblings, yet the role of sibling relations in child development and well-being is relatively understudied, especially among families of color. Researchers at Penn State, Arizona State University, […]

Queensland residents are facing yet another arduous clean-up after floods inundated roads and towns last week.This post was originally published on this site

The national debate about LGBTQ issues in schools has come to the Midwest. In the wake of the passage of Florida’s so-called “don’t say gay” law, more than a dozen other states—including Missouri, Iowa, Tennessee […]

News media covered the National Football League national anthem protests more heavily on their Instagram accounts when readers’ reactions to protest were more negative and more polarized, according to a University of Michigan study published […]

About 45 million Americans are immigrants, a near-record 14% of the population. Among them are, according to government estimates, 11.4 million who are undocumented.This post was originally published on this site

Body-worn cameras (BWCs) have become increasingly common in U.S. police departments, but we know little about their use in the field, including the factors related to whether and why police activate them. A new study […]

Gaze aversion, lack of emotional expression, repetitive body movements, or speaking in monolog tone can sway people’s judgment of another’s credibility and honesty—notably in the criminal justice system.This post was originally published on this site