Social Sciences

What started as free tickets to see a flamenco fusion band in Spain turned into an unexpected research opportunity for a team of researchers at Penn State, who discovered a unique example of the power of music to bridge generational divides.... Read more

A new study offers the first large-scale, data-driven examination of tech workers' values across Europe. The findings reveal that while developers tend to be highly individualistic, open to change, and driven by universalist ideals, non-developers often align more closely with other occupational elites like managers and professionals. This challenges the... Read more

American children whose parents divorce when they are 5 or younger have marked disadvantages over the course of life, including reduced earnings and an increased likelihood of experiencing a teen pregnancy, incarceration and early death, according to new research led in part by a University of Maryland economist.... Read more

Young consumers who shop online and have FOMO (fear of missing out) tend to feel lower levels of social, psychological and financial well-being, a new study finds—but there's one important caveat.... Read more

You have probably heard people say that "it should be worth our time to work." This is true even in Norway, where we like to believe that we also take care of people who have ended up outside the workforce, whether involuntarily or not.... Read more

A new study by researchers at the University of Liverpool has uncovered alarming levels of abuse directed at local councilors—both online and in person—in relation to cycling and transport initiatives.... Read more

We live in a time of growing anxiety and fear, where the disruptive forces of artificial intelligence (AI), automation, Big Data, virtual reality and augmented reality loom ominously over people's lives.... Read more

High levels of income inequality weaken support for raising the minimum wage, which in turn could further worsen income inequality as people believe this is the way things should be, according to research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General titled "Income inequality depresses support for higher minimum wages."... Read more

Most managers measure success in outputs: bottom lines, quarterly gains, performance metrics, and incentives. But the forces that shape those outcomes are often invisible—rooted in relationships, communication, and how people support one another. Many management models overlook these dynamics, treating them as background noise rather than essential systems.... Read more

Myanmar's history of prolonged conflict has led to the forced displacement and resettlement of generations of refugees to the U.S., including upstate New York. Since relocating, these refugees' relationship to fishing has likewise shifted, from angling for food and nutrition in rural regions of Myanmar to being a means for... Read more

During fieldwork in cities in China, I came across a new marital practice, locally described as liang-tou-dun, literally "two places to stay."... Read more

Every year, around 90,000 young people make the transition from school to work. A large number of them start to participate in sports less during this transition. This is worrying, because those who participate less in sports usually do not pick it up again automatically.... Read more

In 2022, after U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban regained power, Afghans reported an average life satisfaction of 1.28 on a scale from 0 to 10—or from the worst possible life to the best possible life—a global, all-time low, according to a new study published in Science Advances.... Read more

Of all the subjects that could be taught in prisons, philosophy might seem a strange choice. You might think that we should address the educational basics first, since, according to a House of Commons report, 57% of prisoners in England "have English and Math levels at or below those expected... Read more

Stories retelling the birth of the Virgin Mary reveal that the Church was more forgiving of infertility than the general public during the Medieval era.... Read more