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• Children of immigrants reshaping America
In a study of children of recent immigrants in Southern California and South Florida, Ruben Rumbaut, a sociology professor at the University of California-Irvine, and Alejandros Portes, d irector of the Center for Migration and Development at ...
• Book helps feed your brain every day
... his controversial concept of psychoanalysis, use of hypnosis, and analysis of dreams, he sought to bring light to people’s inner lives and motivations, and in doing so, he had a dramatic impact on not only psychology but also philosophy, sociology ...
• The plight of the older sibling
The folklore is that parents punish the older child more than the younger ones,” says Lingxin Hao, a sociology professor at Johns Hopkins University and an author of the study, published in the latest issue of the Economic Journal. “But it isn ...
• Libraries luring students with coffee
School food reflects the larger culture, so if there's a proliferation of coffee shops in bookstores out in the world, it's going to happen in schools," said Jan Poppendieck, a sociology professor at Hunter College in New York who is writing a book ...
• Palin candidacy sparks working moms debate
Janet Gornick, a professor of political science and sociology at City University of New York and an expert on family leave policies worldwide, said she has no concerns with Palin returning to work so soon after her infant was born — as long as ...