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The graduation rate gap between black and white kids is a major issue. One organization emphasizes social identity, media literacy, and youth development in redressing the problem.

Could humans be responsible for the extinction of megafauna like giant sloths and mastodons?

Nearly every American is now within a few hours’ drive of a casino. But critics note that casino gambling has not delivered on its economic promises.

Eighteenth and early nineteenth century audiences were delighted and horrified by these spectral apparitions conjured in dark rooms.

The way advertisers target mothers has changed along with the social understanding of American motherhood, one sociologist found.

What the author learned from her mother, a feminist academic doing a research project on film adaptations of Little Women.

Healing ceremonies showed that monarchs ruled by God’s will, as divine power worked through anointed hands.

The "Friday Night" group was a cohort of prominent nineteenth century Baltimore women who met each week to read, write, and debate social issues.

World hunger is not caused by our inability to produce enough food. The problem arises because of the economic inequality that distorts food distribution.