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Impact of long-term exposure to concentrated disadvantage on high school graduation
Source: JournalistsResource.orgU.S. Government Accountability Office: 2011 report on criminal alien statistics
Source: JournalistsResource.orgCongressional-Executive Commission on China annual report 2010
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Note: A 2011 report on this topic has been issued that updates the findings below.
The missing "one-offs": The hidden supply of high-achieving, low-income students
Source: JournalistsResource.orgFraming labels and immigration policy attitudes in the Iowa caucuses
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Iowa has seen significant demographic changes in the past decade as its Latino population has grown. How this trend intersects with voting patterns and political attitudes is of strong interest to scholars and election observers, of course, because of the Iowa Caucuses’ importance in the presidential nomination process.
Connection between social welfare participation, gender and obesity
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The United States has one of the highest obesity rates in the world, and the primary causes — unhealthy diets and a lack of exercise — are well known. However, the social, economic, psychological and policy factors underlying the problem are less clear.
Black gender gap in education: Historical trends and racial comparisons
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A 2011 study in Demography, “The Black Gender Gap in Educational Attainment: Historical Trends and Racial Comparisons” (PDF), uses Census data from 1940 to 2000, with additional data from the Census Bureau’s companion American Community Survey, to compare higher education completion rates for black men and women between 1940 and 2000.
Cracking the glass cages? Workplaces and inequality
Source: JournalistsResource.orgIn recent decades, some American corporations have promoted team work and encouraged looser job roles. By 2002, up to 80% of medium- to large-sized workplaces had put in place cross-boundary structures that increased collaboration across work functions. These programs have often given non-managerial women and minorities the opportunity to interact with a wider range of workers, managers, and jobs across their organizations.
Sex trafficking: Trends, challenges and limitations of international law
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The U.N. Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, one of the “Palermo protocols” adopted in 2000, was an attempt by the international community to address the growing problem of human trafficking. Since then, significant national and international resources have been devoted to its enforcement.