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SRE Podcast on the Normalization of Surveillance for Mexican Americans on the Border
In a new podcast, Adriana C. Núñez discusses her research on "Collateral Subjects: The Normalization of Surveillance for Mexican Americans...
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Resources on Race, Police Violence, and Justice
Protests against police violence and the systemic racism underlying it are underway across the country. Sociologists have much to...
Black lives and police tactics matter
by Rory Kramer, Brianna Remster, and Camille Z. Charles in the Summer 2017 Contexts
Do police provide a public good or do they perpetuate...
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For Mexican migrants skills learned in the United States create new opportunities for business formation and economic mobility
Hernando was born and raised in Heredia, a small agricultural community in central Mexico with an established history of emigration to the...
The Racial Gap in Childhood Blood Lead Levels Related to Socioeconomic Position of Residence in Metropolitan Detroit
Childhood lead poisoning in the United States remains a persistent, prevalent environmental public health problem, especially for children...
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Study Reveals Incarceration’s Hidden Wounds for African American Men
There’s a stark and troubling way that incarceration diminishes the ability of a former inmate to empathize with a loved one behind bars,...
Study Finds Evidence of Racial and Class Discrimination Among Psychotherapists
A new study suggests that psychotherapists discriminate against prospective patients who are black or working class.
"Although I expected...
For-Profit Trade Schools Prove Costly for Disadvantaged Black Youth
Young African-Americans from some of the country’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods are drawn to for-profit post-secondary trade schools,...
Families with Kids Live Near Families Just Like Them
Neighborhoods are becoming less diverse and more segregated by income — but only among families with children, a new study has found....
Recognizing Dignity for Marginalized Young Men
By Freeden Oeur
Recognizing Dignity
One finding animates studies of life in poor urban communities: young men yearn for respect, or the...
Study Reveals Incarceration’s Hidden Wounds for African American Men
There’s a stark and troubling way that incarceration diminishes the ability of a former inmate to empathize with a loved one behind bars,...