Women are More Likely to Make Friends at Work than Men. Here’s Why that Matters
December 16, 2022
Research shows that the more friends we have, the less likely we are to be depressed or anxious, and work friendships boost productivity and worker retention Continue Reading →
How Hispanic Americans Think About Work and Identity
November 18, 2022
If we want to understand the evolving role of Hispanic Americans in American culture and politics, one useful on-ramp is studying Hispanics in the workplace. Continue Reading →
The Class Divide in Family Dinner
November 7, 2022
Family dinners—a once ubiquitous feature of American life shared across cultural, religious, and class lines—have disappeared in many households. Continue Reading →
The New Workplace Gender Imbalance: Social Capital and Job Satisfaction
October 31, 2022
New data suggests gender and education are the difference between liking and loving your job. But there’s a price to be paid. Continue Reading →
The Social Workplace: Social Capital, Human Dignity, and Work in America
October 25, 2022
Over the past two decades, American social and civic life has been on an undeniable downward trajectory. New research finds that the workplace remains an increasingly important generator of social capital in the wake of this civic contraction. Continue Reading →
Can Americans Find Common Ground on Abortion?
October 24, 2022
Most Americans are willing to find common ground on abortion. Continue Reading →
A Moral Double Standard on Marital Infidelity
October 12, 2022
Men and women hold different views of the morality of marital infidelity depending on who commits it. Continue Reading →
Jews and the Faith of Their Children
May 23, 2022
Just half of Jews in America today believe it is important for children to be brought up in a religion so they can learn good values, making the Jewish community an outlier compared to other religious traditions. Continue Reading →
Politics, Sex, and Sexuality: The Growing Gender Divide in American Life
April 27, 2022
The nature of gender differences is a source of enduring debate in American society. The divide between young men and women is growing larger over sex, sexuality, and politics. Men spend more time playing video games, watching pornography, and report a greater interest in politics, while women are more likely to pick up a book or meditate. Continue Reading →
The Childhood Loneliness of Generation Z
April 4, 2022
There’s a growing concern that young adults today are experiencing an epidemic of loneliness, social isolation, and disconnection. A lot of blame is being placed on social media, or more recently the pandemic. Delayed family formation is another likely factor—young adults are marrying later than they once did. But what if Gen Z is lonelier Continue Reading →
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