Weekly overview of social science news

By Lorna McConville

June 1, 2011 801

“UK social science is the best in the world”, says leading academic
By Academy of Social Sciences
Leicester (UK) hosted social science road show
24dash (press release)
What is a Person? – interview with author of this book Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith
Big Questions Online
The most pioneering divorce reform effort in 40 years
Huffington Post (blog)
Reality check: just how smart is the “wisdom of the crowd” in the age of the internet?
Bay Windows
‘Family planning still needed’ – too early for the Chinese government to relax its family planning policy
EastDay.com
Is college worth it?
Pew Social and Demographic Trends
Inland residents die younger, earn less and have far less education than other Californians – new study
Press-Enterprise
American working class face bigger threat
Indianapolis Star

Lorna McConville

Senior Marketing Manager at SAGE, and editor of the SAGE Insight blog

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