Social Sciences

News articles classified as Social Sciences

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research —

Debunking the myth that immigrants drive crime

Opponents of immigration argue that it’s linked to higher crime rates, but new research shows that hasn’t been the case in the U.S. since 1880.

The strength of weak ties

In 1973, Stanford sociologist Mark Granovetter showed just how important casual acquaintances are.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Shifting the deficit mindset

Research suggests prospective employers may be biased against first-gen college grads, but a simple intervention can flip the script.

STANFORD magazine —

Talk it out

Stanford experts on how to have productive conversations with your significant other about money, work, home, and family.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Cash amnesia

Research suggests consumers may pay for hard-to-justify purchases with cash so they don’t have to confront a record of their spending.

Stanford King Center on Global Development —

A long-term focus on growing cities in Africa

Multi-year datasets from the King Center’s African Urbanization and Development Research Initiative continue to inform research and policy insights in Ethiopia and Côte d’Ivoire.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

A unique look at school discipline

A new study tracks the ebb and flow of suspensions and detentions, and their disparate impact on Black middle schoolers.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Who are you?

The self is not a fixed, innate essence residing within us, but something fluid and socially constructed, social psychologist Brian Lowery argues in a new book.

Stanford scholars react to the end of affirmative action

Anthony Lising Antonio, Ralph Richard Banks, David Grusky, Eujin Park, Sean Reardon, and C. Matthew Snipp consider the implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-conscious university admissions.

Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies —

Experts explain the Wagner rebellion

Four scholars on what Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mutiny means for Russia, Putin’s power, and the war in Ukraine.

Hoover Institution —

Charter schools were improving pre-pandemic, study finds

Charter school students experienced greater learning gains than their public school peers between 2014 and 2019, according to a new analysis from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes.

Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law —

Global scale deliberative polling

More than 6,300 people from 32 countries participated in a Metaverse Community Forum on bullying and harassment conducted with Stanford’s Deliberative Democracy Lab, and the results suggest global consultation is entirely feasible.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Is that self-driving car a boy or a girl?

There’s a push to make tech genderless to avoid perpetuating stereotypes, but research shows gender is one of the fundamental ways we connect with objects.

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research —

IRS confirms Stanford study of racial bias in audits

The IRS vows to take action after SIEPR’s Daniel Ho co-led a research team that found Black taxpayers are 3 to 5 times more likely to be audited.

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research —

Report shows SIEPR scholars making a difference

President Biden’s 2023 economic report relies heavily on academic research, including studies by more than two dozen SIEPR scholars.