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Societies are becoming increasingly divided, and extremist views continue to emerge around the world on topics such as politics, religion, and climate change. Much research has been done into how this phenomenon known as “polarization” evolved, but it is unclear how social interactions can cause the opposite effect, “depolarization”. Less attention has been paid to understanding whether gender exists. Start modifying your opinions so that they are no longer extreme. To address this question, Jaume Ojer, Michele Starnini and Romualdo Pastor-Satorras from the Fisica Department, CENTAI Institute in Turin, Polytechnic University of Catalunya, are developing a new “ We proposed…

We investigate whether the show influenced teens’ interest in contraception and abortion, and ultimately whether it led to changes in teen birth outcomes. We use Google Trends and Twitter data to record changes in searches and tweets caused by the show, Nielsen ratings data to understand geographic variations in viewership, and demographic birth data. to measure changes in his teenage birth rate.we discovered it pregnant at 16 years old This led to an increase in searches and tweets about contraception and abortion, ultimately leading to a 5.7 percent drop in teen births in the 18 months following its introduction. This…

Cities and suburbs play a clearly defined role in discussions of poverty, opportunity, and social welfare policy in America’s largest cities. Studies examining poverty issues have typically focused on central urban areas, where poverty and unemployment are most concentrated. As a result, place-based anti-poverty policies in the United States have focused primarily on ameliorating poverty concentrated in urban (and sometimes rural) areas. In contrast, suburbs are seen as destinations for quality schools, safe neighborhoods, or good job opportunities. Several recent trends have begun to upend this familiar urban-suburban narrative of poverty and opportunity in America’s largest cities. In 1999, large…

The labor market is not good for young people today. The under-25 unemployment rate is more than double the national average and remains well above pre-recession levels. High youth unemployment rates are not new. Since 1948, youth unemployment has averaged 2.7 times the prime-age unemployment rate, but this ratio tends to fluctuate over business cycles. A weak labor market is bad news for both the economy and social mobility. There are long-term effects on an individual’s income: if at age 22 he is unemployed for six months, his wages the following year will be reduced by 8%, reducing his future…

Steven Brooke provides an informative and well-researched overview of the Egyptian regime crackdown on social service and educational organizations perceived as affiliated with, or in a position to raise the profile of, the Muslim Brotherhood.1 His examination seems intended to explore three distinct questions. First, whether the social movement (haraka) or the political party (hizb) is to be privileged by the Brotherhood in the future. Second, whether the appeal of the Brotherhood’s approach will diminish in favour of the Salafist-jihadist model; and a third, albeit related, question of whether the crackdown on the movement’s social service provision will increase the potential…

When you factor in the cost of health insurance, prescriptions, and deductibles, few Americans would be surprised to learn that health care costs account for a much higher percentage of the economy than any other major nation. For example, major European countries spend about 9 to 12 percent of their GDP on health services. Spending over 17%. However, despite significant investments in health services, results are actually as good or worse on some key health indicators, such as infant mortality and the prevalence of chronic disease. Masu. So why did I spend so much and get so little back? A…

Billionaires are under the Brookings microscope. In his new book, Billionaire – Reflections on the Upper Crust, Darrell West analyzes the origins and consequences of the super-wealthy. He gives us so much to worry about. First of all, “billionaire activities” can distort the political process. You may want to see significant cuts in taxes and welfare. You might want to legalize same-sex marriage. In any case, you probably don’t want these decisions to be heavily influenced by large injections of money from a few individuals. Billionaire: What would Bertrand Russell say? “Wealth itself is not the problem,” West writes. “The…

Chairman, members, colleagues, and distinguished guests. I am pleased to appear before you to discuss the social structure of North Korea. I was specifically asked to talk a little about the North Korean regime’s political classification system. My brief presentation consists of two parts. The first is the theoretical social structure of North Korea, and the second is the actual social structure. No dictatorship can afford social and political equality for its people, but the North Korean regime is more politically stratified than most, thanks in part to the policies of its current ruler, Kim Jong-un. , has constructed a…

We should therefore be very grateful to the Thornton Center’s China Thinkers series, which, like the Princeton China series, provides English-speaking readers with translations of representative works by prominent Chinese intellectuals. . The latest volume in the series includes his 19 essays by the ethicist and social commentator He Huaihong, as well as an excellent introductory essay by Cheng Li. The translation is excellent, and his insights and arguments deserve a wide audience: not only those who wish to understand modern China, but also those who wish to engage with and learn from China.—Stephen C. Angle, china quarterly report in…

Across Europe, strict rules apply to how traditional media operates during elections. Often, that means creating a period of silence so voters can reflect on their choices without being unduly influenced. In France, for example, public opinion polls are not allowed to be released on election day. However, there are few laws regulating the actions of social media companies in relation to elections. This is a problem now that political parties are campaigning on these platforms as a matter of course. This year, the European Commission plans to introduce regulations on political advertising that will apply across EU member states.…