Sociology

William S. Laufer of the Wharton School says that Stanton Samenow’s influence on criminal psychology will remain, even if at the foundation of future research.

Research co-authored by Pilar Gonalons-Pons of the School of Arts & Sciences finds that marriages in which wives outearn their husbands are not only more common, but less likely to end in divorce than in the past.

PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts says that Black families have been entangled in the child welfare system since the time of slavery, when they were routinely separated.

Samuel Preston of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Donald Trump being three-and-a-half years younger than Joe Biden equates to a 30% lower annual probability of death, though that advantage would be offset by Trump’s higher BMI.

PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts says that decisions to report neglect and abuse to the child welfare system are largely shaped by racist stereotypes of Black families.

PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts breaks down the adoption fallacy of the Supreme Court Dobbs decision.

Camille Z. Charles of the School of Arts & Sciences says that it would be easier to fill in information gaps about Black immigrant wealth and educational representation if there were better ways to document the Black population.