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In Understanding Humans: How Social Science Can Help Solve Our Problems, David Edmonds curates a selection of interviews with social science researchers covering the breadth of human life and society, from morality, bias and identity to kinship, inequality and justice. Accessible and engaging, the research discussed in the book illuminates the crucial role of social sciences in addressing contemporary … Continued

FIFTEEN MILLION AMERICAN CHILDREN, ONE QUARTER OF THE POPULATION UNDER 18, ARE GROWING UP TODAY WITHOUT FATHERS. THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE EXTENT AND IMPLICATIONS OF THIS SITUATION. IT ARGUES THAT IT IS THE GREATEST SOCIAL CATASTROPHE FACING THE UNITED STATES. IT IS AT THE ROOT OF THE EPIDEMICS OF CRIME AND DRUGS; IT IS DEEPLY IMPLICATED IN THE DECLINE IN EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND IT IS LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERSISTENCE OF WIDESPREAD POVERTY DESPITE GENEROUS GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR THE NEEDY.