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How the 2021 Child Tax Credit Transformed Housing Stability for Low-Income Families

The expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) significantly decreased the likelihood of low-income families needing to move due to rent or mortgage affordability issues, reducing housing instability. The expanded CTC effectively…

Inequalities, Labor, Organizations

Overcoming Loss Aversion to Boost Workplace Diversity

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A new study explores how managers often hire new employees who closely resemble those they are replacing, leading to "demographic stickiness" and hindering diversity. Demographic stickiness can slow diversification, but…

Consumption, Economy, Fundamentals, Globalization, Gone But Not Forgotten, Inequalities, Labor, Organizations

Gone But Not Forgotten: Karl Marx

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What?! Karl Marx?! Yes, today, March 14, we commemorate the passing of the most polarizing figures in history: Karl Marx. Though he died on this date in 1883, few can…

Fundamentals, Inequalities

Unveiling Hidden Structures: How to Activate Your Sociological Imagination

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The sociological imagination was coined by C. Wright Mills in 1959. Like the James Dean of sociology, Mills was a motorcycle and boxing enthusiast, unafraid to challenge the status quo.…