Driver’s Ed Is Becoming Harder for Poor Kids to Afford
As states have stopped funding driver's education, participation has declined, with lower-income teens and teens of color missing out.
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Class
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When We’re Talking About Crowd Size at the Inauguration We Also Need to Talk About Class
It’s the missing element behind most of the stories concerning both Trump’s inauguration and the Women’s March in…
Does More Education Make People Wealthier?
A new report suggests a strong correlation between education and wealth, but not-so-strong causation.
Why Rich People Think They’re in the Middle Class
Blame relative deprivation, a term suggesting that how you think about yourself depends on who you are comparing yourself with.
Americans Overestimate Class Mobility
New research finds we believe class boundaries are more porous than they are in reality.
Many Make It to the One Percent, But Few Stay Long
A new study finds that one in nine Americans has been in the top one percent income bracket at some point—but it's still mostly educated white men.
A Way for Feminism to Overcome Its ‘Class Problem’
A growing body of research indicates that there are few other interventions that improve the economic prospects and work-life balance of women workers as much as unions do.
Different Parties, Different Cultures
Fearing bias, and because the differences are difficult to measure with reliability, most—but not all—political scientists shy away from describing the cultural differences between Democrats and Republicans.
What Makes People Ambivalent About Social Inequality?
Most Americans believe in meritocracy, even when it goes against their own self-interest.
Underground Demography: Race, Class, and the Subway Systems of Large U.S. Cities
Despite social class segregation in housing, people of vastly different economic circumstances are likely to share the same subway car, at least for a few stops.