Despite significant advancements in mental health care over the past 16 years, suicide rates in the U.S. have increased by more than 30%. Though celebrity suicides get a lot of attention in the media, ...

It’s funny that in 2019, when most of us live in cities and suburbs, we still identify with the cowboy as the quintessentially American symbol. I think it’s because it captures something about our ...

New course designed in part by students delves into the interrelationship between COVID-19 and systemic racism; Anthony Fauci to be special guest How can studying different points of view on the ...

John Westerhoff, III in his book Living the Faith Community, presents a thoughtful analysis of American society. One of the concerns raised by sociologists is competitiveness and over emphasis on the ...

Influence on individual lifestyles at a community level might be through the media (all forms including print, television) and the internet, education at schools and through public health initiatives, ...

Suggested Citation: "3 The Role of Law Enforcement, Arrest, and Prosecution." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. The Effects of Drug Control Policies on Individual and ...

What The Study Did: The results of this study suggest that despite progress in reducing lead exposure in children in the United States, substantial individual- and community-level disparities persist.

Should environmental philosophers – or practical conservationists – focus their attentions on particular living creatures, or on the community of which they, and we, are part? The individualist ethos ...

About The Study: In this cross-sectional study, approximately 50% of cancer survivors experienced cancer-related financial hardship, with a disproportionate number of survivors who were younger, were ...