NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with sociologist Matthew Desmond about his new book, "Poverty, by America." He says poverty persists in the U.S. because the rest of our society benefits from it. Why does a ...

Shaefer is the Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor and Associate Dean at the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. Edin is the William Church Osbourne Professor of Sociology and ...

David Brooks had an interesting article in Tuesday’s New York Times about the different approaches taken by John Edwards and Barack Obama when it comes to the issue of poverty. Brooks is an astute ...

This is the introductory article in a series which will explore the positive role tasks of sociology in the analysis, understanding, and planning of urban communities and urban renewal. We hope that ...

Political ideology plays a large role in the way people perceive the issue of poverty, according to a study released this week. While nearly every Greene and Christian county resident surveyed thinks ...

Bates Commencement speaker Angela Duckworth, author of "Grit," told the seniors to embrace “situation modification” — change your physical environment, especially your phone's proximity, to protect ...