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Growing inequalities make science more of a ‘winner takes all’ field

By Guest PostJune 3, 2014ScienceBeijing, crowd worker, economic inequality, globalization, joe silber, klickarbeiter, outsourcing, Science, university of michigan

ANN ARBOR — As new research documents growing inequalities in health and wealth, the gap between “haves” and “have-nots” is growing in the field of scientific research itself, says University of Michigan sociologist Yu Xie.

“It’s surprising that more attention has not been paid to the large, changing inequalities in the world of scientific research, given the preoccupation with rising social and economic inequality in many countries,” said Xie, research professor at the U-M Institute for Social Research and professor of sociology, statistics and public policy. (more…)

American Families Taking ‘Divergent Paths,’ Study Finds

By Guest PostSeptember 20, 2013Economyafrican americans, american families, brown university, divergent paths, economic inequality, educational divide, ethnic, great recession, immigrants, marriage go round, polarization, racial, russell sage foundation, typical american family, us born women, zhenchao qian

Inequality Linked to ‘Marriage-Go-Round’ Among Some Groups

COLUMBUS, Ohio – After a period of relative calm during the 1990s, rapid changes in American families began anew during the 2000s, a new analysis suggests.

Young people delayed marriage longer than ever before, permanent singlehood increased, and divorce and remarriage continued to rise during the first decade of the century. (more…)

Social Networking Pays Off More in the U.S. than Germany

By Guest PostAugust 4, 2012Technologydavid warner, economic inequality, finding jobs, Germany, richard benton, social connection, social network, Social networking, steve mcdonald, united states, university of nebraska

New research from North Carolina State University shows that informal social networks play an important role when it comes to finding jobs in both the United States and Germany, but those networks are significantly more important for high-paying jobs in the United States – which may contribute to economic inequality.

“It is interesting to note that the open market system in the United States, with minimal labor regulations, actually sees people benefiting more from patronage – despite the expectation that open markets would value merit over social connections,” says Richard Benton, a Ph.D. student at NC State who co-authored the research. (more…)

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Growing inequalities make science more of a ‘winner takes all’ field

American Families Taking ‘Divergent Paths,’ Study Finds

Social Networking Pays Off More in the U.S. than Germany