Social Science News
Vacations part of Soviet Union's 'good life,' with Sochi the dream resort
Published Date:June 3, 2013
The Soviet Union had its Gulag. It also had its seaside resorts. The same government that threw its citizens into labor camps also gave them vacations and places to spend them, some of them lavish, University of Illinois history professor and chair Diane Koenker says in a new book.
Published Date: June 3, 2013
Scholars document media's role in evolution of 'ultimate fighting'
Published Date:May 6, 2013
Once derided as barbaric and tantamount to human cockfighting by many lawmakers, the mixed martial arts industry was on the fringe of the sports landscape during its early years in the U.S. and was banned in 36 states.
Over the past decade, however, MMA and its foremost promotional vehicle, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, have made a dramatic turnaround, winning mainstream acceptance and legalization in all but two states Connecticut and New York.
Published Date: May 6, 2013
1986 law helped lay foundation for 'governing immigration through crime'
Published Date:April 22, 2013
Three key issues were at the center of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act: money for border enforcement, a pathway to citizenship and making it illegal to hire undocumented workers. But another provision of the IRCA, often overlooked, has had far-reaching consequences.
Published Date: April 22, 2013
Peoples' relationships with places focus of new book
Published Date:April 8, 2013
The strong emotional and spiritual attachments that exist between people and physical spaces are transforming conservation practices, a trend explored in a new book, Place-Based Conservation: Perspectives From the Social Sciences, published by Springer.
Published Date: April 8, 2013
Capitalism and democracy not compatible on the Internet, author says
Published Date:March 14, 2013
Two decades into the digital age, the Internet is now enmeshed in the fabric of nearly every aspect of life, says University of Illinois communication professor Robert McChesney. In ongoing debates about its influence and future, there are, he says, celebrants and skeptics.
Published Date: March 14, 2013
