An insightful examination of why we compare ourselves to those above and below us. The United Sta...

Students and the public routinely consult various published college rankings to assess the qualit...

College-for-all has become the new American dream. Most high school students today express a desi...

Retail is now the largest employer in the United States. For the most part, retail jobs are 'bad ...

Examines the dramatic changes in the philanthropic behavior of business corporations in their sup...

Often described as an emergency, homelessness in America is becoming a chronic condition that ref...

One in five American children now live in families with incomes below the povertyline, and their ...

Thanks to advances in technology, medicine, Social Security, and Medicare, old age for many Ameri...

'A fascinating and authoritative account of American social history since 1960 as viewed through ...

America's Children offers a valuable overview of the dramatic transformations in American childho...