PRB Discuss Online: Are Some U.S. Generations Luckier Than Others?
(2009) Unique events, political climates, and social and economic conditions shape each new generation in every society.
Region: Oceania
PRB Discuss Online: Environmental Change, What Are the Links With Migration?
2008) Close to 200 million people are living outside their country of birth. Increasing numbers are refugees fleeing their homeland for another country.
Do Parents Spend Enough Time With Their Children?
Recently published research concludes that today’s U.S.
The Neglected Link Between Food Marketing and Childhood Obesity in Poor Neighborhoods
(July 2006) Although recent research has established links between the kinds of foods available in a neighborhood and the health of that neighborhood’s residents, this research has rarely addressed the effects of food marketing on children—especially children in low-income neighborhoods.
Diverging Mortality and Fertility Trends: Canada and the United States
(January 2003) Canada and the United States share a long land border and similar popular cultures. They are major trading partners and have fought in many of the same military conflicts overseas.
What Drives U.S. Population Growth?
(2002) The U.S.
Can Immigration Policies Thwart Terrorism?
(March 2002) On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 men hijacked four planes over U.S. airspace and, using the planes as bombs, caused the deaths of more than 3,000 people.