Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
Why America’s Strategy For Reducing Racial Inequality Failed
Harvard professor Christina Cross debunks the myth of the two-parent Black family.
by Saima Sidik
Excerpt from Alex Keyssar “Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?”
Problematic features of the Electoral College
At Home with Harvard: Racial Justice
Selections from Harvard Magazine's extensive coverage of racism, inequality, and incarceration
Nearly Half of Early COVID-19 Transmission Was Work-related
Nearly half of early COVID-19 transmission was work-related—a cautionary note as the economy reopens.
Paul Farmer and Evelynn Hammonds on coronavirus and racial health disparities
A conversation on health disparities, with Paul Farmer and Evelynn Hammonds
Could the reproduction number of SARS-CoV-2 be double early estimates?
A critical scientific question that bears on policies for fighting the pandemic
The Pandemic's Unequal Toll
A Radcliffe Institute online discussion of health disparities laid bare by coronavirus
At Home with Harvard: Rewriting History
From race and colonization to genetics and paleohistory, our favorite stories about the people reshaping the study of history
What rights do children have in homeschooling?
Elizabeth Bartholet highlights risks when parents have 24/7 authoritarian control over their children.
Frontiers
Activity tracking to identify the at-risk elderly, and China’s offshore windfarm potential
Walter Johnson writes about “The Broken Heart of America”
Walter Johnson’s radical history of St. Louis