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Sunday, March 21, 2010
 
 
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Social and Cultural Studies
 

AEI's research is informed by the understanding that freedom and prosperity depend on healthy social institutions. This section of the website gathers together AEI research, books, and events focused on social and cultural studies.

 
In the Spotlight

There are brilliant women working in all areas of American science, and there is a need for reasonable and sound initiatives to help them succeed. But these efforts must be respectful, not contemptuous of the culture of American science. They should take into account the true state of the research on gender and science--not just the assertions of impassioned activists.

--Christina Hoff Sommers in an article in Forbes, March 1, 2010

 

 

 

Publications


 
 
 
 
Racial Recession
 
If conservatives want to appeal to black Americans, they can start by admitting there is a problem with the disproportionate ratio in unemployment among black Americans throughout the country.
 
People and Programs, March 19, 2010
 
This edition of People and Programs covers a new AEI report on Hispanic graduation rates, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner at AEI, enviro-embarrassments, and more.
 
Hispanic Graduation Madness
 
How well do colleges designated by the government as "Hispanic-Serving Institutions" actually serve Hispanic students? Not very well, it turns out.
 
AEI's Sommers on the Why So Few? Women in Science Report
 
An upcoming that questions the disparity between the number of men and women in certain academic fields appears to be less science than political polemic.
 
 
The Battle (forthcoming) How the Fight between Free Enterprise and Big Government Will Shape America's Future
 
Free enterprise embodies the values that define us as a nation: individual liberty, equal opportunity, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance. But the recent economic crisis has distorted these values.  
 
Education Unbound The Promise and Practice of Greenfield Schooling
 
Frederick M. Hess introduces the concept of "greenfield schooling" and its potential to free-up schools to be more responsive to communities and kids.  
 
The Science on Women and Science
 
This volume is a is a lively, readable, and balanced collection of articles by distinguished scholars from both sides of an often-contentious debate over the complex relationship between gender and vocation.  
 
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
 
 
Virginia secretary of education Gerard Robinson will lay out his vision for state education reform.
 
 
Do prohibitions against material incentives for organ and bone marrow donation violate one's right to participate in lifesaving medical treatment?
 
 
 
PAST EVENTS
 
 
Please note this event will take place in Denver, Colorado.
 
 
Please join us for a cultural evening to hear Hoover Institution research fellow Mary Eberstadt discuss her latest work, The Loser Letters: A Comic Tale of Life, Death, and Atheism (Ignatius Press, 2010).