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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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However, Dr Emil Temnyalov , an economist at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, highlights the effects of socio-economic influences on these scores. While these are the areas of economics commonly in the news, the field is so much broader than this. Stock markets, unemployment, inflation and recession?

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The importance of community for reducing social isolation

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I’m a political economic cultural anthropologist, but this still allows me to contribute to health research, as anthropology is at the crux of important health issues, especially those related to social injustice and inequity.” “Study a broad range of subjects to discover your interests. I’m not even a medical anthropologist.

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Social science for social change: the story of marriage equality in the US

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Social science for social change: the story of marriage equality in the US Published: For centuries, gay people have suffered discrimination, prejudice and persecution. Not only has Michael investigated why it occurred, he also played an important role in achieving marriage equality in the US.