Sociology

Gender

Narrow corridor

Proportion of women in philosophy declines over their academic careers

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Lux Boelitz Vidal

Lux Boelitz Vidal: Collector of cultures

Anthropologist has contributed to the demarcation of indigenous lands

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HISTORY

Black intellectuality during the Brazilian Empire

Before Abolition, the descendants of slaves played an important social role

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Urbanism

A place to live

Areas for low-income housing only function as complementary measures

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IMMIGRATION

Unity from a distance

Italians in Brazil developed the notion of Italianness

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S&T Policy

Challenges made-to-order

São Paulo private institutes conduct research to respond to demands

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Biology

A taller world

According to a survey, human populations are getting taller

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POLITICAL SCIENCE 

A difficult relationship

Study shows rising ignorance about the democratic system

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SOCIOLOGY

Days of fury

More than a million Brazilians have taken part in or attempted an act of lynching

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INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION

The invisible foreigner

Brazilians in the United States avoid being regarded as Hispanics

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SOCIOLOGY

Division of power on the periphery

Crime, religion and State define relationships on the margins of major cities

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SOCIETY

Confronting the silence surrounding death

Specialists suggest that Health care professionals should talk about death

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History

The quilombo economy

Trade of farm surplus continue today at black rural communities

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HUMAN RIGHTS 

Motherhood behind bars

The situation of pregnant inmates and incarcerated mothers with newborns

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History

The fight for abolition

Study reconstructs the role of the abolitionist movement as a social force

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Education

Acquisition of subject knowledge ranks first

Study detects substantial gains in subject knowledge

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sewerage

Higher risk of leptospirosis

The risk of contracting leptospirosis in slums is recognizably high

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Human resources

Women’s odds in academia

A higher ratio of women in a field does not guarantee edge in career level

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SOCIETY

Altered cities

Building a hydroelectric plant does not benefit the surrounding area

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Cinema

China’s eyes and ears

Films by Jia Zhang-ke gain a global audience with their critical view of China

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COVER

The roots of resistance

Tthe reasons for hostility towards current migratory flows in Brazil

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SOCIOLOGY

Rearrangements in the Metropolis

Communities on the Greater São Paulo have become more heterogeneous

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

A difficult relationship

Study shows rising ignorance about the democratic system

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SOCIOLOGY

Persistent Inequalities

Access to income and civil rights has increased, but there are disparities

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SOCIOLOGY

Days of fury

More than a million Brazilians have taken part in an act of lynching

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Gender

The power of stereotypes

The differences between the science careers of men and women

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SOCIOLOGY

Rearrangements in the Metropolis

Communities on the Greater São Paulo have become more heterogeneous

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Sociology of Culture

Tourism as strategy

Researcher studies the change in Brazil’s image abroad

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

The Influence of Society

FFLCH organized and systematized the practice of research at USP

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Anthropology

The mechanical man

Thesis suggests that exoskeletons bring back the cyborg ideal

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