Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic Social Science http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/460/social-science/ Organized by USC Dornsife’s Middle East Studies program, an academic panel explains some of the reasons behind the recent upheaval in the Middle East in the wake of a low-budget film parodying the Muslim Prophet Mohammed.]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:45:00 -0500 Laura Pulido’s new book A People’s Guide to Los Angeles takes readers to 115 little-known sites in the City of Angels where struggles related to race, class, gender and sexuality have occurred.]]> Mon, 8 Oct 2012 12:35:00 -0500 USC Dornsife faculty member Thomas Ward was embedded with a gang for 16 years before he wrote his recently released Gangsters Without Borders: An Ethnography of a Salvadoran Street Gang (Oxford University Press).]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:40:00 -0500 USC Dornsife’s Dan Schnur participated in a recent “Road to the White House” panel discussion. The noontime conversations for students and faculty are presented in part by USC Dornsife.]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:20:00 -0500 USC Dornsife 2020's newest research clusters probe immigration issues, visual studies and changes in neural systems as one ages.]]> Thu, 2 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0500 USC Dornsife undergraduate students ventured to myriad Latino eateries throughout Los Angeles to practice their Spanish, get a flavor of Hispanic food and culture, and learn about food-related issues in their community.]]> Tue, 5 Jun 2012 09:25:00 -0500 The rewards outweigh the risks — when you’re in a group, anyway. A new USC study explains why people take stupid chances, when all of their friends are watching, that they would never take by themselves. ...]]> Thu, 8 Sep 2011 08:31:00 -0500 USC College’s new group of freshmen, the Class of 2013, is extraordinary. Some are entering the university already world travelers. They are not only intelligent but talented; they are dancers, singers, actors and musicians....]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:27:00 -0500 Archaeology senior Sarah Hawley presents her research on ancient figurines — which reveals information about the transition of empires — during prestigious annual conference.]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:38:00 -0500 Problems Without Passports shows undergraduate researchers that big issues transcend national borders.]]> Sat, 1 Nov 2008 22:31:00 -0500 Manuel Pastor brings his brand of social (con)science to USC College.]]> Mon, 1 Oct 2007 01:04:00 -0500