Historical and sociological perspectives reveal why certain societies or subgroups resist change, often rooted in cultural values, economic conditions or the fear of lost jobs or identity. By ...

An analysis of 17,752 films reveals which time periods movies are set in, and why some decades appear far more often than ...

From 40 school districts in Sonoma County to 88 cities in Los Angeles County, California likes local control — even if they ...

These days, there's no chance I'm traipsing around town in too-tight jeans that cinch my belly like a balloon animal. Nor am I wearing a pair that's so baggy I look like a blowfish. Allow me a ...