Social Sciences Division

Washington teachers are concerned that Trump's rhetoric is scaring kids.

While many are falling over themselves in love during the spring, a new study has found that divorce filings spike seasonally, too.

Everyone dies eventually, but our social media accounts often live on — which presents interesting and unprecedented consequences for the grieving process.

Beyond the obvious gimmick, "Married at First Sight" gives a fascinating glimpse into the anatomy of human romance.

Lauren Moses is featured in the article "The Presidential Election, the Liberal Arts and an Engaged Citizenry."

Relationship experts, including UW professor of sociology Pepper Schwartz, beg you to stop thinking these thoughts.

Faculty members from UW departments will team up in 2017 to offer a new, three-week course on teaching urban environmental humanities.

Filings for divorce spike twice a year, in March and August, according to a new UW study.

Marriage therapists beg you to stop thinking these thoughts.

Push to resurrect instrument lost during satellite failure highlights JAXA's resilience. 

Like the wall Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wants to build along the United States-Mexico border, this election cycle is dividing couples up in a major way.

University of Oregon founding father Matthew Deady was a hard-bitten racist who never disavowed slavery but who shielded innocent and vulnerable Chinese immigrants from violent mobs.

Religious Americans say that their clergy frequently speak out on hot-button political issues, and sometimes even support or oppose specific political candidates.

"This election season has seen an unusual number of conspiracy theories, mostly emanating from Donald Trump. Recently, however, Trump has been the object of a conspiracy theory," writes Scott Radnitz.

Are police making too many stops for minor issues, and could the number of violent confrontations between police and civilians be reduced by reducing the number of confrontations over all?