Social Policy

USC Price’s Homelessness Policy Research Institute examined the encampment outreach effort in Venice Beach.

USC researchers say increased transparency and more robust benefits for low-income families are needed — particularly when it comes to housing — even after their wages go up to help avoid “plateaus” and “cliffs.”

With racial and socioeconomic inequality come inequities in well-being.

A sociology professor says the services of grocery store workers, agricultural laborers, caretakers and others need to be prioritized in America.

From the gig economy to remote offices, USC business and policy experts imagine the future of work.

A USC scholar of religion and a colleague say many people fail to acknowledge the spiritual and religious pluralism of the social justice movement.

Why is the Golden State’s population growth flattening?

Two related studies from a USC professor show a country torn between helping people for free and imposing costs on those who need a hand.

An immigration law expert looks at the complex ties that connect citizens and noncitizens in America.

A USC expert offers ways men can become allies in the fight against violence, harassment and assault by supporting women and promoting awareness among their peers.