Social Science and the Citizen.

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  • Source:
    Society. Mar/Apr2003, Vol. 40 Issue 3, p2-6. 5p. 1 Chart.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      SOCIAL sciences; COST of living; LIFESTYLES; CELL phones; TRAFFIC accidents; EDUCATION; COMMUTERS
    • Subject Terms:
      SOUTH KoreaReport Available; JAPANReport Available; EUROPE
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses several social science issues affecting standard of living and lifestyle. Researchers say increased cellular telephone use has led to more crashes caused by drivers on the phone, but the value people place on being able to call from the road roughly equals the accidents' cost. Students in South Korea and Japan scored highest in academic surveys comparing 24 industrialized countries, with teenagers in southern Europe lagging in both reading and mathematics, according a November 2002 United Nations report. Weary of longer commutes, more U.S. citizens are doing something about it. Census data indicates they are increasingly choosing where to live based on how close they are to the job.