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"For the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States"

— From the Letter of Gift by Margaret Olivia Sage establishing
the Russell Sage Foundation, April 19, 1907

The Russell Sage Foundation is the principal American foundation devoted exclusively to research in the social sciences. Located in New York City, it is a research center, a funding source for studies by scholars at other academic and research institutions, and an active member of the nation's social science community. The foundation also publishes, under its own imprint, the books that derive from the work of its grantees and visiting scholars.

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Research Updates, News, and Analysis from RSF
The Russell Sage Foundation blog features in-depth research funded by the Foundation, as well as analysis of many of today’s most pressing social and economic concerns from leading social scientists.

 
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Featured Publications

  1. Nurturing Dads
    Nurturing Dads
    Social Initiatives for Contemporary Fatherhood
    William Marsiglio
    Kevin Roy
    Nurturing Dads explores the ways new initiatives can address the social, cultural, and economic challenges men face in contemporary families.   >>
  2. Shattering Culture
    American Medicine Responds to Cultural Diversity
    Mary-Jo Delvecchio Good
    Sarah S. Willen
    Seth Donal Hannah
    Ken Vickery
    Lawrence Taeseng Park
    Shattering Culture provides an insightful view of medicine and psychiatry as they are practiced in today's culturally diverse clinical settings.   >>
  3. Persistence, Privilege, and Parenting
    The Comparative Study of Intergenerational Mobility
    Timothy M. Smeeding
    Robert Erikson
    Markus Jäntti
    Persistence, Privilege, and Parenting brings together a team of eminent international scholars to examine why advantage and disadvantage persist across generations.   >>

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Research Update

A Survey of the Wealthiest 1% and the Common Good
RSF-funded researchers have released a pilot survey of wealthy Americans and their views on the common good and the role of government in solving the country's problems. >>

 
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New Special Initiative

The Social and Economic Effects of the Great Recession
The Russell Sage Foundation announces a major new initiative assessing the effects of the Great Recession on the economic, political, and social life of the country. >>

 
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