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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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Featured Publications

  1. Facing Social Class
    Facing Social Class
    How Societal Rank Influences Interaction
    Susan T. Fiske
    Hazel Rose Markus
    Facing Social Class examines the many ways we communicate our class position to others and how social class shapes our daily, face-to-face interactions.   >>
  2. The Broken Table
    The Broken Table
    The Detroit Newspaper Strike and the State of American Labor
    Chris Rhomberg
    The Broken Table analyzes the 1995 Detroit newspaper strike and raises questions about the future of collective bargaining in America.   >>
  3. Family Consequences of Children's Disabilities
    Family Consequences of Children's Disabilities
    Dennis Hogan
    Family Consequences of Children's Disabilities is the first comprehensive account of the the financial and emotional costs of raising a child with a disability.   >>

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Research Update

Immigrants and the American City
The latest issue of the AAPSS features new immigration research from former visiting scholars Jamie Winders and Robert J. Sampson. >>

 
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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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