PinnedakhivaeThe Myth of the Marriage MarketA few years back someone had created a website called the Female Delusion Calculator. Using data collected from surveys conducted by the…Mar 122Mar 122
akhivaeWorst of Both Worlds? Why China’s Grandmas Do Not Want Another GrandchildWhen 55-year-old Liu Xiumei’s daughter told her that she was going to have a second child, they assumed she would be ecstatic. After all…3d ago103d ago10
akhivaeKamala Harris and the History of the Afro-Indian PeopleVice-President Kamala Harris’ racial ancestry is trending on social media again, following President Biden’s July 21st withdrawal from the…Jul 291Jul 291
akhivae5 Failed Marketing Campaigns That Tried to Raise the Birth RateCase studies in how NOT to design a marketing campaign.Jul 226Jul 226
akhivaeWant to Boost the Birth Rate? Stop Helicopter ParentingIn the United States, soccer moms spend the better part of their evenings and weekends shuttling their kids from one extra-curricular…Jul 1415Jul 1415
akhivaeWhat’s Causing Low Fertility Rates?Global fertility is in decline pretty much everywhere, with only a few exceptions. We once believed that the transition to a low fertility…May 304May 304
akhivaeDemographic Dystopias Understood Through 5 Films (No Spoilers!)Defined as works set in imagined societies characterized by their undesirability, the dystopian genre is a relatively new phenomenon whose…Nov 30, 2023Nov 30, 2023
akhivaeWhy (Some) Asian-Americans Hate Cultural AppropriationCultural appropriation refers to the unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the cultural practices of one people by members of…Oct 19, 202326Oct 19, 202326
akhivaeGlobal Default: Do Americans Have a Culture?Hallyu, is a term that refers to the growing global popularity of South Korean entertainment and pop-culture. Once viewed as second rate…Jun 29, 202348Jun 29, 202348
akhivaeThe Amish Industrial Revolution and its Impact on Future Population GrowthIn Amish country, men in suspenders type emails on their iPhones, enroll their kids in public school and get their groceries from Wal Mart.Sep 25, 2022Sep 25, 2022