An international team of researchers has found a possible link between having children and degrees of social conservatism in people. In their paper published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the group describes ...
An online study that pulled equally from people who identify as Democrats or Republicans has found subtle new clues that underlie views about immigrants.
Social Sciences
Apr 23, 2020
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A defendant is much more likely to be sentenced to death if he or she kills a "high-status" victim, according to new research by Scott Phillips, associate professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Denver ...
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2010
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Ugandans are at increased risk of diabetes and cancer in the wake of the country's expulsion from a trade pact with the U.S., nutritionists say.
Other
Feb 1, 2024
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A South Carolina judge heard arguments in late May 2023 to reconsider the sentence for Jesse Osborne, who carried out a school shooting in 2016. Fourteen years old at the time, Osborne killed his father, then opened fire ...
Social Sciences
Jul 24, 2023
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Many people have strong opinions about abortion—especially in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, revoking a constitutional right previously held by more than 165 million Americans.
Social Sciences
Jul 19, 2022
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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur from birth to age 17. A new study examined the effect of ACEs on jurors' sentencing decisions in hypothetical death penalty cases. The study ...
Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2022
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We appear to live in an age of misinformation.
Social Sciences
Nov 22, 2021
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Concerns about the drugs used for executions are being raised again after the federal government announced it will once again execute inmates convicted of capital crimes almost 16 years after the last execution was carried ...
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2019
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Capital punishment has been practiced on American soil for more than 400 years. Historians have documented nearly 16,000 executions, accomplished by burning, hanging, firing squad, electrocution, lethal gas and lethal injection. ...
Political science
Feb 19, 2019
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