The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) recently banned an ad from online dating site eHarmony which assured those looking for love that it was a "scientifically proven" matching system.
Internet
Jan 11, 2018
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Americans are evenly divided on whether a business should be able to deny service to same-sex couples, according to a study by Indiana University Bloomington sociologists. It is the first national survey to use an experimental ...
Social Sciences
Dec 20, 2017
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Being married has a lifelong effect on how content people are. This is according to a study in Springer's Journal of Happiness Studies that investigated people's levels of well-being based on their marital status. Using data ...
Social Sciences
Dec 19, 2017
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American families blend a mix of religious identities and traditions today more than ever. The interfaith dynamics are reflected in day-to-day life, but they can become even more apparent during the holidays.
Social Sciences
Nov 28, 2017
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Researchers at the Universities of York and Leeds have found that the majority of places of worship that permit same-sex marriage carry out small numbers of ceremonies, with just over half having actually married a couple.
Social Sciences
Nov 27, 2017
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As the number of highly educated women has increased in recent decades, the chances of "marrying up" have increased significantly for men and decreased for women, according to a new study led by a University of Kansas sociologist.
Social Sciences
Aug 28, 2017
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That love and marriage "go together like a horse and carriage" is very much a modern notion. In the past, most marriages were based on material interests, and couples had to make the best of them, says LMU ethnologist Dr. ...
Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2017
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When a husband thinks his wife spends too much money, whether it's reality or perception, financial and marriage problems follow.
Social Sciences
Aug 16, 2017
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Bride kidnapping remains a common practice in a handful of countries. And when young women are kidnapped into marriage, their babies pay a price, suggests new research from Duke University.
Social Sciences
Aug 2, 2017
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The concept of marriage may be in flux, but a new study of commuter marriages—in which a married couple lives apart in service to their dual professional careers—appears to confirm that married people still see interdependence ...
Social Sciences
May 8, 2017
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