News tagged with role models
UD professor leads efforts to support science students with disabilities
Karl Booksh points to data collected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) showing that Americans with disabilities make up some 10-15 percent of the population but account for less than 1 percent of those ...
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Mother knows best, among wild vervet monkeys
Among vervet monkeys, social learning is strongly influenced by matrilineal family members, according to a study published Apr. 25 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.
Apr 25, 2012 |
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My fair physicist? Feminine math, science role models do not motivate girls
(Phys.org) -- Women who excel in male-dominated science, technology, engineering and mathematic fields are often unjustly stereotyped as unfeminine.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Beauty in the eye of the Googler
Google Inc. has been described as functional, powerful, scary, speedy and fun. But beautiful? Hardly ever.
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Is Rooney really a role model?
The idea that footballers such as Wayne Rooney and David Beckham are male role models for young children is a myth, according to new research findings.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 31, 2011 |
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Angelina Jolie vs. Kathy Bates -- who is a valid role model?
Exposure to attractive, aggressive, female leads in films affects how men and women think about who women ought to be in the real world. Women in particular have high standards for other women, and expect them to be both ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 31, 2011 |
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Real ale buffs -- Britain's role models for economic recovery
Britain's beer drinkers can serve as role models for the nation as it struggles to emerge from recession, according to an academic study.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jul 21, 2010 |
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Sports stars are no role models, say scientists
The loutish and drunken behaviour of some of our sporting heroes - routinely reported in the media - has little or no effect on the drinking habits of young people, new research has found.
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Youths are most influenced by negative family members and by positive adults outside the family
While children look up to and aspire to be like a positive family member or peer, they are more likely to imitate traits of other role models -- including negative role models, which can lead to behavioral problems, according ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 26, 2009 |
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US teens feel prepared for careers in science, tech, engineering, math, yet many lack mentors
American teens are embracing the subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with increasingly positive attitudes; yet many lack the necessary encouragement from mentors and role models ...
Jan 07, 2009 |
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