News tagged with social affiliation

Voters' views of Mormonism still hamper Romney's campaign

Mitt Romney's religion was a major stumbling block for his 2008 presidential aspirations, and remains so for his candidacy in 2012, according to David Campbell at the University of Notre Dame. Real time voter analysis of ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Less educated Americans turning their backs on religion

While religious service attendance has decreased for all white Americans since the early 1970s, the rate of decline has been more than twice as high for those without college degrees compared to those who graduated from college, ...

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created Aug 21, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 16

Religion on the verge of extinction in many countries: math study

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study recently released by a team from Northwestern University and the University of Arizona shows that religion and religious affiliations may be on the verge of extinction in the nine ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (51) | comments 557 | with audio podcast report

Feeling angry? Say a prayer and the wrath fades away

Saying a prayer may help many people feel less angry and behave less aggressively after someone has left them fuming, new research suggests.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (12) | comments 33 | with audio podcast

AOL looking to sell or shut down social site Bebo

(AP) -- The struggling Internet company AOL Inc. plans to sell or shut down the online community Bebo nearly two years after buying it for $850 million in an expansion of its social-networking ambitions.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study pinpoints role of social networks in happiness

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study by Cornell sociologist Matthew Brashears finds that happiness comes from having firmly held beliefs and being around people who affirm those beliefs.

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created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Study links genetic variation to individual empathy, stress levels

Researchers have discovered a genetic variation that may contribute to how empathetic a human is, and how that person reacts to stress. In the first study of its kind, a variation in the hormone/neurotransmitter oxytocin's ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Solitude contributes to a person's imagined intimacy with a TV character

(PhysOrg.com) -- If your best friend is a guy from "The Office" or a young doctor on "Grey's Anatomy," you may be relying too much on TV shows to fill a social void in your life.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0