News tagged with social disparities
Female sex offenders protected by the criminal justice system
Female sex offenders receive lighter sentences for the same crimes than males says a study recently published in Feminist Criminology, a SAGE journal and the official journal of the Division on Women and Crime of the Americ ...
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May 30, 2012 |
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In job market, social contacts help men, not women
When it comes to finding a job, who you know is as important as what you know. Work experience generally helps people foster the kinds of personal contacts that can lead someone to new career opportunities, but a study from ...
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Aug 15, 2011 |
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Study challenges stereotypes about LGB relationships, reveals barriers
Many individuals set personal goals for their love lives: going on more dates, planning to get married or simply saying "I love you" more often. In a new study, Assistant Professor of Sexuality Studies David Frost compared ...
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Jun 28, 2011 |
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Social context may be a better indicator of obesity disparities than race
When analyzing obesity disparities among women, socioeconomic status and social context may be more important than race, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Hopkins ...
May 06, 2010 |
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Cancer survival disparities for most minority populations increase as cancers become more treatable
Racial and ethnic disparities in cancer survival are greatest for cancers that can be detected early and treated successfully, including breast and prostate cancer, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University's ...
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Europe and America couldn't be more different, right? Not so fast, says historian
(PhysOrg.com) -- Marshalling data on everything from colon cancer to the accuracy of public clocks, Peter Baldwin illustrates how differences between the U.S. and Western Europe are much smaller than commonly supposed.
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Public expresses need for government intervention to reduce socio-economic disparities in health
As Congress debates the public health care option, a recent study reveals greater public support for reducing health care disparities among socio-economic groups (i.e. by income or education) than among racial groups. The ...
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Oct 15, 2009 |
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Use of statins favors the wealthy, creating new social disparities in cholesterol
Since the introduction of statins to treat high cholesterol, the decline in lipid levels experienced by the wealthy has been double that experienced by the poor. While statins are highly effective in reducing cholesterol ...
Sep 24, 2009 |
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