News tagged with social issues
Television has less effect on education about climate change than other forms of media
Worried about climate change and want to learn more? You probably aren't watching television then. A new study by George Mason University Communication Professor Xiaoquan Zhao suggests that watching television has no significant ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Study: Parenthood makes moms more liberal, dads more conservative
Parenthood is pushing mothers and fathers in opposite directions on political issues associated with social welfare, from health care to education, according to new research from North Carolina State University.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Half of your friends lost in seven years
Had a good chat with someone recently? Has a good friend just helped you to do up your home? Then you will be lucky if that person still does that in seven years time. Sociologist Gerald Mollenhorst investigated how the context ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 28, 2009 |
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Multiracial identity associated with better social and personal well-being
Many people assume that individuals who identify with one race should be better off than multiracial individuals who identify with a mixed race heritage. However, a new study in the Journal of Social Issues found that studen ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2009 |
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Ethical evaluations of nanotechnology
Recent action in Congress to reauthorize the U.S. federal nanotechnology research program offers the chance to address the social and ethical issues concerning the emerging scientific field, experts say.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 27, 2009 |
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