News tagged with social issues
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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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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Cultures of suicide
(PhysOrg.com) -- A UQ researcher has surveyed and interviewed students across three continents to understand the social representations, values, beliefs, attitudes and meanings associated with youth suicide.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 09, 2010 |
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New atlas takes a graphic approach to global inequalities
In 2005, the UC Atlas of Global Inequality went online at UC Santa Cruz. The site uses downloadable maps and graphics allowing students to explore and research various inequalities around the world.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2011 |
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Affirmative action is needed to get the best candidates, psychologist says
(Phys.org) -- When it comes to affirmative action, the argument usually focuses on diversity. Promoting diversity, the Supreme Court ruled in 2003, can justify taking race into account.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2012 |
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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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Husbands' hostile, anti-social behaviors increase wives' symptoms of depression, researchers find
Thousands of men, women and children experience family violence each year, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Traditionally, therapy for violence survivors has predominantly focused on evaluating ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Could prenatal DNA testing open Pandora's box?
(AP) -- Imagine being pregnant and taking a simple blood test that lays bare the DNA of your fetus. And suppose that DNA could reveal not only medical conditions like Down syndrome, but also things like eye ...
Jun 13, 2011 |
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National survey finds Australians more worried about themselves than social issues
Australia’s foremost anxiety and emotional disorder support, treatment and research facility, the Centre for Emotional Health, and The Sydney Morning Herald have today announced the results from their ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 09, 2012 |
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You may not be able to say how you feel about your race
A new study from the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis looks at how much African Americans and whites favor or prefer their own racial group over the other, how much they identify with ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 07, 2010 |
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EU data protection reform to replace national laws
The European Union wants to replace a mishmash of national laws on data protection with one bloc-wide reform, updating laws put in place long before Facebook and other social networking sites even existed.
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Interview: Alan Mislove on virtual privacy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Facebook's newest attempt to resolve the privacy issues raised by users is getting mixed reviews. Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science Alan Mislove, whose research focuses ...
Jun 08, 2010 |
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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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As armor against criticism, corp. social responsibility no substitute for product quality
More than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies commit themselves to corporate social responsibility initiatives in order to protect themselves against negative information. But these moves don't serve as a strong insurance ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 01, 2011 |
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China orders stricter control of Internet, media
China has ordered stricter control of social networking sites and a crackdown on "vulgar" material on the web, as Beijing attempts to tighten its grip on the fast-growing Internet sector.
Oct 27, 2011 |
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