Consumers who are honest about their level of debt and join peer-supported debt counseling groups are more likely to get their finances in order than those who keep it a secret, according to a new study in the Journal of ...
Social Sciences
Feb 15, 2023
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According to a study from the World Bank, global poverty is unequally distributed among urban and rural areas: four out of five people with income below the poverty line live in rural regions. Previously, it was unclear whether ...
Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2022
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A new study from the University at Buffalo is helping researchers understand how women in their early college years can use friends-based strategies to help avoid unwanted sexual experiences.
Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2022
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Everyone knows that while disinformation is a problem, social media is a powerful tool for communicating fast in an emergency.
Environment
May 27, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially affected how women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) coped with their abusive situation, according to a new study led by health sciences professor Tara Mantler and Kim Jackson, ...
Social Sciences
May 18, 2022
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People may forgo displaying luxury brands and other signals of status when they want to convince others that they will collaborate well with a team, as people who signal their wealth and social status could be perceived as ...
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2022
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Shopping habits and escalating consumption of many consumers are inflicting a heavy environmental toll, and while the majority of customers seem hesitant to act 'green' on their own, companies are increasingly expected to ...
Economics & Business
Apr 27, 2021
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Two separate economic studies point to a grim current economic reality in South Africa. Close to 3 million jobs lost due to the COVID-19 lockdown in April were not recovered again by June 2020. Also by June, one in every ...
Social Sciences
Jan 5, 2021
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Implicit racial bias refers to automatic, non-conscious behaviors, even if one's explicit attitude is not biased at all. Several studies have shown these prejudices are reduced in white people after being in the body of a ...
Social Sciences
Dec 17, 2020
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Children with hearing loss often fail to pick up on nuances in other people's emotional responses. As a result, they do not always understand what is going on. Yung-Ting Tsou, a Ph.D. student at Leiden University, found that ...
Education
Nov 16, 2020
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