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Linguistic study finds movies with female-dominated casts contain more sexist language
In a new linguistic analysis, reviews of movies with female-dominated casts were found to have significantly higher levels of sexism than reviews of movies with male-dominated casts. Researchers Jad Doughman and Wael Khreich ...
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Historian reveals emotional impact of White Ship disaster near Normandy in 1120
Harriet Strahl, a Ph.D. student in the Durham University history department, has shed new light on the emotional and societal repercussions of the 1120 White Ship disaster in an article published in the Journal of Medieval ...
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How emotions influence how people deal with natural disasters
Cecilia lives in Carahatas, a coastal village in Cuba threatened by rising sea levels caused by climate change. Experts predict that part of the village could be under water within 50 years. Government authorities have responded ...
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Study finds bias in LGBTQ media reporting on queer violence
Joint Deakin and LaTrobe University research has revealed gaps in news reporting by LGBTQ media on anti-queer violence, including the nature and extent of violence faced by members of the queer community.
Social Sciences
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Study maps civic values, media use and affective polarization
People who rely on social media as the main source of news score lower on a measure of civic values than people who rely on newspapers and non-commercial media for news and information, according to a study by researchers ...
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Understanding time control: Why we feel time slipping away
You wake up at 7:00 and reflexively reach for your phone. Between the stream of emails, WhatsApps and breaking news alerts, you see a worrying reminder: you averaged 11 hours of daily screen time last week. You swipe the ...
Social Sciences
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Study of basic training of new police hires shows resistance to change
For the past 60 years, concerns over U.S. police officers' excessive use of force and race-based targeting of citizens, and deteriorating relations between police and communities of color have spurred calls to change the ...
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Can you really have it all? Study explores how to succeed at work without sacrificing free time
Could your favorite hobbies help you get ahead at work? New research published in Organization Science explores "leisure-work synergizing," a novel strategy for integrating professional development into leisure activities. ...
Social Sciences
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State workhouses for women: Punishment or refuge?
Over 1,000 women ended up in a Dutch state workhouse between 1886 and 1934. This was a place for vagrants, beggars and drunkards: people who were said to be too lazy to work. Who were the women who were sent there? Leiden ...
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Women and men have different strengths for achieving their goals, study finds
Many factors are needed to achieve our goals. Now researchers have looked at passion, drive and people's ability to find flow.
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2025
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Report: The American dream is alive for young people, but they feel it is out of reach because of economic challenges
Teens and young adults still want many traditional aspects of the American dream—including financial success as a result of hard work, and happiness—but they remain skeptical of its achievability due to economic obstacles, ...
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2025
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Happiness in poorer countries does not follow the typical U-shaped curve. People are often happiest in middle age
Happiness over one's lifetime has been popularly described as looking like a U-shaped curve: The joys of youth are followed by the challenges of our 20s and 30s before an upswing later in life that reaches a peak after retirement.
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2025
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Strategic corporate social responsibility can create social, economic value
Strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts that are directly related to a hospitality company's core business operations and competencies can help companies create both social and business value, according to ...
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2025
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Study finds women researchers more interested in entrepreneurship when it addresses societal challenges
A new study by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst reveals that women in academic entrepreneurship are more likely to be driven by social impact than commercial motives, highlighting ...
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2025
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Need to boost population? Encourage dads to step up at home: Research finds link between fertility rates, gender roles
Fertility rates have fallen everywhere outside of sub-Saharan Africa. And they have fallen faster, and dropped even further, in some developed nations than others.
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2025
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Study suggests women struggle in the boardroom to promote social responsibility initiatives
It's well documented that despite increasing awareness of gender equality, women remain underrepresented when taking a seat at leadership tables in the corporate world. But what about the challenges women face once they make ...
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2025
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Global study identifies national and gender differences in exclusionary behavior
When given the power to distribute resources, a person's nationality, gender, and ideology can help predict how likely that person is to exclude others to maximize their own profit, according to a study. The results published ...
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2025
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Changing jobs is a big move but it's worth considering if your workplace is toxic
Returning to work after a summer break can be jarring, especially for the many workers dissatisfied with their jobs. Almost half report high levels of job-related stress.
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2025
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New model provides a 'smart' way to tackle employee burnout
Managers are often at a loss about how to increase morale and reduce burnout for their employees, but a University of Queensland researcher has helped develop a framework that could be the perfect tool.
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2025
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A new framework could enhance the rigor and impact of criminal justice intervention evaluations
Experimental research is fundamental to criminology, but reaching consensus on rigorous evidence and using that evidence to determine what works remains an ongoing challenge to the field. In a new article, the former director ...
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2025
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