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Talking about sexual consent and expectations can improve relationships and well-being
Teaching the benefits of affirmative sexual consent while also validating anxieties people might experience about consent communication is an important step for improving sexual health and well-being, according to a new study.
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Making sure workers have a 'good' day gives companies a competitive advantage
A trio of researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University has identified five types of daily workplace experiences that influence employees' creative performance.
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Few eligible families have applied for government help to pay for COVID funerals
On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets―one silver, one white―sat by holes in the ground at a small, graveside service in the town of Travelers Rest, South Carolina.
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What drives young people to commit hate crimes
It happened again over the weekend: another mass shooting and alleged hate crime, this time in Buffalo, New York, that left 10 dead and three injured. Most of the victims were Black. The 18-year-old accused shooter said he ...
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Executive narcissism inhibits inter-unit knowledge transfer
Narcissistic executives cause the units or subsidiaries they manage to be less receptive to knowledge coming from other units. The new research, published in the Strategic Management Journal, explores the relationship between ...
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COVID has killed 5,600 Australians this year and the pandemic isn't over. Ethics can shape our response
It's difficult to ask, but how many fatalities should Australia accept from COVID in 2022?
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Traumatic societal events may undermine classroom behavior interventions for certain groups, study finds
As a researcher of student mental health and well-being, Keith Herman has found that, in general, offering students more positive encouragement rather than negative reprimands not only reduces disruptive student classroom ...
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Do meditation podcasts and apps yield 'authentic' Buddhism?
Is digital Buddhism, which includes computer-assisted practices such as listening to podcasts and using meditation applications apps, authentic?
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Research finds most effective influencer marketing tactics
A YouTube personality takes a break from chatting about video games to talk about a web hosting service. An Instagram account devoted to beauty spotlights a new haircare product. A TikToker shouts out a fast-food sandwich ...
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Political scientist examines a quarter-century of post-Apartheid government
Back in April 1994, the world watched a remarkable event: South Africa's first democratic election with universal suffrage. The country whose Apartheid system had legalized racial segregation since the late 1940s went to ...
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Official measures of research 'impact' are failing to keep pace with socially-networked academics
A survey of how academics use social media to encourage people to interact with their research argues that much of the public value of their work is probably being overlooked in official "impact" assessments.
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May 18, 2022
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NBA sees rise in acts of symbolic violence, decline in acts of physical violence
A new analysis of NBA basketball broadcasts from 1998 to 2018 reveals a decline in acts of physical violence, such as pushing and elbowing, and a rise in acts of symbolic violence, such as shouting, trash talking, and menacing ...
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May 18, 2022
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Study shows a '15-minute city' within reach for Vancouver
According to a new study published by Simon Fraser University researchers, 79 percent of residents in the City of Vancouver have access to a grocery store within a 15-minute walk and 99 percent had at least on grocery store ...
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May 18, 2022
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New study sheds light on the phenomenon of female Jewish slavery and uncovers gang rape in Livorno's slave prison
Historian Prof. Tamar Herzig, Vice Dean for Research at Entin Faculty of Humanities, exposed previously unknown evidence of an organized gang rape of a group of enslaved Jewish girls and women from North Africa in the Italian ...
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May 18, 2022
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When harnessing the power of social media, engagement is a key performance indicator
The explosive growth of social media during the last decade has dramatically changed the dynamics of business-customer interactions. Yet relatively few firms have properly strategized their social media appearance and involvement, ...
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May 18, 2022
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Care ethics in social entrepreneurship promotes social sustainability
Practicing ethics of care in social entrepreneurship has immediate and long-term impacts on sustainability, according to a recent University of Eastern Finland study published in Entrepreneurship & Regional Development.
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May 18, 2022
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Gun ownership and homicide in the US: A stronger correlation
In 2017, there were nearly 40,000 gun-related deaths in the United States, including homicides and suicides. To delve into this alarming statistic, U.S.-trained Université de Montréal economist Karim Chalak and his coauthors ...
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May 18, 2022
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Study chronicles presence of chronic frames of race, gender, and wealth inequality
All social inequalities, by definition, involve one group that has more and another that has less. Do people prefer describing inequalities in terms of advantage or disadvantage?
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May 18, 2022
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Dutch veterans feel misunderstood
Veterans experience social stereotyping and disinterest, concludes anthropologist Yvon de Reuver, who will receive a Ph.D. for her research from Radboud University on 23 May. Veterans are known to suffer from psychological ...
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May 18, 2022
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Why people trust or distrust experts when it comes to critical issues
These days, it doesn't take much to set off a heated online debate. Anyone can publicly share their opinion, but not everyone is concerned with accuracy or acting in good faith. And when it comes to critical issues such as ...
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May 18, 2022
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