Newspaper headlines worldwide tout the benefits of single-sex schools: Girls 75% more likely to take math if they go to a single-sex private school, Will boys learn better if girls aren't allowed? Single-sex education is ...
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2013
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You're shopping for holiday gifts when you spot someone pocketing a nice pair of leather gloves. What do you do?
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Some people may think of political conservatives as having a desire to maintain traditions, but a new study shows they also have a more adventurous side that seeks out variety in products.
Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2013
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Chapman University's David Frederick will present new research at the 108th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association that examines men's and women's beliefs about who should pay for dates during courtship, ...
Social Sciences
Aug 11, 2013
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Ever since the first sports page rolled off the press, there has been an uneven amount of coverage for men's and women's sports. With the dawn of the Internet, there was hope that women could bypass traditional media and ...
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2013
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If policy-makers want to do something about falling birth rates, they may want to take a look at improving how people are treated at work when they step outside of traditional family roles at home.
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2013
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The commonly held view of China as a law-breaker in international matters has been dismissed by a Professor of International Law at the University of Sydney.
Economics & Business
Jun 3, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Volkswagen is simply a better car company than Fiat. Profits are higher, and so are wages. Why doesn't Fiat just be like VW? Why doesn't Italy, for that matter, emulate Germany? Is it elites that perpetuate ...
Economics & Business
May 29, 2013
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Human tendency to adopt the behaviour of others when on their home territory has been found in non-human primates. Researchers at the University of St Andrews observed 'striking' fickleness in male monkeys, when it comes ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Nicole Scott, of the University of Minnesota, working with the Centre for Research in Evolutionary Anthropology at the Chester Zoo in the U.K. has found that captive female chimpanzees use different sorts of ...
