Peer pressure's influence calculated by mathematician
(Phys.org) —A mathematician has calculated how peer pressure influences society.
Mathematics
Oct 9, 2013
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News tagged with peer pressure
US teens drawn to social media despite 'drama'
American teenagers remain generally upbeat about social media, saying it helps them feel included and connected, despite persistent problems of social pressure and bullying, a study showed Wednesday.
Internet
Nov 28, 2018
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Your forgotten digital footprints could step on your job prospects: How to clean it up
Applying for a new (or first) job can be time consuming. The job application process, particularly for graduate schemes, involves multiple steps: tailoring your application, psychometric testing, interviews and participation ...
Social Sciences
Apr 6, 2022
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Study shows that people are more likely to be eco-friendly if others around them are
A quartet of climate scientists, two from the University of Gothenburg, and one each from Yale University and the University of Cambridge, has found that educating people about the benefits of being Earth-friendly may not ...
Researcher finds factors linked with chronic school absenteeism
More than 7 million school-age children, or 16% of the student population, in the United States are missing at least 15 days of school during an academic year—an issue known as chronic absenteeism.
Social Sciences
Jun 6, 2023
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Researchers suggest conformity pressure and desire to keep-up is pushing unsustainable population growth
(Phys.org) —Partha Dasgupta an economist with the University of Cambridge and Paul Ehrlich, a conservation biologist at Stanford University have published a paper in the journal Science in which they suggest that peer pressure ...
Run! It's the student council president
In most movies about high school, the student council president, the so-called "band geek" or the kid who stays after school for math club often fall victim to the teasing and bullying of the popular students or "jocks."
Social Sciences
Apr 24, 2009
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Poked to Vote: Social media and voter participation
If you logged into Facebook on Election Day 2012, you may have seen – along with political rants and raves from your friends (and pictures of cats) – a nonpartisan message from Facebook at the top of your newsfeed, urging ...
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2013
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What's your attitude about body hair removal?
As beachgoers scramble to trim their nether regions ahead of swim season, new UNLV research shows they aren't alone in their ambitions for a bare bikini line.
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2019
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Absence of fans at European elite soccer 'ghost games' significantly decreases home advantage: study
When some European elite football leagues returned to action last year amidst the pandemic, athletes played largely without crowds. These so-called ghost games offered researchers a rare opportunity to get into the heads ...
Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2021
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