Peer-to-peer services are transforming the technology and business domains of the Internet
Peer-to-peer (P2P) services are emerging in mobile devices, such as smartphones, equipped with an Internet connection.
Telecom
Jun 12, 2012
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Page 9 - News tagged with social attitudes
Boys' cynicism towards school increases at upper secondary school
According to a recent study, the negative and cynical attitude of boys towards school increases dramatically as they advance in their upper secondary studies. Boys are very enthusiastic about their studies at the start of ...
Social Sciences
Mar 1, 2012
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Education doesn't increase support for affirmative action among whites, minorities
Highly educated whites and minorities are no more likely to support workplace affirmative action programs than are their less educated peers, according to a new study in the March issue of Social Psychology Quarterly, which ...
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2012
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Study: Most people still don't trust online info
Over the past decade, Americans have witnessed the rise of social networks and mobile technology that's put the Internet at an arm's reach, day and night - yet a new study has found that people are even more distrustful of ...
Internet
Dec 14, 2011
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Britain at political crossroads: study
The National Centre for Social Research today released its latest British Social Attitudes report, its landmark study of the public's attitudes and values, published annually for almost thirty years.
Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2010
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Population ignorance in Australia, survey shows
Australia is growing rapidly and many Australians are worried about this. But evidence from social surveys shows that few of them know much about demographic fundamentals says Swinburne University sociologist Associate Professor ...
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2010
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Black men need special attention from social workers to deal with their needs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Among disadvantaged people in the United States, the most needy and least helped are probably African American men, according to a new book from the University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration.
Social Sciences
Aug 27, 2010
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Study: Crime rates linked to out-of-wedlock births
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study in the latest issue of The Journal of Law and Economics finds a link between out-of-wedlock births and rates of murder and other crimes.
Economics & Business
Jul 6, 2010
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Death of a salesman? Social media debunks views of advertising
(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 70% of people find advertising 'sinister' and 'devian' if they dislike the company and social media enhances those feelings, a University of Melbourne study has found.
Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2010
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Do scientists understand the public?
Scientific advances often provoke deep concern on the part of the public, especially when these advances challenge strongly held political or moral perspectives.
Other
Jun 29, 2010
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