Does rising economic inequality causes trust to fall in society and thus endanger social cohesion? Recent academic research appears to support this notion. However, a study from the University of Luxembourg disagrees.
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2015
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A total of 97% of Dutch people now have access to the internet. Unfortunately, this does not mean that 'the digital divide' in the Netherlands has now been bridged. On the contrary, social inequality is increasing on the ...
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2014
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New research from Queen Mary University of London has found youth, wealth, and being in full-time education to be risk factors associated with violent radicalisation. Contrary to popular views – religious practice, health ...
Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2014
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In societies where women are equal to men, males stand a better chance of living longer, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Feb 6, 2014
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Contrary to stereotypes, low-income trailer park residents form distinct groups with different visions of morality, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Sep 10, 2013
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The children of migrants to Australia are more trusting than those whose parents settled in America, University of Melbourne research has found.
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2013
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(Phys.org) —You're not done with high school when you go to college, according to a new study of student culture.
Social Sciences
Apr 3, 2013
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The rise of developing nations has cut poverty while the combined economies of Brazil, China and India are on a path to overtake wealthy nations, but failure to act on climate change could reverse those gains, a UN report ...
Environment
Mar 14, 2013
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Norman Rockwell defined the winter holidays for an entire generation with his depictions of rosy-cheeked children and their doting parents set against a heartfelt winter wonderland.
Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2012
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(Phys.org)—The rhetoric is relentless: America is a place of unparalleled opportunity, where hard work and determination can propel a child out of humble beginnings into the White House, or at least a mansion on a hill.
Social Sciences
Sep 5, 2012
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