As coronavirus forces us to isolate, some news outlets are suggesting now is the ideal time to bring a dog into your life. But the current changes have some far-reaching implications for dogs of all ages, and especially for ...
Veterinary medicine
Apr 2, 2020
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The belief that "real men" must be strong, tough and independent may be a detriment to their social needs later in life. A study co-authored by a Michigan State University sociologist found that men who endorse hegemonic ...
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2020
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Violence committed by intimate partners is one of the most common forms of violence against women. In 2019, 6% – or one million women in the UK – reported having experienced physical, psychological, or sexual violence ...
Social Sciences
Feb 5, 2020
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One in four Australian women over the age of 15 years have experienced violence at the hands of an intimate partner, and 92 percent of women who report being assaulted by a male, know the perpetrator.
Social Sciences
Sep 23, 2019
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Do you have a corner store? Once an icon of suburban Australia, many neighborhood corner stores vanished in the face of unrelenting competition from large supermarkets, global convenience franchises, modern service stations ...
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2019
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The type of poverty children are born into and how long they remain in that situation has an impact on early childhood outcomes, including school readiness.
Education
May 22, 2019
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Universities were created to be places where people learn and educate together. But a UK survey has found 46% of researchers feel lonely at work. Social isolation is particularly common among early career academics – 64% ...
Social Sciences
Jan 29, 2019
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Social isolation and loneliness are increasingly being recognized as urgent public health threats, with risks to health and mortality as serious as those from obesity or smoking. Some researchers have cautioned that rural ...
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2019
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From the second we are born, humans start to develop social relationships with individuals and groups starting with parents, family and friends. Similarly, mice are social animals just like us.
Plants & Animals
Jan 25, 2019
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Researchers from Western Sydney University have investigated the effect of rising temperatures on the liveability of cities. They found that an over-reliance on air-conditioning and lack of cooling elements in public outdoor ...
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2019
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