It appears that people who actively participate in demonstrations during social movements on behalf of those dissimilar to them do so for two important reasons.
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2016
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For older adults, having more or closer family members in one's social network decreases his or her likelihood of death, but having a larger or closer group of friends does not, finds a new study that will be presented at ...
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2016
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Death and mourning were largely considered private matters in the 20th century, with the public remembrances common in previous eras replaced by intimate gatherings behind closed doors in funeral parlors and family homes.
Internet
Aug 20, 2016
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Flexitime and having autonomy over working hours - known as schedule control - impacts differently on men and women and may increase the gender pay gap.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2016
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A new study suggests that financial factors, including couples' overall resources and wives' ability to support themselves in the event of a divorce, are not predictive of whether marriages last. Rather, it is couples' division ...
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2016
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Rising income inequality, and the resulting scarcity of certain types of jobs, is a key reason young Americans are having babies before getting married.
Social Sciences
Jul 14, 2016
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Local sports clubs and associations are often as segregated as the neighbourhood they are in, suggests a new study. It says that rather than encouraging a mixing of different cultures, they may even reinforce rather than ...
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2016
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The improbable rise of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign presents an interesting question: why is Sanders, a self-proclaimed "democratic socialist," running as a Democrat? "In any other industrialized country, Sanders ...
Social Sciences
May 26, 2016
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The larger the church, the less likely its members will attend weekly services, a new Duke University study finds.
Social Sciences
Feb 4, 2016
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Asian-Americans are stereotyped as "cold but competent"—and more competent than blacks and Hispanics—by young white students at elite colleges, according to a Baylor University study.
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2016
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