There is a significant link between moral emotions and offending behavior in young people. Moral emotions are learnt—and more attention needs to be given to the teaching of morals in childhood to address this link between ...
Social Sciences
May 15, 2020
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What happens when lonely men, embittered by a sense of failure in the sexual marketplace, find each other and form communities on the internet? The result can be deadly.
Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2023
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Fiske and Rai say that—aside from a small number of psychopaths—people rarely commit violent acts with evil intentions.
Social Sciences
Dec 23, 2014
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A team of researchers with members from institutions in France and the U.S. has found a case of intimate partner violence being associated with higher marital fertility rates. In their paper published in the journal Nature ...
We all think we know what pornography is, whether we oppose it, use it, or tolerate it. But are we all conjuring up the same images?
Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2019
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As more gruesome crimes and attacks show up on live online video, social media platforms are facing new challenges on preventing the spread of gruesome and horrific content.
Internet
Jun 16, 2016
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A new study by a UT Dallas criminologist finds that solitary confinement does not deter inmates from committing further violence in prison.
Social Sciences
Mar 31, 2015
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Although coming from a disadvantaged background, experiencing violence within the family, having a negative school environment or consuming violent media such as films and computer games have little or no direct influence ...
Social Sciences
Jan 16, 2020
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In a film genre more popular than ever, courageous superheroes wield special powers to protect the public from villains. But despite positive themes these films may offer, new research suggests superhero characters often ...
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2018
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The first study to take a "network analysis" approach to patterns of violence within UK organized crime gangs (OCG) has shown that OCG members who previously offended together are likely to end up attacking one another.
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2022
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