(Phys.org)—Young adults in California registered to vote in record numbers in 2012, especially online, driving a trend toward no party affiliation, according to a new University of California, Davis, study.
Social Sciences
Dec 27, 2012
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Participating in online social networks can have a detrimental effect on consumer well-being by lowering self-control among certain users, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Marketers and advertisers know celebrities influence consumers' purchasing decisions, but a new study by a marketing researcher at the University of Arkansas and her colleague in the United Kingdom suggests that ...
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2012
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Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern University, said America's higher-education system has flourished because of its social compact with the country's citizens. As part of that agreement, institutions ...
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2012
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Reaching adulthood certainly takes longer than it did a generation ago, but new research shows one way that parents are contributing to the delay.
Social Sciences
Nov 28, 2012
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Young adults who live at home into adulthood still rely on their mothers to do housework, new research has found.
Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2012
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(Medical Xpress)—UK government plans to amend the 1989 Children Act by introducing a presumption of shared parenting are well-intentioned but misguided, say the authors of new research into childhood experience of family ...
Social Sciences
Nov 22, 2012
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Improving water supplies in rural African villages may have negative knock-on effects and contribute to increased poverty, new research published today has found.
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Stroll through any U.S. college campus today, and you'll see a good percentage of students with noses buried in their smart phones. Many of them are texting.
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Nov 14, 2012
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Young adults who are interested in politics are more likely than others to participate in public affairs by speaking out about their political beliefs using Facebook, online blogs and other social media, according to a study ...
Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2012
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