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'Prisonized' neighborhoods make ex-cons more likely to return to the slammer
When former prisoners flock together, more land back in jail
Sociology
Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, May 22, 2015, 11:49am
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Who are you calling old? Let’s ditch ageist stereotypes
Words such as elderly, frail, past it, over the hill and decrepit diminish the value of older adults. Ageist terms should be as unacceptable as racist or sexist ones• Lesbian, gay and bisexual seniors face twin fears of old age and homophobia
Sociology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 04, 2015, 10:22am
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Same-Sex Couples May Have More Egalitarian Relationships
Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks to researcher Robert-Jay Green about how people behave in same-sex marriage compared with heterosexual marriage. Green has studied LGBT relationships going back to 1975.
Sociology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014, 8:46am
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Can Changing How You Sound Help You Find Your Voice?
Women's voices are often criticized, especially at work. We're called "shrill," told we "lack authority." Here's the story of two women who changed their voices in a quest to be heard.
Sociology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Oct 15, 2014, 8:10am
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Research May Give Potential Homicide Victims A Heads Up
New research in Chicago finds that homicide victims are concentrated among a tiny network. Tracing that network might lead to public health measures to protect would-be victims.
Sociology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 09, 2014, 9:15am
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Parking Behavior May Reflect Economic Drive
Scholars have long tried to understand how culture affects communities. New research argues that the parking behavior of drivers may tell us something about the economic productivity of nations.
Sociology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 27, 2014, 9:42am
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Social media may discourage free expression
Survey finds many social media users hesitate to express opinions unless they know their followers will agree with them
Sociology
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 27, 2014, 9:42am
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I'm exploring the health toll of firstborn favouritism
Deep-rooted preferences for firstborn sons in India lead to malnutrition in other children, says economist Seema Jayachandran
Sociology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 26, 2014, 8:39am
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In 'Um' Or 'Uh,' A Few Clues To What We're Saying — And Who's Saying It
Linguist Mark Liberman, who works at the University of Pennsylvania, says the use of "um" or "uh" can provide signs about the speaker's gender, language skills and life experience.
Sociology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 13, 2014, 7:45am
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UN discusses whether robots should shoot to kill
Autonomous killer robots might not be that far off. So the UN is discussing the ethics of allowing machines choose when to attack
Sociology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 7:46am
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Soyuz rocket begins journey to the International Space Station
A crew of three men, including a NASA shuttle flier, a veteran Russian space station commander, and rookie cosmonaut launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, headed for the International Space Station. The mission will boost the space station's crew back up to six, with the journey expected to take around six hours.
Sociology
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014, 7:20am
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The secrets of success begin with equal opportunities
How best to achieve success is a highly contentious issue, but politicians should remember that a good start in life is key    
Sociology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Mar 07, 2014, 8:32am
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One-parent families: US social mobility's main barrier?
What is the most important factor blocking social mobility in the US? It could be single parents, not economic inequality
Sociology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 28, 2014, 7:46am
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Don't Trust the Applause
Audience reaction may have little to do with the quality of the performance
Sociology
Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013, 8:58am
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The Remarkable Properties of Mythological Social Networks
The social network between characters in Homer’s Odyssey is remarkably similar to real social networks today. That suggests the story is based, at least in part, on real events, say researchers
Sociology
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 13, 2013, 10:56am
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Lego faces getting angrier, study finds
Scientist raises concerns about impact on child development, saying toymaker's themes are increasingly based on conflict
Sociology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013, 8:14am
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'Land grab' database reveals hype
A new tool suggests that the reality of land acquisition around the world differs greatly from media reports.
Sociology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013, 9:03am
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Online Dating Really Can Lead to Love
Marriages begun on the web are at least as stable and satisfying as those originating in the real world
Sociology
Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 04, 2013, 7:56am
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A model predicts that the world's populations will stop growing in 2050
Global population data spanning the years from 1900 to 2010 have enabled a research team from the Autonomous University of Madrid to predict that the number of people on Earth will stabilise around the middle of the century. The results, obtained with a model used by physicists, coincide with the UN's downward forecasts.
Sociology
Source: FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 04, 2013, 4:30pm
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Linguistics researchers document Philadelphia's shift to a Northern accent
A new study by University of Pennsylvania linguists shows that the Philadelphia accent has changed in the last century. The traditional Southern inflections associated with Philadelphia native-born speakers are increasingly being displaced by Northern influences.
Sociology
Source: University of Pennsylvania
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 28, 2013, 11:30am
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Shift In Gay Marriage Support Mirrors A Changing America
The latest polls indicate 58 percent of Americans support same-sex marriage. In 1977, that number was 13 percent. One researcher says that jump in support isn't the result of a generational gap — it's that many who once opposed gay marriage have changed their minds or softened their opposition.
Sociology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Monday, Mar 25, 2013, 8:48am
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New study explores link between status and health
Research has long linked high socioeconomic status with better health and lower mortality. But what's remained unclear is whether this association has more to do with access to resources (education, wealth, career opportunity, etc.) or the glow of high social status relative to others. Scholars call the latter "relative deprivation." To tease apart these factors, a team of in
Sociology
Source: Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013, 10:30am
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Health benefits of marriage may not extend to all
Marriage may not always be as beneficial to health as experts have led us to believe, according to a new study.
Sociology
Source: Ohio State University
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 06, 2013, 10:30am
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Trustworthy mating advice deepens bond between straight women and gay men
Why do straight women and gay men form close relationships with one another? A new psychology study from The University of Texas at Austin suggests the glue that cements these unique relationships is honest, unbiased relationship advice.
Sociology
Source: University of Texas at Austin
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 21, 2013, 11:00am
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Could a computer on the police beat prevent violence?
As cities across America work to reduce violence in tight budget times, new research shows how they might be able to target their efforts and police attention – with the help of high-powered computers and loads of data.
Sociology
Source: University of Michigan Health System
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013, 1:45pm
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Decisions And The Influence Of Others
Researchers work out a way to measure how much a decision is influenced by the opinions of others
Sociology
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013, 6:41am
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Early education closes achievement gap, brings societal benefits
The founder of a decades-long scientific study that has proved the enduring benefits of early education applauded President Barack Obama's recent call for universal access to high-quality preschool in the United States.
Sociology
Source: Virginia Tech
Posted on: Monday, Feb 18, 2013, 11:00am
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How Facebook makes breaking up hard to do
Getting over a lost lover just gets harder when when you have a digital record of your relationship distributed all over the internet
Sociology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Feb 15, 2013, 9:11am
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Husbands who do more traditionally female housework have less sex
Married men who spend more time doing traditionally female household tasks—including cooking, cleaning, and shopping—report having less sex than husbands who don't do as much, according to a new study in the February issue of the American Sociological Review.
Sociology
Source: American Sociological Association
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 31, 2013, 8:00am
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Economic analysis finds penicillin, not "the pill," may have launched the sexual revolution
PThe rise in risky, non-traditional sexual relations that marked the swinging '60s actually began as much as a decade earlier, during the conformist '50s, suggests an analysis recently published by the Archives of Sexual Behavior.
Sociology
Source: Emory University
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013, 8:15am
Rating: | Views: 1927 | Comments: 0
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