Society & Culture
Society & Culture - Feb 4, 2010 12:57 - 3 Comments
Seniors surfing for love
IOWA STATE (US)—Older adults who are too busy to find a relationship in the conventional way are turning to the Internet—and are largely successful in making desired connections. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 1, 2010 17:05 - 9 Comments
Girls learn lesson in math anxiety
U. CHICAGO (US)—Female elementary school teachers can pass on their anxiety and stereotypes about math to female students, research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 1, 2010 15:07 - 5 Comments
Economic ‘perfect storm’ brewing?
RICE (US)—Policymakers must address long-term energy policy challenges in the West and meet economic development challenges in the Middle East to ward off repeated global economic crises. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 29, 2010 11:47 - 5 Comments
‘We’ factor: The language of love
BERKELEY (US)—In marriage, using “we-ness” language helps couples resolve conflicts better than those who don’t, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 28, 2010 12:20 - 3 Comments
Welfare reform from the street up
U. CHICAGO (US)—Providing a street-level perspective on welfare reform, a new book reveals a world of struggle for people living in Philadelphia row houses, where many residents contend with long histories of drug addiction and alcoholism. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 27, 2010 18:46 - 6 Comments
Secret to happiness: Hourly wages
STANFORD (US)—The link between money and happiness is stronger for workers paid by the hour than for their salary-earning counterparts. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 27, 2010 12:42 - 0 Comments
Taking a good hard look at staring
EMORY (US)—Staring is both a natural impulse and a social blunder—a response to novelty and a dopamine rush. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 25, 2010 13:40 - 2 Comments
Global get-together: It’s time to talk
DUKE—International business teams cannot rely entirely on technology to overcome time and space barriers; they still need to talk. And that probably means working some overlapping hours, says a Duke University management professor. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 22, 2010 13:03 - 14 Comments
Good parents wanted: All genders apply
USC/NYU—A new study calls into question the idea that “fatherless” children are necessarily at a disadvantage or that men provide a different, indispensable set of parenting skills than women. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 21, 2010 11:33 - 0 Comments
Insiders make best CEOs
RICE—While hiring a CEO from outside the company may initially bring fresh ideas, a new study shows that promoting someone from within is a better strategy in the long run. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 19, 2010 11:27 - 16 Comments
Online poker: More you win, more you lose
CORNELL—In online poker, the more hands players win, the less money they’re likely to collect, especially when it comes to novice players. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 18, 2010 14:34 - 3 Comments
Siblings teach each other a thing or two
U. ILLINOIS—What we learn from our siblings when we grow up has—for better or for worse—a considerable influence on our social and emotional development as adults. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 18, 2010 11:50 - 11 Comments
Fido or Fluffy: What’s your pet personality?
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN—Dog people tend to be agreeable extroverts and cat people are more open and neurotic, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 14, 2010 12:19 - 1 Comment
Ancient Mongolia—no passport needed
U. OREGON—A newly published atlas, Web site, and digital photo archive document a little-known yet fascinating area of the world—the Mongolian Altai. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 12, 2010 14:24 - 1 Comment
Black politics beyond Barack
EMORY—The era of post-Civil Rights Black politics didn’t start with Barack Obama, and won’t end with the 44th president, according to a new book featuring essays analyzing 10 leading young black politicians. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 12, 2010 11:44 - 3 Comments
Everybody’s working for the ‘weekend effect’
U. ROCHESTER—We feel better, physically and mentally, on the weekends—regardless of age, marital status, income level, or occupation—concludes a recent study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 7, 2010 15:54 - 5 Comments
Thwart terror plots with layered security
U. BUFFALO—Accused terrorist Farouk Abdul Mutallab could have been excluded from travel well before he tried to bring down Northwest Flight 253 on Christmas Day if multiple layers of intelligence gathering—including existing behavioral identification programs—had been used effectively, says security researcher Mark Frank. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 6, 2010 16:42 - 6 Comments
Apple picking by the label
U. ILLINOIS—When asked to compare apples to apples, consumers said they would pay more for locally grown apples than genetically modified (GMO) apples. However, when described as having a “reduced environmental impact,” the GMO apples came out on top. (more…)
