Posts Tagged ‘social class’
Are global rankings unfair to US students?
STANFORD (US) — An analysis of international tests suggests students in the US are not lagging behind their peers in other countries. Continue…
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:52 - 1 Comment
Top Stories - Dec 22, 2011 17:44 - 1 Comment
Bah, humbug! Rich slower to show empathy
UC BERKELEY (US) — Dickens was right on the money with his depiction of Cratchit and Scrooge. Poor people are quicker to show compassion than the rich, a study shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 2, 2011 15:06 - 0 Comments
Consumers will pay for ‘authentic’ chips
STANFORD (US) — Like politicians who adopt regional accents to appeal to local audiences, potato chip producers vary the wording on their bags to convey their products’ authenticity in different ways to different buyers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 28, 2011 11:53 - 5 Comments
Why class societies are rule, not exception
STANFORD (US) —The disproportionate suffering of the poor may have been a driving force behind the global spread of class structure during early human civilization, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2011 13:46 - 0 Comments
Longer body, longer life?
U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) —The way we live directly affects the length of our bodies, according to new research that confirms a link between height and longevity. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 28, 2010 12:55 - 1 Comment
18th-century London as never seen before
U. SHEFFIELD (UK)—The largest set of handwritten manuscripts—40 million words—ever posted online offers the public access to the sometimes gritty lives of 18th-century Londoners. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 7, 2009 17:26 - 5 Comments
School segregation worsens learning gap
EMORY (US)—Racial segregation in schools is fueling the learning disparity between young black and white children, while out-of-school factors are more important to the growth of social-class gaps, according to a study by sociologist Dennis Condron. (more…)
