Posts Tagged ‘sociology’
At cash-strapped schools, obesity rules
PENN STATE (US) — Going to a financially impoverished school may have more of a negative impact on a child’s weight than poverty in their own home, a new study finds. Continue…
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 12:46 - 0 Comments
Society & Culture - Feb 2, 2012 12:02 - 2 Comments
Rural hot spots point to terrorism threats
U. MARYLAND (US) — Nearly a third of all terrorist attacks from 1970 to 2008 occurred in just five metropolitan U.S. counties, but rural areas were hit, too, a new report says. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2012 17:30 - 0 Comments
Younger couples more stressed about divorce
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Divorce at a younger age hurts people’s health more than divorce later in life, researchers have found. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 1, 2012 16:22 - 0 Comments
Intervene early to cut college drinking
PENN STATE (US) — New tailored interventions can help prevent dangerous drinking during students’ first few weeks of college, a new study reports. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 26, 2012 13:12 - 2 Comments
Lower emissions, less money, long life?
U. LEEDS (UK) — Countries with high incomes and high carbon emissions do not achieve higher life expectancies than those with moderate incomes and lower carbon emissions, a new study finds. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 17, 2012 12:45 - 5 Comments
Racism may harm your health
RICE (US) — A new study finds 18 percent of blacks and 4 percent of whites report emotional and/or physical distress due to racial discrimination. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 28, 2011 12:58 - 0 Comments
Divorce fears keep couples unhitched
CORNELL (US) — With the share of married adults in the US at an all-time low, new research finds that fear of divorce may be keeping young people from tying the knot. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 28, 2011 10:45 - 6 Comments
Do minorities get ‘hosed’ on water bill?
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — White flight from urban centers often means minority residents are left to pay to maintain aging water and sewer systems, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 20, 2011 13:00 - 0 Comments
English proficiency test gets ‘F’ for stress
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — The nationally mandated language proficiency test, given to students whose second language is English, causes psychological stress for children who can least afford it, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 13, 2011 9:32 - 0 Comments
Is U.S. eco-policy also God’s policy?
U. MARYLAND (US) — A majority of Americans professing belief in God favor cooperative international efforts to combat climate change and the spread of nuclear weapons—branding it a moral obligation—a new public opinion poll shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 12, 2011 12:23 - 0 Comments
Assault risk for women who binge drink in college
U. BUFFALO (US) — Young women who steer clear of alcohol while they’re in high school often change their ways when they go to college—and may be at higher risk of sexual assault as a result, research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 8, 2011 7:46 - 0 Comments
Mexican parents may derail teens’ exercise
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Deep-rooted cultural beliefs and expectations often cause parents in Mexico to discourage their college-bound children from exercising. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 6, 2011 12:50 - 0 Comments
Some atheists embrace religion for kids
RICE (US) — Despite their personal beliefs, atheist scientists with children often participate in religious traditions for social reasons, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 6, 2011 10:17 - 2 Comments
Language may trump race for young kids
U. CHICAGO (US) — Researchers have found that for younger white children, language can loom larger than race in defining a person’s identity. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 5, 2011 10:36 - 0 Comments
HIV unknowns nudge Malawians to want kids
PENN STATE (US) — People in Malawi who are uncertain about their HIV status are more eager to start families than those who are certain one way or the other, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 30, 2011 12:21 - 0 Comments
Bully: Cruel to people, not animals
U. MICHIGAN (US) — The more adversities a child experiences, the more likely that child will become a bully. Those challenges have little effect on whether or not a person will be cruel to animals, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 23, 2011 11:52 - 0 Comments
San Joaquin Valley riches come with risks
UC DAVIS (US) — Half the people that live in California’s agriculturally rich San Joaquin Valley face elevated levels of air and water pollution, poverty, limited education, language barriers, and racial and ethnic segregation, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 21, 2011 12:22 - 0 Comments
Smoking twins show why it’s hard to quit
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Smokers today are influenced by genetic factors far more than social ones—which can make it even harder to quit, according to a new study with twins. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 7, 2011 11:53 - 0 Comments
Kids of deployed at risk for violence
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Teens with at least one parent in the military are at elevated risk of engaging in fighting at school, carrying a weapon, and joining a gang, according to a new study that examined deployment’s effects on U.S. families. (more…)
