News tagged with gender groups
Study finds recession associated with increases in minority victims of crime
Feb 15, 2009 |
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The victimization of both female and male blacks and Latinos increases during or after periods of economic recession, according to a study by researchers Karen Heimer of the University of Iowa and Janet Lauritsen of the University ...
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Preschoolers challenge stereotypical gender roles
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 03, 2009 |
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According to research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, a preschooler's gender determines how he or she is treated and responded to in play and learning activities, and when the children's possibilities become expanded, ...
New study explores social comparison in early childhood
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 30, 2008 |
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It has been shown (and probably experienced by all of us) that performing worse than our peers on a particular task results in negative self-esteem and poorer subsequent performance on the same task. How people respond when ...
Social class, gender and ethnic group determine adolescents' sexual-affective education
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Jun 24, 2009 |
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The social class, the gender and the ethnic group are three essential dimensions, not only in the social differentiation, but also in the affective sexual education of the adolescents, where it is necessary to take part in ...
Changes in work force, not pay, narrowing the gender wage gap
Aug 12, 2008 |
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The apparent narrowing of the wage gap between working men and women in the last 30 years reflects changes in the type of women in the workforce, rather than in how much they're being paid, according to groundbreaking new ...
Gender stereotypes contradicted when negotiating
Aug 07, 2008 |
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A common gender stereotype assumes that men are more aggressive and women are more emotional. In negotiation, men are assumed to be more assertive and women better at fostering relationships. However, a new study published ...
What you eat depends on with whom you eat
Aug 05, 2009 |
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If you are a woman who dines with a man, chances are you choose food with fewer calories than if you dine with a woman. That is one of the findings in a study conducted by researchers at McMaster University.
Women experience more sexual harassment in work groups with male, female balance
Nov 12, 2008 |
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Despite common assumptions, new research suggests that women are not more likely to be sexually harassed when they are the minority or majority in a work group. Instead, researchers found that in most cases, women were sexually ...
Proof that men and women activate stereotypes of competence and sociability respectively
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 24, 2008 |
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Are stereotypes and prejudices automatically activated when we notice someone? How do women react when they are faced with the traditional gender roles?
Family problems affect African-American children more than other races
Nov 06, 2008 |
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It is a common belief that girls tend to internalize their problems, becoming depressed or anxious, while boys externalize their problems, turning to violence against people or property. A new study in the Journal of Marital an ...
Men leave: Separation and divorce far more common when the wife is the patient
Nov 10, 2009 |
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A woman is six times more likely to be separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis of cancer or multiple sclerosis than if a man in the relationship is the patient, according to a study that examined the role gender played ...
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