News tagged with sexual coercion
US mulls easier access to emergency contraception
US regulators are considering whether to grant a drug company's request to make emergency contraception available over the counter to people of all ages instead of by prescription.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Reproductive coercion often is accompanied by physical or sexual violence, study finds
Young women and teenage girls often face efforts by male partners to sabotage birth control or coerce pregnancy -- including damaging condoms and destroying contraceptives -- and these efforts, defined as "reproductive coercion," ...
Jan 25, 2010 |
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It's evolution: Nature of prejudice, aggression different for men and women
Prejudice is linked to aggression for men and fear for women, suggests new research led by Michigan State University scholars.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 24, 2012 |
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WikiLeaks' Assange can continue extradition fight
(AP) -- A British court Monday gave WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to continue his legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden over sex crimes allegations.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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UC research examines eugenics past and present, driven by race, class, economics
the science of improving the human population via selective breeding or reproduction – is not a concept confined to past centuries and decades, nor to locales outside the United States.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Sexual coercion common among students in Uganda
Almost one third of students at a university in Uganda say that they have been subject to sexual coercion, an experience which was often linked to risky sexual behaviour. This is shown in a study from Lund University in Sweden. ...
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Protecting adolescent girls from unwanted unprotected sex
Partner abuse leads to HIV infection, and black women are most at risk. A new study at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found that 46 percent of African-American adolescent girls report that their partner ...
Sep 06, 2011 |
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Prejudice linked to women's menstrual cycle
Women's bias against male strangers increases when women are fertile, suggesting prejudice may be partly fueled by genetics, according to a study by Michigan State University psychology researchers.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Bulling: Living under the shadow of constant threats, abuse can inflict damage that lasts a lifetime
Though it’s often mistakenly considered a normal part of growing up, bullying is a serious problem that affects millions of children and adolescents.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 20, 2011 |
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Sex in Australian prisons: the facts
We all know what goes on in prison. Or do we? A study examining sexual behaviour and sexual culture in jails in NSW and Queensland suggests that popular beliefs about prison sex are largely myths.
Apr 13, 2011 |
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WikiLeaks' Assange faces extradition hearing
(AP) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his entourage of lawyers, supporters, protesters and journalists are headed back to a London court for a showdown between the secret-spilling computer hacker and ...
Feb 06, 2011 |
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'Orchid children' bloom, wither in response to surroundings
(PhysOrg.com) -- A UA-led study backs evidence that some children are more susceptible to adverse environmental factors than others. So-called "orchid children" bloom spectacularly in positive environments but often are at ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 31, 2011 |
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