News tagged with social group
Looking for work? There may be an app for that
(AP) -- Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps - the services and tools built to run on smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network.
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Do we no longer care about the collective good?
The Transformation of Solidarity, a book co-edited by University of Queensland sociologist Dr Mara Yerkes, tackles the subject of globalisation of national economies and societies where we put a high value ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Thailand welcomes Twitter censorship tool
Thailand, which regularly cracks down on Internet content deemed critical of its revered monarchy, on Monday welcomed social media giant Twitter's controversial new censorship policy.
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Psychologists analyze development of prejudices within children
Girls are not as good at playing football as boys, and they do not have a clue about cars. Instead they know better how to dance and do not get into mischief as often as boys. Prejudices like these are cultivated from early ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Google rolls out ads to ease privacy concerns
Google Inc., under scrutiny from privacy watchdogs for changes it made to its search engine, is launching a splashy ad campaign designed to alleviate privacy concerns.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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US wants effective Alzheimer's treatment by 2025
The government is setting what it calls an ambitious goal for Alzheimer's disease: Development of effective ways to treat and prevent the mind-destroying illness by 2025.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Can video games teach us how to behave?
For the first time, the positive effects of computer games on thoughts, emotions and behaviour will be the subject of closer scrutiny by social psychologists. A total of three studies will explore how, to ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Females choose sexier friends to avoid harassment
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have observed a strategy for females to avoid unwanted male attention: choosing more attractive friends. Published today (7 December) in the journal Proceedings of the Royal So ...
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Study finds evidence of sperm whale culture
Differences in the patterned clicks that sperm whales use to communicate with each other seem to be down to culture and not genetics, say researchers.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Web an increasing tool to link campaigns, voters
(AP) -- As potential voters in New Hampshire and Iowa scan the Internet, they probably are seeing ads for Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama alongside deals for shoes and holiday gifts.
Dec 04, 2011 |
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Seeing brands as people
From the Michelin Man to the Pillsbury Doughboy, anthropomorphized brands have often been used by companies eager to put a personal face on their products. Now new research shows that thinking about brands as people can make ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 02, 2011 |
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Half of Swedish three-year-olds online: study
Swedes are among the world's most connected people and are swarming to the Internet at an ever earlier age, a study published Wednesday showed, indicating that half of Swedish three-year-olds have been online.
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Facebook near privacy settlement with FTC: report
Facebook will agree to independent privacy audits for 20 years under a proposed settlement with US regulators over changes to its privacy settings, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Study reveals clues to how humans became sociable
(PhysOrg.com) -- Humans have evolved to become the most flexible of the primates and being able to live in lots of different social settings sets us apart from non-human primates, suggests research by University ...
Nov 10, 2011 |
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New research finds extreme antisocial personality predicts gang membership
Research into the 2011 London riots found they were mostly committed by antisocial persons, less than 20% of whom were explicitly gang members. This is because gang membership is primarily for the most antisocial of such ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Social group
A group can be defined as two or more humans that interact with one another, accept expectations and obligations as members of the group, and share a common identity. By this definition, society can be viewed as a large group, though most social groups are considerably smaller.
A true group exhibits some degree of social cohesion and is more than a simple collection or aggregate of individuals, such as people waiting at a bus stop. Characteristics shared by members of a group may include interests, values, ethnic or social background, and kinship ties. According to Paul Hare, the defining characteristic of a group is social interaction.
For more information about Social group, read the full article at
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