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Study fuels debate about why female birds seek extra mates
Apr 30, 2009 |
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When female birds mate with males other than their social partners and have broods of mixed paternity, the offspring sired by these "extra-pair" fathers may often get a head start in life, according to a new report published ...
Genetic Risk for Anxiety Does Not Have to be Destiny
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Apr 29, 2009 |
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A growing body of basic animal research and studies of abused and neglected children provide a strong basis of support for the hypothesis that individuals with particular genotypes are at greater risk for depression, anxiety ...
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U.S. Ranks 35th in 'Report Card' on World Social Progress; Sudden, Unexpected Shift Forward for Africa
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sweden and Denmark lead the world in social progress, Afghanistan is at the bottom of the list and the United States ranks 35th among 162 nations, tied with Ireland, Latvia and Hong Kong. Those are among ...
Study: Race, class and gender shape religion's effect on American voters
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Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How Americans vote is strongly linked to their religious identities, but it is not an independent influence that transcends race, socio-economic class and gender, reports a new Cornell study.
Rethinking sexism: Study examines how society maintains the status quo
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Nov 12, 2009 |
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There is a tendency to think that only men treat women in a sexist way, but a new study by a University of Miami researcher and his daughter shows that both men and women participate in maintaining a gender hierarchy in our ...
Social media require 'Community Relations 2.0'
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Oct 30, 2009 |
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The rise of social media and real-time advocacy have re-written the community outreach rules companies followed for decades. But many American firms are dragging their feet as they approach "Community Relations 2.0," Boston ...
Public expresses need for government intervention to reduce socio-economic disparities in health
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Oct 15, 2009 |
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As Congress debates the public health care option, a recent study reveals greater public support for reducing health care disparities among socio-economic groups (i.e. by income or education) than among racial groups. The ...
News in red and blue: Messages about social factors and health can backfire
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Here's a health idea that Democrats and Republicans agree on: when given information on the genetic factors that cause diabetes, both parties equally supported public health policies to prevent the disease.
Lack of Social Engagement Is a Risk Factor for Self-Neglect in Older Adults
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Nov 16, 2009 |
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Seniors who neglect themselves, risking their own health and safety, tend to be individuals with limited social networks and little social engagement, according to a study by Rush University Medical Center.
Self-sacrifice among strangers has more to do with nurture than nature
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Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Socially learned behavior and belief are much better candidates than genetics to explain the self-sacrificing behavior we see among strangers in societies, from soldiers to blood donors to ...
Prof Warns of Risks on Social Network Sites
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The data that can be easily extracted from people’s online social networking activities could be either a blessing or a curse, says a UT Dallas researcher.
Are mobiles and social networking sites changing the way we behave?
Oct 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How dependent have we become on mobile phones, and are social networking sites changing the nature of our relationships with other people? A three-year Oxford University study is to address ...
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