BrainCan - social sciences

ww daniel obituary

Social scientist whose work helped to bring about the 1968 Race Relations ActIn 1966,WW Daniel, who...

research explains success of extremist politicians

Today's longer campaign cycles,filled with numerous televised debates and fixed news reporting...

geoffrey hawthorn obituary

Social and political theorist who believed that the ambition to develop a ‘science of society’...

a missing influence in keeping diversity within...

A unusual study of science PhDs who embarked on careers between 2004 and 2014 showed that while...

we dont know nearly enough about migration

In the current issue of the scientific journal Science,which was published today, Frans Willeken, or...

the impact of teaching assistantships

Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) are graduate students employed by a university or college to...

is there a good way to deliver bad news?...

'Jones,you're fired!' or 'Mr Jones, I'm afraid I've got some bad news:...

mimicking luxury goods

The luxury goods market for the ultra rich encompasses jewelry,cars, clothes, and...

cliches about nations govern our actions

Germans arrive at every appointment 5 hours before the scheduled time,all Indians are called Ranjid...

noted experts speak out about the issues...

One in five children in the U.S. lives below the federal poverty level (FPL) and nearly half of...

lisl klein obituary

It was only on taking a temporary job as a factory worker that our friend and colleague Lisl...

the world in 2065: what do social scientists think...

A writing competition held by the Economic and Social Research Council asked PhD students to watch...

study finds that views of swing voters do not...

Despite the familiar belief that candidates must appeal to the "moderate middle" of the voting...

negative attention from teachers can lead to more...

preceding research has found that student-teacher interactions during the school day are important...

your friends have more friends than you do

No matter how smart and comic you think you are,those you follow on Twitter really do fill a larger...

sign languages provide insight into universal...

Humans have a natural drive to reduce physical effort in nearly every activity,including using...

want to know what makes people tick study social...

To improve the way we live,we contain to understand how societies are builtWhen mature student...

polling caller guesses found to be useful in...

(Phys.org)A trio of researchers has,by conducting two studies, found evidence that suggests...

new report informs social securitys process for...

The best indicator of whether a disabled adult who receives Social Security benefits is capable of...

nearly half of american children living near...

Nearly half of children in the United States live dangerously close to the poverty line,according to...

new survey on americans039 foreign policy...

Americans favor diplomatic and economic strategies over military involvement in foreign...

do juvenile murderers deserve life without parole?

The U.S. Supreme Court answered this question in two recent decisions (Miller v. Alabama,2012;...

why youd better never have to ask the way when...

The way that different languages convey information has long fascinated linguists,anthropologists,...

european identity continues to grow

According to a novel study published nowadays in the journal Population Development and Review,61%...

kenneth miller reviews dover model of standing up...

In a Harrisburg,Pa., Federal courtroom 11 years ago, or Brown University biologist Kenneth Miller...

india study reveals culture of stifling dissent,...

An inefficient legal system and what amounts to unchecked abuse of indistinct and overbroad...

how three day weekends can help save the world...

Almost everyone enjoys a bank holiday. A three-day weekend means more time to spend with family and...

parents, listen up: children keep still during...

Preschool-aged children,and their parents, are more likely to view the physical actions of prayer...

centuries old database reveals clues on human...

When predicting future global population growth,sometimes scientists glance to the past. Using a...

research finds that financial aid is not the...

Why are some students,particularly those who are first generation college students or from...

more than a few good men: study finds...

opposite to traditional expectations of unbalanced sex ratios,places with more men than women do not...

preliminary research findings show gender, not...

According to recent studies,in colleges and universities up to 60 percent of students drop out or...

study finds nationality is not a good indicator of...

Researchers and businesses have often operated under the thought that work-related cultural values...

study shows disadvantaged youth cant get away from...

A modern,novel study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) shows that...

study suggests hiding personal information judged...

(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers with Harvard University has conducted a series of experiments...

persistence makes the difference in minority...

The problem of persistence has long troubled undergraduate programs hoping to guide promising...

general support for science doesnt always...

U.S. adults perform comparably to adults in other economically developed countries on most measures...

growth mindset found to temper impact of poverty...

(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers from Stanford University has found that high school children...

school buildings designed as teaching green can...

The energy used to create electricity to power lights,heating and air conditioning, and appliances...

educator challenges aaas to join the search for...

African education leader Thierry Zomahoun called on global scientific community to pick up chalk and...

good boss? bad boss? study says workers leave both

When quickly-rising employees quit their jobs for better pay or more responsibility at another...

who guided the national discussion on ferguson?

The fatal shooting of Michael Brown on Aug. 9,2014, in Ferguson, and Missouri,set off a national...

what drives lone offenders?

In recent months,lone offender attacks sometimes called "lone wolf" attacks – absorb regularly...

a nose by any other name would sound the same,...

In a study that shatters a cornerstone concept in linguistics,an analysis of nearly two-thirds of...

social status and measuring reproductive success...

(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers,one with the University of Richmond in Virginia, the other Emory...

50 year study pinpoints countries where women are...

Researchers enjoy looked at the time spent doing housework by men and women living in 19 countries...

crowdsourcing can help create better science tests...

When it comes to developing test questions,there's the ordinary way and the fancy way. The...

sex and gender more important than income in...

For heterosexual couples,most Americans still believe in the traditional division of household labor...

compromise nearly guaranteed when a woman is...

More isn't necessarily better when it comes to men making decisions together,particularly...

online empathy intervention course found to reduce...

(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers at Stanford University has found that offering a one-time course...

new study on the grammar of subclauses in...

When do English speakers say whether that will happen is unknown and when do they say it is unknown...

undergraduates survey cultural tourists attitudes...

While advertising and promotion in general,specifically observed within the American society, is a...

new online version of the chinese intolerance of...

A unique study examines how well the Internet-based Chinese language version of the Intolerance of...

researchers explore the use of decision pathways...

(Phys.org)—The acceleration of anthropogenic climate change has increased the urgency of calls for...

children learn quantifiers in the same order no...

We can assume that children learn to count starting with one and followed by the lists of numbers in...

study uses geo mapping to identify hot spots for...

As the U.S. experiences sharp increases in drug overdoses,researchers in Delaware are using...

young, gifted, first generation minority science...

There are as many motives as there are undergraduates taking introductory science courses,but...

research shows growing support for changes to the...

Findings and recommendations released in a recent report by University of Stirling...

report points to racial disparities in most forms...

Latinos and Asian Americans are the least likely to have a say in California's politics,during...

new survey shows that only one third of older...

approximately a third of Americans age 50 or older expect to outlive their retirement...

study suggests humans are only capable of having...

(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers affiliated with the University of Oxford in England and Aalto...

survey finds vast majority of americans think us...

Americans see their country as deeply divided over values and politics—a gap they carry out not...

stigma of criminal record stays with individual,...

What collateral damage comes from having a criminal record? According to a unusual qualitative study...

police training institute challenges police...

In early 2014,months before the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, or shortly...

calculus i factors women out of stem degrees

It's no secret that Calculus I is a major hurdle in the quest for a science degree....

womens connections in extreme networks

A team of researchers at the University of Miami who examined the role of women in extreme networks...

professor argues for postracial remedies to...

For many people,Barack Obama's election to the nation's highest office proved that race is...

women ratchet themselves up the social ladder, one...

Fashion seems to embrace two opposite goals—fitting in with the crowd and standing out from it....

new survey shows americans believe civility is on...

A recent survey by The Associated Press-NORC middle for Public Affairs Research finds that 74...

science achievement gaps begin by kindergarten

Large science achievement gaps at the end of eighth grade between white and racial/ethnic minority...

about one in five adolescent victims of sexual...

Among adolescents who encountered sexual harassment on social networking sites (mostly on...

study finds link between state gun ownership rates...

Women in states with higher rates of gun ownership are at greater risk of being killed by people...

facebook study suggests online users reinforce...

(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from several institutions in Italy and one in the U.S. has found...

in race stereotypes, issues are not so black and...

Recent race-related events in Ferguson,moment., St. Louis, and Baltimore,Chicago, Charleston, and...

opinion: more women are running the world, so why...

Globally,women are triumphing in historically male-dominated areas. 2017 may open with women at the...

research shows that how students engage with...

A current research review which consolidates thinking on how students engage with feedback has been...

logical methods to interpret evidence in the...

Victoria University of Wellington Emeritus Professor Tony Vignaux has released a moment edition of...

new insights into the evolution of cooperation in...

Researchers have analyzed a original mathematical model to investigate how a population's...

working full time not enough to lift thousands of...

Even after working 40 or more hours a week,thousands of Florida parents would need to earn nearly...

study of accreditation exams reveals biases...

(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers with the Paris School of Economics in France has conducted an...

estimating the carbon footprint of crime

Policy makers currently examine the economic and social impacts of crime,but the environmental...

how to get moral free riders to cooperate

What motivates people to contribute to trustful moral judgment,which is a public marvelous yet tends...

lacking family support, those transitioning out of...

Every year,more than 23000 youth leave foster care after turning 18 and open adulthood. Unlike their...

the meaning of courage

When we hear of someone being called a "hero"—as is common these days—that person has committed...

how do black men fare in it careers?

Science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions are some of the most lucrative...

a female perspective from generations of immigrant...

Migration to and from the UK has always been a central part of the history of the UK,but possess...

cuckolded fathers rare in human populations

Despite the urban myth reinforced by many a daytime talk prove,researchers writing in Trends in...

study shows winning causes people to be more...

(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers,one with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev the other The Hebrew...

phylogenetic analyses suggests fairy tales are...

(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers has conducted a phylogenetic analysis on common fairy tales and...

want the most telling presidential polling data?...

National polls occupy traditionally been a recede-to barometer to gauge public opinion of...

low english skills at school start linked to...

Children who enter reception with destitute English language skills – whether it's their...

sleeper effect accounts for durability of weak...

You don't need a Ph.D. in rhetoric to know that messages from a weak source - a P.T....

urban sociologists call for expanding concepts of...

A commentary in the current issue of the journal Nature,co-written by Hillary Angelo, UC Santa Cruz...

emergency financial aid from call centers...

Homelessness in the United States is a persistent and complex problem. Each year more than 2.3...

what hunter gatherers can tell us about...

Long before the advent of social media,human social networks were built around sharing a much more...

visa, mastercard... dna card: whats in your...

Some of us will carry our DNA sequencing data on a pocket-size card within the next decade,predicts...

study finds disney princess culture magnifies...

Parents tend to be careful about what media their children consume and often scrutinize to ratings...

a conservative environment makes conservatives...

Past studies have found that conservatives are happier than liberals. Dr. Olga Stavrova from the...

girls from progressive societies do better at...

Research co-authored by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has found that the 'maths gender...

transforming teaching with twitter

Imagine a teaching tool so effective that students peer forward to using it in lesson and continue...

optimizing lighting for better learning

The intensity of artificial lighting has been shown to gain a range of effects on our mood and our...

gender perceptions of sexual harassment can...

Although 98 percent of all organizations have sexual harassment policies,sexual harassment remains...

spending on public higher education overlooks net...

In spite of the overwhelming evidence of a skills deficit,a depressed middle course and growing...

panel: child abuse costs countries up to $150...

Beyond physical and emotional damage,child abuse has a steep economic price tag that costs economies...

study finds beliefs about all knowing gods fosters...

Beliefs approximately all-knowing,punishing gods—a defining feature of religions ranging from...

the importance of public service broadcasting in...

A novel article finds that people living in countries with public service broadcasting are better...

experts explore how early childhood educators can...

The percentage of nuclear families in the United States has steadily declined over the past 50...

researchers eye gaming as tool for boosting...

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of...

for profit trade schools prove costly for...

Young African-Americans from some of the country's most deprived neighborhoods are drawn to...

greater academic achievement in high school...

High school students who completed higher levels of math,performed better academically, and had a...

scientists combine satellite data and machine...

One of the biggest challenges in providing relief to people living in poverty is locating them. The...

new study: are voters influenced by campaign...

Despite their extensive national press coverage, campaign visits might not be worth presidential...

why we like the music we do: new study suggests...

In Western styles of music,from classical to pop, some combinations of notes are generally...

what happens when sports rules go awry?

As Wimbledon quarter finals beckon and the semi-finals of Euro 2016 are about to kick off,...

why people help distant kin: math simulations...

It's easy to understand why natural choice favors people who succor close kin at their own...

research finds offender risk assessment tools in...

The criminal justice system in the United States uses a variety of tools to assess the behavior of...

cooperation emerges when groups are small and...

The tragedy of the commons,a concept described by ecologist Garrett Hardin, paints a grim view of...

the scientific reasons we engage in politics (or...

whether you flip on the television during an election year,chances are you'll be met with a...

statistics suggests that unanimous agreement in...

(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with The University of Adelaide and one with University of Angers...

basic ratio capacity may serve as building block...

Understanding fractions is a critical mathematical ability, and yet it's one that continues to...

us police lineups are better at catching criminals...

Ted Bundy was suspected of a string of kidnappings,rapes, and murders in the US. Police placed him...

new research explores why people pass the buck

People are more likely to delegate decisions—or "pass the buck"—when faced with choices that...

veils, headscarves may improve observers ability...

opposite to the opinions of some courts,it is easier to determine the truthfulness of a woman...

refugees can offer economic boost to their host...

Refugees are often considered an economic burden for the countries that recall them in, but a modern...

new study emphasizes the impact of leaders...

A unusual study by Jonathan R. Clark,assistant professor of management at The University of Texas at...

population size fails to explain evolution of...

There is a growing consensus among archaeologists and anthropologists that the size of a population...

novel stadium based research helps us understand...

New Psychology research led out of New Zealand's University of Otago is backing up the aged...

new intervention program reduces bullying in early...

Physical and relational bullying can happen among children as young as 3- to 5-years-old, but the...

media driven attitudes about made in china label...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that it underestimated the...

diet soda and fries, please: how consumers balance...

With the public under a seemingly fixed barrage of nutritional information and advice, researchers...

benevolence can boost buying at the luxury counter

whether buying a Rolex is a guilt-inducing extravagance,would the knowledge that a portion of the...

women are seen more than heard in online news

It has long been argued that women are under-represented and marginalised in relation to men in the...

re making the world of education: a learning...

Pancake-making robots. A mechanical horse. A life-sized mousetrap. No,these aren't highlights...

study examines the downside of larger families

Large families often capture the public's attention, from "The Brady Bunch" to "19 Kids and...

personnel selection, training could mitigate...

Automation failures have been the cause of such widely reported disasters as the crash of Air France...

study finds changes to retirement savings system...

A shift to defined-contribution retirement plans,such as 401(k) plans, has led to an income and...

live streaming crime—how will facebook live and...

In July,the fatal police shootings of Alton Sterling—a black man in Louisiana—and Philando...

how effective are personalized political ads on...

In this election year,political advertising on social networking sites such as Facebook is...

differences in ceo leadership style, company...

Chief executive officers (CEOs) should maintain a different leadership style from an...

different ethnic groups not likely to join the...

Local sports clubs and associations are often as segregated as the neighbourhood they are...

skype data of 500 million people reveals the real...

Global patterns of adoption spreading are induced by local adoption cascades initiated by multiple...

preparing students for college challenges reduces...

Incoming college students,particularly students of color and first-generation college students, who...

charismatic speaking strategies of presidential...

Researchers at UCLA's Voice Center for Medicine and the Arts acquire recently examined the...

study finds little change in the imfs policy...

A new study,the largest of its kind, has systematically examined International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

are narcissists more likely to post selfies and...

Korean researchers studied how narcissism relates to a person's selfie-posting behavior on...

death related thoughts discourage consumers from...

Thinking about death isn't doing the annuity industry any favors, but it could be the lost...

racially diverse us neighborhoods undergoing re...

Racially segregated neighborhoods in the United States persist for many social and economic reasons....

public pre k boosted test taking for gifted and...

Attending public preschool is linked to an increase in students taking the admissions test for...

semantically speaking: does meaning structure...

We create words to label people,places, actions, and thoughts,and more so we can express ourselves...

how face to face still beats facebook: limitations...

Social media may seem to be a way to get and maintain hundreds of friendships. But University of...

study finds sorority rush process negative,...

College-age women who participate in sorority rush largely record the process as negative but report...

queens researcher explores effectiveness of...

Queen's University political researcher Nathan Andrews has co-authored a report on the...

brussels suicide attacks shocking but not...

The coordinated suicide bombings that killed at least 30 people and wounded hundreds more at an...

a new twist on educational testing

The two UC Santa Barbara students,Tiffini Gillespie and Ricquel Santos, stood in front of their...

freedom of religion, civic rights were important...

Prophet Muhammad believed that freedom of religion and civic rights were considerable components of...

higher tax leads to better government quality

There is a positive connection between taxation of a state's citizens and how well the...

study: sanctions boost foreign military more than...

The available evidence indicates that economic sanctions are not effective tools for achieving...

study shows thinking from gods perspective can...

From the Christian Crusades to the Paris attacks, countless conflicts and acts of violence contain...

does early voting affect political campaigns and...

A study of early voting patterns in states that absorb adopted an extended voting period shows...

study: violations of privacy rights by fusion...

Concerns that law enforcement fusion centers are violating individuals' privacy rights as they...

analyzing how isis recruits through social media

A team of University of Miami researchers has developed a model to identify behavioral patterns...

parents math skills rub off on their children

Parents who excel at math produce children who excel at math. This is according to a recently...

study reveals children are the collateral damage...

They are called the "orphans of justice"- the children of parents who are imprisoned. There is no...

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