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Showing posts with label sociology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sociology. Show all posts
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Spring Break-Ups: Graphic Of Facebook Updates Shows When People Are Most Likely To End A Relationship
From The Daily Mail:
If your relationship is rocky and it’s coming up to Christmas, beware: someone might be about to give you some bad news.
A designer who uses hard data to come up with interesting graphics and images has found which points in the year are the most popular for splitting up with partners.
David McCandless pulled information from 10,000 Facebook status updates which used the phrases ‘break up’ or ‘broken up’ and plotted them on a graph.
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Monday, September 13, 2010
Why Do Teens Hurt Themselves? The Science Of Self-Injury
From Live Science:
Over the last couple decades, more young people appear to be pulling out razor blades and lighters in order to injure themselves, according to anecdotal reports from counselors. Their intent is not to die, just to inflict harm, a behavior known as non-suicidal self-injury.
A recent study on the mental health of college students, presented in August at the American Psychological Association Meeting, found empirical evidence to document these observations. The results show that at one university, the rate of non-suicidal self-injury doubled from 1997 to 2007.
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Saturday, September 4, 2010
This Is Weird
A game character from Love Plus is superimposed over a cellphone photo of Kanji Nagasawa, the owner of a Korean barbecue restaurant in Atami, Japan, holding a specialty dish created for the game's fans. Akiko Fujita
Only In Japan, Real Men Go To A Hotel With Virtual Girlfriends -- Wall Street Journal
Dating-Simulation Game a Last Resort For Honeymoon Town and Its Lonely Guests.
ATAMI, Japan—This resort town, once popular with honeymooners, is turning to a new breed of romance seekers—virtual sweethearts.
Since the marriage rate among Japan's shrinking population is falling and with many of the country's remaining lovebirds heading for Hawaii or Australia's Gold Coast, Atami had to do something. It is trying to attract single men—and their handheld devices.
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
First Clear Evidence Of Organized Feasting By Early Humans
From Science Daily:
ScienceDaily (Aug. 30, 2010) — Community feasting is one of the most universal and important social behaviors found among humans. Now, scientists have found the earliest clear evidence of organized feasting, from a burial site dated about 12,000 years ago. These remains represent the first archaeological verification that human feasting began before the advent of agriculture.
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My Comment: I guess this tells us that the 'family get together' has been with us since the beginning of time.
Men Who Earn Less, Cheat More
Men and women who earn much larger salaries than their partner are more likely to cheat, a new study finds, although women are half as likely to be unfaithful. (Credit: iStockphoto)
From Futurity:
CORNELL (US)—Men who aren’t the primary breadwinners in a relationship are more likely to be unfaithful, according to a new study. But, it’s not about the money, says the lead researcher. It’s about sexual identity.
“Any identity that’s important to you, if you feel it’s threatened, you’re going to engage in behavior that will reinstate your place in that group,” says Christin Munsch, a sociology doctoral candidate at Cornell University. She presented the results of her study at the American Sociological Association’s annual meeting in Atlanta this month.
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
Weekends Are Good For You, Study Finds
From Live Science:
Just about everybody – even workaholics – should look forward to the weekend, when most people get a mood boost, a new study suggests.
Participants in the study often reported better moods, greater vitality, and fewer aches and pains from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon as compared with the rest of the week.
"Workers, even those with interesting, high-status jobs, really are happier on the weekend," said study researcher Richard Ryan, a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester.
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Saturday, December 19, 2009
Living In Big Cities 'Makes You Miserable'
Piccadilly Circus, London, UK: Researchers found the popularity of big cities such as London, New York and Los Angeles undermined their attractions by increasing congestion, house prices and air pollution Photo: GETTY
From The Telegraph:
Living in big cities makes you miserable and people are actually more happy away from urban areas, claims research.
Researchers looking at happiness levels found that the popularity of big cities such as London, New York and Los Angeles undermined their attractions by increasing congestion, house prices and air pollution. Only the high wages and exciting jobs offset this lower quality of life.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Real Loneliness Can Do Serious Damage
From The Guardian:
Neuroscientist John Cacioppo says social pain is akin to physical pain. So what can be done to make it better?
'Tis the season to be lonely. Half a million pensioners will spend Christmas Day alone, while nearly three in five people over 55 will be wishing they could see more of their family. This isn't just a seasonal or British phenomenon. At any given time, around one in five Americans – 60 million people – feel so isolated that it makes them seriously unhappy.
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
There’s No Place Like Home
From Newsweek:
Fewer Americans are relocating than at any time since 1962. That's good news for families, communities ... and even the environment.
On almost any night of the week, Churchill's Restaurant is hopping. The 10-year-old hot spot in Rockville Centre, Long Island, is packed with locals drinking beer and eating burgers, with some customers spilling over onto the street. "We have lots of regulars—people who are recognized when they come in," says co-owner Kevin Culhane. In fact, regulars make up more than 80 percent of the restaurant's customers. "People feel comfortable and safe here," Culhane says. "This is their place."
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Monday, August 24, 2009
We DO like Mondays... But We Really Don't Like The Mid-Week Misery Of Wednesday
From The Daily Mail:
With work beckoning after a relaxing weekend, Monday has traditionally been thought of as the most miserable day of the week.
But with memories of the days off still fresh, Mondays are actually the second happiest day of the week according to researchers.
Peter Dodds and Christopher Danforth, applied mathematicians at the University of Vermont, believe they have found a way to measure collective happiness and found we are at our lowest on Wednesdays.
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With work beckoning after a relaxing weekend, Monday has traditionally been thought of as the most miserable day of the week.
But with memories of the days off still fresh, Mondays are actually the second happiest day of the week according to researchers.
Peter Dodds and Christopher Danforth, applied mathematicians at the University of Vermont, believe they have found a way to measure collective happiness and found we are at our lowest on Wednesdays.
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
How We Support Our False Beliefs
From Science Daily:
ScienceDaily (Aug. 23, 2009) — In a study published in the most recent issue of the journal Sociological Inquiry, sociologists from four major research institutions focus on one of the most curious aspects of the 2004 presidential election: the strength and resilience of the belief among many Americans that Saddam Hussein was linked to the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
Although this belief influenced the 2004 election, they claim it did not result from pro-Bush propaganda, but from an urgent need by many Americans to seek justification for a war already in progress.
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