sociology Archives

New Millenium ChristBait

03/01/2019

You better recognise your last face. Adam Curtis...

Slave to the circadian rhythm: Satirical Saturday Cartoon on Art by Alex Brenchley 2018

TRA: Territories

02/12/2018

Territories: Satirical Saturday Cartoon on Art by Alex Brenchley 2018...

Legal Weed: Do Young’uns Now Toke More, or Do More Young’uns Toke?

10/01/2018

What impact may legalization of recreational marijuana in Oregon have on teen marijuana use?...

Cycling London’s Undercurrents: The Curve of the Tyburn

31/10/2017

Following the hidden rivers of London is an exercise in history, sociology, architecture... and exercise...

Not Such Bad Hombres: Crime is Lower Where Immigration is Higher

13/02/2017

Four decades of evidence finds no link between immigration and increased crime ...

Should You Trust Your Gut Instinct? What Do Psychologists Say?

27/07/2016

Systematic reasoning appears to beat intuition for recognizing emotions in others, study says...

For Teenage Boys: The Proven Way to Double Your Female Friends

14/06/2016

Teenage boys who show empathy attract 1.8 more girlfriends than boys who don't....

Searching out the Most Taboo Taboo. Any Guesses?

17/04/2016

UC Santa Barbara sociologist explores 'the hidden literature of shame'...

Plastic surgeons push fake-face book.

14/05/2013

Many plastic surgeons view social media as important tool for promoting their practice....

Relative Rudeness : Cultural Customer Service Pitfalls

24/04/2013

Research shows that culture plays a significant role in how frontline workers deal with customer rudeness and abuse...

Sports fandom and forgiveness

16/04/2013

Celebrity confessions : Deep in Sports fandom do we really believe that anyone believes them anymore? ...

Good news for Nice People

08/04/2013

Conscientious, nice people are more likely to have higher grade point averages, according to new research from psychologists at Rice University....

From Punishment to Performance

26/03/2013

Participants' performance increased systematically as the amount of punishment increased, suggesting that punishment acts as a performance enhancer in a similar way to monetary reward. ...

Feeling good about spending money on someone else rather than for personal benefit may be a universal response among people in both impoverished countries and rich nations, according to new research...