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EmploymentLooking a job Internet Research Specialist - Social Research Institute - Research Manager / Senior Research Executive
We are the largest and most successful social research organisation in the UK, with over 200 multi-disciplined staff including evaluators, …
ResearchHow Awful to See the World Only Through the Lens of Politics
A relative told me this story: She had gone to a neighbor's party, only to have the neighbor announce her arrival by saying something like, "You …
Conservative POVThe Missing Story behind the Coverage of the Trump Inauguration: Class - Sociological Images
The Women’s March in Washington had three times more people in attendance than did President Trump’s inauguration. Many have argued about the reasons …
University of WashingtonMinority Men doing “Women’s Work” - Discoveries
While male-dominated jobs are some of the fastest shrinking in the U.S., and female-dominated jobs are some of the fastest growing, many men choose …
Women's NewsProject '180° Turn': Countering radicalization at a peer level
Young people, mostly from immigrant backgrounds, are working for a Cologne initiative fighting religious fanaticism. They want to combat the radicalization of others of their age group by coming together as peers.<p>Mourad has briefly dropped by the office of the initiative "180° Wende" ("180° Turn") …
RadicalizationJust How Big Was the 2017 Women’s March? - Sociological Images
The 2017 Women’s March was a historic event. Social media alone gave many of us the notion that something happened on an incredibly grand scale. But …
Social SciencesA new discovery raises fundamental questions about human behavior
In a startling discovery, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined that the immune system directly affects — and …
BiologyNot Thinking About Race: Accidentally Illustrating Evil with Skin Color - Sociological Images
<i>Flashback Friday.</i><p>Last week NPR reported on a scale developed by a forensic psychologist, Michael Stone, on which murderers could be placed according …
RacismNice Guy In A Black Hat: William And Westworld - Cyborgology
<i>Spoilers: Westworld</i><p><i>aa have written this essay with the assumption that readers have watched</i> Westworld <i>and I do not review the plot in detail. This</i> …
Social Sciences22 tasty vegan recipes for people who aren't vegan
When I'm feeling a little dangerous, I'll sometimes abandon my carnivorous leanings and opt for some vegan fare. Deviant social behavior, I know. But …
VeganTSP in 2017 - The Editors' Desk
Hello friends of TSP,<p>This past Friday marked The Society Pages’ 5th anniversary, and we celebrated by eating cake with our awesome grad board. As we …
Social SciencesSegregated Schools Are Stifling Students of Color
(Image: iStock.com/Liderina)<p>The American education system needs change—that’s one thing that most of us can agree on. Even as Betsy DeVos reveals her …
EducationBollen leads IU involvement in DARPA-funded study of human social behavior
SoIC News<p>Bollen leads IU involvement in DARPA-funded study of human social behavior<p>2017-01-23<p>Associate professor Johan Bollen is a member of a …
Library StudiesGender Gaps and the Stalled Gender Revolution
Gender gaps are everywhere. When we use the term, most people immediately think of gender <i>wage</i> gaps. But, because we perceive gender as a kind of …
GenderManic Pixie Cam Girls - Cyborgology
I need to start this essay by making one thing clear: I will not in any way suggest that cam girls or the work that they do is problematic. On the …
FeminismExplaining Trump
<i>Originally posted at Made in America.</i>Explaining how such an unfit candidate and such a bizarre candidacy succeeded has become a critical concern for …
DemocracyEco-HAB: New quality in research on neuronal basis of social behavior
Therapy is really effective only when it is based on the full understanding of the mechanisms responsible for the occurrence of a disease. When it …
BiologyWhite America is quietly self-segregating
There's a small town in Minnesota called Worthington. It's a place that fascinates sociologists.<p>In the 1980s, Worthington was on its way to becoming a ghost town, like many other white, blue-collar communities.<p>But in 1989, the local pork processing plant added 650 jobs and attracted new workers, …
RacismLive Cricket Score, India vs England, 2nd ODI: India eye series in against England in Cuttack
By: Express Web Desk | Cuttack |<p>Live Cricket Score, India vs England 2nd ODI: India eye series win against England in Cuttack. (Source: AP)<p>India and …
CricketGene-edited animals face US regulatory crackdown
Last-minute proposal from Obama administration addresses CRISPR and other cutting-edge technologies.<p>Researchers transforming animals with the latest …
GeneticsSuper Mario and Cultural Globalization
The 2020 Summer Olympics will be held in Japan. And when the prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, made this public at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de …
NintendoTwo replications of an investigation on empathy and utilitarian judgement across socioeconomic status
Altmetric: 15<p>Views: 257<p>More detail<p>Data Descriptor |<p>Open<p>Sarah Babcock<br>• , Yixian Li<br>• , Vanessa M. Sinclair<br>• , Clint Thomson<br>• & Lorne Campbell ORCID: …
PsychologyShifts in the U.S. LGBT Population - Sociological Images
Counting the number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people is harder than you might think. I’ve written before on just how important it is …
LGBTQIs Trump Obsessive Tweeting an Addiction or a Strategy? - ThickCulture
Techcrunch took a stab at analyzing Trump’s tweets and found that the President Elect’s Twitter activity has grown exponentially since he took …
U.S. PresidencyFavored Classes and Life in a Non-Democracy
A few days ago, an article titled <i>Life in Authoritarian States is Mostly Boring and Tolerable</i> came out. The title is shitty and acutely wrong; the …
DemocracyCode-switching and linguistic acrobatics on the internet - Cyborgology
When I was conference-hopping last month, I caught up with an academic friend who had unfollowed me on Twitter. While transiting from a proper …
Social MediaIf you're not a middle class man you need to read this
It’s long been thought that candidates from more privileged social backgrounds are favoured when it comes to job applications, but more and more has …
EmploymentAnnouncement:Five new Nature journals for 2017
Since <i>Nature Genetics</i> was launched in 1992, the stable of Nature research and review journals has grown significantly. This year they’ll be joined by …
ResearchPromoting reproducibility with registered reports
• Views: 4<br>• More detail<p>Editorial<p>Authors who wish to publish their work with us have the option of a registered report. With this format, acceptance in …
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