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  Does Marital Breakdown Have an Effect on Male Offending?

  July 8, 2013 — Criminologists have long known that men tend to offend less after they marry. But with almost half of all marriages now ending in divorce, what effect does separation ... > full story
• Health Policy
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  Happily Married Means a Healthier Ever After

  July 3, 2013 — New research finds that people in happy marriages live less "in sickness" but enjoy more of life "in health." In a 20-year longitudinal study tracking health and marriage quality, a family life ... > full story
• Language Acquisition
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  Why Do We Gesticulate?

  July 2, 2013 — If you rely on hand gestures to get your point across, you can thank fish for that! Scientists have found that the evolution of the control of speech and hand movements can be traced back to the same ... > full story
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  Ethicists Find UK Ban on Embryo Sex Selection 'Unjustifiable'

  July 2, 2013 — As Europe’s leading fertility specialists gather at a conference in London this weekend, a major new publication from leading medical ethicists finds no justification to support the UK’s ... > full story
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  Age Affects How Married Couples Handle Conflict

  July 1, 2013 — Arguing with your spouse about where to go on vacation or how to handle the kids? As you age, you may be more likely to handle such disagreements by changing the subject, according to new research. ... > full story
• Mental Health Research
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  Are College Student Hook-Ups Linked to Anxiety and Depression?

  June 28, 2013 — As narratives of "hook-up" culture take center stage in popular media, behavioral researchers are starting to ask what psychological consequences, if any, may be in store for young adults who engage ... > full story
• Social Psychology
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  Low Self-Control Promotes Selfless Behavior in Close Relationships

  June 27, 2013 — When faced with the choice of sacrificing time and energy for a loved one or taking the self-centered route, people's first impulse is to think of others, according to new ... > full story
• Monkeys
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  Social Networks Shape Monkey 'Culture' Too

  June 27, 2013 — Of course Twitter and Facebook are all the rage, but the power of social networks didn't start just in the digital age. A new study on squirrel monkeys finds that monkeys with the strongest social ... > full story
• Child Psychology
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  The Power of Imitation: Already in Infancy, Imitation Promotes a General Pro-Social Orientation Toward Others

  June 27, 2013 — Being mimicked increases pro-social behavior in adults, yet little is known about its social effect on children. Researchers in Germany have now investigated whether the fact of being imitated had an ... > full story
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  Social Animals Have More Social Smarts

  June 26, 2013 — Lemurs from species that hang out in big tribes are more likely to steal food behind your back instead of in front of your face. This behavior suggests that primates who live in larger social groups ... > full story

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