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Asians Are Far More Likely Than Anglos to Be College-Educated
February 7, 2013 — Asians (about 60 percent) are much more likely to be college-educated than Anglos (under 40 percent), according to the Houston Area Asian ... > full story -
Morning After Pill Conscience Clauses in UK Risk Unwarranted Pregnancies, Pharmacists Argue
January 31, 2013 — Conscience clauses, which allow pharmacists to opt out of providing the "morning after pill" without a prescription, risk unwanted pregnancies and undermine the principle of universal healthcare in ... > full story -
Homicide-Suicides Unrelated to Social Class, Swiss Study Shows
January 30, 2013 — Homicide-suicides in households occur across all social classes in Switzerland. A new study reveals that life stressors, such as divorce, temporary residency status, or cramped living conditions, are ... > full story -
Sociologists Find Similarities in Meanings Behind Protestant Work Ethic, Religious Tattoos
January 23, 2013 — The reasoning behind getting religious-themed tattoos is strikingly similar to a 100-year-old theory about how the Protestant work ethic powered the Industrial ... > full story -
Psychological Common Ground Could Ease Tensions Among Those With Different Religious Beliefs
January 7, 2013 — A new study found that thoughts of death increased atheists, Christians, Muslims and agnostics conviction in their own world views. For example, contrary to the wartime aphorism that there are no ... > full story -
Book Underscores Internet’s Negative Impact on Religion
January 7, 2013 — Religious groups aren’t capturing the hearts of the millennial generation, and the Internet is partly to blame, says the author on a new book on building strong religious ... > full story -
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Study Defines When Disclosing a Whistle-Blower's Identity, Like in an Email, Becomes Retaliation
January 7, 2013 — Under the law, whistle-blowers are supposed to be protected from direct reprisals on the job, including discrimination. But what if they and their actions becomes the subject of a widely distributed ... > full story -
Generational Changes Cause Drop in U. S. Support for School Prayer
January 3, 2013 — A new study maps a decline in advocacy for school prayer starting in the 1970s and accelerating as skeptical Baby Boomers became ascendant. Support remains markedly lower today among Catholics and ... > full story -
Cultural, Social Factors Identified as Barriers to Minority Participation in Stem Cell Donation
December 20, 2012 — New research examining the role of race and ethnicity in an individual's decision to become a donor for hematopoietic cell transplantation identifies several factors associated with varied ... > full story -
Maya Expert Weighs in on Dec. 21 Apocalypse Theories
December 20, 2012 — Rusty Barrett, an expert on Mayan culture, weighed in on how the Mayan calendar works, discussed his research with the Mayan population, and shared his observations of the Maya's reactions to the ... > full story
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