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Round-up of recent social science research (from SAGE Insight)

By Lorna McConville | Published: April 12, 2013

Only 15 minutes? The social layers of fame From American Sociological Review Outcomes in adults with autism spectrum disorders: A historical perspective From Autism

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Round-up of recent social science research (from SAGE Insight)

By Lorna McConville | Published: April 8, 2013

Are the customers of prostitutes ordinary or peculiar men? From International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Female students just as successful as males in math and science, Asian Americans outperform all From Psychology of Women Quarterly Does Physical Education matter? From Health Education Journal Killer Anders Behring Breivik’s Manifesto provides a valuable resource for those studying [...]

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Risk Management Approach Could Motivate Climate Change Action

By ssseditor | Published: March 19, 2013

Is it possible that modern society’s bitter political divisions over belief in anthropogenic climate change is distracting decision-makers from the far more practical matter of confronting the risk that it presents, directly or indirectly, to businesses and the economy?

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Round-up of recent social science research (from SAGE Insight)

By Lorna McConville | Published: March 4, 2013

The prominence of Mafia in Southern Italy hinders the implementation of victim–offender mediation From European Journal of Criminology Celebrating 50 years: Information Science at the University of Sheffield From Journal of Information Science Romantic jealousy and relationship closeness From SAGE Open If Romeo and Juliet had mobile phones From Mobile Media & Communication Is ‘gene talk’ used to shift responsibility for ‘fat’ problems? From The [...]

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Round-up of recent social science research (from SAGE Insight)

By Lorna McConville | Published: February 8, 2013

The failures of governance that have led to the “Great Recession” and the end of public trust From Administration & Society Safe sex practices among African American women From Health Education and Behavior Compensation negotiation among women in the workplace From Psychology of Women Quarterly On/off relationships and ‘sex with an ex’ among teenagers and young adults From Journal [...]

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Round-up of recent social science research (from SAGE Insight)

By Lorna McConville | Published: January 18, 2013

Physical pain and guilty pleasures From Social Psychological and Personality Science Women earn more if they work in different occupations than men From Sociology Male benevolent sexism in romantic and work contexts From Psychology of Women Quarterly Life sentence for murder, or time for judicial discretion? From Criminology and Criminal Justice New York City street cleaning policy increases car [...]

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Round-up of recent social science research (from SAGE Insight)

By Lorna McConville | Published: January 4, 2013

Can ‘Neds’ or ‘Chavs’ be non-delinquent, educated or even middle class?: Examining the cultural stereotypes From Sociology The heightened risk of immigrants developing schizophrenia From Transcultural Psychiatry Who is winning the battle to control the internet? From Index on Censorship Visual narratives of London among East European migrants indicate disillusionment with the global city From Urban Studies

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Round-up of recent social science research (from SAGE Insight)

By Lorna McConville | Published: November 29, 2012

Mixed weight couples experience more relationship conflictFrom From Journal of Social and Personal Relationships Relationship Matters Podcast Number 16 “You’re going to eatthat?”s From Journal of Black Psychology

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Round-up of recent social science research (from SAGE Insight)

By Lorna McConville | Published: November 22, 2012

The space between – positioning student voice at the heart of leadership in education From Management in Education Male politicians have “bigger heads” in more gender-equal cultures From Psychology of Women Quarterly Special 40th anniversary issue of Educational Management Administration & Leadership: A historical review of major themes From Educational Management Administration & Leadership New WalMart stores put large retailers [...]

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