Skin color, more than race, is important cause of racism, according to new book Racism in the 21st Century
The color of a person’s skin, more than a person’s race, is becoming a key cause of racism, according to a new book Racism in the 21st Century co-written and edited by Ronald Hall, associate professor of social work at Michigan State University. [continue reading…]
From: Scientific American
By: Yoshiaki Kikuchi and Madoka Noriuchi
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It’s probably not surprising that mothers excel at recognizing and interpreting the moods and emotions of their infants. Although infants can’t speak, mothers seem to know what their babies are thinking: they smile when their baby smiles and they frown when their baby is upset. Research suggests that the mother’s ability to understand the needs of her infant is very important for establishing a secure mother-infant relationship. However, the neural mechanisms that underlie these behaviors are poorly understood. Such knowledge is crucial for understanding normal as well as abusive and neglectful mothering.Â
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Secure couples are more likely to deal with conflict by compromising, research has found. Image: iStockphoto
Research has found that people who have a high level of relationship security are more likely to compromise, rather than avoid their problems, to resolve conflict with their partner.
In a recent study, Swinburne doctoral student Sue Whelan found that the degree of security people feel with their partner may affect how they deal with conflict in relationships [continue reading…]
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Whether young people get drunk as a purposeful behavior or as an unintended consequence depends on what country they live in, according to new research on young people in seven countries. The research finds that young people’s views on alcohol and drunkenness were influenced more by culture than by factors such as age and sex.
