https://phys.org/science-news/social-sciences en-us The latest news on social sciences, history, political science, psychology and sociology How someone feels about their personal appearance or attractiveness can significantly affect their level of life satisfaction, according to a new study out of York University, which looked at a broad range of factors and their contribution to happiness. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-key-drivers-life-satisfaction-happiness.html Social Sciences Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:45:57 EST news628965954 People's feelings about how morally divided a society is in the lead-up to an election can cause them to have extreme reactions if the result doesn't go their way, like the 6 January 2021 attacks on the US Capitol, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) has shown. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-people-perceptions-fuel-political-unrest.html Social Sciences Political science Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:06:03 EST news628963561 Deploying paramedics, social workers, and others to non-criminal emergency calls could significantly boost a police department's ability to respond to criminal emergencies while reducing negative interactions with the community, according to new University of Maryland research. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-civilian-safety.html Social Sciences Political science Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:34:03 EST news628961642 A new study finds that prosecutors in North Carolina believe "drug-induced homicide" (DIH) laws are effective at both reducing drug overdoses in a community and curtailing the distribution of illicit drugs. These beliefs are worth noting because there is no evidence to support them, while there is evidence that DIH prosecutions make people in affected communities less likely to call 911—and may actually increase the number of overdoses in a community. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-drug-homicide-prosecutions-north-carolina.html Social Sciences Political science Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:54:03 EST news628959242 A new study from the University of Ottawa is providing insight into how different generations are interpreting the use of emojis in their communications, with older adults unsure of how to use them as frequently as younger adults despite understanding their meaning. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-older-adults-emojis-dont.html Social Sciences Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:47:30 EST news628958845 According to a new study published in People and Nature, there is mounting evidence that nature can help humans address the time pressure of contemporary urban lifestyles by contributing to the regulation of the human sense of time. A better understanding of the relationship between natural environments and human time perception can help design healthier living environments. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-nature-key-healthier-relationship.html Social Sciences Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:16:03 EST news628956961 A group of Tallinn University researchers has published an innovative study that sheds light on the intricate dynamics of the global film festival circuit, revealing insights into diversity and public value creation within the industry. The research demonstrates that festival programming has become more thematically diverse, and the inclusion of films by women creatives has increased between 2012–2021. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-festivals-diverse-ways.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:00:01 EST news628942893 Text-to-image generative AI systems like Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and DALL-E can produce images based on text prompts that, had they been produced by humans, would plausibly be judged as "creative." Some artists have argued that these programs are a threat to human creativity. If AI comes to be relied on to produce most new visual works, drawing on what has been done before, creative progress could stagnate. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-ai-art-human-creativity.html Social Sciences Wed, 06 Mar 2024 12:50:01 EST news628950982 Hate speech incidents are widespread in all areas of society and are often unchallenged by uninvolved bystanders. LMU researchers have investigated what significance the reactions of bystanders to verbal hate attacks have for the formation of social norms. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-responsibility.html Social Sciences Political science Wed, 06 Mar 2024 12:31:33 EST news628950688 The consulting firm Spencer Stuart recently published a study of top management at Fortune 500 companies, the 500 richest companies in the United States. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-women-climb-corporate-ladder-price.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Wed, 06 Mar 2024 12:00:01 EST news628946275 Emotion artificial intelligence uses biological signals such as vocal tone, facial expressions and data from wearable devices as well as text and how people use their computers, promising to detect and predict how someone is feeling. It is used in contexts both mundane, like entertainment, and high stakes, like the workplace, hiring and health care. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-emotion-tracking-ai-job-workers.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:20:01 EST news628945368 Many of the significant health disparities and inequities Hispanic communities in the United States face are tied to a long history of health injustice in the Hispanic world. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-hispanic-health-disparities-spanish-inquisition.html Social Sciences Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:10:35 EST news628945784 Cranbrook in Sydney's east is one of the most elite boys schools in Australia. On Monday night, the ABC's Four Corners program aired claims some female teachers had been bullied by male staff and sexually harassed by students. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-schools-good-culture-healthy-approach.html Social Sciences Education Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:00:01 EST news628943375 When people talk about the "Anthropocene," they typically picture the vast impact human societies are having on the planet, from rapid declines in biodiversity to increases in Earth's temperature by burning fossil fuels. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-immigrant-women-financially-maternity-ways.html Social Sciences Political science Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:50:02 EST news628943359 In the 1800s, British colonists in India set about trying to reduce the cobra population, which was making life and trade very difficult in Delhi. They began to pay a bounty for dead cobras. The strategy very quickly resulted in the widespread breeding of cobras for cash. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-fake-academic-papers-theyre-danger.html Social Sciences Education Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:40:01 EST news628943342 Since it was created in 2001, Wikipedia has become a key element of the modern public sphere, which has revolutionized the way we create and share information. However, it has defects when it comes to its decentralization and flexibility, especially regarding inclusion and diversity. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-highlights-gender-gap-wikipedia.html Social Sciences Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:21:03 EST news628881661 New research in Marketing Science has found that companies and brands that have aligned themselves with Black Lives Matter (BLM) suffered a negative impact at the hands of consumers. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-negative-consumer-impacts-blm-major.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:11:03 EST news628881061 Out-of-control behavior by CEOs and other powerful people constantly makes headlines—so much so that some might consider impulsivity a pathway to power. New research from the UC San Diego Rady School of Management and Texas A&M University finds that having self-control is often what leads to power. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-power.html Social Sciences Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:10:06 EST news628881002 There are plenty of reasons to worry about the quality of contemporary Canadian journalism beyond shrinking newsrooms and attention spans. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-infotainment-news-academic.html Social Sciences Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:46:03 EST news628879561 A new report—part of The State of Open Data series—provides real-world insights into how the research community is responding to the challenges of data sharing, including support needed for researchers and the importance of building a stronger collaborative approach to open data and research. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-collaboration-essential.html Social Sciences Education Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:42:03 EST news628879321 The diverse forms of private tutoring range from one-to-one sessions to large lecture halls with video screens. Parents and students seek this supplement to gain a competitive edge in countries where academic achievement is seen as a pathway to future opportunities. However, concerns regarding the commercialization of education, unequal access based on socioeconomic status, and increased academic pressure on students have made shadow education contentious. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-exploring-landscape-shadow.html Social Sciences Education Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:07:46 EST news628877261 Beliefs about the relationship between religion and science may be a key factor in people's views on mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, especially in minority racial communities, according to new research from Rice University. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-religion-science-beliefs-affect-attitudes.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:03:17 EST news628866194 Associate Professor of Criminal Law Sjarai Lestrade explored the possibility for a socio-ecocentric criminal justice system. She did so in a theme issue of Delikt & Delinkwent on the possible modernization of the Dutch Penal Code. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-exploring-socio-ecocentric-approach-criminal.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:33:36 EST news628864412 About 87% of voters think that homes that are more affordable to heat are "important" or "very important" for the U.K., according to a study by The University of Bath, Imperial College London, London School of Economics and Political Science and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-uk-voters-important-homes-survey.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:24:04 EST news628863841 Images of newsworthy events that appear on news websites and on social media have the same level of credibility in the public's view, regardless of whether they were captured by a professional photojournalist or an amateur photographer, according to new research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-mainstream-news-outlets-monopoly-credibility.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:07:03 EST news628862821 The COVID-19 pandemic is no longer a global emergency, Canada's GDP outperformed expectations in 2023, the economy seems to be heading for soft landing after a period of stagnation, inflation is winding down and unemployment has decreased to 5.7% in January 2024—close to pre-pandemic levels. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-ten-canadians-dissatisfied-economy-upswing.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:52:07 EST news628861924 On Feb. 25, United States Air Force member Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C.. The 25-year-old, who was in uniform, live-streamed what he called his "extreme act of protest against the genocide of the Palestinian people." https://phys.org/news/2024-03-immolation-spectacular-protests-impactful.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:51:03 EST news628861861 Economic abuse is common, affecting about 15% or 1 in 7 women who have been in a relationship, new University of Auckland research finds. The study is published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-economic-abuse-affects-kiwi-women.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:47:03 EST news628861621 New Curtin University research has shown Australian young people have major concerns about climate change, which is having a significant impact on their lives and could have broader consequences decades into the future. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-gen-climate-anxiety-real-action.html Social Sciences Political science Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:30:03 EST news628860601 Seemingly overnight, a yoga studio replaces a barbershop, a coffee café takes over a small grocery, and a multi-story apartment building looms where older single-family homes once stood. https://phys.org/news/2024-03-ai-images-visual-indicators-gentrification.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:37:39 EST news628857453