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Men More Affected than Woman by Ups and Downs of Relationships

Jun 16, 2010

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ABC News: Men More Affected than Woman by Ups and Downs of Relationships Contrary to popular belief, men are more affected by a rocky relationship than their female counterparts, according to new research from Wake Forest University. Research shows that women have a harder time coping with a breakup, but the guys are the ones…

Study: U.S. church attendance steady, but makeup of churchgoers changes

Apr 22, 2010

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in Demography, Ecclesia, Education, Gender and Sex, Race, Religion, Sociology, Trends: Social

University of Nebraska: Study: U.S. church attendance steady, but makeup of churchgoers changes U.S. church attendance rates have held relatively steady over the past three and a half decades, a new study shows. But the makeup of the nation's congregations has undergone significant changes during that same time. University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist Philip Schwadel applied…

Why (most) women like to shop

Feb 23, 2010

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mwkruse

in Business, Evolution, Gender and Sex, Sociology

MSNBC: Why (most) women like to shop Mall-loving behavior may be linked to our hunting and foraging past. Our ancestors didn't shop for holiday gifts, but the way we buy may owe credit to thousands of years of evolution. In a new study, researchers propose that our mall-visiting behaviors harken back to the days when…

Men and women ‘respond differently to danger’

Nov 30, 2009

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mwkruse

in Gender and Sex, Science

BBC: Men and women 'respond differently to danger' Men and women may respond differently to danger, a brain scan study suggests. A team from Krakow, in Poland, used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to assess brain activity when 40 volunteers were shown various images. Men showed activity in areas which dealt with what action they…

Two sexes ‘sin in different ways’

Feb 26, 2009

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in Gender and Sex

BBC: Two sexes 'sin in different ways' Women are prouder than men, but men are more lustful, according to a Vatican report which states that the two sexes sin differently. A Catholic survey found that the most common sin for women was pride, while for men, the urge for food was only surpassed by the…

Beauty is in the sex of the beholder, study finds

Feb 24, 2009

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mwkruse

in Gender and Sex, Science

Reuters: Beauty is in the sex of the beholder, study finds WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The brains of men and women respond differently to beautiful objects such as paintings, researchers reported on Monday. They used imaging technology called magnetoencephalography to look at the brain activity of 20 volunteers while looking at pretty paintings and ugly pictures…

The Sarah Palin Effect and Age vs. Gender

Sep 17, 2008

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mwkruse

in Gender and Sex, Politics

Freakonomics: The Sarah Palin Effect and Age vs. Gender Say what you will about the addition of Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket (here I said that most searches sought “hot” pictures of the Alaska governor); regardless of personal or political viewpoint, it is clear that McCain’s selection altered the political blogosphere. Looking at U.S.…

The mismeasure of woman

Aug 8, 2006

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mwkruse

in Gender and Sex, Science

The mismeasure of woman is an article in the Economist summarizing the latest research on innate differences between male and female. It is very informative and shows that even known differences are more complex than we often realize. IN THE 1970s there was a fad for giving dolls to baby boys and fire-engines to baby…

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