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New ideal housewife image being created by social media influencers and bloggers
The new generation of successful female bloggers and influencers on social media are changing the identity of the stereotypical 'ideal' housewife.
Read moreHow to make online recommendations work better
User-based framing is generally better than item-based framing at generating click-throughs, but there are specific situations in which user-based framing is no longer advantageous or even becomes disadvantageous.
Read moreDomestic violence: Impact of educational sabotage
A new study focuses on an overlooked form of psychological abuse — educational sabotage. Educational sabotage is a form of coercive control that directly affects a survivor's efforts to obtain educational credentials. Tactics include disruption of financial aid or academic efforts, physical violence and inducing guilt related to academic efforts.
Read moreScience demonstrates that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Through advanced data analysis, researchers have established a causal relationship between failure and future success.
Read moreFalsification issues in higher education hiring processes
When concerns are expressed about distrust in science, they often focus on whether the public trusts research findings. A new study, however, explores a different dimension of trust.
Read moreHigh wealth inequality linked with greater support for populist leaders
People who live or think they live in a more economically unequal society may be more supportive of a strong, even autocratic leader, a large-scale international study shows.
Read moreMinimum pricing policy appears to have cut spending on alcohol in Scotland
The introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP) in Scotland appears to have been successful in reducing the amount of alcohol purchased and, by inference, consumption by households, finds a new study.
Read moreKids in poor, urban schools learn just as much as others
Schools serving disadvantaged and minority children teach as much to their students as those serving more advantaged kids, according to a new nationwide US study. Test scores speak more to what happens outside the classroom than how schools themselves are performing.
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