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Sociology
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We’re wrong about what other people think - and that has harmful impacts on the next generation.
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Sludge may be inevitable, but there are better ways to manage such frictions in our daily lives.
Outrage is a useful emotion that helped our ancient ancestors survive. Today, it leaves us feeling angry, tired, powerless, and miserable.
A growing body of research shows that religious people seem to enjoy more psychological well-being compared to others.
Like witchcraft, "racecraft" refers to a kind of magical thinking — one that treats race as if it were scientifically meaningful.
Too many people still view stay-at-home dads as feckless deadbeats, but their acceptance is an important step toward gender equality.
The very concept of a "problem with no solution" goes against human nature. But we must accept this harsh reality to have peace in our lives.
Africa has the most universities in the 2022 rankings with over two thirds of the world’s youngest universities.
Pet owners have consistently reported higher levels of social capital in their communities than people without pets.
“What am I missing?” is a question that journalist Mónica Guzmán thinks more people should start asking.
When actual people correct misinformation online, it can be as effective, if not more so, as when a social media company labels something as questionable.
When we fail to help in a bad situation, we are morally responsible. So, why don't we pick up others' litter?
Investments in public libraries are a long-term investment in children and communities.
Graphical user interfaces are how most of us interact with computers, from iPhones to laptops. But they were once condemned as making students lazy and destroying the art of writing.
A lot of research assumes happiness is measured by comfort and material conditions. For Aristotle, it is about being the best we can be.
The gaze of another person can make us conceive of our body as an object.
Soviet researchers studied crime through a Marxist-Leninist lens. Under Lenin, a humanitarian approach to criminality briefly emerged, but dissipated when Stalin rose to power.
Men with one older brother are 12% more likely to enter a same-sex union than those with a sister.
Religion fosters traits that are helpful in a school system that relies on authority figures and rewards people who follow the rules.
Finland reveals that happiness is more about mindset than umbrella drinks and sun-warmed beaches.
We value human life in a way that assumes we possess a sacred something not found in beings like lambs, turkeys, or mosquitoes.
The more social behaviors a voice-user interface exhibits, the more likely people are to trust it, engage with it, and consider it to be competent.
According to Sigmund Freud, our revulsion at taboos is an attempt to suppress a part of us that actually wants to do them.
Life’s stages are changing – we need new terms and new ideas to describe how adults develop and grow
Ages 30 to 45 are now “the rush hour of life.”
Iceland consistently ranks as the most gender-equal nation. It is also the nation where men and women are most likely to pursue sex-typical jobs.
The Siege of Leningrad lasted over two years and claimed nearly a million lives. It also inspired writers to record the bleak conditions in which they lived.
Solitude, by itself, does not predict feelings of loneliness.
“I need to think about the future. Will you help me?”
The most feared sexually transmitted disease (STD) of the last half-millennium was usually named after foreigners, often the French.
The language you speak plays an important role in how you evaluate truth.