A criminology study from the University of Glasglow traces how art smuggling networks are able to reach legitimate buyers. They use various regional intermediaries to make archaeological theft seem unique.
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Continue reading “Begin With the End in Mind”“When beginning a new project, I ask the client ‘At the end of the process, what would you like to hold in your hand?’ My golden rule in any marketing research project is to begin with the end in mind.”
Here’s a great post by CEO and author Chelsea Berler who writes about women’s strengths in leadership, which include seeing the world through “goal-coloured glasses.” Berler argues that supporting women in leadership is not a zero-sum game. She writes: “Women … Continue reading Women’s Leadership
A multidisciplinary study from Wellington New Zealand finds that green urban spaces have a positive effect on public health.
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A linguistics study from University of Manchester finds that: “most people modify their accent not because they lack pride in it, quite the opposite in fact. It’s actually because they fear the negative perceptions others might have of them if they don’t, especially in work-related contexts.”
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Sociologist Arlie Hochschild researched the sociology of emotions, which shows the work that individuals put into managing their own and other people’s emotions.
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Traumatic brain injury affects elderly people as well as kids under 19 years. Given that brain injury affects motor skills and emotions, a medical program needed to know how to assist young people with brain injuries, as well as their families, as the youth transition into adulthood. The medical team sought input through a qualitative study.
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While these societal images focus on fear, punishment and crime, social science research shows that young boys of colour are deep critical thinkers and capable of profound emotion.
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Studying sexuality has always been fraught with societal push-back. The story of other scientific innovations being rejected and ultimately adopted, such as with evolution, is widely celebrated as a triumph over religiously motivated politics. Yet the social sciences have repeatedly faced similar struggles and continue to do so today, but these stories are lesser known.
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Social science music time! Here’s a song by Bad Religion, who write about the problems with capitalism.
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