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Smarts vs. Struggle: Cultural Perceptions of Learning

Yesterday NPR’s Morning Edition included a segment by Alix Spiegel about cultural differences in approaches to teaching and learning. Researchers have found interesting differences in how teachers and...

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Comparing Official and Supplemental Poverty Rates

This month the Census Bureau released a supplemental poverty report to provide a broader picture of the poor in the U.S. The official poverty rate is based on a measure developed in the early 1960s....

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Gender in the Hidden Curriculum (UPDATE)

The hidden curriculum refers to the unspoken and unofficial norms, behaviors, and values that kids learn at school in addition to the official curriculum of math, reading, science, and so on. These can...

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5-Hour Energy Acknowledges the Second Shift

Sociologists Arlie Hochschild and Anne Machung used “the second shift” to refer to the responsibilities of childcare and housework borne disproportionately by women, in addition to their paid labor. A...

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Girls vs. Boys “Laptops”: Guess Which Does More?

Back in 2009, Lisa posted about microscopes and telescopes in a Toys’R'Us catalog. In both cases, the pink version was the least powerful option. Reader Claudia, who lives in Ireland, found a similar...

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“Africa for Norway” Challenges Perceptions of Africa

Today we have an important public service announcement for you from Radi-Aid: Africa for Norway. The campaign has released a song and accompanying music video, imploring Africans to donate radiators to...

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Expectations and Perception

A couple of months back I posted a video that illustrated the way that our expectations shape our perceptions. In it, Jimmy Kimmel gave people an iPhone 4 but told them it was an iPhone 5. Believing...

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Regional Variation in Support for Same-Sex Marriage in the U.S.

Over the past couple of years, the U.S. appears to have finally reached a tipping point regarding attitudes toward same-sex marriage. In polls from a variety of organizations over the last two years,...

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Gun Ownership & Political Affiliation

Since the school shooting last Friday, intense attention has focused on gun ownership in the U.S., as well as the likelihood of real changes in gun regulation. Nate Silver posted about characteristics...

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How Do We Define a Family?

For the last week of December, we’re re-posting some of our favorite posts from 2012. In Counted Out: Same-Sex Relations and Americans’ Definitions of Family, released last month, authors Brian Powell,...

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Gender and Biased Perceptions: Scientists Rate Job Applicants

For the last week of December, we’re re-posting some of our favorite posts from 2012. Originally cross-posted at Ms. Larry H., Shayna A.-S., and Laura F. sent in a recently released study, “Science...

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Child Labor and the Social Construction of Childhood

For the last week of December, we’re re-posting some of our favorite posts from 2012. Today, most people in the U.S. see childhood as a stage distinct from adulthood, and even from adolescence. We...

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“I Fancy the Lead Singer”: Bands, Fans, and Gender

For the last week of December, we’re re-posting some of our favorite posts from 2012. In “Rock in a Hard Place: Grassroots Cultural Production in the Post-Elvis Era,” William Bielby discusses the...

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Male Affection in Vintage Photos

For the last week of December, we’re re-posting some of our favorite posts from 2012. Today in the U.S., one of the major rules of masculinity is that men must avoid physical intimacy with each other...

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Myths and the Media: A Case Study

For the last week of December, we’re re-posting some of our favorite posts from 2012. This morning NPR aired a segment on media stories about the “boomerang generation,” college-educated children who...

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Public Opinion about Abortion 40 Years after Roe v. Wade

Yesterday was the anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the landmark case establishing women’s right to an abortion (though not an...

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A Breakdown of Televised Football Broadcasts

In honor of yesterday’s game, we’re re-posting two of our favorite football-related posts. This one and one about a young team that confused its opponent by deviating from the football script without...

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Greenwashing Water Use in Vegas

Greenwashing refers to efforts to present products or practices as environmentally friendly while making only minimal efforts to really reduce negative environmental impacts. I saw a great example of...

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Your Brain on Porn

In this short video, Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE discuss the neurological processes behind porn addiction. High levels of porn consumption, they argue, can create a feedback loop...

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What Was in the 1941 College Woman’s Closet?

Originally posted in 2010. Re-posted in honor of Women’s History Month. The New York Public Library posted a page from the first issue (September 1941) of Design for Living: The Magazine for Young...

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