News tagged with social hierarchies
Society to blame for binge drinking
Peer pressure has long been blamed for binge drinking among teenagers, yet new research from Flinders University reveals it may not be the root of the problem.
Addiction
Feb 18, 2013 |
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Homophobia in sport: Sporting identity, authoritarian aggression, and social dominance
Homophobia exists in many areas of life. It also seems to be particularly entrenched in sport, exercise and physical education (PE) settings of all kinds. But why is this the case?
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 20, 2012 |
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Learning who's the top dog: Study reveals how the brain stores information about social rank
Researchers supported by the Wellcome Trust have discovered that we use a different part of our brain to learn about social hierarchies than we do to learn ordinary information. The study provides clues as to how this information ...
Neuroscience
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Social stress affects immune system gene expression in monkeys
The ranking of a monkey within her social environment and the stress accompanying that status dramatically alters the expression of nearly 1,000 genes, a new scientific study reports. The research is the first ...
Genetics
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Puzzling over links between monkey research and human health
Studies in monkeys are unlikely to provide reliable evidence for links between social status and heart disease in humans, according to the first ever systematic review of the relevant research.
Medical research
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Both sexism and racism are similar mental processes
Prejudiced attitudes are based on generalised suppositions about certain social groups and could well be a personality trait. Researchers at the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU) have confirmed the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Researchers see a 'picture' of threat in the brain: Work may lead to new model of neuroinflammation
A team of researchers is beginning to see exactly what the response to threats looks like in the brain at the cellular and molecular levels.
Neuroscience
May 03, 2011 |
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