Most parents and children dread the time when they sit down and have "the talks." You know the one about the birds and the bees. But uneasiness does not have to be part of the conversation, according to the authors of a new book "Ten Talks Parents Must Have with Their Children About Sex and Character."
Television news, much maligned for its lack of content, may actually help less-educated people learn about political candidates, according to a new study co-authored by an Ohio State professor. (Political Communication)
1- Getting psyched for Halloween; 2- The mix of politics and school choice; 3- Could the winner of the popular vote lose the presidency?
Ignorant. Apathetic. Slackers. Many commentators use these words to describe the political attitude of young Americans. But more than three-quarters of young people, ages 18-24, will vote in the presidential election.
The National Rifle Association recently spent nearly $1M in key battleground states to support presidential candidate George W. Bush, who calls for enforcing current gun laws instead of new gun control legislation.
Media has an unseen, widespread influence on American culture. A professor of education and media literacy expert has decoded some of the tricks of the trade in a new book, "MediaSpeak: Three American Voices," which describes three voices that media use to manipulate receivers.
Too much attention is being given to "overnight polls" as if they are valid indicators of public opinion in the 2000 presidential race, according to a political scientist.
Americans use the Internet extensively without sacrificing their personal and social lives, although users and non-users alike have strong concerns about privacy.
Professors from Sarah Lawrence College, Agnes Scott College, Centre College, and Webster University available to offer comment on the presidential race, candidates, and issues.
According to researchers at Cornell University and Ohio State University, daily newspapers, not television news, motivate highly educated people into civic participation, creating a civic-participation gap between people with high and low education levels. (Political Communication, 9-00)
Speech pathologists who are unaware of social differences in Hispanic culture may misdiagnose Hispanic children with communications disorders. A new program at the U of A will train speech pathologists and interpreters to work together.
A wife's marital satisfaction doesn't inevitably have to plummet after the arrival of a first baby, say University of Washington researchers who have uncovered a "prescription" for maintaining and even enhancing marital happiness. (Journal of Family Psychology)
Throughout the United States, people are moving in great numbers to rural areas just outside urban centers. An economist at NC State University has found -- in North Carolina at least -- that trend could be more of a drain than a benefit to rural counties.
With the UCLA "Digital Future" study released Wednesday morning, the importance of the Internet is again under the microscope. Research analyst Howard Fienberg is available to provide information and insight on the UCLA study in particular and the Internet in general.
It's all so boring. The party conventions were boring. The presidential debates were boring and the presidential race is boring.
Streets laid out in grids, rather than with curves and cul-de-sacs, as well as mixed commercial/residential land uses, are among "new urbanism" proposals to make communities more livable by reducing traffic congestion and air pollution.
While handcuffs were never designed for comfort, many arrests leave suspects with permanent, severe damage to nerves in their hands and wrists, regardless of the suspects' legal outcome.
A conflict resolution training program that former family law attorney Marco Turk first developed for use in domestic violence cases has evolved into an international peacekeeping effort.
Camille & Bill Anthony, co-authors of The Art of Napping at Work, have declared the Sunday marking the end of daylight savings time to be National Napping Day for Women.
An Arkansas researcher says more than a million people may be banned from voting booths this November. Their crime: to suffer from mental disabilities that place them under psychological guardianship.
Maurice Isserman, professor of history at Hamilton College says "Apart from Kim Il-Sung and Fidel Castro, no Communist leader in the world ruled his own party as long as Gus Hall ruled over American Communists."
Re-release of "The Exorcist" and a new TV documentary will trigger a new wave of requests for exorcisms, according to a researcher whose work shows some people can be convinced they witnessed a demonic possession even though they said such an event is not plausible. (The Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied)
Purdue University political science experts.
Dual-earner couples might seem to have new-millennium marriages. But their strategies to manage work and family turn out to be a variant of the traditional breadwinner/homemaker division. It's still the husbands' career that gets priority, says a study at Cornell University. (Social Problems, 8-00)
The ongoing eruption of violence in the Middle East is the result of a flawed peace process that must be reinvigorated by putting Palestinians and Israelis on equal footing, says Dr. Akram Khater of North Carolina State University.
1) Bush needs to consider public health issues of foreign policy. 2) Inaugural picnic highlights homecoming week. 3) U.S. fails as Middle East broker.
The New York State Senatorial race could be the most publicized of all time, not only because the First Lady is running but also because new technology makes the race accessible to the world through the Web. An important audience reached "on-line" is young voters.
Survey of presidential candidates and contenders in key House and Senate races will help voters decide for themselves who's for kids and who's just kidding.
An Arkansas historian's new book about national identity finds America more stable than it's been in over half a century. But with stability comes a resistance to change.
In what circumstances, if any, can technology compromise the attainment of child development goals? That's one question that will be explored during Digital Childhood, a conference to be held October 23, 2000 in Washington, DC and webcast live.
A recent study by researchers from the UIC ImpacTeen Project and University of Michigan Youth Education and Society Project concludes that the prevalence of youth marijuana use decreases as marijuana prices rise and as perceived harmfulness increases.
1- Don't get frosted over heating your home this winter; 2- Gore vs. Bush on the 'People Smart' scale; 3- Presidential candidates face higher stakes in the next debate.
With all the media attention given to youth problems around the country, it's easy to believe that "everyone is doing." "Not so," in the case of alcohol consumption say researchers.
When a jury awarded a woman $3M for spilling McDonald's coffee in her lap, people across the continent were sure the jury system was out of control. But, a new book by a University of Delaware Professor explains why jurors made the award.
The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry unveils its newest exhibition, "Watch Your Mouth! Sports & Dentistry," on Friday, October 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the University of Maryland Baltimore.
A presentation on health issues among college men by a national authority in the field is part of an ongoing effort by Saint John's University to counter alarming trends in the status of men's health.
President Clinton says the $1.3 billion aid package he recently approved for Colombia will be used to help fight the war against drugs. A Swarthmore College drug policy expert says the plan will not only fail to affect the price or availability of drugs in the U.S., but will drag the U.S. deeper into a protracted and unwinnable civil war.
The National Association of Social Workers two New York chapters will join forces with the powerful 1199/SEIU to share legislative goals and address common interests in New York.
A federally funded study of the first 137,000 people to leave welfare in Illinois as a result of reforms three years ago shows that many people found jobs, but the wages often were low.
1- Cha-ching of cash register giving way to click of mouse in holiday shopping; 2- Easy steps to win a Presidential debate; 3- Temple Journal showcases community writing.
The fact that the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates advocate prescription drug coverage for seniors tells us less about the future of U.S. health-care delivery than it does about the present-day clout of the nation's 33 million elderly.
After a young child watches a scary movie or is frightened by a Halloween costume, parents should reach for a can of anti-monster spray before bedtime, says a Ball State University educator.
The U of Arkansas psychology department will host the Memory and the Self Symposium, Nov. 10-11. Renowned scholars in cognitive and social psychology will present papers. Science news reporters and editors are welcome to attend.
Black farm workers are three times more likely to be hurt on the job than white or black farm owners, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). (American Journal of Epidemiology, 10-1-00)
While HIV attacks without discrimination, the whole world shares a moral imperative to help places hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic. The "take home message" from AIDS-fighting leaders of Africa and the Carribean to top AIDS research scientists in Baltimore was clear and urgent. The unusual session was the first of its kind for the annual "Gallo" meeting, dating back 20 years.
Their dialect is all the Lumbee Indians of North Carolina have left of a native language that has disappeared over the last 200 years. But they are sucessfully preserving this part of their heritage, says a North Carolina State University linguist.
1--The race for Olympic equality is far from over; 2--Reaching for the rake in the fall will help a spring garden; 3--Panelists to discuss the death penalty in Pennsylvania.
The next president of the United States may be a man who will do the least, says UAB associate professor of communication studies and political pollster.
Al Gore is more optimistic than George W. Bush and is likely to win the 2000 presidential race, according to a Temple University psychologist.
American Psychological Association identifies the most commonly studied psychological disorder in rural areas as depression and goes on to identify the causes of depression among rural women.
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