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I work with abuse survivors in Rotherham. Discussion about grooming gangs risks retraumatizing them

Survivors of sexual abuse in the UK are, sadly, all too familiar with the feeling of being exploited for the gain of others.This post was originally published on this site

Economists explore ways to mitigate recession-induced job loss impacts

Getting laid off and being unemployed for a long stretch ranks right up there with divorce or a death in the family as one of life’s most stressful events.This post was originally published on this […]

Protecting children, helping parents: NZ social workers speak about the challenges of their jobs

After last year’s budget cuts to social services, including a NZ$14 million cut to early home visits, social services providers in New Zealand raised concerns about what the move would mean for children and families […]

Genetics, childhood aspirations and family background work together to shape status, career and health

A study of occupational status published in Nature Human Behavior identifies 106 genetic variants, the importance of the interplay of genetics and family environment, childhood educational and occupational aspirations, and differences across the life course […]

Big business uses factual research to mislead the public—philosophers analyze the issue

Even the truth can be manipulated to deliberately mislead us. That is the argument put forward in a paper titled “Industrial Distraction.”This post was originally published on this site

New theory of flexible multimodal synchrony advances understanding of human interaction

Researchers from Bar-Ilan University and Haifa University have unveiled a new theory of interpersonal synchrony that redefines how we understand social coordination and its role in human interaction. Titled “A Theory of Flexible Multimodal Synchrony,” […]

Speaking up and feeling empowered? How promotion-oriented voice can navigate dynamics between power and action

In the corridors of British power, former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was quoted as saying: “Don’t give me problems, give me solutions.” The so-called Iron Lady, who died in 2013, had no truck with fault-finding […]

School segregation widens racial achievement gaps among Black, white and Hispanic students

New sociological research finds that school segregation continues to widen racial achievement gaps among Black, Hispanic, and white students in U.S. public schools. Analyzing standardized test scores from millions of students, researchers concluded that these […]

Sociologist links dads helping out at home and moms returning to work, having second child

Dads, if you are willing to take up the dishwashing sponge, toilet brush or spatula, there is a good chance you will be doing some national service: Boosting both the country’s low birth rate and […]

Learning holistically toward well-being

In 2021, a project at Singapore Management University (SMU) led by Jochen Reb, a Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources was awarded funding to create a 12-week undergraduate elective module—Mindfulness-Based Holistic Education (MBHE)—targeting final-year […]