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Men abused by women don’t all fight back—some believe a strong man is nonviolent

Studies of intimate partner violence mostly portray men as abusers and women as victims. Little academic attention is paid to men who are abused by their female partners. Even less effort is made to understand […]

Generation Z wants to be safe, study finds

Generation Z is focused primarily on safety, followed by kindness, self-acceptance and having fun, according to a recent survey of 10- to 24-year-olds by the Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA.This post was originally […]

Beyond backlash: How feeling threatened by diversity can trigger positive change

In recent years, employers across North America have introduced or boosted equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) programs in hopes of creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace culture.This post was originally published on this site

Black Britons from top backgrounds up to three times more likely to be downwardly mobile

Even when their parents are lawyers, doctors, or executives, Black Britons are substantially more likely to end up in working class jobs than their White peers, a new study from the University of Kent reveals.This […]

Police in Britain are failing to meet the public’s minimum standards of service, researchers find

Police services across Britain are failing to meet the public’s minimum standards of service delivery, according to a new report from researchers at UCL and the ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Center, which measures […]

Black entrepreneurs are often shut out from capital, but here’s how some are removing barriers

It’s never easy to create a successful business, but it’s a lot harder if you’re Black.This post was originally published on this site

Workplace diversity training programs are everywhere, but their effectiveness varies widely

Despite recent efforts to restrict them, diversity training programs have become as ubiquitous in American offices as the water cooler. They’re everywhere.This post was originally published on this site

Hunter-gatherer study helps explain how children have learned for 99% of human history

Unlike kids in the United States, hunter-gatherer children in the Congo Basin have often learned how to hunt, identify edible plants and care for babies by the tender age of six or seven.This post was […]

Social media users probably won’t read beyond this headline, researchers say

Congratulations. Reading this far into the story is a feat not many will accomplish, especially if shared on Facebook, according to a team led by Penn State researchers.This post was originally published on this site

Decision markets could predict replicability of online experiments

A new study published in Nature Human Behaviour suggests that a tool similar to a stock market could help scientists identify research findings that are likely to hold up to scrutiny.This post was originally published […]