New information technologies are reshaping the U.S. work force and are now widely used in the home, but the adoption of IT varies greatly by industry, individual income level, ethnicity and geographic location.
Lewis University expert available to discuss implications the Korean summit will have for North Korea, including international relations, U.S. involvement and economic development.
1- How the Holocaust is remembered in the land that gave birth to Nazism; 2- A Microsoft-funded program teaches Philadelphia teachers how to use technology in the classroom; 3- Intergenerational retreat links ages.
In a study of rhesus monkeys, it was found that those monkeys without functioning ovaries performed better on spatial memory tasks than monkeys with intact ovaries (Behavioral Neuroscience, 6-00).
Leadership in women is not a quality that can be developed by prescription or by following 10 steps to management or by copying male models of leadership, says Barbara Curry, associate professor of educational development at the University of Delaware.
A new study shows that fathers were more involved in caregiving when they worked fewer hours than other fathers, mothers worked more hours than other mothers and when mothers reported greater marital intimacy (Journal of Family Psychology, 6-00).
We need to radically "dezone" our communities. It's not that we should discard this most basic of land-use regulations, but we need regulations that are more direct, more explicit, more qualitative, and much more concise.
Decades before the feminist revolution of the latter 20th century forever altered women's roles and the dynamics of families, black middle-class wives had embraced the egalitarian two-career lifestyle that characterizes the majority of modern middle-class families.
States that adopt more voluntary, rather than coercive, approaches to child support have more fathers who pay their support; such fathers also have better relationships with their child and the child's mother, says a Cornell University family policy expert (Journal of Human Resources).
Princeton University's Program in Law and Public Affairs has named University of Arizona Regents' Professor Joan Dayan as a fellow for 2000-2001. Dayan, a professor of English, will join professors of law from several countries in the program's first group of fellows.
Colgate University professor of anthropology Gary Urton, who has been working to crack the code of the quipu, an ancient system of dyed, intricately knotted strings that the Incas used to record their history, environment and culture, has been selected to be a MacArthur Fellow.
In his new book, "Should We Stay Together?" Jeffry H. Larson, chairman of the Family and Marriage Therapy Program at BYU, identifies 25 factors essential to evaluating a relationship and improving its chances for long-term success.
American men work longer hours after having children and the effect is significantly greater when they have sons than when they have daughters, say two Uiniversity of Washington economists.
Contrary to popular belief, having more children born into a family does not necessarily result in lower-IQ children, according to research in the June American Psychologist.
1- What to look for in sports camps; 2- Classroom teaching not necessarily a prerequiste for Philly school district's next superintendent; 3- Microsoft ruling caused by the company's misbehavior more than monopoly status; 4- Decline in worker's motivation linked to merit pay.
A pilot program that teams Chicago police officers, prosecutors and building inspectors throughout Chicago proves effective at lowering gang and drug-related activities in targeted buildings and their immediate surrounding areas.
Public policy to reduce poverty among inner-city African Americans requires more than just simple job creation -- it also must address the social contexts of neighborhoods, work places and families in which the poor live, say University of Michigan researchers.
Two professors of criminal justice at UIC, have compiled research on benefits and contentious issues surrounding introduction of in-car-video (ICV) technology in police cars.
California residents donate more money to charity, and volunteer more hours than the national average, according to a survey by the University of San Francisco's Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management.
People subconsciously predict career success for those with names that more closely match the gender stereotype associated with a profession suggests an Ohio University study on names and occupations (Journal of Social Psychology).
"Don't Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years," by adolescent development experts Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller, offers strategies and advice for reshaping parental relationships with their emerging adult children.
Likely Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush should choose a woman for a running mate. In an open letter to Bush, two Rhodes College political scientists explain how Bush will gain politically by doing so.
In time for Father's Day: contrary to popular perception, stepfathers do invest significant amounts of both money and time in their stepchildren, according to University of Michigan researchers studying the life histories of American stepfathers.
A four-year, $1 million federal grant to continue research on how people's sense of control affects their health as they age has been received by two Ohio State University sociologists.
Regular attendance at one's church, synagogue, mosque or Buddhist monastery is related to longer life, according to a meta-analysis of 42 studies that examined 125,826 people which is reported in the current issue of Health Psychology.
1- E-commerce prof. comments on biztravel.com; 2- A growing number of women are leaving the pool side for thrill vacations; 3- FCC proposal to reduce long-distance charges could decrease participation by poor in the new economy; 4- Teen dads taking responsibility.
The more involvement a noncustodial parent has with his or her children, the greater the financial support he or she will be willing to contribute, say two new studies by Arizona State University behavioral researchers.
The U.S. has a new dollar coin, and at least as intriguing as the dancing, snorkeling George Washington as pitchman is the choice of Sacajawea to grace the coin itself -- and how she has been packaged for consumption over more than a century.
For months the media and the nation focused on the fate of a single Cuban-born ward of the state named Elian and learned about every aspect of his life. Yet the public knows next to nothing about another half-million children in its collective care.
A new study finds that for people living with AIDS or HIV, the conventional wisdom about "more information being better than less," doesn't always apply (Communication Monographs).
Successfully using behavioral techniques to keep drug addicts abstinent, Johns Hopkins researchers have formed a non-profit data processing company to employ the addicts and provide them with monetary incentives to stay off drugs.
While many politicians and pundits will continue to rail against the inaccuracy of polls, Americans believe overwhelmingly that polls are generally reliable and necessary -- even if the public, itself, knows little about polling procedures, say University of Michigan researchers.
Learning when to suckle is one of the most important life skills newborn mammals have to acquire in order to survive. Research in the June Behavioral Neuroscience shows a strong link between odor and suckling and that there is a powerful learning mechanism behind a newborn's suckling behavior.
In the 1996 presidential election, voter turnout plummeted to its lowest point since 1924. Now, an Arkansas political scientist predicts that participation in the year 2000 election may drop even lower.
Almost 46 million Americans struggle with stuttering, articulation and other speech disorders; in a new book, a speech pathologist reveals that in nearly every case he faced in 40 years of practice the cause was an oral habit.
An assistant professor of government and international relations at Centre College is an expert on Middle Eastern affairs and has been closely monitoring the historic disbanding of the Israeli militia in Lebanon.
A novel treatment for dyslexia not only helps children to significantly improve their reading but also shows that the brain changes as dyslexics learn.
The findings of a new study reveal enormous differences in net worth between elderly white people and elderly black people. The differences can be attributed in part to education, number of years worked and investment habits. If social security is privatized, will this have an adverse effect on minority and working poor net worth in retirement?
Studies show words make up only seven percent of communication, while body language accounts for more than half. Hand gesturing has been viewed as meaningless by some, but two University of Missouri-Columbia studies show that it is an integral part of communication.
Mary Brown Bullock, President of Agnes Scott College and an experienced China hand, will be in Beijing from May 20 - 27, during the pending key vote to pass the year's most contentious legislation: a bill granting China permanent normal trade relations.
An Ohio State study of 309 personal e-mail users in Ohio found that nearly half say they make fewer long-distance telephone calls since they've gone online. But the results also showed e-mail and telephone conversations each met different needs for users.
Behavioral health care saves money, saves lives, and serves community interests, according to a fact sheet demonstrating "Behavioral Health Is an Integral Part of Overall Health" from NAPHS.
Children in the sixth grade may suffer adverse cognitive, behavioral and emotional consequences due to an increased risk of being chronically sleep deprived, according to a new study in the May Developmental Psychology.
1- Alcohol plays a role in most instances of fan violence; 2- As summer travel season approaches, minorities still need to be leery of racial profiling by police; 3- Interest rate hikes hit poor the most.
Two University of Michigan professors have devised an approach to "harnessing" complexity, turning it into a tool for desirable change.
"When Your Retirement Plan Changes," an online booklet from the American Academy of Actuaries, helps you understand how changes to your pension can affect retirement planning.
"Powwow 2000: Remembering Carlisle Indian School" will be a gathering of alumni and their descendents of the country's first off-reservation boarding school for Native American children and will draw people from all over the country, says a Swarthmore College instructor of English.
A new study finds that young, single women maintain conservative attitudes about marriage despite the fact that their mothers advocate personal and financial independence.
To prevent disrespect of religion from discouraging patients from seeking professional help, BYU psychologists have compiled a APA handbook that informs mental health care practitioners about the various spiritual beliefs, rituals and traditions of their clients.
Cultivating positive emotions produces an upward spiral that broadens habitual modes of thinking and acting, and builds personal resources for coping, says Barbara L. Fredrickson, a University of Michigan assistant professor of psychology who received the Templeton Positive Psychology Prize for her innovative broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions.
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