Social Sciences

This area deals with the latest developments in the field of empirical and theoretical research as it relates to the structure and function of institutes and systems, their social interdependence and how such systems interact with individual behavior processes.

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Siblings play formative, influential role as 'agents of socialization'

Laurie Kramer, a professor of applied family studies in the department of human and community development at Illinois, says that although a parent’s influence…

The Year of the Lung kicks off in Mexico

The campaign aims to raise awareness about the importance of lung health, generate social and political support for preventing and treating lung disease, and…

How green is your house?

Preliminary results from 1500 respondents show that those who own their own home are more likely to separate their rubbish (83 per cent) than those in rented…

How conversation works in a hostage drama

How does a social situation actually function when the lives of both the players and others are under threat? Many of us remember April 24, 1975, when six…

Clinton, new research center calls for more jobs for disabled

In his capacity as patron of the MyHandicap Foundation, which gave a private donation to establish the CDI-HSG, President Bill Clinton said that the work of…

Spain is the second country in the world where divorce is better accepted socially

Likewise, 79 per cent of the Spanish people think that, when a couple is not able to solve their marital problems, divorce is the best solution, which places…

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