Contact: Daniel Fowler pubinfo@asanet.org 202-527-7885 American Sociological Association WASHINGTON, DC, January 24, 2013 — Married men who spend more time doing traditionally female household tasks—including cooking, cleaning, and shopping—report having less sex than husbands who don’t do as much, according… Read More ›
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Parents’ financial help linked to lower college GPAs, higher graduation rates
Contact: Daniel Fowler pubinfo@asanet.org 202-527-7885 American Sociological Association WASHINGTON, DC, January 15, 2013 — College students who aren’t studying hard may have their parents’ financial support to blame. A new study by University of California, Merced, sociology professor Laura T…. Read More ›
Pharmaceuticals: A market for producing ‘lemons’ and serious harm
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Daniel Fowler fowler@asanet.org 202-527-7885 American Sociological Association Incentives and protections for industry encourage development of many drugs with few new benefits over existing pharmaceuticals, but with risk of serious harm to users ATLANTA —… Read More ›
Toxic drugs, toxic system: Sociologist predicts drug disasters “Drug disasters are literally built into the current system of drug testing and approvals in the United States,”
Repost 2008 Contact: Jackie Cooper jcooper@asanet.org 202-247-9871 American Sociological Association Study says harm from prescription drugs growing, cites fatal flaws in drug testing, approval and marketing BOSTON — Americans are likely to be exposed to unacceptable side effects of FDA-approved… Read More ›
Middle-income students at higher risk for student loan debt than their poorer peers (U.S.)
Contact: Daniel Fowler pubinfo@asanet.org 202-527-7885 American Sociological Association DENVER — Young adults from middle income families are more likely to rack up student loan debt—and in greater amounts—than students from both lower and higher income backgrounds, finds new research to… Read More ›
God as a drug: The rise of American megachurches
DENVER — American megachurches use stagecraft, sensory pageantry, charismatic leadership and an upbeat, unchallenging vision of Christianity to provide their congregants with a powerful emotional religious experience, according to research from the University of Washington. “Membership in megachurches is one… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 