Social Sciences

Adults aged 55 and older are significantly more likely to share political misinformation than younger social media users. And it’s not because they’re unable to discern fake news from real news, according to new University […]

Current U.S. immigration enforcement and deportation policies are producing widespread harm to physical and mental health, with family separation and the specters of fear and intimidation affecting the well-being of immigrant and non-immigrant communities.This post […]

Rigid norms of manhood, based in manly confidence and toughness, emotional stoicism, disdain for femininity, and dog-eat-dog banter, are influential among boys and young men in Australia.This post was originally published on this site

The New South Wales parliament recently released a report exploring the impacts of pornography on people’s mental, emotional and physical health. It’s the first state-based inquiry of its kind, and rejects knee-jerk simplifications in favor […]

As Thailand has experienced a rapid increase in its elderly population, a new study published in World Development has found that “social gender norms”—shared beliefs about how “altruistic” women or men should be in society—are […]

In a study published in the Journal of Coastal and Island Archaeology, Dr. Thomas Leppard and his colleagues, John Cherry and Atholl Anderson, evaluate the evidence for pre-European long-distance voyages below the 50th parallel by […]

Loneliness is quietly emerging as one of the most significant health issues in Australia, and it can affect people of all ages, backgrounds and life stages.This post was originally published on this site

Australians filed over 80,000 reports of online child sexual abuse last financial year, more than double the 36,600 reports in 2021/22.This post was originally published on this site

A team of sports scientists and cognitive biologists at the University of Vienna has demonstrated in a new study that solving a task together can promote spontaneous movement synchronization. Such synchronization serves as a kind […]

The law is failing victims and survivors because it is turning a blind eye to the long-lasting and severe financial consequences of being in an abusive relationship, a new study warns.This post was originally published […]