Questions tagged [sociology]
The scientific study of society.
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Is the Predictive Index® personality inventory for hiring based on scientific research?
I just heard of it (a friend has to take it) and it seems obvious that it's a product marketed directly to business people.
I'd expect that the test isn't worth much because it was made in 1955 and ...
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Does science fiction inspire significant amounts of people to pursue STEM careers?
It's a common belief within the science fiction community that sci-fi has motivated a lot of people to pursue careers as scientists and engineers. A brief search finds many anecdotal accounts where ...
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Are beggars in the Nordic countries cities typically part of organised networks?
In Sweden and other Nordic countries, the presence of beggars on the streets is a relatively new phenomenon, with many beggars originating from new EU member states. There are frequent claims that ...
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Are these claims about what reduces abortion correct?
This post on tumblr currently has more than 77,500 "notes", so I'd consider it notable. The numbers and letters are mine:
Things that lower abortion rates:
A1: Better access to condoms
A2:...
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Trolling and young people
There seems often to be an implicit assumption in the minds of many people that most trolls are children or teenagers or generally in the younger demographics.
Such as this unsourced claim on this ...
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Does small talk not build relationship and is it not great for our happiness levels?
I'm referencing this article: http://www.wired.co.uk/article/banning-small-talk
research has confirmed what most people know but don't practice:
surface level small talk does not build ...
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Are people happier in the countryside?
Over and over again sociologists have found that people in the countryside report a higher happiness index than people who live in cities. Is this effect well received by all sociologists?
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Are there cultures who swear oaths of servitude for saving of a life?
In the book Robinson Crusoe (and to a lesser extent the movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves), there is a character who, when his life is saved by the protagonist, swears allegiance (and, basically, ...
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Are chances of succeeding in life increased if in school you were either the best or the worst?
I heard one day on the radio about a study that showed that people that in school were the best or the worst are the ones more likely to succeed in life. If you are in the middle of the bunch you will ...
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Do private school students attain lower GPAs in college than "equal" public school students?
First, I realize this question is quite like this one, but I want to focus more on the college GPA and then relate it to two older studies.
There are a few decades old study which show that public ...
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Does perceived peer acceptance have any significant influence on adult anti-social behavior?
This question was spawned as the result of a comment on another question
I am sure there are a number of jokes {about rape}! I am not so sure
that they are told so commonly to make any difference ...
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