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New source for sexual problems in men – buddies!

Social researchers have found that there may be a new source for sexual problems among middle-aged and older men and it could be the relationships between their female partners and the men's closest friends.

12 Aug 2011

Popular media's hypersexualization of women may be worse than you think

A study by University at Buffalo sociologists has found that the portrayal of women in the popular media over the last several decades has become increasingly sexualized, even "pornified." The same is not true of the portrayal of men.

11 Aug 2011

Researchers identify new source for sexual problems in middle-aged, older men

Researchers have found a potential new source for sexual problems among middle-aged and older men: the relationships between their female partners and the men's closest friends.

9 Aug 2011

More Australian women indulging in binge drinking: Study

According to Queensland psychologist and researcher Dr Gavan Palk Australian women are indulging in alcohol consumption and drunken violence more and more these days. One in five young Australian women taking part in a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) study has been involved in alcohol-induced aggression, which is at a similar rate to men.

5 Aug 2011

Relationships trend towards “stayovers”: Study

A new study has shown that more and more couples in long-term relationships are choosing to stay over a few nights per week at each other’s home instead of cohabitating. Study Leader University of Missouri PhD student Tyler Jamison found the growing trend among college-educated men and women in their 20s.

31 Jul 2011

Interesting look at gender issues: AskMen/Cosmo survey results

According to the latest survey results revealed Tuesday, men are more concerned with their partner's body type than women but they also seem to value family more highly. Nearly half of men questioned in the poll of 70,000 people said they would ditch a partner who gained weight, compared to only 20 percent of women. Two-third of men also said they had fantasized about their partner's friends, while only one-third of women had done so.

26 Jul 2011

Happiness index of the UK may influence policy makers

According to the latest figures from the UK’s Office of National Statistics, a range of factors have been identified to assist in the complex calculation of national well-being and happiness in general.

25 Jul 2011

Study explores factors for misuse of prescription opioid in young injection drug users

A new study by researchers at Drexel University's School of Public Health suggests that abuse of prescription painkillers may be an important gateway to the use of injected drugs such as heroin, among people with a history of using both types of drugs.

25 Jul 2011

Study suggests racial disparity in elder care options in the U.S. nursing homes

In the last decade, minorities have poured into nursing homes at a time when whites have left in even greater numbers, according to a new Brown University study that suggests a racial disparity in elder care options in the United States.

8 Jul 2011

Elderly patients receive varying standards of dignified care on NHS hospital wards

Elderly patients receive varying standards of dignified care on NHS hospital wards, new research jointly undertaken by the University of Kent has found.

6 Jul 2011

'Non-finger wagging' approach could encourage teens to reduce marijuana use

Nearly a third of high school students in the United States report smoking marijuana. Despite the mixed messages about the safety of marijuana, smoking grass is risky behavior for teens, who are, after all, still developing.

30 Jun 2011

Social stigma surrounding abortion

An international team of researchers says abortion stigma is under-researched, under theorized and over emphasized in one category: women who've had abortions. As a result, they're launching a new direction into research that explores the social stigma surrounding abortion.

30 Jun 2011

New book aims to help address the issue of long term care and older people

A new book co-edited by Dr Alisoun Milne, Reader in Social Gerontology and Social Work at the University of Kent's School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, aims to help address the issue of long term care and older people.

23 Jun 2011

Study finds link between energy drink consumption and substance use among musicians

Frequent use of energy drinks is associated with binge drinking, alcohol-related social problems and misuse of prescription drugs among musicians, according to researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions.

21 Jun 2011

Scientists pinpoint how Michigan program reduced rates of deadly central line bloodstream infections

A team of social scientists and medical and nursing researchers in the United States and the United Kingdom has pinpointed how a programme, which ran in more than 100 hospital intensive care units in Michigan, dramatically reduced the rates of potentially deadly central line bloodstream infections to become one of the world's most successful patient safety programmes.

18 Jun 2011

Women who make their sexual debut as young teens more likely to divorce

A University of Iowa study found that women who make their sexual debut as young teens are more likely to divorce, especially if "the first time" was unwanted, or if she had mixed feelings about it.

16 Jun 2011

Australian men unhealthy and unwilling to seek help: Report

According to a new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, most Australian males are overweight, only 5 per cent eat enough fruit and vegetables and less than a third aged over 15 years participate in organized sport.

13 Jun 2011

Legislation that slows human embryonic stem cell research will also harm iPS cells study

Any legislation that slows human embryonic stem cell research is likely to also seriously harm the study of induced pluripotent stem cells, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the Mayo Clinic and the University of Michigan.

10 Jun 2011

School of Social Service Administration launches new Interdisciplinary Scholar Network initiative

Building on the eminent interdisciplinary tradition at the University of Chicago, the School of Social Service Administration has launched a new initiative that will take its multidisciplinary problem-solving approach to a new level.

10 Jun 2011

Study examines how stigma affects self-concept, identity of individuals with mental illness

A new study led by a Northern Illinois University sociologist shows that while family members often provide critical support, they also can sometimes be the source of stigmatizing attitudes that impede the recovery of mentally ill relatives.

8 Jun 2011