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Recession Intensifies GenX Discontent At Work: Generation X Vs. Baby Boomers, GenY

AP | MARTHA IRVINE | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Baby Boomers, Retirement, Sociology, Economy, Generations, Generational Divide, Recession, Geny, Unemployment, Millenials, Workplace, Office, Genx, Business News

CHICAGO — They're antsy and edgy, tired of waiting for promotion opportunities at work as their elders put off retirement. A good number of them...

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Food Stamps Will Feed Half Of US Kids, Study Says

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: How Many Kids Are on Food Stamps, Welfare, Social Justice, Poverty, Food Stamps, Children, Economy, Parenting, Food Stamp Statistics, Recession, Kids on Food Stamps, Black Children, Usda, Food Research and Action Center, Education, Nutrition, African Americans, Food, Income Gap, US Department of Agriculture, How Many People Are on Food Stamps, Food Stamps Study, Sociology, Food Stamps Data, Poverty Line, Minorities, Politics News

CHICAGO — Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout...

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The Evolution of Technology

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 10.30.2009 | Technology

Read More: Philosophy, Myspace, Sociology, Email, Twitter, Facsimile, Psychology, Skype, Smoke Signals, Facebook, Morse Code, Telegraph, Text Messaging, Telephone, Neuroscience, Web, Data, Mobile Phone, Evolution, Technology, Gui, Technology News
Dr. Jim Taylor

Have you ever thought about how far we've come in our ability to connect with others and how far we'll go? I've been thinking a lot about connectivity recently and have always found that looking back to where we came from can help us better understand where we are today and, more importantly, where we may be going in the future.

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New Required Reading for Dieters

Denise Brodey | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Weight Loss, Diet, Recipes, Books, Dieting, Sociology, Books News
Denise Brodey

We are a nation of armchair dieters, who love to curl up with a good dieting guide. What do you consider sane, fresh, new required-diet reading?

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Are You Resilient? If So, Encourage Psychological and Social Resilience Wherever You Can

Sanjay Khanna | Posted 10.18.2009 | Green

Read More: United Nations Climate Change, Resilience, Africa, Copenhagen, Sustainability, Psychology, Canada, United States, Cop 15, Mike Littrell, Sociology, Dr. Eric Rasmussen, Community, Resilient People + Climate Change, Hollyhock Retreat Centre, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Victoria Hykes Steere, Glenn Albrecht. Carl Hild, Rick Ingrasci, Leif Utne, Instedd, Green News
Sanjay Khanna

What kind of person would you need to become, what kind of community would you need to be a part of, and what kind of process would it take to be able to experience a twenty-first century of increasing unpredictability and loss?

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Study: Childhood Cancer Survivors Less Likely To Marry

Reuters | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Cancer Survivors, Marriage, Cancer Epidemiology, Statistics, Wed, Sociology, Health, Hormone Deficiencies, Hormones, Childhood Cancer, Children Cancer, Kids With Cancer, Biomarkers, Living News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- The scars of childhood cancer may go beyond the physical: Adults who survived cancer as children may have lower-than-aver...

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Roots of Right-Wing Populist Rage -- Reds to Beds

Chip Berlet | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Homosexuality, Values Voters, Populism, Family Values, Evangelical Christians, Sociology, Anti-Abortion, Christian Right, Right Wing, Right-Wing Populism, Sex Education, Politics News
Chip Berlet

There are tens of millions of conservative Christian evangelicals who read, watch, or hear crazy messages on a weekly basis. Stop laughing and start organizing.

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Roots of Right Wing Populist Rage -- Realignment

Chip Berlet | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Christian Right, Right Wing, Populism, Evangelical Christians, Right-Wing Populism, Sociology, Politics News
Chip Berlet

It is neither accurate nor useful to see the current Right wing as one gigantic top-down, corporate run, astroturf, revolt of ignorant wingnuts.

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White Racism Black Bigotry: The Talk About Race is All Wrong!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Systemic Racism, Teachable Moment, Gates, Black Bigotry, President Obama, Issues of Race, Race Relations, Obama, James Crowley, Mud Fight, Racist, Converations on Race, Racists, Noel Cazenave, Liberals, Sgt. Crowley, Crowley, Boston Police, Rush Limbaugh, Politics, Bigotry, Lou Dobbs, Gate and Obama, Racism, Race, Racial Bigotry, Racial Profiling, Civil Rights Movement, Sociology, Police, White Racism, Glenn Beck, Skip Gates, Henry Louis Gates, Conservatives, Officer Barrett, Uconn, University of Connecticut, Obama Crowley Gates Beer, Sgt. James Crowley, Obama Beer, Politics News
Yvonne R. Davis

The problem with discussing "issues of race," is that it dummies down the issue of racism to an individual level, when the real problem is at the macro level.

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Why Driving Makes Us Angry, Bitter and Fearful

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Environment, Traffic, Cars, Psychology, Sociology, Global Warming, Behavioral Economics, Living News
Philip N. Cohen

The constant danger of accidents heightens our emotional responses to other drivers, and directs our anger and bitterness towards individuals around us instead of towards a traffic-based society.

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The Breakfast Club Takes on Jackson, Fawcett, Sanford, Mrs. Madoff

David Finkle | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Michael Jackson, Friendship, Yul Brynner, Ruth Madoff, Mark Sanford, Male Bonding, Sammy Davis Jr. "Thriller, "We Are the World, Orson Welles, Sociology, Ponzi Scheme, Bernard Madoff, Jim Henson, Farrah Fawcett, Living News
David Finkle

On the day after Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett went to their fabulous maker(s), The Breakfast Club kicked off its daily meeting with discussions of both departed celebs.

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Bleeding Heart Liberals Proven Right: Too Much Inequality Harms a Society

Robert Fuller | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Racism, Income Disparity, Economic Inequality, Sociology, Sexism, Rankism, Egalitarianism, Politics News
Robert Fuller

The well being of whole societies is closely correlated not with average income level but rather with the size of the disparity of income between the top 20% and the bottom 20%.

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Breakfast Club Forever!

David Finkle | Posted 06.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Life in the Big City, Male Bonding, Psychology, Sociology, Coffee Culture, Food, Cafe Culture, The Breakfast Club, Living News
David Finkle

It wasn't long before the koffee klatch to which I paid fealty had a name. We were The Breakfast Club.

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You Think For Yourself but You Act Like Your Friends (on homophily)

Auren Hoffman | Posted 05.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Friends, The Nurture Assumption, Copy Cats, Relationships, Look-a-Likes, Sociology, Judith Rich Harris, Mirroring, Copycats, Sex Differences in Social Behavior, Friendship, Friendly, Alice Eagly, James Fowler, Homophily, NIck Christakis, Miller McPherson, Living News
Auren Hoffman

Friends have the capacity to affect people's tastes, activities, and their lives overall.

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iForget: How the iPhone Killed Memory

Matt Stewart | Posted 04.04.2009 | Style

Read More: Cell Phones, Iphone, Internet, Forget, Sociology, Mobile Phones, Web, Memory, Talk, Society, Cellphones, Communications, Technology, Cell Phone, Style News
Matt Stewart

The iPhone is a gorgeous, near-perfect device that reads minds and moves planets. It's also destroying the traditional concept of memory.

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Score One for the Polls

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Science, Election Results, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, President Obama, Obama Wins, Obama Election Day, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day 2008, Sociology, Election Day, Election, Presidential Results, Obama Presidency, Election Analysis, Presidential Election, Obama President, Politics News
Philip N. Cohen

Skepticism about science is good. But instead of turning us off scientific information altogether, skepticism should lead to its more careful consumption.

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Time for politics

Sanjiv Gupta | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: American Time Use Survey, Time Use, Politics, Democracy, Time Management, Sociology, Atus, Politics News
Sanjiv Gupta

How much time have you spent reading the Huffington Post or other political blogs today? More generally, how much time do you spend in a typical day o...

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Layoffs Turn People Into Hermits

LiveScience.com | Jeanna Bryner | Posted 10.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Business Morale, Weak Economy, Economic Downturn, Sociology, Business News

Layoffs can turn social butterflies into near hermits who shun such outlets as book clubs and even church groups, finds a new study. Workers who expe...

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