This RSS news feed from uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information, includes the last 40 in the Social Science category. http://uwnews.org/apps/uwnews/public/rss.aspx?q=uwnByCategoryName&categoryName=Social Science&numToShow=40 http://uwnews.org/images/uwnewslogo_small.jpg http://uwnews.org/ uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information (c)2009 University of Washington News and Information | http://uwnews.org | uwnews@u.washington.edu | 206-543-2580 Bob Roseth | roseth@u.washington.edu Ken Fine | kenfine@u.washington.edu Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:04:53 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Scientists trying to understand how the brains of animals evolve have found that evolutionary changes in brain structure reflect the types of social interactions and environmental stimuli different species face. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50618 Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50618 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:01:05 GMT A new study validates the most surprising and controversial finding about the Implicit Association test that about 70 percent of those people who took a version of the test that measures racial attitudes have an unconscious preference for whites compared to blacks. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50463 Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50463 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:12:33 GMT UW neuroscientists were delighted at the reactions of former President George W. Bush and Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki when an Iraqi reporter flung his shoes toward the two men during a Baghdad news conference. The reactions mirrored findings they found in studies about the human vision system. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50388 Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50388 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:50:55 GMT Researchers trying to uncover why premature birth is a growing problem in the United States and one that disproportionately affects black women have found that pre-pregnancy depressive mood appears to be a risk factor in preterm birth among both blacks and whites. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50363 Health and Medicine Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50363 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:58:51 GMT Families throughout Washington and parts of Oregon and Idaho have two opportunities to help University of Washington researchers unlock some of the secrets of autism, a spectrum of developmental disorders that now affects about one out of every 150 children born in the United States. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50295 Health and Medicine Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50295 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:16:30 GMT In these times of trillion-dollar budgets and deficits, $6.3 billion may not seem like much money, but that's what the United States potentially could save on each group of adolescents who enter foster care every year. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50155 Law and Policy Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=50155 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:45:41 GMT Lower rates of smoking among black teens may be the result of black parents setting concrete guidelines about substance use and establishing clearly defined consequences for not following those guidelines. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=49748 Health and Medicine Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=49748 Thu, 14 May 2009 16:16:01 GMT A new program designed to improve public understanding and news reporting of mental health and mental illness is being launched today by the University of Washington's School of Social Work and the Washington State Mental Health Transformation Project. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=49399 Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=49399 Mon, 04 May 2009 16:53:02 GMT Stereotypes often paint a partial or false picture of an individual or group. But now researchers have found evidence that supports a stereotype held by many in the United States - that Mexicans are more outgoing, talkative, sociable and extroverted. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=49344 Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=49344 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:25:11 GMT A national research team including six present and former UW researchers has connected more of the intricate pieces of the autism puzzle, with two studies that identify genes with important contributions to the disorder. Both studies detected genes implicated in the development of brain circuitry in early childhood. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=49157 Health and Medicine Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=49157 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:02:00 GMT New research shows that exclusion from the legal workforce and lack of financial aid often keep undocumented students from attending college. However, a Congressional act could remove some barriers. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48941 Campus Politics and Government Social Science Catherine O'Donnell (cath2@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48941 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT If Mark Twain were alive today he might rephrase his frequently cited observation about everyone talking about the weather but not doing anything about it to say, "Everyone reads or watches weather forecasts, but many people don't understand them." http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48740 Science Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48740 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:37:06 GMT Modern technology increasingly is encroaching into human connections with the natural world and University of Washington psychologists believe this intrusion may emerge as one of the central psychological problems of our times. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48400 Social Science Technology Environment Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48400 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:53:54 GMT Researchers will present results of a study on the cost benefits of a controversial model program called Housing First at 1811 Eastlake Ave. East in Seattle. The study compares the costs to taxpayers of housing homeless alcoholics at 1811 Eastlake against leaving them on the street where the major costs are the police and emergency health care. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48292 Health and Medicine Social Science Law and Policy http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48292 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:18:46 GMT Say goodbye to Italian-Americans and German-Americans and say hello to Vietnamese-Americans, Salvadoran-Americans and a bunch of other hyphenated Americans. The way people identify themselves in the United States is changing, and the way the federal census classifies them by race or ethnicity isn't painting a clear portrait of America, according to new research. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48218 Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48218 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:00:07 GMT Barack Obama's election could turn out to have negative consequences in addressing racial injustices in the United States, according to new research. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48160 Social Science Politics and Government Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48160 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:17:34 GMT A new report from Washington Kids Count says if state unemployment rises to 9 percent, nearly 40,000 more Washington State children will find themselves in poverty. It would cost billions of dollars, and have long-term negative effects. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48130 Law and Policy Social Science Politics and Government Lori Pfingst (pfingst@u.washington.edu) and T.J. Stutman (tstutman@u.washington.edu ) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48130 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:46:21 GMT UW researchers have discovered an increased pattern of brain activity in the amygdalas of adults with autism that may be linked to the social deficits that typically are associated with the disorder. Previous research at the UW and elsewhere has shown that abnormal growth patterns in the amygdala are commonly found among young children diagnosed with autism. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48118 Health and Medicine Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48118 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:54:56 GMT Researchers trying to uncover the mechanisms that cause attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder have found an abnormality in the brains of adolescent boys suffering from the conditions, but not where they expected to find it. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48078 Social Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=48078 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:21:18 GMT A new Washington state program designed to help victims of domestic violence increase their knowledge of how to use technology safely and help minimize the risks that technology can pose when one is in an abusive relationship has been evaluated as highly successful. It can be easily adopted for use in other states or nationally. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=47731 Social Science Bothell and Tacoma Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=47731 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:19:30 GMT