Skip to content
Notice: Welcome to our news portal.

University of Washington News & Information

  • Home
  • Articles
  • About Us
  • Contact Information

Category: Social Science

International law permits abusive fathers custody of children

December 7, 2010November 2, 2020 Molly McElroy

In a new survey co-authored by a UW social work researcher, in nearly half of court cases against battered women living abroad who flee their abusive husbands and return to the United States, their children are sent back, usually to their fathers.

Law and Policy, Social ScienceLeave a comment

Bulging prison system called massive intervention in American family life

August 3, 2008October 30, 2020 Joel Schwarz

The mammoth increase in the United States’ prison population since the 1970s is having profound demographic consequences that disproportionately affect black males.

Social ScienceLeave a comment

Rotten to the core: How workplace ‘bad apples’ spoil barrels of good employees

February 17, 2007November 2, 2020 Nancy Gardner

Look around any organization and chances are you’ll be able to find at least one person whose negative behavior affects the rest of the group to varying degrees. So much so, say two University of Washington researchers, that these “bad apples” are like a virus to their teams, and can upset or spoil the whole apple cart.

Business, Social ScienceLeave a comment

Tough child support laws may deter single men from becoming fathers, study finds

June 13, 2005October 15, 2020 Steven Goldsmith

Child Support Study Researchers studying the factors behind out-of-wedlock births have found a significant variable that often is overlooked: child support. States that are strict in enforcing child support have up to 20 percent fewer unmarried births than states that Read More …

Law and Policy, Social ScienceLeave a comment

Two-thirds of school-age children have an imaginary companion by age 7

December 6, 2004November 1, 2020 Joel Schwarz

It is so prevalent that 65 percent of children report that, by the age of 7, they have had an imaginary companion at some point in their lives, according to a new study by University of Washington and University of Oregon psychologists.

Social ScienceLeave a comment

Paper or mouse-click? What’s on computers is easier to find, study shows

September 1, 2004November 1, 2020 Steven Goldsmith

As office workers pause for Labor Day and students prepare for school, a new study sheds harsh light on an item that gives both groups headaches — paper.

Business, Science and Tech, Social ScienceLeave a comment

Recent Posts

  • How to reduce student loans payments – Know your Options
  • Can you pay Student Loans with a Credit Card?
  • Should I pay off my student loans earlier?
  • About UWNews.org
  • Contact Information
© 2020 University of Washington News & Information . All rights reserved.
Proudly powered by WordPress | Education Hub by WEN Themes