Social Science posts
- July 15, 2010
- 07:40 PM
- 382 views
Are NBA Fans Racist?
by Michael Long in Phased
Philip Broyles and Bradley Keen (Shippensburg University, United States) have found that race has no effect on player card value, suggesting a lack of overpowering racism among NBA consumers. This news feature was written on July 15, 2010.... Read more »
Broyles, P., & Keen, B. (2010) Consumer discrimination in the NBA: An examination of the effect of race on the value of basketball trading cards. The Social Science Journal, 47(1), 162-171. DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2009.07.003
- July 15, 2010
- 06:50 PM
- 491 views
The Risky Business of Hunger
by Darcy Cowan in Skepticon
We like to think of ourselves as rational actors when it comes to making decisions, we take in information, process it and choose the path that we think will lead to a desirable outcome (if we aren’t deep-seated masochists I suppose). Regular readers of this blog and others that espouse a sceptical viewpoint will know [...]... Read more »
Symmonds M, Emmanuel JJ, Drew ME, Batterham RL, & Dolan RJ. (2010) Metabolic state alters economic decision making under risk in humans. PloS one, 5(6). PMID: 20585383
- July 15, 2010
- 05:26 AM
- 666 views
Men Order Big Steaks to Avoid Cupcake Outing
by Ultimo167 in Strong Silent Types
Who would have thought that men put so much thought into not ordering fish but steak, bangers and mash but not strawberries and cream? Gal and Wilkie (2010) say more please and many men end up with perpetual tummy ache.... Read more »
Gal, D., & Wilkie, J. (2010) Real Men Don't Eat Quiche: Regulation of Gender-Expressive Choices by Men. Social Psychological and Personality Science. DOI: 10.1177/1948550610365003
- July 14, 2010
- 10:49 AM
- 474 views
Autism And Wealth
by Neuroskeptic in Neuroskeptic
We live in societies where some people are richer than others - though the extent of wealth inequality varies greatly around the world.In general, it's sad but true that poor people suffer more diseases. Within a given country almost all physical and mental illnesses are more common amongst the poor, although this isn't always true between countries.So if a certain disease is more common in rich people within a country, that's big news because it suggests that something unusual is going on. Aut........ Read more »
Durkin, M., Maenner, M., Meaney, F., Levy, S., DiGuiseppi, C., Nicholas, J., Kirby, R., Pinto-Martin, J., & Schieve, L. (2010) Socioeconomic Inequality in the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence from a U.S. Cross-Sectional Study. PLoS ONE, 5(7). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011551
- July 14, 2010
- 01:00 AM
- 683 views
Quitting Behavior is Social Too
by Yuping Liu-Thompkins in Ping! -- Loyalty Science in Practice
When we talk about social networking or contagion effect, we are usually referring to getting good words out about us so that we can engender good will and gain additional customers. In other words, we often focus on positive behavior in the context of social networks. But just as positive behavior can be fostered through [...]... Read more »
Irit Nitzan and Barak Libai. (2010) Social Effects on Customer Retention. Marketing Science Institute Working Paper Series 2010. info:other/10-107
- July 12, 2010
- 05:49 PM
- 573 views
How to Reduce Street Crime in Denmark
by Aaron Jacklin in Understanding Crime
Danish crime prevention efforts focussed on structural and societal factors that influence families during the adolescence of young males would probably have the largest effect on preventing crimes committed by those males, according to a huge study of young men in Denmark.
Authored by Keith Soothill and colleagues, the study was published in the British Journal [...]... Read more »
Soothill, K., Christoffersen, M., Hussain, M., & Francis, B. (2009) Exploring Paradigms of Crime Reduction: An Empirical Longitudinal Study. British Journal of Criminology, 50(2), 222-238. DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azp076
- July 12, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 804 views
Point-Counterpoint: the use of ‘sex’ and ‘gender’ in physiological studies
by EcoPhysioMichelle in C6-H12-O6 (old)
I recently read a very interesting point/counterpoint on the use of ‘sex’ and ‘gender’ in physiological research from last month’s AJP:RICP. In Point: a call for proper usage of “gender” and “sex” in biomedical publications, King points out that sex and gender are often used interchangeably when the variable involved is very clearly sex and [...]... Read more »
King, B. (2010) Point: a call for proper usage of "gender" and "sex" in biomedical publications. AJP: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 298(6). DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00694.2009
Geary, N. (2010) Counterpoint: physiologists should not distinguish "sex" and "gender". AJP: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 298(6). DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00113.2010
- July 11, 2010
- 07:42 AM
- 812 views
The Science of Double Rainbows (OMG, what does this mean?)
by westius in Mr Science Show
This question came in from @holabendez for Science Week. What causes a double rainbow? The question is inspired by, in my opinion, the best youtube video since Keyboard Cat met Hall and Oates. Check out the Double Rainbow video below - if I'm this happy for just one day in my life, it will have been a happy life:
And now you'd better check out the Double Rainbow Song....
Rainbows are the result of the reflection and refraction of light by water droplets. They can be seen when there are wa........ Read more »
G., T. (1938) Descartes' Discourse on Method. Nature, 141(3574), 769-769. DOI: 10.1038/141769c0
- July 11, 2010
- 05:05 AM
- 1,022 views
Academic capitalism and the spread of English
by Ingrid Piller in Language on the Move
In 2009, I contributed a chapter about the social inclusion of migrants in Australia to an edited book about immigration policy published in Japanese in Japan. The book is doing well – a second edition has just been published – … Continue reading →... Read more »
Choi, P. (2010) 'Weep for Chinese university': a case study of English hegemony and academic capitalism in higher education in Hong Kong. Journal of Education Policy, 25(2), 233-252. DOI: 10.1080/02680930903443886
- July 10, 2010
- 01:34 PM
- 525 views
Stereotype threat
by Erika Cule in Blogging the PhD
When I took my GCSE science exams, sometimes the questions were set in the context of an experiment. John and Sarah are investigating the effect of temperature on the rate of photosynthesis. or A physicist was investigating this or that...... Read more »
Good JJ, Woodzicka JA, & Wingfield LC. (2010) The effects of gender stereotypic and counter-stereotypic textbook images on science performance. The Journal of social psychology, 150(2), 132-47. PMID: 20397590
- July 10, 2010
- 12:59 PM
- 730 views
Japanese Men Seek Help for Western Over-Kill
by Ultimo167 in Strong Silent Types
Chan and Hayashi (2010) think that Japanese men might be badly afflicted by gender role conflict, only to happily discover that it's nothing that can't be fixed by a bit of cognitive therapy.... Read more »
Chan, R.K.H., & Hayashi, K. (2010) Gender Roles and Help-Seeking Behaviour: Promoting Professional Help among Japanese Men. Journal of Social Work, 10(3), 243-262. info:/
- July 9, 2010
- 01:56 AM
- 1,022 views
The colonial cringe in academia
by Ingrid Piller in Language on the Move
When I lived in Abu Dhabi, I once visited a university in another Middle Eastern country. As part of the visit I did a guest lecture about my research, I met with colleagues to discuss our joint research interests and … Continue reading →... Read more »
Esmat Babaii. (2010) Opting Out or Playing the ‘Academic Game’? Professional Identity Construction by Off-Center Academics. Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines, 4(1), 93-105. info:/
- July 8, 2010
- 11:32 AM
- 1,481 views
Put Down Your iPhone and Watch the Game: Notes on the Home Team Advantage
by Krystal D'Costa in Anthropology in Practice
Baseball is not golf. Yes, in both sports players attempt to hit a ball with a stick, but that's essentially where the similarities end. Baseball, unlike golf, thrives on the noisy participation of the fans. Golf asks spectators to "remain still and quiet during a player's shot [and] crowds are strongly discouraged from cheering until after a player hits the ball." Baseball will have none of
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Greer, D. (1983) Spectator Booing and the Home Advantage: A Study of Social Influence in the Basketball Arena. Social Psychology Quarterly, 46(3), 252. DOI: 10.2307/3033796
- July 7, 2010
- 01:12 PM
- 681 views
What values motivate the non-religious in the UK?
Most research on religion is done in the US, a country which is something of an outlier among modernised nations because of the importance of religion in daily life. So, for example, the non-religious in the US tend to be 'disagreeable' (meaning that they are nonconformist and prefer to go their own way). But is this something general about the non-religious, or does it simply tell us something about what it takes to be openly non-religious in the USA?
So a recent analysis of the values of the ........ Read more »
Pepper, M., Jackson, T., & Uzzell, D. (2010) A Study of Multidimensional Religion Constructs and Values in the United Kingdom. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 49(1), 127-146. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2009.01496.x
- July 7, 2010
- 03:30 AM
- 1,346 views
Top Ten Excuses for World Cup Football Failures (with citations)
by Duncan Hull in O'Really?
Football fever grips the globe as we reach the final stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Alongside the traditional game where one winning team takes all, leaving 31 losing teams to go home earlier than expected, there is another competition running in parallel. Which losing team can come up with the [...]... Read more »
Travis, K. (2010) Scoring a Career in Sports Science. Science. DOI: 10.1126/science.caredit.a1000067
Lucifora, C., & Simmons, R. (2003) Superstar Effects in Sport: Evidence From Italian Soccer. Journal Of Sports Economics, 4(1), 35-55. DOI: 10.1177/1527002502239657
Zak, P., Kurzban, R., Ahmadi, S., Swerdloff, R., Park, J., Efremidze, L., Redwine, K., Morgan, K., & Matzner, W. (2009) Testosterone Administration Decreases Generosity in the Ultimatum Game. PLoS ONE, 4(12). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008330
Elmar Bittner, Andreas Nussbaumer, Wolfhard Janke, & Martin Weigel. (2006) Football fever: goal distributions and non-Gaussian statistics. Eur. Phys. J. B 67, 459 (2009). arXiv: physics/0606016v1
Goff, J., & Carré, M. (2010) Soccer ball lift coefficients via trajectory analysis. European Journal of Physics, 31(4), 775-784. DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/31/4/007
Kranjec, A., Lehet, M., Bromberger, B., & Chatterjee, A. (2010) A Sinister Bias for Calling Fouls in Soccer. PLoS ONE, 5(7). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011667
Abell, J. (2010) ‘They seem to think “We're better than you”’: Framing football support as a matter of ‘national identity’ in Scotland and England. British Journal of Social Psychology. DOI: 10.1348/014466610X514200
Wayne C. Naidoo, & Jules R. Tapamo. (2006) Soccer video analysis by ball, player and referee tracking. SAICSIT '06: Proceedings of the 2006 annual research conference of the South African institute of computer scientists and information technologists on IT research in developing countries. DOI: 10.1145/1216262.1216268
- July 7, 2010
- 02:57 AM
- 1,215 views
Men, English, and international romance
by Lachlan Jackson in Language on the Move
“Japanese guys aren’t the most popular creatures on earth when it comes to romance. Sad but true.” That’s the claim of Meiko Mochizuki Swartz, self-professed bilingual, bicultural ‘expert’ and author of an online book titled Nihonjin no Otoko wa Motenai … Continue reading →... Read more »
Piller, Ingrid . (2006) A passion for English: desire and the language market. Aneta Pavlenko. Ed. Bilingual minds: Emotional experience, expression, and representation (Clevedon: Multilingual Matters, 59-83. info:/
- July 6, 2010
- 05:36 PM
- 505 views
Rethinking Criminology(ies)
by Kevin Karpiak in Anthropoliteia: the anthropology of policing
As I try to put together a course on “Policing in Society” for the upcoming semester at the same time that I try to figure out for myself the place of anthropology in criminology (or vice versa, or somesuch). I came across this article, which I think has particular potential for our discussions here: Rethinking [...]... Read more »
Felices-Luna, M. (2010) Rethinking Criminology(ies) through the Inclusion of Political Violence and Armed Conflict as Legitimate Objects of Inquiry. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice/La Revue canadienne de criminologie et de justice pénale, 52(3), 249-269. DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.52.3.249
- July 5, 2010
- 12:55 PM
- 627 views
Standardization cause of poor replicability?
by Henkjan Honing in Music Matters
In the last few years Web-based experiments have become an attractive alternative to lab-based experiments. Next to the advantages of versatility and the ecological validity of the results, Web-based experiments can potentially reach a much larger, more varied and intrinsically motivated participant pool. Especially in the domain of music perception and cognition it is important to probe a wide variety of participants, with different levels of training and cultural backgrounds.Nevertheless, to g........ Read more »
Richter, S., Garner, J., Auer, C., Kunert, J., & Würbel, H. (2010) Systematic variation improves reproducibility of animal experiments. Nature Methods, 7(3), 167-168. DOI: 10.1038/nmeth0310-167
Honing, H., & Reips, U.-D. (2008) Web-based versus lab-based studies: a response to Kendall (2008). Empirical Musicology Review, 3(2), 73-77. info:/
- July 5, 2010
- 06:57 AM
- 1,092 views
History of Medicine: ‘Natural’ eugenics
by Wellcome Trust in Wellcome Trust Blog
I always enjoy hearing about those exceptional people who can step outside the general buzz and flow of events and current thinking to see where it is meeting resistance and problems. And who then have the force of personality, intellect and ingenuity to change its direction, so that the desired end is met. Sometimes the [...]... Read more »
Ramsden, E. (2009) Confronting the Stigma of Eugenics: Genetics, Demography and the Problems of Population. Social Studies of Science, 39(6), 853-884. DOI: 10.1177/0306312709335406
- July 4, 2010
- 11:49 AM
- 531 views
Standardization cause of poor reproducibility?
by Henkjan Honing in Music Matters
In the last few years Web-based experiments have become an attractive alternative to lab-based experiments. Next to the advantages of versatility and the ecological validity of the results, Web-based experiments can potentially reach a much larger, more varied and intrinsically motivated participant pool. Especially in the domain of music perception and cognition it is important to probe a wide variety of participants, with different levels of training and cultural backgrounds.Nevertheless, to ........ Read more »
Richter, S., Garner, J., & Würbel, H. (2009) Environmental standardization: cure or cause of poor reproducibility in animal experiments?. Nature Methods, 6(4), 257-261. DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.1312
Honing, H., & Reips, U.-D. (2008) Web-based versus lab-based studies: a response to Kendall (2008). Empirical Musicology Review, 3(2), 73-77. info:/
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