Social Science
IU Health & Wellness for May discusses new research that looks at the influence having a sexual partner can have on one's interest in the oppositive sex. Experts in social networks and career counseling offer insights into how to find jobs and stay positive in dark times.
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With one in five people in the U.S. speaking a language other than English when at home, Tessa Bent's research into how children perceive so many different varieties of foreign-accented English has never been more timely. Recognizing the importance of understanding how children may or may not overcome foreign-accented speech variables, the National Institutes of Health has made Bent, an assistant professor in the Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, one of the first IU faculty members to receive grant funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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In a new study, cognitive scientists have shown that when aware of both a negative and positive stereotype related to performance, women will identify more closely with the positive stereotype, avoiding the harmful impact the negative stereotype unwittingly can have on their performance.
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Pulitzer Prize winning author and Indiana University distinguished professor of cognitive science and computer science Douglas Hofstadter has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Stephanie C. Kane, associate professor in Indiana University's Department of Criminal Justice, discusses piracy, poverty and global trade in the wake of several recent high-profile pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia.
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Should sociologists be involved in research on the genetics of illness and disease? A recent issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education recognized Indiana University Distinguished and Chancellor's Professor of Sociology Bernice Pescosolido for her research on alcoholism.
