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| LIF | Study Abroad Program Could Produce New Architecture Institute in Nicaragua
The institute could help convert a war-torn district of Granada, Nicaragua, into a haven for tourists and developers. | 13-Aug-2009
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| LIF | Young Adults More Politically Active in 2008 Election, but Not More Knowledgeable
A Kansas State University study examined young adults' media consumption and the effects of new media on their political knowledge and political activism. It showed that 18- to 24-year-olds' engagement in politics through media such as blogs and YouTube did not increase their knowledge. | 12-Aug-2009
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| LIF | Philosophers and Gen Con Gamers Share Quest to Understand Life
The quest to understand the human condition and life in our universe is a common thread linking academic philosophers with the costumed Trekkers who are gathered in Indianapolis for Gen Con gaming event August 13-16, says philosophy professor.
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| LIF | Majority of Americans Say Wife Should Change Her Name
In a national survey, 71 percent of Americans said women should change their surname upon marriage. About half supported the idea that the government should require this. Somewhat contradictory, almost half of respondents said it would be OK for men to change their last last, in part because the idea was so implausible.
American Sociological Association | 12-Aug-2009
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| LIF | Professor Relives Child Hood Humiliations for New Book 'Do-over!'
Robin Hemley decided to do over the experiences he botched as a kid. So at age 48, the director of the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program went back to kindergarten and summer camp, joined a fraternity, attempted to take the ACT, and finally asked the girl of his 16-year-old dreams to prom. Hemley describes his adventures in his new book, "DO-OVER!," published this summer by Little, Brown & Co.
"Do-Over!" | 11-Aug-2009
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| LIF | Indiana University Research at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting
Researchers discuss studies involving the medicalization of mental illness and how it has done little to remove the stigma; and the polarization of American politics and how this works well for Americans, who are becoming more socially isolated. (Embargo expired on 11-Aug-2009 at 13:30 ET.)
American Sociological Association | 11-Aug-2009
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| LIF | Blundering into History: A Woodstock Eyewitness Remembers
“Woodstock has become a favorite Sixties memory, the Sixties as they might have been, shorn of all that unpleasantness about the war, racism, etc.,” says history professor and Woodstock eyewitness Maurice Isserman. Co-author of “America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s,” Isserman frequently provides expert commentary on Woodstock and other significant events of the era.
Expert available | 11-Aug-2009
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| LIF | What Makes an Accent in a Foreign Language Lighter?
The more empathy one has for another, the lighter the accent will be when speaking in a second language. This is the conclusion of a new study carried out at the University of Haifa. "In addition to personal-affective factors, it has been found that the 'language ego' is also influenced by the sociopolitical position of the speaker towards the majority group," the researchers stated.
International Journal of Bilingualism | 09-Aug-2009
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| LIF | Woodstock Art Was “Carefree and Loose” — but Where Is It?
It was billed as the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, but it just didn’t fly -- the art part, that is. But the art that never took wing would be worth major “cha-ching” today — if it could be authenticated, said sculptor Karl Umlauf, artist-in-residence at Baylor University in Waco.
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| Temp Work Strains Employee Mental Health
Workers hired for temporary, contract, casual or fixed-term positions are at risk for increased mental health problems, according to research to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association.
American Sociological Association's 104th Annual Meeting | 09-Aug-2009
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