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r/science • u/sr_local • Aug 27 '26

Social Science Study of 235 heterosexual couples found women did almost 25% more household thinking, planning and scheduling. Disagreements over physical and emotional duties were linked to greater relationship unhappiness, especially in women, while cognitive disparities were linked to poorer relationships in men

news.uq.edu.au

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r/science • u/smurfyjenkins • 15d ago

Social Science Ca 5% of white adults in the US support white nationalism, but among young white men, it's 13.5%. White nationalist support is most common among Republicans and conservatives, low incomes and low education, and those with close friendships primarily online (indicative of online radicalization).

nature.com

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r/science • u/mvea • Jul 30 '26

Social Science A political science paper has emerged comparing the political career of U.S. President Donald Trump to the narrative of Japan’s iconic monster, Godzilla. The study highlights parallels: both were summoned by human errors, wreak havoc indiscriminately, and return even after being seemingly defeated.

chosun.com

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r/science • u/Maxrdt • Aug 03 '26

Social Science Among transgender adolescents in Canada, 97.1% continued with a gender not typically aligned with their birth sex, with only 1.1% discontinuing gender-affirming hormone treatment.

jahonline.org

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r/science • u/sr_local • Jun 10 '26

Social Science People have a natural tendency to turn to the left and walk in an anticlockwise direction, a bias observed across countries, ages and sexes, but reason is unclear

theguardian.com

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r/science • u/smurfyjenkins • 8d ago

Social Science Lay-offs of low-skilled men and a greater workforce composition toward women fuel right-wing voting in the US. It produces “nostalgic” coalitions of men and women that seek a return to male-breadwinner family models and pledge to protect conservative gender roles.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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r/science • u/Tracheid • 2d ago

Social Science As America shifted left under Trump, emotional hostility widened the partisan gap

psypost.org

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r/science • u/smurfyjenkins • May 22 '26

Social Science Most Americans, whether on the right or left, claim to support freedom of speech. However, survey experiments show that after President Trump began explicitly calling for speech restrictions, Trump voters became increasingly supportive of government censorship of outparty media and individuals.

pnas.org

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r/science • u/mvea • 3d ago

Social Science New study says Trump did not get a 2024 mandate for sweeping change. Win was modest by history, most voters didn’t see it as a green light for big overhauls, he didn’t campaign on many later moves, and the public opposed most of those policies (agency cuts, mass deportations, tariffs).

cambridge.org

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r/science • u/sr_local • Mar 07 '26

Social Science Experts say there is no overdiagnosis of ADHD. Instead, they are warning that far from being overdiagnosed, people with ADHD are waiting too long for assessment, support, and treatment

southampton.ac.uk

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r/science • u/mvea • 23d ago

Social Science Throughout the Trump era, racial resentment among non-Black racial groups and anti-immigrant sentiment among all racial groups consistently predicted greater Trump support, including Asian Americans, despite their predominantly immigrant-origin backgrounds.

journals.sagepub.com

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r/science • u/smurfyjenkins • 6d ago

Social Science The Trump administration's DOGE cuts were systematically concentrated in counties that provided weaker electoral support for Trump. Whereas past administrations might provide benefits to electorally valuable constituencies, Trump is a unique case of punishing electorally oppositional constituencies.

cambridge.org

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r/science • u/andmario_com • Aug 04 '26

Social Science Analysis of 97,220 people across 66 countries tested 200+ societal factors and found the 'communitarian' path to happiness — societies where people are enabled to boost each other's happiness — significantly outperforms the individualistic 'take care of your own happiness' approach

psypost.org

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r/science • u/Slow-Pie147 • Aug 03 '26

Social Science As temperatures rise, so does climate skepticism in Germany. Some 98% of active climate scientists say climate change is happening, and is man-made. Nonetheless, a new study shows the number of climate-change skeptics in Germany has increased.

dw.com

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r/science • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 18d ago

Social Science Federal science funding cuts and grant freezes implemented in 2025 have caused severe professional and mental distress for early-career U.S. researchers, driving 60 percent of surveyed scientists to consider moving abroad and 56.7 percent to contemplate leaving academic research completely.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/The_Conversation • 16d ago

Social Science Paying college students $5/night if they slept more than 7 hours (n=468) led to increased sleep and increased GPA compared to control group; habits lingered some after end of payments

theconversation.com

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r/science • u/mvea • Jan 20 '26

Social Science By stoking the Greenland debate, the US may actually be harming itself. By purchasing Greenland or taking it over via illegal military means, the US would actively harm its own national security, the security of NATO and the overall security of the international, democratic, rules-based order.

uni-konstanz.de

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r/science • u/mvea • Mar 22 '26

Social Science American political discourse has become less substantive and less civil, often devolving into personal insults. The researchers found an asymmetric pattern: while personal attacks occur in both parties, they are delivered 2.7 times more frequently by Republicans than by Democrats.

keough.nd.edu

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r/science • u/No_Idea_Guy • May 27 '26

Social Science Women’s faces rated more attractive even by other women, study finds

theguardian.com

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r/science • u/sr_local • Feb 14 '26

Social Science Children raised with "authoritative" parenting style, marked by bonding, presence, dialogue, and clear rules of conduct, show a reduction in drug and alcohol risk compared to other parenting styles (authoritarian, permissive and neglectful)

agencia.fapesp.br

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r/science • u/smurfyjenkins • Jul 28 '26

Social Science Arrests of non-citizens have spiked to unprecedented levels during the second Trump administration. However, the share of arrested individuals with criminal convictions fell significantly, in stark contrast to both the Joe Biden administration and the first Trump administration.

pnas.org

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r/science • u/smurfyjenkins • Apr 25 '26

Social Science Higher education enjoyed considerable bipartisan support by the Republican Party and Democratic Party in the 1980s and early 1990s. In the mid-90s, Republicans’ position gradually became more critical before becoming almost uniformly negative toward higher education in recent years.

cambridge.org

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r/science • u/mvea • Sep 27 '25

Social Science A new study suggests that scientists are leaving X (formerly known as Twitter) in significant numbers due to its declining professional value. Many now find Bluesky to be a more effective platform for networking, outreach, and staying updated on research.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/sr_local • Dec 28 '25

Social Science Using marijuana just once or twice a month is associated with worse school performance and emotional distress for teens. The more frequently they used cannabis, the more likely they were to report emotional distress and other social and academic problems

cuimc.columbia.edu

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r/science • u/nep000 • Nov 17 '25

Social Science Surprising numbers of childfree people emerge in developing countries, defying expectations

journals.plos.org

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