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Peer Pressure Drives College Drinking
Published July 10, 2009, 6:36 am, Psych Central
When college students think that other undergrads drink a lot of alcohol, they drink more themselves. However, a new systematic review suggests that when college students learn they are mistaken about the actual normal drinking habits of their peers, they sometimes imbibe less often. The reviewers evaluated 22 studies that involved 7,275 university and college [...]
Straightening the queer pitch
Published July 9, 2009, 10:03 pm, rediff.com
One of the biggest impediments to the social acceptance of the Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgenders (LGBT) is not so much laws and moral codes, but socio-cultural attitudes as institutionalised within language and jokes, which become the currency of the daily transaction of violence against them.
GAO pen test brings the hammer down on federal rent-a-cops
Published July 9, 2009, 9:05 am, BetaNews
But are the computers to blame for the contract-guard fiasco at FPS?
College Students Might Drink Less If They Knew Peers' True Habits
Published July 9, 2009, 8:42 am, Newswise
Blame it on peer pressure. When college students think that other undergrads drink a lot of alcohol, they drink more themselves. But authors of a new review say that much of that peer influence is the result of incorrect perceptions.
Personalised feedback on drinking behaviours could reduce alcohol misuse
Published July 8, 2009, 9:50 pm, New Kerala
Washington, July 8 : If students are given personalised feedback on their drinking behaviour and the social norms associated with the problem, it could help them reduce alcohol misuse, according to a Cochrane Systematic Review.
Why IE Doesn't Support HTML 5 Video (Yet)
Published July 8, 2009, 9:31 pm, InternetNews.com
Mozilla supports HTML 5 video, Microsoft doesn't yet but without a codec specified, does it matter?
Why "Brüno" is bad for the gays
Published July 8, 2009, 5:38 pm, Salon.com
Sacha Baron Cohen's character could have been a bold stab at homophobia. Instead it's a mincing minstrel show
Attempt to reverse Maine 'gay marriage' law passes signature threshold
Published July 8, 2009, 2:37 pm, BPNews.net
PORTLAND, Maine (BP)--Maine's citizens apparently will get to decide the future of "gay marriage" in November.
Changing Student Drinking Perceptions
Published July 8, 2009, 10:13 am, redOrbit
Giving students personalized feedback on their drinking behavior and how it compares to social norms might help to reduce alcohol misuse, according to a Cochrane Systematic Review.A large body of social science research has established that students tend to overestimate the amount of alcohol that their peers consume.
Student drinking: Changing perceptions reduces alcohol misuse
Published July 8, 2009, 9:36 am, PhysOrg
Giving students personalised feedback on their drinking behaviour and how it compares to social norms might help to reduce alcohol misuse, according to a Cochrane Systematic Review.
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