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UrduKnowing how cultural evolution happens also means we can harness it for the larger good, creating a more just and sustainable world, according to a new article from a research team including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Tag: social control
Mistaken views of peer drinking can increase risk of dating violence among LGBTQIA2S+ teens
Research shows that adolescents and young adults frequently overestimate the extent to which their peers drink alcohol, and that these overestimations increase risk for problem drinking behaviors, as well as dating violence. A recent study found that LGBTQIA2S+* teens likewise overestimate the frequency and quantity of alcohol use of other LGBTQIA2S+ teens, but also drink alcohol and experience dating violence at disproportionately higher rates than heterosexual, cisgender teens.
Our Brains May Think Two Steps Ahead When Trying to Sway Others
Humans are able to think a few steps ahead in non-social situations, such as navigating a new hiking trail or planning a vacation. A Mount Sinai study now shows that we may also do this when interacting with other people.
Expert Available to Discuss Prison Violence, Oklahoma Lockdown
Brittany Friedman, a Rutgers University–New Brunswick expert on social control and prison organization, is available for commentary on prison violence, and the most recent cases in Oklahoma where several prisons across the state are on lockdown due to inmate fights.…