Income shifts prompt BMI changes in married couples.
Study: When one spouse's income rises, the other's BMI tends to fall, challenging the 'trophy wife' trope.
Topic
Sociology
A collection of 14 issues
Aggression in pornography has tripled over 25 years, study finds
Visible physical aggression in popular online pornography has tripled over 25 years, driven by spanking and other acts.
Deprivation drives Germans right, Americans left
Deprivation and authoritarian traits push Germans towards far-right politics but Americans towards far-left.
Beauty bias in service industry inconsistent, study finds
New analysis of 50 years of research finds beauty bias in service industry is inconsistent and can backfire, with stronger effects for men.
Moral absolutism drives support for bans more than ideology
Conservatives support bans more due to moral absolutism, not just ideology.
High school subjects shape lifelong political views
High school subjects shape lifelong political views: arts lean left, business right, study finds
Hispanic children face less green space in deprived areas
Study reveals Hispanic kids in deprived US neighborhoods have less green space access.
Most White men in NZ don’t feel discriminated against, study finds
A study finds most White men in NZ don’t feel discriminated against, but a small minority does, with perceptions increasing over time.
People choose partners based on family background, not education levels
Study finds partner similarity in education is driven by shared family backgrounds, not just education levels.
Study links women’s political views to romantic preferences.
Women's political views influence their romantic preferences, with right-leaning women preferring traditional traits and extremes valuing political similarity.