Social Development

Attitude of Iranian Female University Students to Sport and Exercise

2011-2020, Case Study, Countries and Regions, Foreign, Newspaper Article/Feature, Social Development / By

This article aimed to discover the attitudes of Iranian male university students toward sport and exercise. This study is based on the same research as another published paper regarding the attitudes of Iranian female students toward sport and exercise. Based on the results, it was concluded that the sport programs should be organized around students‘ …

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“Creeping” or just information seeking? Gender differences in partner monitoring in response to jealousy on Facebook

2011-2020, Case Study, Cultural Development, Foreign, Gender, Newspaper Article/Feature, Social Development / By

New media, such as Facebook, has implications for romantic relationships, including easing the ability to monitor a partner’s activities. Across two studies we demonstrate that in response to feelings of jealousy, women are more likely than men to monitor their partner’s activities on Facebook. In Study 1, participants were exposed to one of three experimental …

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‘Livin’ on the Straights’: Identity, Desistance, and Work among Women Post-Incarceration

2011-2020, Case Study, Foreign, Gender, Newspaper Article/Feature, Social Development / By

This study explores how a group of women recently released from prison as parolees attempt to sustain their exit from deviant careers by constructing replacement selves. Contrary to traditional gendered scripts, these women view themselves as active participants in the world of work. Upon release not only do they desire to work to meet financial …

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