International study suggests bias could affect boys’ self-esteem
Lower marks ‘could cause pupils to limit their ambitions’
Girls receive better marks at school than boys because they are better behaved, not because they are more intelligent, a study suggests.
Teachers give higher marks to reflect ‘certain student characteristics’ that are not related to ability, the international study claims.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, which carried out the research, said that the bias [...]
People who watch non-competition reality shows are more extroverted, neurotic and have a lower self-esteem, according to a new study.
The survey, conducted by Today.com polled 19,000 people and found that “those who watched non-competition reality shows are more extroverted, neurotic and have lower self-esteem than watchers who are not fans of the genre.”
Additionally, the survey found that 72% of women and 60% of men watch Reality television simply because they’re [...]
HOUSTON (CBS Houston) — Stop thinking that all porn actresses are “damaged goods.”
A new study finds that female porn stars are more religious and have a higher self-esteem than other women.
The study, which was published in the Journal of Sex Research, concluded that these women do not fit the “damaged goods hypothesis.”
“In terms of psychological characteristics, porn actresses had higher levels of self-esteem, positive feelings, social support, sexual satisfaction, and spirituality [...]
Are women more socially aggressive?
I believe women are more aggressive in a social situation. It’s a mental aggressiveness not a physical one.
I think it’s because girls are taught to be critical about each other from adolescence. It’s so engrained in our brains from a young age to be the “prettiest” or have the “best body”.
Samantha Brick, a British journalist, wrote a story titled: ‘There are downsides to looking this pretty’: Why women [...]
“He does not want you to have the self-esteem of getting up and earning, and having that title of American. He’d rather you be his slave,” Rep. Allen West (R-FL) said Sunday at a campaign event in his district. (source: WPTV-TV, West Palm Beach) http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/07/02/…
A third of parents regret giving their children games consoles, mobile phones and computers, a study has found.
Fears about the damage to youngsters’ patience, creative and social skills as well as to quality time mean 34 per cent of parents yearn to take the gadgets back.
And 67 per cent are annoyed about the amount of time their children spend in front of a computer or watching TV instead of enjoying [...]
Young and naïve, she was one of the many victims of the sex grooming gang – but was the first to speak out against their horrific abuse.
Her nightmare began when she was only 15. A troubled teenager, she decided to move out of her parents’ home to live with an older girl.
‘She introduced me to these men and we’d get free alcohol and cigarettes and food and free taxis and [...]
‘l look so fat in that photo – untag me,’ ‘Did you see how much weight Greg gained?’ ‘Totally pigged out today – gotta start that diet,’ and ‘You don’t even look like you had a baby!’ are typical Facebook comments.
Researchers cited these genuine Facebook comments and statues to show that the social networking site is making people more self conscious and self critical about their body image.
The site is [...]
BY: AMANDA JAMES - AJAMES@NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Tags: Cary crime | wheelchair basketball
CARY — Seated in his wheelchair, Nolan Turner, 12, staked out his neighborhood Thursday evening to sell water bottles and raise money to bring his wheelchair basketball team to his elementary school.
“Everybody at school has been asking me what it’s like to (play basketball) in a wheelchair, and I want to show them,” the Briarcliff Elementary fifth-grader said.
He had already collected more than $250 – kept [...]
By Michelle Durham
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It’s a disturbing online sight, repeated hundreds if not thousands of times: girls, young teens or even younger, posting videos of themselves on YouTube asking the public to tell them if they are pretty.
For a 12- or 13-year-old, image is everything. Many students at Haddonfield Middle School said they had seen these videos and found them troubling.
“Well, I feel really bad for the girls, that [...]
From FT:
I hear a recurring refrain from China these days: America’s strength comes not from its democratic and free-market values, but merely from the size of its economy and the power of its soldiers and weapons. There is nothing universal about America’s democratic and economic ideals, Chinese officials insist. Democracy is a relative concept, and markets have a centuries-old habit of spinning out of control. The US remains a superpower [...]
Nov 14 (Reuters) – Older women who got more exercise and less television time were the least likely to be diagnosed with depression, according to a U.S. study of thousands of women — with physical activity having the biggest impact.
According to findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, researchers found that women who reported exercising the most in recent years were about 20 percent less likely to get depression [...]
My step daughter is a supervisor at a fabric store and has noticed the same attitude in so many young people that they interview (and sometimes hire). It is a sort of “this job is beneath me” mentality. Unjustified pride. I think it’s because many schools have been teaching self-esteem without accomplishments. And television and movies have been teaching unrealistic expecations to us and the rest of the world. My ex [...]
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HNR has a well researched piece about attractiveness. Ten points worth noting:
On measures of affect and mood, physically attractive people score higher than less physically attractive people.
People perceive physically attractive people as smarter, more successful, more sociable, more dominant, sexually warmer, mentally healthier and higher in self-esteem than their physically unattractive counterparts. While this ‘beauty is good’ effect is moderately strong, studies show that attractive [...]
The revelation that more than 80 Atlanta teachers admitted to cheating on state standardized tests–with one group of elementary teachers even holding a “party” after school to change their pupils’ answers by hand–has rocked the education reform movement.
But one question has been left unanswered: Why would a teacher resort to cheating in the first place?
The Notebook blog has found a Philadelphia teacher willing to explain why [...]
Doctors say what may seem fun and innocent may actually be leading teens into what’s being termed “Facebook Depression.”
If you’re a teenager you’re most likely on a social networking site like “Facebook.” For most it’s a fun, easy way to keep in touch and find out what’s going on with friends. But new research shows a growing number of youngsters who obsess over the on-line sites may be headed down [...]
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