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China Internet addict beaten to death in rehab

A sixteen-year-old Chiness teen, Deng Senshan was beaten to death during a treatment for internet addiction.  Three supervisors, who allegedly beat the boy were arrested, and the case is still under...

Cyber Or-22 Innovation-Jewish Liturgy

This is one more in the series of cyber-or by Moshe Dror. Enjoy. " By Rabbi Dr. Moshe Dror, It would seem reasonable indeed that since the Net Generation thrives on “innovation”, and most of the Jewish members of this Net Generation are so computer literate and cyber...

Fla. Police Close Books on '81 Walsh Killing

This case has been open for a long time.  It is good that it is finally over.  While this child's was tragic it did help lead to better child protection measures andhis father's activism probably help...

Church Attendance Boosts Student GPAs

I think this research just proves by having your kids participate in extracurricular activities such as sports teams, church, and volunteering keeps their head straight and off the streets. I remember learning...

7 Myths of Crowd Psychology

"How do you imagine an archetypal crowd of people - say at a concert, a sporting event or a demonstration?If you picture an irrational, spontaneous, suggestible, emotional and even potentially dangerous group then...

Men who do housework may get more sex

"NEW YORK - American men still don't pull their weight when it comes to housework and child care, but collectively they're not the slackers they used to be. The average dad has gradually been getting better about picking himself up off the sofa and pitching in, according to a...

The Mythology of the War on Drugs

The explosive open secret about drug dealers in America and why the War on Drugs has to be rethought.

French claim Europe fertility crown -- but shun marriage

"France overtook Ireland as the fertility champion of Europe in 2007 but a majority of babies are now being born out of wedlock, according to new census figures released on Tuesday.With 1.98 children per woman, France's fertility rate is now ahead of Ireland on 1.90,...

Get Married For Money, How Does $1.5 Million Sound?

To quote Kanye:"Now I ain't sayin' she a gold digger But she ain't messin' with no broke-broke-broke...""Marrying for money isn't just grist for television plot lines. With the wealth boom creating unprecedented...

Women 'want no-strings sex'

"Two young women researchers are calling for a new form of sexual ethics that would allow women to have casual sex without feeling that they're "sluts"."

Deregulating the Dream

"Deregulating the Dream America is close to being a 3rd world country when it comes to class and wealth. My take: Americans (mostly republican) constantly brag about how we are the BEST at everything, the problem is that we are not. Its time we faced facts and started...

Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007)

"On Tuesday, March 6, French theorist Jean Baudrillard passed away. Trained as a sociologist, Baudrillard put his knack for observing society and its engagement with mass media to work as a philosopher. His writings on television, video, and electronic mediation placed him...

Prof: Poverty pushes Indians away

"The rural Wind River Indian Reservation's rampant poverty tends to depress its residents from participating in Fremont County politics, a University of Wyoming sociologist said Monday in federal court Not even...

Study: racist language common among white college students

"A University of Dayton sociologist who analyzed journals kept by 626 white college students found the students behaved substantially differently when they were in the company of other whites than when they were with other races. Part of the culture? When the students, who...

Two Black Americas?

Stephen Dubner has some very interesting commentary at Freakonomics Blog .  Worth a look......"The Harvard sociologist Orlando Patterson, a guest OpEd columnist in the N.Y. Times, has an interesting piece today (subscription required) about W.E.B. DuBois’s famous...

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