Tag: Socialization

  • Nation & World

    Longevity benefits of Mediterranean diet know no boundaries

    In a study of adults in the U.K., those who adhered closely to a Mediterranean lifestyle had a 29% lower risk of all-cause mortality and a 28% lower risk of cancer mortality.

    3 minutes
    Mediterranean meal being shared.
  • Nation & World

    Wait — what if Will Smith was just being a man?

    A psychologist who works with adolescents reflects on messages boys receive about male aggression as world reacts to violence at the Oscars.

    6 minutes
    Will Smith hitting Chris Rock.
  • Nation & World

    The eyes tell

    A new study shows that gaze-following develops in monkeys in a way that’s nearly identical to humans, suggesting that the behavior has deep evolutionary roots.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Figuring out fairness

    A new Harvard study suggests that children as young as 3 consider merit — a key part of more-advanced ideas of fairness — when distributing resources.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Parenting in context

    In her Fellows’ Presentation, Nancy E. Hill, the Suzanne Young Murray Professor at the Radcliffe Institute, discussed her research into socialization and cultural development in relation to parents’ interaction with children and how this interaction varies across geography, income levels, and ethnicity.

    4 minutes