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Study: Workplace Diversity Must Include buy-in from Whites

By Guest PostJanuary 18, 20111 commentCulture, Economyamerican lexicon of diversity, basic human need, buy in, colorblindness, conceptualization of multiculturalism, jeffrey sanchez burks, laura buffardi, multicultural environment, multiculturalism, organizational efforts, research, university of michigan, white individuals, whites

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Organizational efforts to create and maintain an inclusive multicultural environment often face resistance by whites, says a University of Michigan researcher.

“Without the support of whites, organizations and educational settings will fail in their attempts to navigate and manage the complexities of diverse work forces and constituencies,” said Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, an associate professor of management and organizations at Michigan’s Ross School of Business. “In the face of the dramatic projected growth in demographic diversity, such failure could have severe economic, social and political consequences. (more…)

Wikileaks to Unveil Secrets of Swiss Banks

By PravdaJanuary 17, 2011Culture, Politicsavoid taxation, bank julius baer, data discs, julian assange, rudolf elmer, Sweden, swiss banker, switzerland, uk, wikileaks

Rudolf Elmer, a former Swiss banker, has handed over two data discs containing sensitive details of the accounts of 2,000 prominent people to Julian Assange, the boss of Wikileaks.

Wikileaks has not yet published the data on its website, but Assange promised full disclosure once the data had been vetted. (more…)

Video Explores What Happens in Africa ‘When the Water Ends’

By Guest PostJanuary 12, 20112 commentsCulture, Environmentchanging environment, evan abramson, flood cycles, hydropower project, nomadic herdsmen, traditional livelihoods, tribal societies, water ends

For thousands of years, nomadic herdsmen have roamed the harsh, semi-arid lowlands that stretch across 80% of Kenya and 60% of Ethiopia. Descendants of the oldest tribal societies in the world, they survive thanks to the animals they raise and the crops they grow, their travels determined by the search for water and grazing lands. (more…)

Stress, Substance Abuse Associated With Some Fathers Spanking Their Children

By Guest PostJanuary 11, 2011Culturealcohol consumption, biological fathers, brian perron, cohabiting fathers, corporal punishment, hispanic fathers, interpersonal violence, paternal stress, shawna lee, spank

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Biological fathers are more likely to spank their children when they are unable to cope with stress from parenting or they use abuse alcohol and drugs, a new study indicates.

The study also finds that fathers used corporal punishment—which involves physical force to a child to correct a behavior—more often on boys than girls. (more…)

Men With Macho Faces Attractive to Fertile Women, Researchers Find

By Guest PostJanuary 8, 2011Cultureestrus, fertile women, george Clooney, heterosexual couples, human sexual selection, macho visage, masculine-looking, mid-cycle, randy thornhill, steven gangestad, testosterone, university of colorado at boulder, university of new mexico

When their romantic partners are not quintessentially masculine, women in their fertile phase are more likely to fantasize about masculine-looking men than are women paired with George Clooney types.

But women with masculine-looking partners do not necessarily become more attracted to their partners, a recent study co-authored by a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher concludes. (more…)

Establish Healthy Traditions to Make Winter Fun, Prevent Cold-Weather Blues, MU Experts Say

By Guest PostJanuary 8, 20111 commentCulture, Healthalejandra gudiño, comfort foods, ellen Schuster, endorphins, frigid weather, fun traditions, happiness, happy and healthy, karen sherbondy, new traditions, physiology, plan activity, recipe, steve ball

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Frigid weather may seem like a good excuse to avoid workouts, stay inside and overindulge in comfort foods. However, health experts from the University of Missouri have found that these tendencies leave most people feeling less content during the winter months. MU researchers say people should establish new traditions to increase happiness and avoid wintertime woes. (more…)

Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Named ‘Person of the Year’ by Time

By PravdaDecember 15, 2010Culture, Technologydefinitions of privacy, earth, editor, founder of facebook, harvard university, Mark Zuckerberg, MySpace, News Corp., person of the year, richard stengel, social networking site, sophomore, t-shirt-wearing head-of-state, third largest country, time magazine, Wall Street, zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook Inc., was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” today for “creating a new system of exchanging information” and “changing how we all live our lives.”

Zuckerberg, 26, began the world’s largest social-networking site in 2004. The service, with more than 500 million users, has helped people connect with each other and changed definitions of privacy, Time Managing Editor Richard Stengel said in a letter on the magazine’s website. (more…)

‘Music and Caroling an Important Part of Holiday Celebrations’

By Guest PostDecember 14, 20101 commentCultureamerican music research center, americans, beliefs, carol, caroling, celebrate, celebration, chestnuts roasting on an open fire, community activity, country life, dance song, english, frosty the snowman, germans, holiday songs, holidays, jingle bells, joy to the world, midnight clear, music, musicologist, natural, rudolph the red nosed reindeer, secular, silent night, singing, the christmas song, thomas riis

During the holidays, no matter how you celebrate or what your beliefs, music is almost always an important part of the celebration, according to Thomas Riis, a musicologist and director of the American Music Research Center in the University of Colorado at Boulder’s College of Music.

“Singing brings people together and is a natural and comfortable community activity,” Riis said. (more…)

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