Antonucci receives career contribution award from Gerontological Society of America
August 16, 2012
The GSA has given Toni Antonucci its 2011 Distinguished Career Contribution to Gerontology Award, in recognition of her novel theoretical and research contributions in the area of aging. She will receive the award at GSA’s 65th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego, November 14-18, 2012.
Study shows that religious patriarchy promotes confidence about paternity
June 5, 2012
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Religious practices that strongly control female sexuality are more successful at promoting certainty about paternity, according to a study published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (moreâŠ)
Itâs all in a name: âGlobal warmingâ versus âClimate changeâ
March 31, 2011
More people believe in âclimate changeâ than in âglobal warming,â according to a University of Michigan study published in Public Opinion Quarterly. âWording matters,â says Jonathon Schuldt, a Ph.D. candidate in the U-M Department of Psychology who co-authored the study with ISR...
Study illuminates the âpainâ of social rejection
March 25, 2011
ANN ARBOR, Mich.âPhysical pain and intense feelings of social rejection “hurt” in the same way, a new study shows.The study demonstrates that the same regions of the brain that become active in response to painful sensory experiences are activated during intense experiences of social...