Social Sciences
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New video tackles men, women, and romantic love
Despite what the self-help books say about men and women being from different planets, there are very earthly factors that contribute to the problems men and women encounter in their shared quest for satisfying love relationships. The new video Gender and Relationships: Male-Female Differences in Love and Marriage illuminates the roots of “gendered” patterns of…
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EDITOR’S ADVISORY: California water expert available to journalists
A UCSC faculty member who is a leading expert on California’s complicated water rights and delivery system is available to assist journalists with their coverage of the state’s ongoing water crises. What: Leading expert on California water policy Why: State water officials are monitoring the Sierra snowpack in hopes precipitation totals will pick up before…
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It’s not just about gender, sociologist says of adolescent girls
In her new book, Women Without Class: Girls, Race, and Identity, Julie Bettie calls for an overt discussion of social class–along with race and gender–as the key to ending educational inequality. “Young women are negotiating the multiple axes of race, ethnicity, class, and gender as they come of age, but that complexity often gets overlooked…
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UC Santa Cruz prof will lead Latin American Studies Association
Sonia Alvarez, an associate professor of politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been elected to lead the Latin American Studies Association. Alvarez will begin her 18-month term as vice president in May and will serve as president from November 2004 through April 2006, presiding over the group’s international congress in March 2006.…
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Transition to college is subject of UC study
Like moving or taking a new job, the transition to college is a major change, and the University of California is conducting an in-depth study of first-year college students to learn more about the challenges and rewards that accompany the milestone. UC Santa Cruz team conducts in-depth study of first-year students “The university has put…
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UC Santa Cruz psychologist shares prize for work on intergroup relations
For the second time in his career, social psychologist Thomas Pettigrew has received the prestigious Gordon Allport Award in recognition of his work on intergroup relations. He shares the award with his former graduate student, Linda R. Tropp, now an assistant professor of psychology at Boston College. The recipients of the 2002-03 Gordon Allport Award…
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Anthropologist pens an artful natural history of the Amazon
With his new book In Amazonia: A Natural History, anthropologist Hugh Raffles has set a new standard for the genre of natural history, artfully bringing to life the people, history, and science of this highly romanticized region. In engaging prose, Raffles traces the mystique of the Amazon back to 16th-century explorers and describes how it…
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UC Santa Cruz dean honored by social psychologists
Martin Chemers, a professor of psychology and dean of the Division of Social Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will be honored by the members of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) at their annual meeting on Feb. 6, 2003. Chemers is being recognized for his service to the 3,700-member organization,…
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EDITOR’S ADVISORY: Parents may inhibit girls’ interest and performance in science, study says
Parents are more likely to believe that science is less interesting and more difficult for their daughters than sons, and their beliefs appear to affect children’s interest and performance in science, according to research published in the January issue of Developmental Psychology. The study may help explain why women remain underrepresented in the science and…
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UC Santa Cruz prof named American Psychological Association fellow
Margarita Azmitia, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been honored by her peers who have elected her a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA). APA fellows are selected for their “exceptional and outstanding contributions to the research, teaching, or practice of psychology” and are recognized for the national…
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Carnegie grant expands reach of UCSC’s New Teacher Center
The New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will further expand its reach with a $750,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation. The funds will enable the New Teacher Center (NTC) to partner with three or four college or university education departments to build a bridge of support for new teachers that reaches…
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UC Santa Cruz psychology professor seeks volunteers
Want to do a good deed and contribute to scientific understanding, too? Researchers in the Psychology Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, need volunteers for a study about thinking and decision making. Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 35 or between the ages of 65 and 80. The study takes…