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Parents Of Daughters Favor More Liberal Policies

July 1, 2009 – 2:37 pm

Via 538 Warner (1991) and Warner and Steel (1999) study American and Canadian mothers and fathers. The authors’ key finding is that support for policies designed to address gender equity is greater among parents with daughters. This result emerges particularly strongly for fathers. Because parents invest a significant amount of themselves in their children, the [...]

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Graphs Suggest Secular Countries Less Corrupt, More Peaceful

June 29, 2009 – 9:12 pm

An interesting graph: Here’s Tom Rees’s interpetation of the data: the graph (as shown on the right) shows a dramatic and strong relationship between religiosity and corruption. This does not mean that religion causes corruption. A more likely explanation is that a common, third factor explains both. And the obvious explanation is wealth. Rich countries [...]

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Should Couples Stay Together For the Kids?

June 29, 2009 – 7:17 pm

Is it really better for the kids?  Johann Hari argues “no”: Professor Kelly Musick and Dr Ann Meier of Cornell University have carried out a study of children whose parents stay together for the sake of the kids. We all know some: parents who can’t stand each other, but have made a hard-headed decision to [...]

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