Infant Social Interactions With Multiple Caregivers: The Importance of Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status9 Jan 2012

Most studies of diverse populations of families within the United States have either focused predominantly on ethnicity or socioeconomic status (SES), and those that have examined both ethnicity and SES have noted difficulties in disentangling the ef...

Outside the Head and Outside Individualism-Collectivism: Further Meta-Analyses of Cultural Products9 Jan 2012

Cultural differences and similarities can be documented not only at the level of the psyche (people’s motivations, beliefs, emotions, or cognitions) but also via shared, tangible representations of culture (such as advertising, texts, architect...

Japanese and American Perceptions of Group Entitativity and Autonomy: A Multilevel Analysis9 Jan 2012

The authors examined cross-cultural differences in the relationships of essence and dynamic group properties to perceived group entitativity (i.e., perceived "groupiness") and the influence of entitativity, essence properties, and dynamic properties ...

Does Understanding Behavior Make It Seem Normal?: Perceptions of Abnormality Among Euro-Australians and Chinese-Singaporeans9 Jan 2012

According to recent research, abnormal behavior appears normal to the extent it is understood. Cultural differences in frameworks for making sense of abnormality suggest there may be variations in this "reasoning fallacy." In light of evidence that p...

Cultural Differences in the Relative Contributions of Face and Context to Judgments of Emotions9 Jan 2012

Previous judgment studies of facial expressions of emotion in context have provided mixed results. This article clarifies and extends this literature by testing judgments across cultures and by using novel methodologies that examine both face and con...

Dark Cloud over Ibrox - BBC News14 Feb 2012

BBC NewsDark Cloud over IbroxBBC NewsCraig Whyte says he wants a deal on Rangers' tax bill, but clearly doesn't expect one. He says there's only a "very slim possibility" that administration can be avoided. And he's confirmed what has long been fairly obvious - that the strategy is to get ...Craig Whyte: 'Bad day for every Rangers fan'Sportinglife.comEx-Rangers chairman Alastair Johnston challenges Sir David Murray to return ...Scottish Daily RecordCeltic chief executive: Rangers' demise would not affect usEvening StandardScotsman -The Scottish Sun -Telegraph.co.ukall 960 news articles »

Moody's threatens to downgrade Britain's credit rating - Telegraph.co.uk14 Feb 2012

Telegraph.co.ukMoody's threatens to downgrade Britain's credit ratingTelegraph.co.ukBritain has been threatened by ratings agency Moody's with the loss of its AAA status in the most serious challenge yet to the Coalition on the economy. By James Kirkup, Deputy Political Editor Moody's said the outlook for the UK's creditworthiness is ...Asia Stocks Fall After Moody's Downgrades; Yen Drops on BOJ PlanBusinessWeekEURO GOVT-Bunds rally after Moody's mass downgradeReutersTuesday newspaper round-up: AAA, UK bonds, GreeceShareCastWall Street Journal -Proactive Investors UK -Financial Timesall 870 news articles »

Houston Taken To New Jersey Funeral Home - Sky News14 Feb 2012

Sky NewsHouston Taken To New Jersey Funeral HomeSky NewsThe body of singer Whitney Houston has been flown to her home state of New Jersey, ahead of an expected funeral service later this week. The 48-year-old pop star was born in the state's largest city Newark and her family have reportedly suggested the ...Whitney Houston's body arrives in New Jersey ahead of funeralTelegraph.co.ukWhitney Houston's body is flown home to New JerseyBBC NewsNewark Likely Site of Funeral for HoustonNew York TimesDaily Mail -E! Online -CBS Newsall 20,262 news articles »

Syria: Hillary Clinton Backs Arab Plan, Says UN Pecaekeepers Unlikely - Sky News14 Feb 2012

Sky NewsSyria: Hillary Clinton Backs Arab Plan, Says UN Pecaekeepers UnlikelySky NewsHillary Clinton has backed an Arab League plan to end the violence in Syria, but acknowledged it is unlikely that calls for a UN military presence would be met. After a meeting with her Turkish counterpart, the US Secretary of State said: "There are a ...Fresh Violence in Syria as UN Warns of Civil WarABC NewsIdea of peacekeeping force for Syria greeted coollyLos Angeles TimesScolded China takes Syria diplomacy to Arab LeagueReutersRadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyall 4,505 news articles »

Religion sidelined by militant secularisation, says Baroness Warsi - BBC News14 Feb 2012

BBC NewsReligion sidelined by militant secularisation, says Baroness WarsiBBC NewsBritain is under threat from a rising tide of "militant secularisation", a cabinet minister has warned. Conservative co-chairwoman Baroness Warsi will say during an official visit to the Vatican that religion must be given a greater role in public life ...Stand up for faith, says peer Warsiic NorthWalesall 159 news articles »