High Price to Pay for Being Poor
Written by Galia Myron 27 January 2012
Doctors are more likely to suspect working-class, lower SES parents of abusing their children. Working-class parents may be more likely to be suspected of child abuse, says an Indiana University study that measured pediatricians’ reactions to hypothetical situations describing an injured toddler. Researchers presented 2,100 U.S. pediatricians with fictional accounts of an 18 month old child with a fractured leg. The injury was described as “ambiguous”—meaning that it could have been caused by an accident or by abuse. Moreover, doctors were more likely to suspect abuse in cases in which the parents’ jobs were described working-class, such as grocery clerk or factory worker, than they were if the parents had been described as an accountant or a bank manager.
At-Risk Nation
Written by Galia Myron 15 December 2011
U.S. Census announces new guidelines for poverty; Native Americans particularly at risk.
Expert Q&A
Teri Cardwell, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, a social worker of Cherokee and Shawnee ancestry recently discussed the plight of Native Americans in light of the recent re-assessment of poverty in the United States by the U.S. Census. Cardwell is also on the Board of Directors at the National Association of Social Workers.
It Takes a Beautiful Village
Written by Galia Myron 13 December 2011
Dilapidated neighborhoods adversely affect babies, even in utero.
Imagine living in a neighborhood where building after building is damaged and crumbling while garbage piles up on the sidewalk. Now imagine being pregnant, knowing you cannot afford to move and your child will grow up in a place with no clean, safe playgrounds on which to play and no flowers to admire on walks.
Interview with the Vegan: The Vegan Chronicles
Written by Galia Myron 08 December 2011
Yearly veggie poll highlights increase in vegans and vegetarians; why go plant-based?
With the popularity of Meatless Mondays and Tofurky Tuesdays, the Vegetarian Resource Group’s (VRG) annual Harris Interactive survey of vegetarians and vegans in America has confirmed that the number of animal-friendly eaters is growing.
Pillow Talk
Written by Galia Myron 30 November 2011
Sleeping too soon after sex may be bad for your relationship, experts warn.
Conking out just after sex may leave your partner feeling lonely and neglected, while cuddling and chatting will improve and strengthen your relationship, say psychologists who studied post-relations mating behavior between men and women.
“Research usually focuses on what happens until mating—sex is the goal,” says Daniel J. Kruger, PhD of the University of Michigan. “This study looks at what happens after sex.”
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