Social Sciences
March 1, 1996
It’s time to try a new approach to fighting addictions, UW professor says
Harm reduction—which European countries have used for years—has edged onto the stage as an alternative solution to devastating social and health problems.
December 1, 1995
Failure hurts more to people with low self-esteem, research finds
According to some psychological theories, persons with high self-esteem should hurt more than those with low self-esteem because they aren't used to seeing themselves fail. In fact, the reverse is true, according to UW Psychology Professor Jonathon Brown.
June 1, 1995
‘Bad’ behavior studied
When it comes to raising children through what can be perilous years of early adolescence, mothers can be powerful if they just hang in there.
March 1, 1994
Clues to autism
First-birthday videos are helping UW researchers identify infants with autism two or three years earlier than previously possible.
December 1, 1993
He says, she says
Research on the links, if any, between gender and language has raised hackles on both sides of the gender line.
Most abuse remembered
Psychology Professor Elizabeth Loftus recently interviewed 105 women about their memories of childhood abuse.
September 1, 1993
Lineup concerns
The traditional police lineup may not be as fair a way to bring the bad guy to justice as previously believed.
Baby talk
UW findings challenge traditional theories of speech development and indicate that experience shapes language perception far earlier than once thought.
June 1, 1993
Trampling Paradise
Minor rule-breakers are causing much more damage to national parks than intentional vandalism, as much as $100 million, researchers say.
December 1, 1992
For the birds
As a professor of environmental studies and zoology, Dee Boersma is known for her research on penguins and storm-petrels.
September 1, 1992
Wired for divorce
Professor John Gattman has married high-tech equipment that measures stress to the latest theories of spousal relationships.
September 1, 1991
On the wrong track?
Light rail isn't the cure-all for the Puget Sound area's traffic mess, UW experts warn.
Buried memories
Our remembrances of things past—even of child abuse—may be more fiction than fact, says one UW professor.
March 1, 1991
Historic hindsight
The story of American Indians, says UW Professor Richard White, is not a tidy narrative with all the facts leading in one direction.
June 1, 1990
Self-help or hoax?
Self-help books should be subject to the same rigorous testing as a new drug, a UW expert says.
March 1, 1990
Boys stave off divorce
Couples with sons are 9 percent more likely to stay together than are couples with daughters, according to a sociology professor.