14-01-22 In sociology and social psychology, impression management is a goal-directed conscious or unconscious process in which people attempt to influence the perceptions of other people about a person, object or event; they do so by regulating and controll...

14-01-15 Empathy-driven behavior has been observed in rats who will free trapped companions from restrainers. This behavior also extends toward strangers, but requires prior, positive social interactions with the type (strain) of the unfamiliar individual, r...

13-12-09 When British Prime Minister David Cameron returns home from his carefully choreographed trip to China, he will be surprised by the dozens of business contracts that will start to flow in, as well as by endless questions from thousands of his new Chi...

13-12-01 Being a social butterfly just might change your brain: In people with a large network of friends and excellent social skills, certain brain regions are bigger and better connected than in people with fewer friends, a new study finds. 一项最新研究发...

13-11-08 Changes are already happening to Earth's climate due to the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and large-scale agriculture. As changes get more pronounced, people everywhere will have to adjust. In this week's issue of the journal Science, an in...

13-11-06 Iran's Culture Minister, Ali Jannati, has said that social networks should be made accessible to ordinary Iranians. 伊朗文化部长阿里贾纳提称，社交网络应该对平民开放。 Mr Jannati was quoted by the Irna state news agency as singling Facebook out for s...

13-10-31 The casual utterance of four-letter words among colleagues, a.k.a. social swearing , allows co-workers to bond, while annoyance swearing (dropping an expletive in the context of doing business) can cut the tension in the office. 跟同事在一起时随意说...

13-10-29 Social science graduates are more likely to be in employment after their first degree than graduates in other areas such as science and the arts, and a higher proportion are in managerial and senior official roles, a new report says. The report, by...

13-10-23 People who have had what they believe to be supernatural experiences are more likely to be religious givers, with their behavior based on cost-benefit principles that work in other transactions -- whether that be through Amazon.com or an auto repair...

13-10-18 Digital detox refers to a period of time during which a person refrains from using electronic devices such as smartphones or computers, regarded as an opportunity to reduce stress or focus on social interaction in the physical world. (Source: Oxford...