All posts tagged "body politics"
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Soccer or Sex? Thai Teens Ponder the Choice
If you are a teen with a sexual urge, what should you do? High school seniors in Thailand were perplexed this year when they were...
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Giving Birth Takes Longer Now Than in 1960s
Births during the last decade take longer than they did in the early 1960s — 2.6 hours longer for women having their first baby, and...
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Racial Attitudes and Opinions on Healthcare Reform
As the Supreme Court gets ready to hear a case involving the constitutionality of President Obama’s health care overhaul, social scientists are asking a disturbing...
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Violence Against Women Act Comes Under Fire
Republican aides emphasize that their bosses are not against the Violence Against Women Act, originally passed in 1994 and reauthorized at least twice by Congress....
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Un-Settling Fatness: Obesity Goes Pop-Genre Big
I expected to love Chelsea Settles. I expected to hate Chelsea Settles. On both counts, I was wrong. MTV’s newest (semi)reality protagonist— spun, as the...