Manly Men Are Not Always the Best Choice, Study Says
It’s a Hollywood stereotype: Men prefer to partner up with feminine-looking women, and women favor masculine men. But even when you allow for same-gender couples and variations in personal preference, plenty of research suggests that the proposition is generally true. “It’s been replicated many times across different cultures,” says Isabel Scott, a psychologist at Brunel University in Uxbridge, on the outskirts of London, “so people tend to assume it’s universal.” A new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences challenges that thinking, however.
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Source: TIME: Top Science and Health Stories - October 24, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Michael Lemonick Tags: Uncategorized evolutionary psychology Sex/Relationships Source Type: news
Youth activists help adolescents beat the odds in remote Vanuatu - 03 October 2014
FIJI, South Pacific – When Bobby Shing’s grandmother died in 2001, it was a turning point. The musician from Aneityum, one of the most remote islands of Vanuatu, was just a child at the time, but he had already fallen into substance abuse. The loss of his grandmother made him realize he wanted to do more with his life. Now 23 years old, he runs a UNFPA-supported music programme that reaches out to vulnerable young people. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - October 24, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
