uwnews.org | RSS | Social Science news releases | University of Washington Office of News and InformationThis RSS news feed from uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information, includes the last 40 in the Social Science category.When it comes to abstinence teens, adults aren't speaking the same language- August 6, 2008 Abstinence can mean different things to adolescents than to adults. That's one reason why abstinence-only programs do not have strong effects in preventing teenage sexual activity, according to new University of Washington research.http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=43133 Bulging prison system called massive intervention in American family life- August 3, 2008 The mammoth increase in the United States' prison population since the 1970s is having profound demographic consequences that disproportionately affect black males.http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=43061 |