Belgian Broadcaster Accused of Hiding Sensitive Migration-Related Data

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/belgian-broadcaster-accused-of-hiding-sensitive-migration-related-data/

The article notes that more conservative social attitudes are associated with higher fertility across a large international sample, with the strength of the link varying by country and being stronger among women. The findings highlight patterns across ideology, religion, gender roles, and views on equality and partner religiosity in relation to the number of children reported.

This topic is of interest to psychology because it connects social attitudes and fertility with potential evolutionary and cultural factors, illustrating how beliefs and values may relate to reproductive behavior across diverse contexts.

Article Title: Conservative social attitudes are linked to higher fertility across 72 countries, with stronger effects among women

Link to PsyPost Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.psypost.org/conservative-social-attitudes-are-linked-to-higher-fertility-across-72-countries-with-stronger-effects-among-women/

#fertility #conservatism #socialattitudes #religiosity #genderroles #familyvalues #crosscultural #epidemiology #reproductivebehaviour #psychologyresearch

The changing social attitudes towards sweat and its acceptance

This article explores how societal perceptions of sweat have evolved from being a taboo subject to becoming increasingly accepted and openly discussed. It highlights how public figures like Alan Carr, Emma Stone, and Adele have openly talked about their sweating issues, helping to normalize this nat... [More info]

Record numbers of patients are waiting for organ donations while families not only opt out of organ donation, but sometimes over-ride the expressed wishes of their deceased family member.

Willingness to donate one's organs after death always seems to me to be one last act of empathy & compassion we can enact... so might the resistance to posthumous organ donation reveal something more widely about (real) social levels of empathy & compassion?

#health #SocialAttitudes

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/09/number-of-patients-in-uk-waiting-for-lifesaving-organ-transplant-at-record-high

"This is the general and vague encouragement of hostile and lethal acts against groups and individuals by instigators using #communicationsnetworks. Such #promotionofharm is usually not precise enough to be caught by the #laws against incitement of #offences against the person. There is what one calls “#plausibledeniability”.

#socialmedia
#terrorism
#onlineterrorism
#hatecrime
#policychange
#socialvalues
#socialattitudes
#politicalviolence
#lawfedi
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https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/the-weekly-constitutional/70248/the-law-is-powerless-against-stochastic-political-violence

John Burn-Murdoch, Financial Times: "A new global gender divide is emerging - Young men and young women’s world views are pulling apart. The consequences could be far-reaching"

This can't be good news for social cohesion in those counties. 🙄

But it is interesting that both young men and women have become more liberal in the UK since 2010. Not good news for the Tories. Which is 👍.

https://www.ft.com/content/29fd9b5c-2f35-41bf-9d4c-994db4e12998?shareType=nongift

#SocialAttitudes #SouthKorea #USA #UK #JohnBurn-Murdoch, #FinancialTimes