Friday, December 11, 2009
Age of Enlightenment
Age of Enlightenment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
More broadly, the Enlightenment period is marked by increasing empiricism, scientific rigor, and reductionism, along with increasing questioning of religious orthodoxy.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The extent of sexual orientation discrimination in Topeka, Kansas
The extent of sexual orientation discrimination in Topeka, Kansas | National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Date: November 16, 2004
Discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation on the basis of sexual orientation continues to be a problem in the City of Topeka. A 2004 survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents illuminates that:
* 47 percent report having to conceal their sexual orientation or gender identity to protect their jobs;
* 20 percent report having trouble getting housing and renters’ insurance because of their sexual orientation or gender identity;
* 11 percent report experinecing discrimination while seeking police protection.
Multivariate Analysis of the Vote on Proposition 8
California's Proposition 8: What Happened, and What Does the Future Hold? | National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
see: Table 2. Multivariate Analysis of the Vote on Proposition 8
see: Table 2. Multivariate Analysis of the Vote on Proposition 8
Americans Evenly Divided on Morality of Homosexuality
Americans Evenly Divided on Morality of Homosexuality
Still, homosexuality emerges as the most divisive of 16 major social and cultural issues measured in the May 8-11, 2008 survey. Only doctor-assisted suicide and abortion come close to it in splitting public opinion.
All other issues have either higher majority agreement (including divorce, gambling, the death penalty, medical testing on animals, out-of-wedlock births and several other issues) or majority disagreement (including cloning animals or humans, suicide, polygamy, and extramarital affairs).
Is sexual orientation caused by genes, the environment, or both?
U.S. public opinion polls on homosexuality
Is sexual orientation caused by genes, the environment, or both?
Monday, November 30, 2009
The unemployment rate for black male college graduates 25 and older in 2009 has been nearly twice that of white male college graduates — 8.4 percent compared with 4.4 percent.
In Job Hunt, College Degree Can’t Close Racial Gap - NYTimes.com
The unemployment rate for black male college graduates 25 and older in 2009 has been nearly twice that of white male college graduates — 8.4 percent compared with 4.4 percent.
Best Practices for Asking Questions about Sexual Orientation on Surveys
Williams Institute
Best Practices for Asking Questions about Sexual Orientation on Surveys
November 2009
50-State Survey Of Marriage Protection Amendments
SPECIAL REPORT: 50-State Survey Of Marriage Protection Amendments
SPECIAL REPORT: 50-State Survey Of Marriage Protection Amendments
UPDATED REPORT, November 2008
At this writing, 30 states have constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage. Forty-one states have laws banning same-sex marriage either by statute or by amendment.
LGBT rights in the United States
LGBT rights in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Five states (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire) have legalized same-sex marriage.
Homosexuality laws in Muslim countries
LGBT topics and Islam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Homosexuality laws in Muslim countries
Since the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, the Iranian government has executed more than 4,000 people charged with homosexual acts.
World Publics Welcome Global Trade -- But Not Immigration
World Publics Welcome Global Trade -- But Not Immigration: Summary of Findings - Pew Global Attitudes Project
World Publics Welcome Global Trade -- But Not Immigration
Should homosexuality be accepted by society?
Societal attitudes toward homosexuality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2007 Pew Global Attitudes Project: "Should homosexuality be accepted by society?"
LGBT rights by country or territory
LGBT rights by country or territory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
LGBT rights by country or territory
Sodomy law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sodomy law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
State laws at time of 2003 Supreme Court decision
U.S. Supreme Court decision Lawrence v. Texas (2003) invalidated sodomy laws in the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. At that time, the laws stood as follows:
Patel, S., Long, T. E., McCammon, S. L., & Wuensch, K. L. (1995). Personality and emotional correlates of self-reported antigay behaviors. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 10, 354-366.
JInterpersonalViolence95.htm
The first cannonical correlation showed that high SBS and high IAH are correlated with adherence to traditional masculine values, not faking good, impulsivity, and social maladjustment.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
PREVENTING CRIME: WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN'T, WHAT'S PROMISING
PREVENTING CRIME: WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN'T, WHAT'S PROMISING
PREVENTING CRIME:
WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN'T, WHAT'S PROMISING
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