Tag: Social relationships
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Social relationships key to improving learning in schools
Strong relationships between teachers, parents and students in schools are more likely to improve student learning capacity than financial support.
October 29, 2018 -
Fake laughter a polite nod
People across cultures and continents are often able to say if a laughter is fake or real because of a sophisticated sensitivity.
July 27, 2018 -
Strive to reduce distress, not just raise GNP
The obsession with GNP-maximizing model of development has led to the neglect of important social, ecological and spiritual issues which can prove very costly and harmful. Hence there is a yearning among increasing number of people for alternative models of development and in this context, we propose a distress minimizing model of development. The defining …
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April 19, 2018 -
Emerging lessons of rapid social change
It is often said that if even highly disturbing news is repeated frequently, the human mind adjusts to it and we stop worrying about it. Even so, details of incidents involving various crimes against women and girls, some so-called revenge and honour crimes and others horribly violent crimes such as incest and child abuse come …
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September 21, 2017 -
Listening to music in group may make you more depressed
Listening to sad music in a group and talking about sad things tend to make people feel more depressed, says a study. This kind of group rumination with music was more common in younger people, and likely reflects relative importance of both music and social relationships to younger people, the study found. "These results reveal …
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May 28, 2017