Today’s generation shocked they might have to care for their parents Pushing a pram gives a young middle-class man status in Scandinavia. But when will it be just as cool to push your old father around in a wheelchair?
Girls experience sexting more negatively than boys A new study finds that Swedish boys and girls have very different reactions to sexually explicit texts. One researcher thinks this is very disheartening.
Family life makes Nordic men happy But this is not necessarily true for men elsewhere in Europe, a new study shows.
Turning around boy culture in the classroom Dominant cultural norms result in boys doing worse than girls in school, according to new Swedish doctoral research. But it's possible to turn it around, says the researcher.
What happens to girls and boys in gender-neutral preschools? In some Swedish preschool programs, the children are addressed with a recently coined gender-neutral pronoun rather than as she or he. Researchers have now investigated whether this practice makes the children more untraditional.
Men run more slowly than they think Men embellish and overestimate, while women have a more realistic idea of how fast they can run.
They use dating services but remain single Some single persons are not really out to find a partner for life when they use online dating sites and go to get-togethers for singles.
Researchers slam plans to criminalise sex work Twenty-six Danish researchers have signed a protest letter against the European Parliament’s recommendations to criminalise sex work. Politicians ignore most of the research in this field, they argue. They agree with the 91 international researchers who argue against the EU proposal and instead urge politicians to listen to sex workers and their organisations recommending a decriminalisation.
Porn won’t ruin your sex life We shouldn’t worry that porn affects young people’s sex lives, new study concludes.
Prostitution ban misses the target, argue migration researchers Legalise prostitution and consider foreign sex workers as immigrants who leave their home country to earn money to support their families, said researchers at a recent ‘Intimate Migration’ conference in Denmark.
Working in the line of fire Far from being risk seekers, firefighters feel their work isn't particularly risky. But relations between team members are regarded as crucial.
Reporting sex crimes improves health The majority of those who report incest and abuse to the police feel they made the right decision. Pressing charges bolsters health and leads to more freedom to get on with their lives.
Women and children aren’t saved first It’s a myth that seamen give women and children priority when ships are sinking. Women have much less chance of surviving and children are even worse off.