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But the reference-income hypothesis is rather abstract. The researchers wondered whether there was a more nuanced way to capture how people valued their income. They reasoned that people tend to make specific comparisons of personal wealth, not only with the average income of the larger population, but with the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study: Money Isn't Everything — But Status Is! | 3/23/2010 | See Source »

We all have families and therefore specific ideas of how they talk, how they fight, how they sound and look. It’s not surprising, then, that we each have equally specific ideas of what we want from family shows: think of the different itches scratched by â?...

Author: By Molly O. Fitzpatrick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nurturing Twins on Primetime TV | 3/23/2010 | See Source »

Cuccinelli may indeed have had sound legal reasoning behind his move. According to him, the Virginia General Assembly has never given specific authorization for such discrimination protections, and in-state colleges and universities are overstepping their bounds by employing them. The attorney general cited the Virginia Human Rights Act, which...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: A Misguided Letter | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

However, this legal technicality is a small concern that Cuccinelli has pointed out in order to nullify more important protective measures. Article one, section one of the constitution of Virginia concerns the “equality and rights of man.†It states, “That all...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: A Misguided Letter | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

Moreover, Cuccinelli’s move is a targeted attack on a minority group. The Commonwealth of Virginia allows colleges and universities to operate under other policies without explicit permission; for example, a former Virginia assistant Commonwealth attorney pointed out that many places of higher education prevent their staff and...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: A Misguided Letter | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

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