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The research carried out since 1994 through 2003 analyzed dynamics of youth’s value orientation under the influence of drastic transformations of the Russian…
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Men across the nation will be getting the pints in and staring at the big screen this month as the World Cup kicks off in Germany. But what do football and alcohol have to do with being a man? A recent psychological study by the University of Sussex reveals that the roaring crowds may be drinking their way through the game in an effort to compensate for not being man enough to play in it.
The study, made up of in-depth interviews with thirty-one 18-21 year olds in inner London, investiga