Cruel and (Un)usual Punishment: The Treatment of Transgender Prisoners
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By Sabrina Cox, MA, LMSW Zahara Green is a 25-year-old transgender woman who was placed in an all-male prison in May 2012. According to...
donjacques
- Nov 17, 2014
- 7 min
Ebola, Thomas Duncan’s Death, and the Biopolitics of Disposability
By Akhenaten B.S. Tankwanchi, PhD Although the word Ebola percolated into the American public consciousness over two decades ago owing to...
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donjacques
- Nov 4, 2014
- 5 min
How to End the Criminalization of Poverty
This post continues our new blog series on poverty. As our nation reflects on its progress in fighting poverty over the last 50 years,...
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donjacques
- Nov 3, 2014
- 6 min
Crossing Boundaries: How Intergroup Contact Can Reduce Racial Anxiety and Improve Race Relations
This is part of our ongoing series of blog posts about race, racism and law enforcement in communities of color. By Linda R. Tropp, PhD...
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donjacques
- Oct 31, 2014
- 4 min
Halloween Costumes: All in Good Fun?
By Efua Andoh and Leslie Cameron (APA Public Interest Directorate Communications Staff) Halloween is meant to be a fun-filled, family...
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donjacques
- Oct 27, 2014
- 5 min
John’s Story: How Racism and Classism Operate Within the Mental Health Care System
This post continues our new blog series on poverty. As our nation reflects on its progress in fighting poverty over the last 50 years,...
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donjacques
- Oct 17, 2014
- 5 min
Close to Home: A Psychologist Reflects on Providing Crisis Counseling in Ferguson
This is part of our ongoing series of blog posts about race, racism and law enforcement in communities of color. By Jameca Falconer, PhD...
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donjacques
- Sep 18, 2014
- 6 min
Redefining Race Relations: It Begins at Home
By Erlanger “Earl” Turner, PhD, (Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston-Downtown) and students from his...
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donjacques
- May 23, 2014
- 3 min
If You’re Ageist and You Know It, Raise Your Hand
By Kimberly Hiroto, PhD (Member, APA Committee on Aging) We’re bombarded these days with information about how to prevent aging. Since...
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donjacques
- Mar 24, 2014
- 3 min
When Policy Gets Under the Skin (In a Good Way): The Case of LGBT Health
By Caroline Fitz, MPhil (Graduate Student Intern, APA Public Interest Government Relations Office) In what percentage of states do you...
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donjacques
- Mar 4, 2014
- 1 min
21 Microaggressions in Photos
Our fellow APA blog for graduate psychology students, GradPsych Blog, has a great post up about the various types of microaggressions...
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donjacques
- Jul 22, 2013
- 5 min
After the Acquittal: The Need for Honest Dialogue about Racial Prejudice and Stereotyping
By Gwendolyn Puryear Keita, PhD (Executive Director, APA Public Interest Directorate) Psychological research shows that people often...
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