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Let’s Talk About Sex — After 60
By Christina Pierpaoli Parker, MA (Geropsychology Doctoral Student, University of Alabama) Science has started to pay attention to what...
donjacques
Feb 12, 20184 min read
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Is Poking Fun at Birthdays a Harmless Way to Celebrate Them?
By Sheri R. Levy, PhD, & MaryBeth Apriceno (Stony Brook University) Have you ever noticed that the tone of birthday cards for children is...
donjacques
Nov 8, 20174 min read
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3 Essential Tips to Help All Kids to Embrace Their Race and Ethnicity
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts that the American Psychological Association (APA) will publish regarding racial/ethnic...
donjacques
Oct 25, 20174 min read
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What’s the Secret to Combating Ageist Stereotypes? It’s Complicated
By Jeff McCarthy, MA (University of Windsor) & Anne Baird, PhD (University of Windsor) In Western societies, negative stereotypes about...
donjacques
Aug 14, 20174 min read
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Are You Guilty of Positive Ageism?
By Sharron Hinchliff, PhD (Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield UK) Every year, on October 1st, we celebrate the International Day...
donjacques
Oct 1, 20164 min read
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Islamophobia in the U.S.: A Threat to Justice Everywhere
By Muninder Kaur Ahluwalia, PhD (Montclair State University) and Saba Rasheed Ali, PhD (University of Iowa) A Muslim mom, Melissa Chance...
donjacques
Apr 29, 20166 min read
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Addressing Biased Policing Through Science-Based Training
This is part of our ongoing series of blog posts about race, racism and law enforcement in communities of color. By Lorie Fridell, PhD...
donjacques
Sep 14, 20155 min read
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Stereotypes Affecting Women of Color, “Contagious” Gun Violence, Fighting Poverty –
Welcome back to In Case You Missed It (our weekly roundup of articles touching on psychology, health, mental health and social justice...
donjacques
Jul 7, 20153 min read
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In Case You Missed It – April 17, 2015
Welcome to In Case You Missed It, a weekly roundup of news articles related to issues of psychology, health and mental health, social...
donjacques
Apr 17, 20154 min read
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Is Your Birthday Card a Microaggression?
Division 17 Older Adult Special Interest Group by Kelly Martincin, M.A. My family has a tradition of a light-hearted competition of who...
donjacques
Mar 19, 20151 min read
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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...
donjacques
Nov 17, 20147 min read
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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...
donjacques
Oct 31, 20144 min read
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People with Disabilities Aren’t Heroes – They’re People
By Dana S. Dunn, PhD (Professor of Psychology and Assistant Dean for Special Projects, Moravian College) One of my former students has...
donjacques
Sep 30, 20143 min read
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Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Policies
This is part of our ongoing series of blog posts about race, racism and law enforcement in communities of color. By Nazgol Ghandnoosh,...
donjacques
Sep 25, 20144 min read
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Toxic Exposure: The Impact of Racial Inequality on the Brain
This is part of our ongoing series of blog posts about race, racism and law enforcement in communities of color. By April D. Thames, PhD...
donjacques
Sep 2, 20144 min read
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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...
donjacques
Mar 4, 20141 min read
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