Posts Tagged ‘politics’

A new book challenges the idea that women earn less than men primarily as a result of discrimination in the workplace. Rather, argues Warren Farrell, women earn less because of the career decisions they make; moreover, he suggests that when pay is compared for the same actual amount of productivity, women actually make as much or slightly more than men. Maybe both genders can learn something worthwhile from this book about career choices and their impact on quality of life.

Some of the same organizations which have issued press releases highlighting the impact of the Asian tsunami on mental health, or which have publicly bemoaned the lack of trained mental health professionals available to work with those affected by the disaster, have turned out to be poorly prepared to make rapid use of trained professionals volunteering to help.

In case you thought there was little to separate the two leading candidates for the Presidency of the United States, just consider them in terms of psychology of leadership: the two are as different as night and day. (Originally published October 2004.)

Reactions to the publication of photos showing Iraqi prisoners being abused by coalition soldiers can be viewed from the perspective of national self concept — and of a missed opportunity to reflect on what it means to be human. A companion article on Human Behaviour in Experiments and the Iraq Prison Photos explores common features of human behaviour in prison-type environments. (Originally published September 2004.)

A separate article traces the public reaction to Iraq prison photos from the standpoint of national and individual self concept, while this article briefly describes psychology research which suggests we may have more in common with the perpetrators of crimes at Abu Ghraib than we might like to think. (Originally published September 2004.)