Stereotypes Current Events | Stereotypes News | 2
|
|
|
Sort By:
Page Views | Date |
Lesbians, gay men and family life
The view that lesbians and gay men pose a threat to the traditional family is challenged in a symposium held today, Tuesday 15 December, at The British Psychological Society's London Conference, held at the Institute of Education. view more (1998-12-03)
Faces and Race: A New Tool to Blunt Racial Bias
There may be a simple way to address racial bias: Help people improve their ability to distinguish between faces of individuals of a different race. view more (2009-01-21)
Arabic chemists from the 'Golden Age' given long overdue credit
You've heard of Louis Pasteur and George Washington Carver, no doubt. And probably Joseph Priestley, one of the founders of modern chemistry. Names like Antoine Lavoisier, John Dalton, and Amadeo Avogadro may even bring a twinkle of recognition to the eye for their famous roles in establishing chemistry as a modern science. view more (2009-08-17)
Risk, anger and beauty in the eye of the beholder
Risk taking rock climbers, people who worry and perception of beauty in others are some of the topics covered in more than 40 poster presentations of research being presented at the British Psychological Society's Annual Conference at the University of Manchester today, Thursday 31 March 2005. view more (2005-03-21)
Why Prostates Are No Laughing Matter
Many people are familiar with Private Godfrey from the TV programme "Dad's Army", who was a figure of fun because of his need to make urgent and frequent trips to the loo. Such experiences are all too familiar to men suffering from what doctors now call benign enlargement of the prostate. Researchers have found that men with this... view more... (2004-04-16)
Study shows simple writing assignment improves minority student grades
In a follow-up to a 2006 study, a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher and his colleagues found that an in-class writing assignment designed to reinforce students' sense of identity and personal integrity increased the grade-point averages of African-American middle school students over a two-year period, and reduced the rate at which... view more... (2009-04-17)
The future of engineering is female at the University of Surrey
The University of Surrey was pleased to welcome 52 young scientists to the annual Headstart programme. The week-long, residential, annual programme enables lower-sixth form science students to have an introduction to all the different engineering disciplines as well as a taste of campus life. The 17 young women on the course also acted as mentors... view more... (2004-07-26)
Ambassadors aim to attract new healthcare professionals
Careers in the NHS are being prescribed by healthcare practitioners as part of a new mentoring programme being dispensed by Kingston University. The Healthcare Ambassadors Scheme has been developed by staff in the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, run jointly by the University and St George's Hospital Medical School. It takes a new... view more... (2004-08-10)
Our Metallic Reflection: Considering Future Human-Android Interactions
Everyday human interaction is not what you would call perfect, so what if there was a third party added to the mix - like a metallic version of us? view more (2009-07-17)
An age-old story
Growing older is a fact of life, but people's hopes, fears, pre-conceptions and experiences surrounding the ageing process are richly diverse. view more (2009-03-10)
Kingston reveals reasons for poor healthcare recruitment
Research completed at Kingston University has uncovered findings challenging some traditional career stereotypes. Staff in the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, run jointly between the University and St George's Hospital Medical School, have completed a two-year study called Ethnicity and Degree Courses in the Allied Health Professions.... view more... (2004-04-05)
Good sexual intercourse lasts minutes, not hours, therapists say
Satisfactory sexual intercourse for couples lasts from 3 to 13 minutes, contrary to popular fantasy about the need for hours of sexual activity, according to a survey of U.S. and Canadian sex therapists. view more (2008-04-01)
Are you my mother? Transference more pronounced when we are tired.
Sigmund Freud hailed the phenomenon of transference as fundamental to the process of dynamic psychotherapy. Freud depicted transference as a false connection between patient's memories of a past relationship and the therapeutic context. He noted it as an integral part in the psychoanalytic cure. view more (2008-04-01)
Preventing miscarriages of justice; can we believe our eyes?
REF: 99/52 13 APRIL 1999 view more (1999-05-26)
Blowing away ethnic stereotyping in tests
It is often thought that Asian cultures value accuracy over speed of performance and Black groups are less concerned with accuracy than White groups. Contrary to popular belief research shows these stereotypes do not exist in psychometric testing. view more (2005-01-07)
New Study Explores Social Comparison in Early Childhood
It has been shown (and probably experienced by all of us) that performing worse than our peers on a particular task results in negative self-esteem and poorer subsequent performance on the same task. view more (2008-10-31)
Employee involvement programs key to workplace diversity
A new study by a University of Arizona professor shows employee involvement programs that executives adopt to increase efficiency also end up improving their record on diversity. view more (2009-06-25)
New study examines scope of online breast cancer support groups
In the study conducted at the UW-Madison Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research, 144 women who were recently diagnosed with breast cancer were provided free computer hardware, Internet access and training in how to use an online health education and support system, which they were able to use for six months. view more (2006-01-19)
Seniors unfairly stereotyped as grouchy and frail
A study of caregivers of Alzheimer's patients and non-caregivers done by the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada revealed that seniors are being stereotyped as grouchy, inflexible to change, and mostly living in nursing homes, when the opposite is true. view more (2007-05-02)
Culture affects how teen girls see harassment
Teenage girls of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds still experience sexism and sexual harassment - but cultural factors may control whether they perceive sexism as an environmental problem or as evidence of their own shortcomings. view more (2008-05-15)
|
|
|
|
Sort By:
Page Views | Date |
|
