News tagged with social identity

APA task force report outlines actions to end discrimination

Teaching students of all ages about the value of diversity and the serious mental health impacts of bias and stereotyping will help end widespread discrimination in the United States, according to a new American Psychological ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Mar 27, 2012 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

Psychologists analyze development of prejudices within children

Girls are not as good at playing football as boys, and they do not have a clue about cars. Instead they know better how to dance and do not get into mischief as often as boys. Prejudices like these are cultivated from early ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jan 27, 2012 | 2.3 / 5 (3) | 1

Study explores men's ability to manage fear in ways that allow them to exhibit confidence

An Indiana University of Pennsylvania sociologist's study of mixed martial arts competitors found that these men have unique ways of managing fear that actually allow them to exhibit confidence.

Psychology & Psychiatry Dec 13, 2011 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Skin color matters when it comes to Canadians' health: study

A new University of British Columbia study finds that Black Canadians with darker skin are more likely to report poorer health than Black Canadians with lighter skin. The study also suggests that a mismatched racial identity ...

Health Oct 12, 2011 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 27

Why does conflict arise when social identity is threatened?

Be it at school, office, the neighborhood or the community people live in, conflicting situations amongst various groups might arise on an almost day to day basis. Today, the prevalence of these intergroup conflicts is on ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Oct 06, 2011 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0 |

'Finding yourself' on Facebook: Internet can be crucial to teens' psychological development

American teenagers are spending an ever-increasing amount of time online, much to the chagrin of parents who can't seem to tear their children away from Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. But despite the dangers that lurk on ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 27, 2011 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

Stanford Hospital privacy breach puts data online

(AP) -- Stanford Hospital in California is blaming a subcontractor used by an outside vendor for a privacy breach that led to the posting online of medical information for thousands of emergency room patients.

Other Sep 09, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

Teens maintain their religion

High school is a turbulent time for adolescents. Every parent knows these are the years when teens begin to spread their wings, develop their own self-awareness and confirm their identification with specific social groups ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Jun 20, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1