Stereotyping

A Murder of Crows

Dennis Danziger | Posted 05.31.2012

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Dennis Danziger

Recently I attended a college graduation party for a former student I taught at Palisades Charter High School. When a fellow guest learned that I left PCHS to teach at Venice High School, he blanched.

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The Eyes Have It: Eye Contact and Power

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 01.23.2012

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Barbara Hannah Grufferman

Women will often remain silent during meetings, adding to their accumulative disadvantage, because they've learned that being ignored can be humiliating and painful.

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Should Stereotypes Scare Us?

John Harden | Posted 12.20.2011

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John Harden

Two weeks ago, I picked up a hitchhiker. Two weeks ago, I had a knife pulled on me. Yes, the two events are related.

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The Surprising Connection Between Dating And Math

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 11.13.2011

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Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.

What kids today need to understand is that breaking out of a stereotype won't keep them from finding the loving relationship they also desire.

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WATCH: Confronting Asian-American Stereotypes Through Art

Posted 10.14.2011

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The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American American Program and the National Portrait Gallery's new exhibit, Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of ...

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Taking on Singlism: 28 Writers Help Me Display and Slay the Beast

Bella DePaulo | Posted 07.19.2011

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Bella DePaulo

"DePaulo says that 'singlism' -- a term she coined and for which we are prepared to forgive her -- is not just aimed at unmarried women." -Gail Collin...

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Negotiating the Paradoxes of Nonjudgment

Swati Desai, Ph.D., LCSW | Posted 11.17.2011

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Swati Desai, Ph.D., LCSW

There is one big problem with non-judgment. Our brain is not supposed to be nonjudgmental! It is structured to make judgments at all times for the sake of safety: emotional and physical.

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Separating Church and Hate: Irrationality and Anti-Muslim Stereotyping

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cynthia Boaz

The United States is less threatened by Islam than by religious extremism in all its forms. Extremist Muslims and extremist Christians have more in common than moderates of either faith have with their extremists.

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Generation Real-Time

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marian Salzman

The leaders of this generation, whether they're American, Chinese or Brazilian, are the unmillennials: actively engaged with the world around them, and passionate about their own power to effect change.

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Keep Housing Fair

Lonnie Nasatir | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lonnie Nasatir

Minorities will not have access to fair housing in the future if condominium associations can hide their intentional discrimination behind facially neutral rules.

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