Association for Psychological Science1d
Member Spotlight: 2025 Spence Awardee Mark Thornton on the Dynamics of the Social World
Janet Taylor Spence recipient Mark Thornton, an assistant professor at Dartmouth College and director of the Social ...
Psychology Today1d
Social Anxiety Survival Guide for High School
Is your teen navigating high school with social anxiety? Use role-play, encourage mindfulness, develop small talk skills, and ...
Social Network Mapping: 6 Connections That Can Help Build Support And Influence
Research shows that just 3% to 10% of your connections are truly valuable. Mapping your network can help you identify ...
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How researchers can use justice-oriented approach when working with Indigenous groups
Through this approach, Dr. Liboiron created the Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR), an ...
Economic need and past actions affect whether there is cooperation or antagonism between communities
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig have studied the influence of group identity ...
CounterPunch2d
How We Distribute Power Will Influence Our Future
Power in human societies is often viewed as hierarchical, meaning that it’s tiered and ranked. This view doesn’t fully ...
Psychology Today3d
Beyond Intergroup Attitudes
Diverse strategies enhance intergroup inclusion. These include fostering direct contact, promoting positive social norms, and ...
How being alone can weaken social identity, with broad implications for group processes and societal cohesiveness
A new study sheds light on the effects of aloneness on group processes, demonstrating that simply being alone can ...
Where do the names for groups of people come from?
Let’s take a look at some of the many kinds of clusters that have evolved over the centuries and explore the formation and ...