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Are we better off without religion?

"Popular religious belief is caused by dysfunctional social conditions. This is the conclusion of the latest sociological research (pdf) conducted by Gregory Paul. Far from religion benefiting societies, as the...

Social anxiety in gay & bisexual men may be linked to risky sex

Social anxiety in gay and bi-sexual men may be linked to risky sex according to a Ryerson University HIV researcher who claims to have found a link between social anxiety and unsafe sexual activities." Dr. Trevor...

Pink toys damage girls

Pinkstinks is a campaign set up in the UK against the marketing of pink toys to girls.The founder of the campaign Emma Moore believes that the rows and rows of pink toys, clothes and other items aimed at girls...

American Character: Ingenious vs Paranoid

The character of Charlie Chaplin and the character of J. Edgar Hoover offers an insightful glimpse into the forces that were formative to American character of 20th century. With Charlie Chaplin, one sees...

New warning on 'perfect vaginas'

"Women are undergoing surgery to create the perfect vagina amid a "shocking" lack of information on the potential risks of the procedure, a report says. Research published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology also questions the very notion of aesthetically...

Tough love 'is good for children'

"Children brought up according to "tough love" principles are more successful in life, according to a study. The think tank Demos says a balance of warmth and discipline improved social skills more than an laissez-faire, authoritarian or disengaged upbringing. " We were...

Where is Obama's 'Wotan'?

I think, therefore I am - I think?The cowboy in this particular blog post uses Jung to explain Bush Jr as some form of Nazi monster - or have I read it wrong - I have no real idea at that - but what is said:"Bush shares his 'demons' with a demographic represented in Germany...

Social institutions contribute to homosexual youth suicide

"Someday, maybe, there will exist a well-informed, well considered and yet fervent public conviction that the most deadly of all possible sins is the mutilation of a child's spirit." Erik Erikson Social...

NARTH Charges APA with being unscientific

Recently,  the American Psychological Association adopted a resolution,  which discourages practicioners from advising reparative therapy for homosexuality.  Since 1973,  the APA has dismissed...

Verdict In: APA Rejects Sexual Orientation Change Efforts

The American Psychological Association rejects sexual orientation change efforts. In fact, "practitioners should avoid telling clients they can change from gay to straight." " There is "no evidence that sexual...

Why Tall People Are Happier Than Short People

"Squirts probably don't need any more reasons to envy their longer-limbed neighbors. Unfortunately, a new study just added to the indignity of short people. According to a paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, both men and women who are above average height —...

Cyber Or-25 Cyberpsychology-1

Moshe explores the meanings of Cyberpsychology. Where do we go with all of this technology and what do we do with it to better understand ourselves and the world around us. " By Rabbi DR. Moshe Dror It seems to me that much of the writing that I read dealing with information...

Have psychiatric wards changed?

"If you found yourself locked up against your will in a psychiatric ward, you would probably do your best to get out. But in 1969 a group of people did just the opposite — they tried to get in. A young American psychologist called David Rosenhan persuaded seven friends...

"It's good for women to suffer the pain of a natural birth"

"More women should endure the agony of labour because pain-relieving drugs, including epidural injections, carry serious medical risks, diminish childbirth as a rite of passage and undermine the mother's bond with her child. "When I heard this on the radio the other day, my...

Hundreds die in 'hidden world' of mental hospitals

"Hundreds of people are dying every year while sectioned under the Mental Health Act, the Observer can reveal. New figures released by the Ministerial Council on Deaths in Custody show that in the past 10 years 3,540 of those detained in NHS facilities, including...

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