The Role of Public Dialogue in Conflict Management
The Role of Public Dialogue in Conflict Management
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Tag: Sociology
Improving Corporate Diversity Programs
This week I discus the importance of monitoring diversity at different levels of the organisation, especially in leadership.
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Changing Public Stories About Domestic Violence
In a poor example of social science journalism, the Washington Post ran an irresponsible article by a sociologist who used invalid statistics to argue women who are married are more protected from domestic abuse. International social science studies show this is not the case.
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Bad Social Science News
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No Neat Cause and Effect Between Violence and Media
Psychologists Markus Appel and Susanne Jodbauer reviewed a large body of literature examining the link between violence in the media and how this shapes aggression.
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In this video, I discuss the careers panel that I sat on as part of the annual conference for The Australian Sociological Association (TASA). Continue reading Careers in Sociology
Networking
Presenting your research at your first academic conference can be daunting to students. I’ve republished an article where I reflected on what it was like for me as a postgraduate.
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Repeal of Racial Discrimination Protection Section 18C
Under the new proposed racial vilification laws, people can perpetuate hate speech with impunity, while minority groups are conversely labelled anti-democratic for pointing out discrimination.
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Social Sciences Up to the Task of New Technologies
Sociologist Duncan Watts on why social science is important in technology and in broader areas of social policy.
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Large-scale social problems
Quote of the week, from computational sociologist, Duncan Watts:
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