Issue 01/2012
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Family Honour and the Purity of the Family’s Essence: A Relational Models Approach
by: Cláudia Simão, Beate SeibtIn cultures where honour is valued, chastity is one of the codes for honour. When this code is violated, the honour of the family is threatened. Relational Models Theory (Fiske, 1992) contributes to an understanding of this phenomenon. It posits... more
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Issue 06/2011
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Anger Management
Anger is an emotional response to a real or imagined threat or provocation. Anger can range in intensity from mild irritation to extreme rage. We all become angry, and most of us don’t like it. The question is how to... more
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Issue 10/2010
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Are You a “Real Man”? How Men Earn and Prove Manhood Status
by: Jennifer BossonDaily life is replete with examples of men’s anxiety about violating the male gender role. Boyfriends and husbands refuse to watch “chick flicks” in the theatre; pop music enthusiasts keep their fondness for certain performers a secret (“I have lots... more
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Issue 10/2009
Issue 04/2009
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Human, or Less than Human?
It’s hard to imagine a more fundamental question for psychology than what it is that makes us human. It’s harder still to come up with an acceptable answer. Great thinkers through the ages have puzzled over the nature of human... more
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Issue 09/2008
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Social Judgment: Warmth and Competence are Universal Dimensions
How do you make sense of Barack Obama and John McCain? The odds are that you judge them mainly on two dimensions: warm/cold and (in)competence. Depending on your experience of them, you may judge one of them as both warm... more
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