Social Psychology in the Information Age: Pride Month May Be Coming To An End

Sunday, June 30, 2019

Pride Month May Be Coming To An End

Pride Month may be coming to an end today but the social concerns that brought us Pride Month continue year 'round. So, whatever our specific orientations and gender identities, let's remember that our sciences often fall short as safe spaces for everyone to discuss our research. The US is not an especially inclusivity-friendly nation right now - think of what the occupant in the White House and his allies espouse and put into policy (including undoing progress that took years of difficult work to accomplish). I am well aware that transgender scientists still get discriminated against and are publicly bullied by peers (very obviously so on social media) who really should know better.

In the meantime, enjoy this wonderful post. I love the logo (see below - nicked from the same post). And I love the notion of a more inclusive science and society.

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Hi! I am A. James Benjamin, Jr., PhD. Most folks call me James or JB eventually.

I am an educator trained as a social psychologist. I work as an Associate Professor at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith. I earned my PhD from University of Missouri-Columbia in 2000. Much of my research has touched on cognitive and behavioral effects of aggression-related cues (e.g., video games and weapon images), increasingly from a critical and skeptical perspective. I have also examined person variables such as authoritarianism and short-term media exposure in relation to attitudes toward violence and toward torture. My more recent interests involve the psychometric properties of various measures of aggressive cognition that are commonly used by aggression researchers. My work intersects with that of related researchers in areas such as Media Communication.

As an educator, I primarily teach methodology courses and the undergraduate survey course in social psychology. I also regularly teach the introductory psychology course. I make a point of introducing students at all levels to the replication crisis. Increasingly, I am trying interactive activities to engage students to become more critical readers of the research literature in my field.

I use this blog to express my own professional and personal perspectives. This blog is completely independent of any organizations with which I am affiliated. Assume that the views I express here are exclusively mine and do not reflect the views of any employer.