psychology Archives - The F-Word

The (anti)feminist teachers in popular media

Guest Blogger27 May 2017

Our monthly guest blogger, Madeleine Pownall, worries about what the portrayal of women in popular media is teaching us about gender and sexuality...

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Science, stereotypes and society

Pamela Jacobsen24 February 2016

Pamela Jacobsen explores stereotype threat - a phenomenon where people underperform in certain subjects when they're reminded of their gender...

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My sexuality is not a psychiatric symptom – it’s just who I am

Guest Blogger12 May 2015

Charlotte Dingle blogs for the F-word on the experience of being bisexual and having Borderline Personality Disorder, and how this affected her treatment by mental health professionals. ...

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Girls don’t need more information about what boys find attractive

D H Kelly18 March 2015

Dr Aric Sigman suggests we can combat teenage girls' poor body image by asking teenage boys what they find attractive. D H Kelly discusses why this is a really bad idea ...

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Asking the right questions

Dr Nina Burrowes21 October 2014

Psychologist Dr Nina Burrowes talks to Lizzie Atkinson about her online video project that opens up the conversation on sexual abuse ...

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New review: How to Become a Scandal: Adventures in Bad Behavior

Jess McCabe11 January 2011

Laura Kipnis’ “theory of scandal” starts an interesting conversation, says Katherine Wootton, but ignores the impact on victims to concentrate...

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Research indicates “why women apologise so much”

Holly Combe30 September 2010

The Live Science website has reported on two related studies exploring how often women and men apologise. In summary, the first study involved the use of onli...

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