The current outbreak of measles across the United Kingdom, United States, and other industrialized nations has given rise to bitter conflict about vaccinations. Mental health providers may not intuitively think that they play an important role in this conflict; however, they are uniquely positioned to help educate families and to subsequently protect vulnerable children. Many […]
Read MoreLead editor and an author of 'Preventing War and Promoting Peace', William H. Wiist, outlines his argument on why nuclear weapons are a growing threat to public health and suggests roles for health professionals in advocating reduction of nuclear weapons.
Read MoreFor generations, early Franciscan theology has suffered either from relative neglect or from various narratives—partly responsible for its neglect—which have tended to downplay its significance. One such narrative was propounded even by the few scholars of the twentieth century who devoted time to researching the first generation of university masters in Europe and specifically Paris—which […]
Read MoreIn support of Pride Month, editors of The Cambridge Handbook of Sexual Development, Jen Gilbert and Sharon Lamb discuss how the sexual development of children and youth has changed in response to shifting cultural norms.
Read MoreIt is widely known that the American criminal justice system is uniquely punitive, and that the harsh carceral and collateral impacts of tough-on-crime policies have disproportionately burdened the poor and persons of color. Among progressive social movements, the animal rights movement stands as a notable exception to an overriding trend of advocacy against tough-on-crime policies. […]
Read MoreIn a recent study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 87.5% of the participants chose only cisgender people and excluded transgender and non-binary individuals from their hypothetical dating pool. This blog, written by chapter author of 'The Intimate Relationships of Sexual and Gender Minorities' from The Cambridge Handbook of Personal Relationships, 2E, looks at why...
Read MoreAuthor of Men and Sex, Philip Graham, explores common myths about Gay Men to support Pride Month 2019. Visit www.cambridge.org/pride2019 to find out how Cambridge University Press are supporting Pride 2019.
Read MoreIn this post Todd Timberlake author of Finding our Place in the Solar System, 2019 examines two different 'false positives' in the history of astronomy, discussing why they occurred, and how these false observations were eventually discarded.
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