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  • 5 Aug 2019
    Ryszard Praszkier

    Working Wonders: How to Make the Impossible Happen

    Working Wonders: How to Make the Impossible Happen puts forth the message that the difference between what’s possible and what’s not is, to a great extent, a construct of the human mind. And it’s one that we can change. I coined in this book the term possibilitivity, i.e. the propensity for perceiving insurmountable challenges as […]

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  • 13 Jun 2019
    Michael Thai, Charlie Crimston, Fiona Barlow

    The life changing magic of (LGBT+) stories – Charlie Rose Crimston, Michael Thai, and Fiona Kate Barlow

    In support of Pride Month chapter authors and editor of The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice discuss the [lack of] presence of LGBT+ characters in film, television and games.

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  • 8 Jun 2019
    Kristin H. Kroll

    Mental Health Providers’ Duty During the Measles Outbreak

    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 […]

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  • 7 Jun 2019
    William H. Wiist

    Nuclear Weapons: Still a Threat to Public Health, and Growing

    Lead 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.

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  • 7 Jun 2019
    Jen Gilbert, Sharon Lamb

    The Promise of New Sexual and Gender Identities for Young People – Jen Gilbert and Sharon Lamb

    In 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.

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  • 4 Jun 2019
    Karen L Blair

    Who will date a trans person? – Karen L. Blair

    In 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...

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  • 3 Jun 2019
    Philip Graham

    Myths about Gay Men – Philip Graham

    Author 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.

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  • 9 May 2019
    Philip Yanos

    Getting Past Stigma to Increase Social Connection

    In recent years there has been growing consensus that facilitating “community participation” among mental health service recipients should be a major goal for the mental health service system.  Defined as “the opportunity to live in the community, and be valued for one’s uniqueness and abilities, like everyone else,” social connection with local or other community […]

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