Psychologists are increasingly being called on to help solve some of the greatest challenges we face as a society. In 2023, the American Psychological Association sees this trend accelerating along with other major changes to the field.1. Psychological Research Becomes More Inclusive: Psychologists are challenging traditional thinking about their research, including how it is conducted […]
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Overview of the Study: In the past two decades, an increasing spotlight has been cast on the health disparities in sleep and sleep disorders across the globe. These disparities, rooted in socioeconomic, historical, and cultural contexts, have shown a direct link between sleep quality and cardiometabolic diseases. Particularly in the USA, marginalized racial or ethnic
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Overview of the Study: Patient narratives in healthcare offer invaluable insights into the intricacies of illness, coping mechanisms, and navigating the healthcare system. The PaTH initiative, funded by PCORI, sought to tap into this potential by capturing stories from patients with back pain. Using an audio “document” approach, adults aged 18 or older shared their
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Overview of the Study: The research aimed to understand the disparities in type 1 diabetes care, particularly concerning the utilization of technologies like continuous glucose monitors (CGMs). These disparities were significant based on factors like socioeconomic status (SES), race, and ethnicity. To explore these disparities, focus groups were conducted in Florida and California involving adults
Historically speaking, we can trace functionalism back to the late 19th century in particular to the French Theorist Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) and the concept then emerged later in the early 20th Century as a major theoretical lens that dominated some aspects of the social sciences all the way up to the 1960s.The thing is, a
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What do we mean by diversity, cultural diversity, and multiculturalism? First, diversity can mean a range of different things. Well, it literally means: A range of different things; various or very different.Culture is the way of living that is passed on from one generation to the next. It includes the language we speak, our standards
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Race and Ethnicity: Understanding Complex Social Constructs in Sociology Race and ethnicity are fundamental concepts in sociology that explore the complexities of human identity and social categorization. While race refers to the classification of individuals based on physical characteristics, such as skin color, whereas ethnicity encompasses cultural attributes, shared history, and traditions. In sociology, both
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