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Painting with renewed purpose at 65, Peter Howson has overcome his demons to take his place as one of Britain’s leading contemporary artists.
Faces hold crucial clues on what others are thinking and feeling. So, does missing that key social information impact children’s unkind behaviour?
A backlash against progress in gender and sexual rights is common.
The long-term legacy can be linked to poor mental health, high levels of suicide and alcohol and drug problems – but also innovation.
People respond to trauma in different ways, with some people experiencing post-traumatic growth.
The Banyamulenge have been viewed as strangers in their own country – the violence targeting them revolves around this misconception.
The US has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world. When it comes to violent offenders and the Black community, the system isn’t working, argue criminologists.
The spike in violence was marked by a 68% increase in fatalities involving civilians.
The insecurity in the area has serious implications for development and the well-being of people, especially young people.
All brothers and sisters have tensions or disagreements from time to time as they jockey for position in the family. But when one sibling victimizes another, there can be serious and ongoing harms.
Recent research shows how the relationship between alcohol consumption, queuing and crowds can lead to violent behaviour in city centres at night.
An expert on Nigerian political history explains why the 2023 elections are unique and critical.
Attacks on electoral materials and election commission officials in the south-east region of Nigeria could have serious implications for the overall success of 2023 presidential election.
Children who suffer trauma are more likely to have mental health problems such as anxiety.
We studied 1.4 million people in Sweden who had been treated with beta blockers.
While most journalists don’t develop PTSD or depression, many will struggle with the stress of their work. Knowing the warning signs can help deal with trauma.
In the age of the Black Lives Matter movement, Basquiat’s work is more relevant than ever. It highlights racial inequality and violence against racialized people.
Watching gun violence on screen can desensitize children to the harm caused by firearms.
Language can provoke violence between groups especially when people paint others as threats.
Top contributors
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Director, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre; Professor of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
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Professor of Violence Prevention and Addiction Studies, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Honorary Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Sociology, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Communication and Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Co-Director of the Wits-Oxford Mobility Governance Lab, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
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Professor Gender and Childhood Sexuality, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Associate Research Professor of Social Psychology, Louisiana State University
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Director, Research & Translation, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor Monash University, Monash University
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Lecturer, University of Wollongong
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Professor, Family & Sexual Violence, RMIT University
