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Threatened languages and how people relate to them: a Cameroon case study
To understand the full scale of the world's linguistic diversity, we should be thinking about languages and how speakers relate to them.
Are men seen as ‘more American’ than women?
In the first study of the relationship between gender and national identity, the authors wonder if the answer might explain why the country still hasn't had a female vice president or president.
Do challenges make school seem impossible or worthwhile?
A high school science test, a Psych 101 course, long job applications: Sometimes it's hard to be motivated to succeed. As it turns out, how you respond to difficulty and ease can make all the difference.
Britain better fix its identity crisis fast – or risk a disastrous Brexit
If you don't know what you are as a nation, how can you know what you want?
CNN-Reddit saga exposes tension between the internet, anonymity and power
The national story of an anonymous Reddit user's post – and the threat to unmask him – raises important questions about the role of online communication in our society.
Does changing style of hair or dress help black people avoid stigma?
Research on how black people try to avoid racism in their daily lives shows that following white, mainstream standards can have mixed results.
From Bulgaria to East Asia, the making of Japan’s yogurt culture
How a simple bacterium traveled across time and space to become Japan's latest food fad.
Can blockchain technology help poor people around the world?
Already becoming a darling of Wall Street, blockchain technology's biggest real benefits could come to the world's poorest people. Here's how.
Why do schools want all students to look the same?
By providing a blanket approach to uniform policies, schools risk repressing cultural identity and diversity.
Goodbye glamour-puss and rugged hero: smokers lose brand identity with plain cigarette packaging
Cigarette brands present images of slender, stylish women and strong, independent men. Plain packaging breaks this positive brand identity for some smokers.
Communicating climate change: Focus on the framing, not just the facts
Are we in a race against climate change? Or is it a war? How does thinking of the past or the future affect your support for the science? Researchers are learning how metaphors and context matter.
Job insecurity cuts to the core of identity and social stability – and can push people towards extremism
Psychologists rank job insecurity as one of the most stressful things about work – new research uncovers why.
Who counts as black?
With the number of multiracial Americans growing, there's a fierce debate in the black community over who's black – and who isn't.
The ‘floating people’ of Myanmar: how Rohingya refugees reclaim their identity through art and song
Rohingya songs and drawings are a form of resistance against the persecutions they face in Myanmar and in Bangladesh.
Are you really anonymous online? Your friends on Twitter may give you away
You might think you're anonymous when you're browsing the web. But a new study shows that browsing history can often be tied to your real-world identity.
For the first generation to grow up on Facebook, online identities hold both promise and pitfall
As the torrent of carefully created social media posts to sites such as Facebook grows, who is to say which is the 'real' you.
Sense of place: messier than it ever was, so how do we manage this shifting world?
Big ideas and big dollars have been invested in making 'memorable' places. Paradoxically, as similar solutions are adapted in diverse settings worldwide, this can lead to an uneasy new placelessness.
To understand what young people think, speak their language
Researchers and policy makers alike are missing out on a vital resource – young people themselves.
The Great British Bake Off vs the Presidential Cookie Poll: who comes up trumps?
Baking offers some interesting insights into the state of the modern world.
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Professor in School of Psychology, Flinders University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UNSW
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Honorary Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate, UNSW
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ARC Indigenous Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Director, Centre for Internet Safety, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders & School of Psychology, University of Western Australia
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Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Research Associate, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders & School of Psychology, University of Western Australia
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Professor Emerita (social science), University of Sydney
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Research Fellow at City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Sociology, University of Aberdeen
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Senior Lecturer, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Adelaide
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Reader in Socio-Digital Interaction and EPSRC Post-Doctoral Cross-Disciplinary Research Fellow, University of Dundee
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Curator of Indigenous Art, National Gallery of Victoria and Phd Candidate, University of Melbourne
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