September 2018

Teen ‘boys will be boys’: A Brief History

By: | September 30, 2018

Are white boys given longer to grow up? Everett Collection/Shutterstock Ashwini Tambe, University of Maryland I’ve selected this article to stretch your thinking about how Worldview shapes our current attitudes and expectations of the roles that boys and girls, men and women play within the society. I’d like for you to consider how much power […]

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Bud Light, Dilly Dilly and Assimilation

By: | September 30, 2018

I’ve used lot’s of words to describe the Assimilationist Lens but this Bud Light Commercial sums it all up in a humorous way. So what is the Assimilationist Lens? Assimilationists want individuals to submerge their cultural identities in favor of nationalistic and patriotic ideals or organizational ideals in business settings. Assimilationists believe that our primary […]

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Coal Ash Spill Highlights Key Role of Environmental Regulations in Disasters

By: | September 24, 2018

Social class and who suffers the greatest exposure to environmental harm is deeply driven by the Big 5; worldviews, ideology, belief systems, core values and narratives. The coal ash problem in North Carolina can be seen through the lens of inequitable exposure to environmental harms. Siting of hazardous waste sites is not random – risk […]

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Equity Gap

By: | September 24, 2018

New research by Carta has found a new side to the gender pay gap: the equity gap. Carta conducted an extensive study of over 180,000 employees at 6,000 companies, which had a combined total wealth of $45 billion in equity value. To understand why, you have to examine the differing worldviews, belief systems, core values, […]

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What Draws Women to a Religion that Says Men Should Be in Charge?

By: | September 24, 2018

Not every woman is a supporter of the #MeToo movement. To understand the origins of this perspective you have to examine the Big 5; differing worldviews, belief systems, core values and ideologies and narratives at play. This timely piece in the Washington Post takes you inside the mindset of women who rely on biblical worldviews […]

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Race of Mass Shooters Influences How the Media Cover Their Crimes, New Study Shows

By: | September 24, 2018

If a news report mentions a shooter’s tough childhood, chances are he’s white. ASAG Studio Laura Frizzell, The Ohio State University; Sad

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Simple Blood Test Could Read People’s Internal Clock

By: | September 11, 2018

The circadian rhythm is present in every single cell of your body, guided by the central clock that resides in the brain. Creations/Shutterstock.com Rosemary Braun, Northwestern University In life, timing is everything. Your body’s internal clock – the circadian rhythm – regulates an enormous variety of processes: when you sleep and wake, when you’re hungry, […]

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