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Janice Harper Ph.D.

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Janice Harper, Ph.D., is a cultural anthropologist specializing in conflict and social aggression. Her work has spanned a range of social problems, including health, environment and human rights. She is the author or editor of a number of scholarly books and articles and has been a regular contributor to The Huffington Post. She is also the author of Mobbed! A Survival Guide to Adult Bullying and Mobbing.

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Recent Posts
Fear, Risk and a Life-Saving Vaccine
With news of the Pfizer COVID vaccine being approved by the FDA, many have continued to resist getting it. Why are they so afraid, and can their fears be calmed?
Self-Reflection Without Shame

It’s hard to look at ourselves objectively without caving into self-loathing.

It’s hard to look at ourselves objectively without caving into self-loathing.

Living With Difference in Troubling Times

America hasn’t been this socially divided in decades, as the left and right sequester themselves in their virtue.

America hasn’t been this socially divided in decades, as the left and right sequester themselves in their virtue.

To Believe or Not Believe Bill Cosby's Accusers

It's true that false accusations can multiply, but in the case of Bill Cosby, the pattern of accusation suggests they are more credible than suspect. When mob mentality or opportunism lead to false accusations, they share specific features that are missing in the litany of accusations against the famed comedian.

It's true that false accusations can multiply, but in the case of Bill Cosby, the pattern of accusation suggests they are more credible than suspect. When mob mentality or opportunism lead to false accusations, they share specific features that are missing in the litany of accusations against the famed comedian.

Why the Ferguson Apology Matters

When Ferguson Chief of Police Thomas Jackson apologized for the response of his team in the aftermath of Michael Brown's killing, many dismissed the apology as too little, too late. Yet the apology was not only rare, it was profound and rejecting it will do more to stifle healing than to promote it.

When Ferguson Chief of Police Thomas Jackson apologized for the response of his team in the aftermath of Michael Brown's killing, many dismissed the apology as too little, too late. Yet the apology was not only rare, it was profound and rejecting it will do more to stifle healing than to promote it.

When Co-Workers Attack: Lessons from Ferguson

The armed military confrontation between police and protestors in Ferguson, Missouri was only made possible by police leadership--and only ended when saner leadership stepped in. The same psychological processes that led the police to exceed necessary force and escalate the conflict are the same psychological processes that unfold in a workplace mobbing.

The armed military confrontation between police and protestors in Ferguson, Missouri was only made possible by police leadership--and only ended when saner leadership stepped in. The same psychological processes that led the police to exceed necessary force and escalate the conflict are the same psychological processes that unfold in a workplace mobbing.

The Mobbing Against Jill Abramson Begins

The statement by Arthur Sulzberger justifying his termination of New York Times Editor-in-Chief, Jill Abramson contains all the elements of an untruthful attempt to discredit her and turn public tide against her. What we can expect to happen now is that her former staff and the public will increasingly revise their perceptions of her to accord with Sulzberger's.

The statement by Arthur Sulzberger justifying his termination of New York Times Editor-in-Chief, Jill Abramson contains all the elements of an untruthful attempt to discredit her and turn public tide against her. What we can expect to happen now is that her former staff and the public will increasingly revise their perceptions of her to accord with Sulzberger's.