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Career
The Problem With "Check Your Privilege"

Michael Mascolo Ph.D. on August 21, 2019

"Check your privilege" is a noble attempt to foster reflection on the consequences of advantage and disadvantage. But it alienates the very people it seeks to convince.

"Check your privilege" is a noble attempt to foster reflection on the consequences of advantage and disadvantage. But it alienates the very people it seeks to convince.

Gender
Sex and Gender: Still Unclear After All These Years

Michael Mascolo Ph.D. on July 26, 2019

People say that sex is biological but gender is socially constructed. Perhaps. But while sex and gender are different, they're not independent. Problems arise when we say they are.

People say that sex is biological but gender is socially constructed. Perhaps. But while sex and gender are different, they're not independent. Problems arise when we say they are.

Politics
The Politics of Contamination

Michael Mascolo Ph.D. on July 20, 2019

Does your Republican co-worker disgust you? Is your liberal acquaintance nauseating? Does the thought of opening yourself up to their positions make you feel contaminated?

Does your Republican co-worker disgust you? Is your liberal acquaintance nauseating? Does the thought of opening yourself up to their positions make you feel contaminated?