Intermarriage in a divided society: Ireland a century ago

Social psychology a century ago.

America's dual interest in social welfare and practical science fueled the emergence of social psychology in the late 19th century. By that century's end, psychologists had presented diverse and sometimes contesting models of social psychology. These varied conceptualizations, however, were challenged by the discipline's growing dedication to the scientific method and experimentation, as well a...

The Profession Elite Interviewing in a Divided Society: Lessons from Northern Ireland

This article explores the particular challenges facing researchers interviewing political elites in a divided society. With evidence from interviews with former ministers in the Northern Ireland power-sharing government from 1999 to 2002, I demonstrate that researchers must consider a number of concerns relating to identity, bias and the polarised positions of politicians in a divided society. ...

Childhood and Society a Hundred Years Ago

Detention, Democracy, and Inequality in a Divided Society.

I have been asked to react to three articles presented in this volume—one by Benjamin Justice and Tracey L. Meares (which examines the civic curriculum implicit in the work of juries, judges, and the police); one by Aliya Saperstein, Andrew M. Penner, and Jessica M. Kizer (which uses Adolescent Health Longitudinal Survey [Add Health] data to explore how perceptions of race are affected by conta...

Fluorescein angiography: insight and serendipity a half century ago.

It has been 50 years since fluorescein angiography was developed as a clinical procedure by 2 medical students at Indiana University. The story of its discovery and the recognition of its value to ophthalmology involve a combination of insight and serendipity. Fluorescein had been in use clinically for more than half a century, but it took a pulmonary medicine laboratory to provide the stimulus...