Pics or It Didn’t Happen: Sexist Hyperskepticism in the Modern Skeptical Movement

Does it pay to be a sexist? The relationship between modern sexism and career outcomes

In this study, we examined the consequences of harboring “modern sexist” beliefs on the career outcomes of both men and women. We argued that individuals endorsing these beliefs disproportionately rely on men (versus women) for work-related advice and, in turn, obtain more promotions than do their less sexist counterparts. Results obtained from a sample of 192 communication workers supported ou...

the tragedy of modern man in arthur millers world

what miller wants is a theatre of heightened consciousness. he speaks of two passions in a man, the passion to "feel" and the passion "know". he belives that we can have more of the latter. he says: drama is akin to the other inventions of man in that it ought to help us know more and not merely to spend our feelings. the writing of the crucible shows us that he is trying to give more heightene...

It Can't Happen Here?

Recently, it was announced that the Nobel Prize for chemistry was awarded to three West German scientists, Drs. Harmut Michel, Johann Deisenhofer, and Robert Huber, for their work on the x-ray crystallographic analysis of photosynthetic reaction centers from bacteria. This deserved award marks the third time in the past 2 decades that Nobel committees have recognized important plantrelated rese...

Student Movement in Contemporary Iran; Independent or Affiliated Movement

The student movement is considered as one of the important issues of Iranian political sociology, but its role and its nature and its relationship with other movements and movements in Iran have been discussed. The present article is trying to answer the role and function of the student movement in Iran. Using a descriptive-analytic approach, political currents have become instrumental in most ...

Gender Mainstreaming: Making It Happen