Dr. Christia Brown
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By Dr. Christia Spears Brown
Unraveling Bias
In her new book Unraveling Bias: How Prejudice Has Shaped Children for Generations and Why It’s Time to Break the Cycle, Dr. Brown will uncover what scientists have learned about how children are impacted by biases because of their race and ethnicity, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and explore how biased policies from the past and present (from segregating schools because of race to banning trans students from playing school sports) can be changed.
By Dr. Christia Spears Brown
Parenting Beyond Pink and Blue
A guide that helps parents focus on their children’s unique strengths and inclinations rather than on gendered stereotypes to more effectively bring out the best in their individual children, for parents of infants to middle schoolers.
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Really interesting story. Guy trying help men counteract all the invisible labor wives do. via @NYTimes
The Man Who Coaches Husbands on How to Avoid Divorce (Published 2020)
Would he be able to help smooth out my own marital conflicts?
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@BBCRadio4 @Lise_Eliot @CarriePaechter @ChristiaBrown @LetToysBeToys @GFNScotland @LiftingLimitsUK @ginarippon1 @grahamandre @ZTScotland @Play_Unlimited and this week's was good too - @lizpemtbnm did you hear it, I thought of you re Black boys.
BBC Radio 4 - Bringing Up Britain, Series 14, How should I prepare my son for adolesence?
Anjula Mutanda helps one parent make sense of one big parenting question.
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Moving gendered languages past the binary via @NYTimes
How Language Classes Are Moving Past the Gender Binary
Languages that contain only “he” and “she” pronouns pose problems for communicating about gender identity. Here’s how so...
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Next up on #FacesOfSRA is Dr. Megan Maas! Dr. Maas is an Assistant Professor in Human Development & Family Studies at @michiganstateu. She received her PhD in 2016 from @penn_state as a pre-doctoral fellow funded by the @NIH. 🧵 1/
"...Older Black women...should be among the prominent voices on..major cable news networks. They are overperformers in electoral politics, advanced degrees, and business ownership. Yet they are often erased from spaces where they should command a place"
Who's at the primetime table? An analysis of host, contributor, and guest appearances on six weeks of primetime cable news - Berkeley Media Studies Group
Cable news programming offers a window into public debate for a broad swath of Americans, including many older and politically active audiences. Its r...
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Dr. Brown’s Blog on
Psychology Today
Why the Women in the Weinstein Case are so Believable
By middle school, girls are sexually harassed by boys, yet taught to smile and pretend it doesn't bother them rather than confront or report it. Just as in the Weinstein case. Read More
read moreKids, Politics, and the Gender Divide
Children are interested in elections, and have strong opinions about candidates, but underestimate gender biases in politics and government. Read More on the Psychology Today blog.
read moreRepresentation Matters
Regardless of gender identity, kids and teens want, and need, to be seen and affirmed. Representation and actual knowledge matters. This shouldn't be confined to one day a year. Read More
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