Coronavirus

Coronavirus UK – A Nasty Infection But Let’s Have a Sense of Proportion
Public Policy
August 7, 2020

Coronavirus UK – A Nasty Infection But Let’s Have a Sense of Proportion

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National Academies Taps Social Science Expertise for Policy-Maker Use
Announcements
August 6, 2020

National Academies Taps Social Science Expertise for Policy-Maker Use

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Sherman James on John Henryism
Social Science Bites
August 4, 2020

Sherman James on John Henryism

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AAPSS Seeks Papers on Mitigating Inequalities Spotlighted by COVID
Announcements
July 27, 2020

AAPSS Seeks Papers on Mitigating Inequalities Spotlighted by COVID

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An Introduction to Social (Dis)Connectedness: Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

An Introduction to Social (Dis)Connectedness: Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

A disaster (which originally meant “ill-starred”, or “under a bad star”) changes the world and our view of it. Our focus shifts, […]

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Collective Trauma Amid COVID: Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

Collective Trauma Amid COVID: Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

A traumatic event is one in which a person experiences a genuine fear of death or injury for themselves or others. However, […]

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Aging, Connectedness and COVID: An Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

Aging, Connectedness and COVID: An Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

In order to reduce the spread of the virus and to protect vulnerable persons, it is strongly advised to reduce physical contact, […]

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Social Isolation Amid COVID: An Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

Social Isolation Amid COVID: An Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

They had been sentenced, for an unknown crime, to an indeterminate period of punishment. (Camus, 1947) As Albert Camus observed in The […]

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Risk Perception Amid COVID: An Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

Risk Perception Amid COVID: An Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

Patient A1.1, who was then still experiencing mild respiratory symptoms, attended a birthday party with nine other people. They hugged and shared […]

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Group Threat and COVID: An Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

Group Threat and COVID: An Excerpt from ‘Together Apart’

The biggest threat to the Territory is clear. It is not us, it’s them. Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan We live in a dangerous […]

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Why Social Science? Because We Will Need to Do Better in the Next Crisis

Why Social Science? Because We Will Need to Do Better in the Next Crisis

Without research in social, organizational, and behavioral sciences, argues John Haaga, as serious as the investment in biomedical research, the United States may be no better off when the next acute crisis hits.

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Changing Perspectives, Changing Views: COVID and Agile Organizations

Changing Perspectives, Changing Views: COVID and Agile Organizations

Chris Worley, professor of organizational theory and management at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio Business School, and Claudy Jules, the head Google’s Center of Expertise on Organizational Health and Change, offer context behind their commentary, “COVID-19’s Uncomfortable Revelations About Agile and Sustainable Organizations in a VUCA World,” in the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science.

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