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Forget multi-tasking ,try mono-tasking
Remember back in the day when you did one thing at a time? You should try that again. https://t.co/1jYG3nu4Y4 — TED Talks (@TEDTalks) January 5, 2018
The town that backed a child sex abuser
It is common for friends and families – and even organisatons – to disbelieve children who say they have been sexually abused (even though it is extremely rare for children to make up abuse allegations) and instead back abusers. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/462406/the-town-that-backed-a-child-sex-abuser This mother did not allow adversity to stop her from doing what was right for…
Challenges because of stereotypes about masculinity
According to data, 1 out of every 9 girls, and 1 out of every 53 boys under the age of 18 are sexually abused (Finkelhor et al, 2014). More recent data reports that 1 in 6 men have experienced sexual abuse during childhood and/or adolescence (Romano, Moorman, Ressel, & Lyons, 2019). Sexual abuse often goes unreported and…
She said those responsible were “the same teachers pretty much year after year”.
https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/crime/former-sydney-school-vicecaptain-blows-lid-on-sex-between-teachers-students/news-story/73b7485fcc5b2fcab51635d9b203c72d Speaking of the couple’s relationship when Mr Dawson was a physical education teacher and Ms Curtis was a Year 11 student, Ms Wheeler said everybody knew about it. “He was such a huge man, he was a very athletic man, he was tall, and he was extremely heavy set,” she said in The Australian…
Contemporary capitalism has begun to determine who we think we are
The celebrated French activist, philosopher and psychotherapist Félix Guattari observed some time ago that contemporary capitalism had begun to determine who we think we are. The power of corporate media, advertising, video games, Hollywood and the rise of social media condition how we present and think about ourselves. And in turn, our visions of ourselves…
Australian archbishop convicted of covering up for priest
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/australian-archbishop-sentenced-child-sexual-abuse_us_5b3b6f71e4b05127ccec78fe Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson was sentenced to 12 months in detention on Tuesday after being convicted in May of covering up a priest’s sexual abuse of four boys dating back to the 1970s. Wilson, who is currently the archbishop of Adelaide, will be eligible for parole after six months, the BBC reports, and may…