Rather than follow trends or form their identity around someone, people who are actually different from everyone else do 11 ...

When Gilly was young, she lied to her diary. It was not a toy diary. She had dutifully filled several of those already, notebooks in girlish colors, with ostentatious locks and miniature keys. This ...

For most of my career, I have worked internationally. Looking back, I can now see that the way I learned to work effectively with different nationalities and cultures ...

How do people successfully interact with those who are completely different from them? And can these differences create social barriers? Social scientists are struggling with these questions because ...

The political and media hyperbole around the election has convinced many Americans that it will be a traumatic event. In one poll, two-thirds of those polled feared it would lead to violence. People ...

Many of our everyday activities involve a certain degree of risk – whether to our work, finances or health. But how is risk perceived within a society and how do individuals think about risk? This was ...

Many people hold beliefs about the typical traits—stereotypes—of people from different cultures. The Canadians are polite. The French are rude. The Italians are passionate. The Japanese are punctual.