Resources with the topic "Social sciences"

Social Justice Fallacies

Thomas Sowel (Author)

In this instant New York Times bestseller, renowned economist Thomas Sowell demolishes the myths that underpin the social justice movement The quest for social justice is a powerful crusade of our time, with an appeal to many different people, for many different reasons. But those who use the same words do not always present the same meanings. Clarifying those meanings is the first step toward finding out what we agree on and disagree on. From there, it is largely a question of what the facts are. Social Justice Fallacies reveals how many things that are thought to be true simply … Access details page

Published on:: September 19, 2023
Duration:: 6:09:00 (HH:MM:SS)
Publisher:: Basic Books
ISBN:: 1541603923
Narrated by:: Brad Sanders
Book share status:: In registry

Culture Reasoning Social sciences

The Coddling of the American Mind

Greg Lukianoff (Author) & Jonathan Haidt (Author)

Something has been going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and are afraid to speak honestly. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising. How did this happen?

First Amendment expert Greg Lukianoff and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt show how the new problems on campus have their origins in three terrible ideas that have become increasingly woven into American childhood and education: What doesn’t kill you makes you weaker; always trust your feelings; and life is a battle between good people and evil …

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Published on:: August 20, 2019
Duration:: 10:06:00 (HH:MM:SS)
Publisher:: Penguin Books
ISBN:: 0735224919
Narrated by:: Jonathan Haidt
Book share status:: In registry

Child development Culture Interpersonal relationships Parenting Psychology Social sciences

Jonathan Haidt's Way Forward for an Anxious Generation

Russell Moore (Host) & Jonathan Haidt (Guest)

When it comes to building communities that nurture the next generation, it's hard to identify a universal standard for success. But as social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt looks at the trends among today’s children, he sees both common concerns and shared opportunities to address them.

On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Haidt and Moore discuss the alarming rates of anxiety and depression among children and adolescents, which Haidt explores at length in his new book The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. Haidt and Moore consider the factors …

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Published on:: November 15, 2023

Child development Culture Family Mental health Parenting Psychology Social sciences