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A bigot’s ‘rights’ ignore how culture shapes our brains
Must-read! AUTHOR Annabelle Lukin Senior Lecturer, Linguistics at Macquarie University The tragic 200-year folly of the Crusades attests to the power of culture to shape and sustain strongly held ¢â‚¬Ëœpersonal ¢â‚¬â„¢ beliefs. Gustave Dor ƒ © (1832-1883), Crusade against the Moors of Granada/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY There is no gene for bigotry. Bigots are not born, they are made by […]
How’s this for a 5-year-old? Over the top!
“I am not stupid! Sometimes, I just have bad luck when thinking”… http://www.dump.com/geniusgeography/
How can I build bridges with my daughter, who has rejected me?
A woman’s grown-up daughter has told her that their relationship is over. Mariella Frostrup advises her to send a friendly note offering to help care for her daughter’s children ¢â‚¬ ¦ ‘There’s no right and wrong here, you should be hugging and helping each other out’: Mariella Frostrup tries to bring a grandmother and her daughter together […]
Girls much more likely to suffer abuse, violence and trauma
Girls much more likely to suffer abuse, violence and trauma, study finds Date November 17, 2013 Jill Stark Senior writer for The Sunday Age Sixty per cent of young women included in the study said they had self-harmed, compared to 31 per cent of the young men. Photo: John Donegan A startling snapshot of Victorian […]
Divorcing? ‘Let’s Celebrate!’
Divorce parties all the rage as decoupling couples follow celebrities’ lead Date: April 06 2014 Angie Fox A few weeks shy of her 40th birthday back in August 2012, Sammie Black received her divorce papers in the mail and literally jumped around with elation. She was so excited, the now 41-year-old communications consultant and mother […]
Sweden’s liberal parents ‘spoil children rotten’
Sweden’s liberal parents ‘spoil children rotten’ Date November 3, 2013 Richard Orange Illustration: Matt Golding. Sweden’s liberal approach to raising children has bred a nation of ill-mannered brats, a leading expert has warned in a book that calls on parents to regain control of their families. In How Children Took Power, prominent psychiatrist David Eberhard says […]
Are you a Feminist?
Meshel Laurie Date March 2, 2014 Meshel Laurie Would the real feminists of Australia please stand up? “My Twitter feed is a feminist battleground at times” ¢â‚¬ ¦ Meshel Laurie. Photo: Mike Baker. Hair & make-up by Trish Sousa Do you believe all people are equal? Do you believe women are people? If you answered “yes” to […]
Old people a burden on healthcare: poppycock
Date February 28, 2014 Patricia Edgar Far too many people, politicians included, are running scared about health costs breaking the bank. It’s time for a dose of common sense. Illustration: Andrew Dyson. We should be celebrating living longer lives as one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century. Instead ageing is seen by the […]
Guilt about the kids? That’s women’s work
Date March 7, 2014 Jessica Grose Alpha men have yet to learn that the work-life conflict is not just a women’s issue. Illustration: Peter Keane. A revealing – and depressing – article in the March edition of the Harvard Business Review shows that no matter how much power female executives have accrued, or how much lip service male […]
Healing the father wound
February 9, 2014 Men are finally becoming the dads their children need, writes “Raising Boys” author Steve Biddulph. Re-establishing the bond ¢â‚¬ ¦ the 20th century was a bad time for father-son relationships, argues Steve Biddulph. Photo: Getty Images (posed by models) I am standing in front of about 100 men. It’s an all-day seminar on fatherhood, […]
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