A new wave of research shows how working-class young men are changing their behaviour. But some remain hostile to the term “toxic masculinity” and see it as a vehicle for shaming men.
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Victims of witchcraft accusations face alienation or exclusion from their communities.
Suicide in Ghana is regarded as taboo for most families.
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Dealing with climate change requires us to address not just our carbon emissions but also the disconnection with ourselves and our planet which fuels ecological destruction.
Ghana needs a more effective approach to juvenile justice reform that considers the long-term impact of detention on youth offenders.
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Science fiction does more than entertain – it can also be used to better understand the political forces that shape the societies in which we live.
Ghanaian traditional gender norms are the main barrier to Ghanaian women pursuing academic careers.
The COVID-19 virus found its way into every area of our lives.
Class allows us to understand inequality not as a consequence of personal failings, but as a socioeconomic issue.
Some fascists claim that democracy and fascism have the same goal – to give effect to the will of the people. But who the people are is where the ideologies divide.
“Toxic masculinity” has been used to explain everything from the election of Donald Trump to why Ross from Friends is awful. But what does it actually mean?
As words go, grief feels inadequate for describing public sentiment in the wake of the Queen’s death.
Study shows that so-called “socio-cultural attitudes” are not a plausible explanation for the Muslim penalty.
Think again if you assume only older people are isolated by technology.
On March 24, government leaders, academics and scientists are gathering to discuss a better future for all.
A look at how we decide which experts are the most trustworthy - and the possible biological basis behind it.
Facing a growing bias against indigenous crops, Kenyan researchers set out to showcase the value in local options - and set a global standard.
Community college students reveal some of the top reasons why they leave school without a degree.
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Professor of Economics, Tasmanian Behavioural Lab, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director of Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, Chief Investigator for the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW), School of Philosophical, Historical & International Studies, School of Social Sciences (SOSS), Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW
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Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute, King's College London
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sociology, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Emeritus Professor in Social Policy, University of Bradford
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Lecturer in Law & Justice, UNSW
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Psychology, University of Ghana
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University