When we mention the word “mother-in-law”, many negative stereotypes come to mind. We imagine an old lady, more precisely a maruja who feels a great need to intervene in the affairs of her son and his partner. This stereotypical picture is true that it doesn’t always have to be fulfilled but, let’s be honest, the …
We live in a time when the outward image is so important that it has come to condition our lives. The obsession with beauty is nothing new; but, in a hyperconnected world, social media and television have fueled this concern to maintain a physical perfectionism disturbing both for its social and psychological impact. And it …
It is very common that one of the steps in cultivating the little ones in the house (i.e. making them internalize the culture they live in and dealing with the people around them) is through a ritual: that of giving kisses to friends and relatives of their parents. Thus, during informal meetings in the street …
Have you ever heard of Dunbar’s number? This is the number proposed by psychologist, anthropologist and biologist Robin Dunbar to allude to the number of people we usually relate to. What are its origins and how does it relate to our ancestors and primates? And with the cerebral neoscort? In this article, we’ll answer all …
Gender-based violence is a major global problem facing thousands of people every year. And even in cases where death is not caused, it can destroy the person both physically and mentally by simply being born with specific genitals. This disturbing phenomenon is occurring as we have said on a global scale, although there are certain …
Looking someone in the eye during a dialogue is essential. You immediately notice a lot of things when someone avoids the gaze of their interlocutor, and in these cases, it is assumed that maintaining eye contact with someone is uncomfortable, either out of shyness or because at that moment is hiding Something. It is true …
The emotional blackmailer is a type of person used to manipulating others for personal gain. That is, he has become accustomed to using methods to limit the decision-making power of his victims to the point of leading to a certain decision. However, certain characteristics distinguish emotional blackmailers from another class of manipulators and, in fact, …
The world of gossip it’s not just something that sticks to the teleporter; it is deeply rooted in our lives, even when we believe we are not participating in it. In fact, rumors and gossip are phenomena that have been widely studied by social psychology for decades, and many researchers have set out to analyze …
The inclusion of new technologies and the Internet in people’s daily lives it has brought about significant changes in many areas: The way to buy, the way to study, to have fun, etc. Also, because of the internet, and especially social media, there has been a change in the way we interact with others, and …
Put limits on personal relationships it means letting others know that they have wants and needs that are different from their own. But in addition to doing it, we respect each other. And is that, while setting limits may seem like an unnecessary imposition if we have some conception of fluid personal relationships, the truth …
Decision making is one of the most basic and at the same time the most complex processes in political and administrative systems. This involves, among other things, defining the problems and finding possible solutions. It also involves different needs, interests and explanations related to social phenomena. Ultimately, the complexity lies in finding ways to “significantly …
the polygamy it is a type of marriage which, although rare in territories where Western culture predominates, is present in millions of families around the world. Its most common type, polygamy, is one in which the man has more than two wives, while polyandry, in which the wife has more than one husband, is much …
Due to the growing awareness of issues related to discrimination against women, in recent years, some theories have emerged that explain the ways in which gender-based violence is perpetrated. In this article we will see one of the most popular in recent times, the pyramid of gender-based violence, sometimes called the iceberg of gender-based violence. …
Since the smartphone boom in the middle of the last decade, the presence of these devices in our lives has only grown exponentially. The percentage of inhabitants of our planet who use a mobile phone is 51%In other words, neither more nor less than 3.78 billion people. This percentage of smartphone users rises, for example, …
The motto of the Stanford Prison Experience designed by psychologist Philippe Zimbardo could be this: Do you consider yourself a good person? It’s a simple question, but answering it takes a little thought. If you think of yourself as a human being like many other people, you probably also think that you are not characterized …
Decades ago, it was believed that humans primarily based their management of resources from an economic calculation based on costs and benefits. According to this idea, everything we do in relation to others responds to a prior reflection on what we are losing or what we have gained by choosing each option. However … where …
Our brains are programmed to save time and energy in decision making and this is achieved by mechanisms called heuristics. These heuristics (there are hundreds of them) are the basis on which our brains work and help us to live without statistically calculating or rationally analyzing every action we take. For this reason, heuristics are …
This text is a translation of the article originally written here by Michael muhammad knight on 03.09.2014. the Islamist state recently posted another gruesome video showing yet another beheading, once again perpetuated by a jihadist of Western descent. As is often the case, I have received messages asking for an explanation. I am the jihadist …
One of the first lessons we learn as adults is that justice is something created by human beings, not a principle that governs nature. Beyond some religious and clearly metaphysical concepts such as karma, we assume that it is normal for us to have to strive for justice, instead of letting it go on our …
They say first impressions are crucial, and rightly so. Since time is gold in decision making, the first few minutes we come into contact with an unknown person will lead us to decide how much that person attracts or rejects us. We just can’t afford to examine each person in their full depth, paying attention …
One of the most common stereotypes about exceptionally intelligent people is that in general, these tend to concern fewer people and find pleasure in times of loneliness. Of course, this is only a stereotype, and it is clear that there can be a lot of people with great intellect who are also particularly social and …
Almost everyone has internalized certain sexist beliefs. From feminists with more years of activism to the nicest doctors, to philosophers with more academic experience behind them. However, this is not uncommon: it should be noted that for most of the story, human beings have lived without questioning sexism. However, when we talk about sexist people, …
There is a lot of talk about racism or sexism as a form of discrimination, and these phenomena receive wide media coverage. However, a very common and socially accepted type of discrimination is discrimination based on physical appearance, Known as “aspectism”. Unattractive people suffer from a number of discriminatory consequences which we will review in …
The gender perspective is an approach that allows us to study and address the phenomena, links, activities, processes and social systems related to the sex-gender system. It is an approach that has developed since the first feminist movements questioning the relationships of subordination in which many people find themselves who transgress the norms of this …
In his last book Man meets woman (“Man meets woman” would be the Spanish translation), the Chinese artist Yang Liu reflects and makes a scathing critique of certain gender stereotypes, through a series of funny pictograms in which the tendency of our culture to adopt unequal treatment to measure different attitudes or behaviors according to …
