#cultural-context

#cultural-context

Sex offender registries have been adopted across many countries as responses to sexual violence, public fear, and the demand for accountability. Although often framed as legal or administrative tools, registries function more accurately as psychological systems of behavioral regulation. They shape identity, stress, emotional regulation, and social integration, all of which unfold within specific cultural contexts. A scientific evaluation, therefore, requires examining registries through forensic psychology rather than policy rhetoric alone.

I fall down YouTube rabbit holes sometimes as a way of unwinding. Lately, the algorithm has been sending me videos of teenagers covering rock songs from the '70s and early '80s, and some of them are better than they have any right to be. I've been particularly struck by how many of these bands choose to do covers of Rush songs.

The course 'Understanding the Universe: From Atoms to the Big Bang' is designed for non-science majors, focusing on exploring humanity's confrontation with the material world without math.

Suman Fernando's groundbreaking work in critical psychiatry emphasized the importance of race and cultural context in mental health, challenging institutional racism and advocating for equity.

Cimer is a popular verlan expression that means ‘thank you’—it’s more casual than the standard form, akin to saying 'ta' or 'cheers'.