Here Matthew D. Skinta, author of Contextual Behavior Therapy for Sexual and Gender Minority Clients, explains the importance of participating in Pride events as a communal response to celebrate identity as well as protest the injustices still faced today. This time…
Water is a critical natural resource for humankind and the future of our planet. Although water is our largest natural resource, it’s both finite and irreplaceable. That’s why water sustainability is vital to the future well-being of humans, marine conservation…
Both humanity and our planet exist at a critical turning point due to climate change and the resulting environmental challenges we face. Sustainability solutions need to be a focal discussion in the fight against global warming — and scientific work,…
The growth of tourism has resulted in a pushback from communities around popular attractions. As the harmful effects of tourism become more widespread, destination marketers have become more mindful of the ethical balance they need to maintain between attracting visitors…
Each year the stakes grow higher in the fight to save the environment and combat global warming. Now more than ever, we’re aware of the damaging effects that our current dependence on fossil fuels holds for our collective futures. One…
Franz Boas (1858-1942) is remembered today primarily as an ethnographer of Indigenous Americans and as the ‘Father of American Anthropology’. His enduring legacy, however, is that he turned anthropology to confront the question of race and, through his writing and…
Corporate Social Responsibility Examples: Purpose Is Important A quiet — and sometimes not-so-quiet — revolution is taking place in the corporate world. It centers around corporate social responsibility (CSR) and a concept that’s being discussed more and more often in…
By Claire White, Associate Professor in Religious Studies at California State University, Northridge, USA and author of An Introduction to the Cognitive Science of Religion. One of the challenges facing Americans today is establishing religious tolerance. Where do we begin? One…
When it works, Lean management provides such an important competitive advantage that it has spread far beyond the factory floor to include service industries, government agencies, healthcare, and more. The problem is that it doesn’t always work. The reason is…
Written by Michael C. Abrams, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Maryland-College Park and author of The Art of City Sketching: A Field Manual now in its second edition. Architects study a site or a building through observation, reflection, and creative…