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Boys to men: emotional miseducation
American boys are being so "emotionally miseducated" by everyone from parents and peers to the entertainment industry, say some psychologists, that the recent outbreak of murderous rampages at school may be an inevitable result. |
 © 1999 John Michael Yanson |
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Psychologists rush to help Kosovar refugees
Clinical psychologist Christina Moore, PhD, thought she was lucky when she gota proper bed to sleep in. When she first arrived in Kukes, Albaia, she slept on the floor with other volunteers helping refugees displaced by ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. |
Research cuts threaten military readiness
Cuts by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in behavioral and social sciences research may weaken the effectiveness of troop involvement in ever more common situations such as Kosovo, which begin as highly specific short-lived military operations and end as more ambiguous long-term peacekeeping missions. Loss of behavioral research funding at defense labs may leave the U.S. military at a disadvantage. |