Social science

We Need to Talk about Shame (and Guilt, and Pride, and Honour…)

Published by Mark Murphy on March 25, 2013 | 1 Response

  [Note: I write this in advance of the next #spschat on the social significance of guilt and shame hosted by the Social Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society - Tuesday 26th March at 8pm. Apologies to non-Twitter users ... ] A welcome tendency in recent research on social class is the significance placed on the affective domain – as Gail… Read more →

Some Ideas for the Site…

Published by Mark Murphy on January 17, 2013 | Leave a response

Some objectives for the site were outlined on the ‘About this site’ page, but it’s early days and we’re still trying to figure out how socialtheoryapplied can be used to best effect – and the worst, which can sometimes be welcome too! First of all, ideally we’d like the site to be a place where the application of social… Read more →