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Released: 12-Aug-1997 12:00 AM EDT
America Is Not Colorblind
American Psychological Association (APA)

A paper released today by the American Psychological Association at its 105th Annual Convention in Chicago, "Can -- or Should -- America Be Color-Blind?", states that a color-blind approach to equal opportunity for all Americans will fail. EMBARGO: UNTIL 5:00 PM (CDT), AUGUST 14, 1997

Released: 12-Aug-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Childhood Sibling Abuse Common, but Most Adults Don'T
American Psychological Association (APA)

If told the story of a child who was kicked, bitten, hit with a fist or choked, the words that would come into most people's mind are "child abuse." But when the victims (and perpetrators) of such aggressive acts are siblings, they tend to be perceived differently. EMBARGO: UNTIL 5:00 PM (CDT), AUGUST 18, 1997

Released: 12-Aug-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Working Moms Turn Traditional When They're Home
American Psychological Association (APA)

Stay-at-home dads are equal parts traditional mom and traditional dad, according to two studies presented by psychologists from Loyola University and DePaul University at the American Psychological Association's (APA) 105th Annual Convention in Chicago. EMBARGO: UNTIL 11:30 AM (CDT), AUGUST 16, 1997

Released: 12-Aug-1997 12:00 AM EDT
New Way to Help the Elderly Avoid Getting Swindled
American Psychological Association (APA)

The very strategies that real people have used to detect and escape from con artists -- particularly "the human ability to identify patterns of suspicious behavior" -- are seldom mentioned in widely distributed materials designed to help consumers avoid getting conned, according to a psychologist from Eastern Michigan University. EMBARGO: UNTIL 5:00 PM (CDT), AUGUST 17, 1997



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