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Social psychology and personal relationships


Toxic parents: 15 characteristics that children detest - social psychology and personal relationships

The vast majority of parents genuinely try to give everything for their children and do everything they can to meet their needs, but even parents with better intentions make mistakes and carry out...

Return migration and reverse cultural shock - social psychology and personal relationships

Migration is usually conceived as a process that involves assuming various losses and that requires adapting to a new context. Among the expectations when leaving for our destination are the...

The effects of advertising on our fragile minds - social psychology and personal relationships

Advertising is a discipline that draws on the knowledge of social psychology applied to marketing and tries to direct every purchase decision we make. Very linked to studies of influence and...

Fair World Theory: do we have what we deserve? - social psychology and personal relationships

Malvin J. Lerner, father of the Theory of the Just World, affirmed that people: "have a need to believe that they live in a world where everyone, generally, gets what they deserve" (1982).The...

Patriarchy: 7 keys to understanding cultural machismo - social psychology and personal relationships

Patriarchy has been defined as a system of subordination of women to men that has been reproducing over thousands of years.This concept, closely related to machismo and inequalities, has had much...

I have a hard time making friends: causes and solutions - social psychology and personal relationships

Social isolation and difficulty in making friends are two of the problems that, paradoxically, occur in a society in which the Internet has the ability to connect all kinds of people.The problems in...

Why is sociocultural stimulation important? - social psychology and personal relationships

On many occasions experts in the area of ​​social psychology have defended the idea that the human being is a social being by nature.But what does this affirmation really mean and what implications...

10 types of questions to ask someone close - social psychology and personal relationships

Getting to know someone is not a mechanical process that is completed simply by spending time with someone.It is necessary to understand well their way of thinking and acting, and for that in many...

Why do we often say yes when it would be better to say no? - social psychology and personal relationships

Not long ago I was on vacation in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Walking with a friend around the cathedral, we were approached by a young woman, apparently silent, and he invited us to read and sign...

10 types of arguments to use in debates and discussions - social psychology and personal relationships

For a long time, the scientists of the mind have believed that the human being is a fundamentally rational animal, that thinks through logic.However, this idea can be questioned, for example, every...