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Editorial: We are not Powerless

Editorial: We are not Powerless Behavior and Social Issues, 25, 1-3 (2016). © Mark A. Mattaini, Behaviorists for Social Responsibility. Readers of this article may copy it without the copyright owner’s permission, if the author and publisher are acknowledged in the copy and the copy is used for educational, not-for-profit purposes. doi: 10.5210/bsi.v.25i0.7301 The US elections of 2016 have passed. Despite continuous discussions by pundits of the implications of the elections, little is yet known for certain, making effective responses at best hypothetical. Nonetheless, statements during and after the election campaigns, and perhaps even more the appointments made since, strongly suggest that the values—social justice, human rights, and sustainability—named in the mission statement of Behaviorists for Social Responsibility (BFSR) will be challenged in ways they have not been for at least 5 decades. All indications are that in the US—and other countries with which we have economic ties—poverty, poor health, economic exploitation and marginalization for those most at risk are likely to intensify, even as corporate profits grow. Climate change is likely to become an ever graver issue, as is the potential for nuclear accidents. Risks of war producing large noncombatant casualties are likely to grow. Increases in racial, and ethnic discrimination and violence http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Behavior and Social Issues Springer Journals

Editorial: We are not Powerless

Mattaini, Mark
Behavior and Social Issues , Volume 25 (1) – May 1, 2016
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Copyright © 2016 by Mark A. Mattaini, Behaviorists for Social Responsibility
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Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Personality and Social Psychology
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Behavior and Social Issues, 25, 1-3 (2016). © Mark A. Mattaini, Behaviorists for Social Responsibility. Readers of this article may copy it without the copyright owner’s permission, if the author and publisher are acknowledged in the copy and the copy is used for educational, not-for-profit purposes. doi: 10.5210/bsi.v.25i0.7301 The US elections of 2016 have passed. Despite continuous discussions by pundits of the implications of the elections, little is yet known for certain, making effective responses at best hypothetical. Nonetheless, statements during and after the election campaigns, and perhaps even more the appointments made since, strongly suggest that the values—social justice, human rights, and sustainability—named in the mission statement of Behaviorists for Social Responsibility (BFSR) will be challenged in ways they have not been for at least 5 decades. All indications are that in the US—and other countries with which we have economic ties—poverty, poor health, economic exploitation and marginalization for those most at risk are likely to intensify, even as corporate profits grow. Climate change is likely to become an ever graver issue, as is the potential for nuclear accidents. Risks of war producing large noncombatant casualties are likely to grow. Increases in racial, and ethnic discrimination and violence

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Behavior and Social Issues – Springer Journals

Published: May 1, 2016

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