Diversity & social justice discussion community
- Interested in discussing diversity and social justice issues in psychology? Please ask about the SIUC Psychology Department's Diversity Interest Group (DIG). Everyone is welcome. If you'd like to subscribe to our internal listserv, please contact Dr. Fischer.
The science, profession & history of psychology
- Today in the history of psych; Archives of the History of American Psych
- American Psychological Association resources for students; list of all APA divisions, including Div. 17 (Counseling Psych)
- Association for Psychological Science (free Psych Science abstracts)
Social justice, critical psych & diversity
- Critical psychology (see esp. #1, 3, 4)
- Organizations: Psychologists for Social Responsibility, SPSSI (APA Div. 9, Social Issues)
- Diversity topics in social psych (highly recommended)
- UnderstandingPrejudice.org & great resources for teaching diversity
- Short films from Media That Matters festivals
Ethics, detention, interrogation & human rights protection
- ** New! Interactive timeline of events related to psychologists' and APA's involvement with detention and interrogation after 9/11
- APA's official Timeline of Policies & Actions Related to Detainee Welfare and Professional Ethics in the Context of Interrogation and National Security
- APA ethics policy regarding revision of Standards 1.02 (previously referred to as "the Nuremberg Defense," to APA's chagrin) and 1.03. The old and new text of these standards is available here for comparison.
- What do you think? Email the APA Ethics Office (ethics@apa.org)
- A few groups that have challenged APA policies: Psychologists for Social Responsibility (& 10-min. video on blog), Coalition for an Ethical Psychology, Psychologists for an Ethical APA, APA dues withholding group
Gender & transgender issues
- APA Div. 35 (Psych of Women); Div. 51 (Men & Masculinity); Women's Program Office
- Assoc. for Women in Psych + Student Caucus
- Women in history of psych (Div. 35 Heritage site)
- APA (2007) on cultural sexualization of girls; resisting media images at About Face
- Local/SIUC resources: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies (incl. grad certificate program), UWPA
NEED HELP ? (sexual assault & other violence)- Local emergency shelter/hotline (all genders welcome): phone 618-529-2324
- RAINN national hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE
- For male survivors of abuse
- APA info for LGBT Students
- National Center for Transgender Equality
- 52 things you can do to support transgender equality
- Gender.org for resources on gender variance
- Local/SIUC resources: So. Illinois Transgender Support Group; GLBT Resource Center; Saluki Rainbow Network; Rainbow Cafe (social/support group for GLBT youth)
Culture & psychology
- Superb culture-and-psychology resource site
- Free readings on cross-cultural psychology
- APA Div. 52 (International Psych)
- APA Office of International Affairs (click on link to Psychology International newsletter)
Ethnicity & race
- APA Div. 45 (Ethnic Minority Issues); Div. 17's Section on Ethnic & Racial Diversity; APA Ethnic Minority Affairs
- Freestanding (non-APA) psych associations:
- APA on Anti-Semitic & Anti-Jewish prejudice; Princeton's Jewish Studies page
- WhitePrivilege.com anti-racist resources
- The Multiracial Activist
Cultural diversity-related programs at SIUC
- Academics at SIUC
- Formal or informal programs in many areas: Black American Studies, Latino & Latin American Studies, Native American Studies, Asian Studies, Irish Studies, French Studies, Classics (Greece & Rome), American Sign Language, German Studies, Spanish Foreign Language & Internat. Public Service, Anthropology
- Non-academic resources at SIUC
- Multicultural Programs & Services, Office of Diversity & Equity; & many culture-related student organizations
Sexual orientation
- APA info for LGBT Students; APA Div. 44 (LGB Issues); Section on LGB Awareness of APA Div. 17
- GASP (GLBT Alliance in Social & Personality Psych)
- Anti-heterosexist resolution from APA (2007), regarding "religion-derived prejudice"
- Dr. Herek on science, education, & policy
- Local/SIUC resource: GLBT Resource Center; Saluki Rainbow Network; Rainbow Cafe (social/support group for GLBT youth)
Disability issues
- Disability Social History Project
- Ragged Edge (formerly The Disability Rag); Disabled & Proud
- APA Div. 22 (Rehab Psych) & Disability Issues Office
- Free APA booklet, Enhancing Your Interactions with People with Disabilities
- Local/SIUC resources: Disability Support Services & Transition Program for Veterans
Social class & socioeconomic status issues
- Info/activism at ClassMatters.org & Classism.org
- APA's Office on SES, including Task Force on SES Report (2006), Resolution on Poverty & SES (2000)
- Youngstown State's Center for Working Class Studies
Aging & ageism
- LGBT and aging issues
- APA Committee on Aging
- APA Office on Aging
- APA Division 20 (Adult Development & Aging)
Life & width
- "I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well" - Diane Ackerman
- For additional width, I recommend meditating on the tree sweater.
- Free online meditation rooms here.
