Materials in Russian

Moral Landscapes (Psychology Today blog)

• The Psychology of Corruption: Kleptocracy vs. Democracy
  In her book "Corruption in America," journalist Sarah Chayes describes how networks of corruption take over societies, including the USA.
• Historical Roots of Polarization: Democracy or Oligarchy?
  "How the South Won the Civil War" provides a history of oligarchy vs. democracy that may be the source of today's political polarization.
• The Psychology of Domestic Terrorists: Eliminationism
  The FBI derailed a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Michigan has a history of militia-type extremist groups, but there is a longer history of extremism to notice.
• What Does “Spoiling” a Baby Mean? Can It Be Done?
  The myth of "spoiling babies" if you give them too much attention is alive and well.
• How Do Children Learn Respect for Others?
  Westerners use rules and punishment to shape children. Indigenous peoples traditionally provide extensive support and do not interfere in a child's wayfinding in life.
• Disbelieving the Importance of Mothering
  As men of science moved into the realms of childbirth and breastfeeding, mothers dismissed their instincts and intuition to yield to their advice. Some academic women now concur.
• Why Provide Empathic Care for Infants?
  I see a lot of people not showing empathic care toward their infants, even when we discuss the importance of responsiveness. Here is some needed education.
• What Is “Good Enough Mothering” of a Baby?
  The therapist's viewpoint for discussing “good enough mothering” for infants, a precursor of mental health.
• Mother Love Used to Matter
  The “hunger for mothering experiences” affects infant physical as well as mental health.
• What Do You Know About Breastfeeding?
  It’s National Breastfeeding Month—a good time to update your knowledge about breastfeeding’s power.
• Authoritarianism Towards Babies
  In the mid-20th century, clinician J.C. Moloney noted that many U.S. children seemed to have been mistreated in ways similar to those in Nazi Germany.