For Effective Advocacy, Shame the Policy, Not the Person
A historian who has studied the emotion finds it can be an effective change agent—but only when used carefully.
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Shame
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Can Shame Predict Whether a Released Felon Will Reoffend?
A new longitudinal study of incarcerated felons produces a nuanced answer.
Why Have All Human Cultures, Unlike Many Mammalian Species, Evolved to Value Sexual Privacy?
Acts of public sex typically represent a reversal of cultural norms.
The Poisonous Proceeds of Penny-Pinching
Researchers report the shame evoked by miserly behavior may have negative long-term health consequences.