History is often reduced to simple narratives that are easily understood, and most of us relate more readily to stories with obvious heroes and villains. Malcolm Gladwell complicates many of these narratives in his podcast series Revisionist History. In Season
History
The concept of a rising standard of living can be understood by analyzing how many people can afford to have a variety of household technologies. Not that long ago, technologies that we now regard as essential were either not available
Human experience
In “Ingroup and Outgroup,” David G. Myers discusses how identity is often understood in terms of our differences from others. More particularly, he notes how we understand ourselves as members of groups that are different from other groups. If it
DISCUSSION QUESTION
Suppose you are an HR professional who convinced your company’s management to conduct a survey of employee satisfaction. Your budget was limited, and you could not afford a test that went into great detail. Rather, you investigated overall job satisfaction