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  1. Oct 2025
    1. The ecological perspective can also be applied to other public health issues, including Artificial Intelligence (Practical Application 1.1).

      Just as economic factors, ecological factors have an effect that can affect people's health .

    2. This social justice perspective can also be used to examine the institutionalization of millions of individuals in the US criminal justice system (see Figure 2). According to an individualistic perspective, people end up in prison because of factors such as mental illness, substance abuse, or a history of domestic violence. On the other hand, the Community Psychology social justice perspective posits that larger, structural forces (e.g., political, cultural, environmental, and institutional factors) need to be considered

      people who are not expected to fall under social norms are often targeted. or more prone to fall under the criminal justice system .

    3. Economic inequalities not only cause stress and anxiety but also lead to more serious health problems.

      economic instability is multifaceted that affects people in multiple factors that are not always visible. 

  2. Sep 2025
    1. hrough these groups, they promoted sterilization initiatives for “unfit and inferior races” and supported race-based immigration policies and negative heredity laws (Brigham, 1923; Engs, 2005). Psychological tests were regularly used in the work of these organizations.

      the generational impact off eugenics and how it was used to justify the eratification of a people .

    2. In 1883, Galton would introduce the word “eugenics,” described as a science of improving “racial stock.” This work was heavily cited and used by the first generation of psychologists who established APA, the first recognized psychology journals, and the most influential research programs.

      this concept of eugenics will have impacts futter down the line