10 October 2011

Policy news from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

News from the SPSSI Policy Blog

Department of Justice Orders Injunction on Alabama Court Immigration Decision

CAP report: All Immigration is Local: Receiving Communities and their Role in Successful Immigration Integration

SPSSI Members Receive Awards for Outstanding Lifetime Acievements in Psychology

Policy Events in Washington

Event report: Janet Napolitano Speech on Immigration at American University

On the Hill: A look at News from the US Congress

Introduced on October 3: H.R. 3076: To amend the Internal Revenue Code to qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of the low income housing tax credit. More on H.R. 3076.

October 4: Senate Judiciary, Immigration, Refugees and Border Security Subcommittee hearing to examine America's agricultural labor crisis, focusing on enacting a practical solution. Watch the webcast here.

October 6: Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing to examine internet infrastructure in native communities, focusing on equal access to e-commerce, jobs and the global marketplace. Watch the webcast here.

Introduced on October 6: S. 1670: A bill to eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes. More on S. 1670.

Introduced on October 6: H.Res. 428: Recognizing the importance of acknowledging the contributions of Dominican-Americans to the United States. More on H.Res. 428.

Introduced on October 6: S. 1675: A bill to improve student academic achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects. More on S. 1675.

Psychology and Social Issues in the News

The GASP scale: A new measure of guilt and shame proneness
SPSSI member Tara Cohen in the blog The Jury Room on a new scale that assesses and individuals proneness to feelings of guilt and shame.

Clothing Reveals Racial Stereotypes
Scietific American has this podcast on an influential article by member Nalini Ambady et al on how different professional and worker clothing types lead to people making racial judgements.

Psychology professor wins early career award
The University of California, Santa Cruz, announces Phil Hammack's receiving of the SPSSI Louise Kidder Early Career Award.

Are There Too Many Beautiful Women and Powerful Men In The World?
Blog, Why We Reason, takes a look at the findings of member Sara Gutierres on whether "being in a relationship opened people up to new aesthetic experiences or made them less open to novelty."

Further Resources

Find out what other organizations are doing on these issues

Immigration Issues
>> Immigration Policy Institute
>> Immigration Policy Center
>> Center for American Progress

American Indian Issues
>> National Congress of American Indians
>> Association on American Indian Affairs

SPSSI fact sheets and policy statements
>> Immigration and Minorities
>> Statement on the Psychological Consequences of Unemployment
>>Other Issues