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The Psychology of Discrimination with Bruce Tsuji

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Overview

At this moment any number of global situations are being exacerbated by discrimination amongst different groups of humans. Why do some people do this? In a safe environment we will examine the origins of discrimination and try to understand the underlying psychology of this very human behaviour. We will look at the sociobiology, the cognitive, social, and cross-cultural forces that are adding fuel to this fire. We will end on an optimistic note by attempting to identify some of the things that can be done to mitigate human discriminatory behaviour.

About the Lecturer

After three decades of software design and management, Bruce accepted a tenure-track appointment in Psychology at Carleton University in 2013. There he received Carleton’s Teaching Achievement Award, was voted “Favourite Faculty” by students, and served as the Department’s teaching mentor for other faculty. Bruce retired from Carleton in 2021 with authorship of over 100 conference and journal papers and with the honour of contributing to the learning of over 20,000 students.

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