Archive

December 2002
Elementary, my dear Watson, the clue is in the genes... Or is it?
Annette Karmiloff-Smith plays detective to unravel the genetic basis of Williams syndrome.

November 2002
A bridge too far?
Ian Rivers, winner of the Society’s Award for Promoting Equality of Opportunity 2001, considers the social inclusion of lesbians and gay men.

October 2002
Action plan -The changing family
Arlene Vetere and Emilia Dowling, with Rita Harris, Renos Papadopoulos, Hitesh Raval and Bernadette Wren.

September 2002
Sorted: Ecstasy facts and fiction
Jon Cole, Harry Sumnall and Charles Grob argue that the long-term effects of Ecstasy use are far from clear, and that psychologists are muddying the waters. With peer commentaries from Michael Morgan, Rodney Croft, and Andy Parrott.

August 2002
Sport and exercise
John Kremer and David Lavallee introduce the special issue.

July 2002
A stranglehold on the development of psychology?
At his Distinguished Contributions to the Teaching of Psychology Award Lecture Tony Gale argued that the Society’s accreditation of the psychology degree has hindered the growth of the discipline.

June 2002
Sex, death and war
Associate Editors for Conference reports Kate Cavanagh and Paul Redford introduce our coverage of the 2002 Annual Conference.

May 2002
Silencing dissent in academia: the commercialisation of science
David Miller and Greg Philo's 'Personal space'

April 2002
The body
Guest Editors Karen Ciclitira and Jane Weaver introduce the Psychology of Women Section’s special issue on the body.

March 2002
In the blink of an eye
Francine Shapiro and her eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy have had their critics. But here, with Louise Maxfield, she argues that it is safe, rapid and effective.

February 2002
Decisions, decisions
Clare Harries and David Hardman introduce the sepcial issue on judgement and decision making.

January 2002
Putting beauty back in the eye of the beholder
Anthony Little and David Perrett (winner of the 2000 Presidents’ Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge) discuss evolution and individual differences in face preference.