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Very happy to see this paper published: The Status of Arabic Social Psychology
It's well worth a read, because these authors have important things to say. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1948550620925224
It's well worth a read, because these authors have important things to say. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1948550620925224
They recognize that WEIRD ain't just a 'mere' sampling or generalizability issue that can be brushed aside by some ManyLabbing.
WEIRD problem is rooted in and reinforces some heavily inequitable power structures
WEIRD problem is rooted in and reinforces some heavily inequitable power structures
Very much not 'just' a sampling issue here, folks.
The authors prepared this manuscript and did all the revisions against the backdrop of Lebanon's unfolding civil unrest and economic collapse. Power blackouts sitting at ~20 hours/day currently.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis-blackouts/blackouts-darken-misery-of-lebanons-economic-collapse-idUSKBN24B0UK
The authors prepared this manuscript and did all the revisions against the backdrop of Lebanon's unfolding civil unrest and economic collapse. Power blackouts sitting at ~20 hours/day currently.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-crisis-blackouts/blackouts-darken-misery-of-lebanons-economic-collapse-idUSKBN24B0UK
And the social sciences are both a target and a tool.
And what are Northern/Western researchers doing to help?
Parachuting in for data collection, taking what's needed, publishing back at home.
Parachuting in for data collection, taking what's needed, publishing back at home.
Anyways, of all the papers I've edited, this one has always stood out. Yes, they present there are interesting data. But beyond the data, this paper has IMPORTANT things to say and we should listen.
Kudos to Rim Saab, Arin H. Ayanian, and Diala R. Hawi.
Kudos to Rim Saab, Arin H. Ayanian, and Diala R. Hawi.
