1. Wealth Inequality (WI): The wealth owned by the eight richest persons in the world is equivalent to the wealth owned by the poorest 50% of the world, and things are getting worse. The increasing WI is associated with important health and social problems(Wilkinson and Pickett, 2009).
People underestimate inequality, yet wish for more equal societies (Norton, 2011). This line of studies investigates antecedents, consequences, and communication strategies to fight redistribution aversion.

Wilkinson, R. G., & Pickett, K. E. (2017). The enemy between us: The psychological and social costs of inequality. European Journal of Social Psychology, 47(1), 11-24.
Hofmann, E., Hoelzl, E., & Kirchler, E. (2008). Preconditions of voluntary tax compliance: Knowledge and evaluation of taxation, norms, fairness, and motivation to cooperate. Zeitschrift für Psychologie/Journal of Psychology, 216(4), 209-217.

2. Fake news, Conspiracy theories, and trust in science
Skepticism toward science is emerging in recent movements questioning vaccination safety or climate change. Often the skepticism is associated with conspiracy beliefs that undermine the trust in institutions, suggesting simple and engaging explanations of complex events. This line of research addresses the cognitive and motivational underpinnings of such beliefs and the communication strategies (e.g, false balance phenomena) that may contribute to decision making.

Salvador Casara, B. G., Suitner, C., & Bettinsoli, M. L. (2019). Viral suspicions: Vaccine hesitancy in the Web 2.0. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 25(3), 354.
Douglas, K. M., Uscinski, J. E., Sutton, R. M., Cichocka, A., Nefes, T., Ang, C. S., & Deravi, F. (2019). Understanding conspiracy theories. Political Psychology, 40, 3-35.


3. Self-objectification and body attitudes
Self-objectification is a phenomenon by which individuals, primarily women, internalize an observer perspective towards their own bodies as an outcome of sexual objectification, and thus perceive themselves and their value through the lenses of an external, sexually objectifying gaze. Self-objectification is related to women's mental health (e.g., depression and eating disorders), body shame, sexual dysfunctions, and overall well-being (Calogero & Tantleff-Dunn, 2011). This line of research investigates the effects of self-objectification on women's attitudes towards their bodies and their clothing choices.

- McKay, T. (2013). Female self-objectification: Causes, consequences and prevention. McNair Scholars Research Journal, 6(1), 7.
- Roberts, T.-A., Calogero, R. M., & Gervais, S. J. (2018). Objectification theory: Continuing contributions to feminist psychology. In C. B. Travis, J. W. White, A. Rutherford, W. S. Williams, S.L. Cook, & K. F. Wyche (Eds.), APA handbook of the psychology of women: History, theory, and battlegrounds (pp. 249–271). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000059-013
- Karsay, K. (2020). Objectification. In The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology, J. Bulck (Ed.). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119011071.iemp0141
- Karsay, K., Knoll, J., & Matthes, J. (2018). Sexualizing Media Use and Self-Objectification: A Meta-Analysis. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 42(1), 9-28. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684317743019
- You can find other relevant literature here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jF9ql2NGY-rf3TctbBgCi5wkOYtREBEa

1. Self-objectification and body attitudes
Self-objectification is a phenomenon by which individuals, primarily women, internalize an observer perspective towards their own bodies as an outcome of sexual objectification, and thus perceive themselves and their value through the lenses of an external, sexually objectifying gaze. Self-objectification is related to women's mental health (e.g., depression and eating disorders), body shame, sexual dysfunctions, and overall well-being (Calogero & Tantleff-Dunn, 2011). This line of research investigates the effects of self-objectification on women's attitudes towards their bodies and their clothing choices.
You can find relevant literature here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jF9ql2NGY-rf3TctbBgCi5wkOYtREBEa


2. Gender inequality in the workplace: Despite the big improvements in women's rights, gender inequality still persists in work settings, where women do not easily access high status positions, and face a discrimination in terms of payment. Also, big challenges are present in terms of balancing job activity and private duties, with asymmetric costs in terms of work-life balance for female and male workers. Gender role expectations and systematic structural properties of the organizations are investigated as core underpinnings of these discriminations.


3. Fake news, Conspiracy theories and trust in science
Skepticism toward science is emerging in recent movements questioning vaccination safety or climate change. Often the skepticism is associated with conspiracy beliefs that undermine the trust in institutions, suggesting simple and engaging explanations of complex events. This line of research addresses the cognitive and motivational underpinnings of such beliefs and the communication strategies (e.g, false balance phenomena) that may contribute to decision making.


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