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Joye Swan Ph.D.

About

Joye Swan, Ph.D., is chair of psychology at Woodbury University in California, and a former three-term elected representative to the California State Democratic Party for the 42nd Assembly District.

Recent Posts
Election 2016: Hate Trumps Love
Despite the protestations of Clinton supporters that Love Trumps Hate, psychology tells us, and the election bares out, that Hate, as a form of fear, trumps Love.
Sex, Power, and Risk
When it comes to power in sexual relationships, who really controls what goes on in the bedroom?
Anthony Weiner Is Not a Sex Addict, Neither Is Anyone Else

"Sex addiction" doesn't pass muster in medical research, but you'd never know it by those benefiting from keeping it in the public discourse.

"Sex addiction" doesn't pass muster in medical research, but you'd never know it by those benefiting from keeping it in the public discourse.

The Invisible Sexuality

Bisexuals face a unique problem—their orientation is not believed by either hetero- or homosexuals. For bisexual women, "it's just a phase." For men, "they're really gay."

Bisexuals face a unique problem—their orientation is not believed by either hetero- or homosexuals. For bisexual women, "it's just a phase." For men, "they're really gay."

The Orlando Shooter Doth Protest Too Much, Me Thinks

The Orlando shooter professed that he carried out the shootings in the name of ISIS but, might the choice of who he shot have had more to do with the shooter's own sexual identity?

The Orlando shooter professed that he carried out the shootings in the name of ISIS but, might the choice of who he shot have had more to do with the shooter's own sexual identity?

Will Your Relationship Last? Part 2: The Mismatched Mates

Research says that the greatest predictor of divorce is how you and your partner fight. If you and your partner don't have the same fighting style, are you doomed?

Research says that the greatest predictor of divorce is how you and your partner fight. If you and your partner don't have the same fighting style, are you doomed?

Will Your Relationship Last? Let's Fight About It and See!

Fighting is bad for marriage, right? Wrong. Fighting is inevitable. However, how you and your partner fight strongly predicts whether your relationship will thrive or fail.

Fighting is bad for marriage, right? Wrong. Fighting is inevitable. However, how you and your partner fight strongly predicts whether your relationship will thrive or fail.