Members of Division Two of the American Psychological Association (APA) were surveyed to determine how college psychology faculty are incorporating peace, war, nuclear issues, or international relations into their teaching. Although few faculty offer a specialty course devoted to those issues, almost 25% of the respondents would like to teach such a course, and a majority have discussed the psychological aspects of peace, war, nuclear issues, or internatiorial relations in their classes. Those who have discussed the issues are more likely to be tenured at universities or 4-year colleges and have more favorable attitudes toward nuclear disarmament.
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