Social Psychology category: 7378 books
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Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Over the past four decades - and most especially in recent years as issues of identity continue to play out across the public stage - identity theory has developed into one of the most fascinating and active research programs within the spheres of sociological social psychology. Having emerged out...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2016
"Advances in Group Processes publishes theoretical analyses, reviews, and theory based empirical chapters on group phenomena. The series adopts a broad conception of “group processes.” This includes work on groups ranging from the very small to the very large, and on classic and contemporary...
The Curse of the Self
Self-Awareness, Egotism, and the Quality of Human Life
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2004
Despite its obvious advantages, our ability to be self-reflective comes at a high price. Few people realize how profoundly their lives are affected by self-reflection or how frequently inner chatter interferes with their success, pollutes their relationships with others, and undermines their happiness....
Reputation
What It Is and Why It Matters
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
A compelling exploration of how reputation affects every aspect of contemporary life
Reputation touches almost everything, guiding our behavior and choices in countless ways. But it is also shrouded in mystery. Why is it so powerful when the criteria by which people and things are defined as...
Social Support Measurement and Intervention
A Guide for Health and Social Scientists
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2000
Surgery and pharmaceuticals are not the only effective procedures we have to improve our health. The natural human tendency to care for fellow humans, to support them with social networks, has proven to be a powerful treatment as well. As a result, the areas of application for social support intervention...
The Power of Ideals
The Real Story of Moral Choice
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2015
Cynicism often seems a smarter choice than idealism. There are reasons for this. Politicians have disappointed us time and again; trusted institutions have proven to be self-serving and corrupt; hopes for lasting world peace repeatedly have been dashed; and social inequities persist and increase,...
The New Consumer Psychology
Scanning buying behavior with MRI of the mind
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
The term ‘consumption’ is generally thought of as process by which individuals purchase goods and services. The New Consumer Psychology attempts to explain consumption as a social behavior that satisfies individual values and desires. In modern society, individual needs are no longer determined...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2018
The Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior and Aggression presents the current state of knowledge related to the study of violent behaviors and aggression. An important extension of the first Handbook published ten years ago, the second edition maintains a distinctly cross-disciplinary focus by representing...
Overcoming Conflicting Loyalties
Intimate Partner Violence, Community Resources, and Faith
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
To date, little has been published about the place of spirituality in working with survivors of intimate partner violence. Overcoming Conflicting Loyalties examines the intersection of faith and culture in the lives of religious and ethno-cultural women in the context of the work of FaithLink, a unique...
by Henrik Hogh-Olesen
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
The Aesthetic Animal answers the ultimate questions of why we adorn ourselves, embellish our things and surroundings, and produce art, music, song dance, and fiction. Humans are aesthetic animals that spend vast amounts of time and resources on seemingly useless aesthetic activities. However, nature...
by Frank Perez
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
Have you ever wanted to make more friends and influence others? What you need is to upgrade your social intelligence. What is social intelligence, you ask? Social intelligence is your ability to build relationships and navigate social environments.Social intelligence can be used for all sorts...
The Wealth Paradox
Economic Prosperity and the Hardening of Attitudes
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
The West is currently in the grip of a perfect storm: a lingering economic recession, a global refugee crisis, declining faith in multiculturalism, and the rise of populist anti-immigration parties. These developments seem to confirm the widely held view that hardship and poverty lead to social unrest...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2011
This volume provides a cutting-edge exposition to research on the self. Sixteen authoritative overviews highlight the role of the self around four themes. The first theme is Brain and Cognition, which includes a social neuroscience perspective on the self, implicit self-cognition, the structure of...
Uncertainty, Information Management, and Disclosure Decisions
Theories and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
This volume integrates scholarly work on disclosure and uncertainty with the most up-to-date, cutting edge research, theories, and applications. Uncertainty is an ever-present part of human relationships, and the ways in which people reduce and/or manage uncertainty involves regulating their communication...