Social Psychology category: 7378 books
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Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2010
Most psychology research still assumes that mental processes are internal to the person, waiting to be expressed or activated. This compelling book illustrates that a new paradigm is forming in which contextual factors are considered central to the workings of the mind. Leading experts explore how...
Coming of Age the RITE Way
Youth and Community Development through Rites of Passage
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2016
Coming of Age the RITE Way: Youth & Community Development through Rites of Passage addresses the absence of community-oriented rites of passage. This book is distinguished from others in that it combines almost fifty years of scholarship and practice to examine the concepts of rites of passage...
The Handbook of Touch
Neuroscience, Behavioral, and Health Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2011
"This book is excellent in its coverage of neurobiological underpinnings through perception, measurement, and communication...a great resource for researchers and clinicians." Score: 94, 4 stars. --Doody's Medical Reviews
"This is an expertly constructed volume, due mainly to...
by Dan P. McAdams, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2015
Drawing on state-of-the-art personality and developmental research, this book presents a new and broadly integrative theory of how people come to be who they are over the life course. Preeminent researcher Dan P. McAdams traces the development of three distinct layers of personality--the social actor...
The Altruism Question
Toward A Social-psychological Answer
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Are our efforts to help others ever driven solely by altruistic motivation, or is our ultimate goal always some form of self- benefit (egoistic motivation)? This volume reports the development of an empirically-testable theory of altruistic motivation and a series of experiments designed to test that...
Combined Destinies
Whites Sharing Grief about Racism
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
By beginning a conversation that encourages self-examination and compassion, Combined Destinies invites its readers to look at how white Americans have been hurt by the very ideology that their ancestors created. Editors Ann Todd Jealous and Caroline T. Haskell, both experienced psychotherapists skilled...
Juvenile Justice in Double Jeopardy
The Distanced Community and Vengeful Retribution
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Throughout her entire career, Judge Polier continually fought for the rights and needs of the poor. In this volume she describes the granting and denial of justice toward the poor -- particluarly poor children -- she observed during her tenure as a Family Court Judge in New York City. The book discusses...
What about Me?
the struggle for identity in a market-based society
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
According to current thinking, anyone who fails to succeed must have something wrong with them. The pressure to achieve and be happy is taking a heavy toll, resulting in a warped view of the self, disorientation, and despair. People are lonelier than ever before. Today’s pay-for-performance mentality...
by Laura Stafford
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2004
This thought-provoking volume offers an innovative and intriguing approach to the study of long-distance relationships. Author Laura Stafford examines romantic long-distance relationships and then expands the conception of long-distance relationships to include other relational types. She summarizes...
by Digital World inc
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2014
Over five and a half million Americans alone suffer from this phobia, which is most commonly referred to as Social Anxiety disorder and these numbers are matched throughout the Western world. Many experts say this is the world's third most prevalent mental health issue. The effects of which...
The Tell
The Little Clues That Reveal Big Truths about Who We Are
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Every day we make predictions based on limited information, in business and at home. Will this company's stock performance continue? Will the job candidate I just interviewed be a good employee? What kind of adult will my child grow up to be? We tend to dismiss our predictive minds as prone to bias...
Mass Media and Drug Prevention
Classic and Contemporary Theories and Research
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
This book tells the story of the mass media's potential in the war against drug abuse. It is based on scientific evidence on the use of media in health promotion and disease prevention. Past approaches--successes and failures alike--are included to help enlighten future programs of research and practice....
Responsible Citizens and Sustainable Consumer Behavior
New Interpretive Frameworks
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
There is broad consensus on the need to shift to a new paradigm of lifestyles and economic development, given the un-sustainability of current patterns. Given this, research on consumer behavior is to play a crucial role in shedding light on the motives underpinning the adoption of responsible behaviors.
Stemming...
Why We Evaluate
Functions of Attitudes
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1999
As the first book to examine the psychological motivations underlying people's attitudes, as well as why people form attitudes, this volume presents empirical research describing theoretical perspectives and practical applications. The editors assembled the leaders in the field to examine the topics...