Personality category: 1900 books
by Frank Musgrove
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2019
‘Psychologists have mapped out developmental stages for the first fifteen to twenty years; but thereafter life is a blank. Half a century of adult life remains, psychologically speaking, an unchartered waste.’ Frank Musgrove focuses on the question ‘Can adults change?’ and challenges the still...
Perspectives of Education
100% Pure Adrenaline
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2011
It may look paradoxical but the truth remains that the educational policy of the Indian society in the past was emotionally decided by Brahmins. No one had an exclusive right to education at that time. They codified the rules and regulations and ultimately managed to occupy the highest positions in the society.
Youth in Contemporary India
Images of Identity and Social Change
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
This book endeavors to be a study of identity in Indian urban youth. It is concerned with understanding the psychological themes of conformity, rebellion, individuation, relatedness, initiative and ideological values which pervade youths’ search for identity within the Indian cultural milieu, specifically...
Imagining Collective Futures
Perspectives from Social, Cultural and Political Psychology
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
It is a commonly held assumption among cultural, social, and political psychologists that imagining the future of societies we live in has the potential to change how we think and act in the world. However little research has been devoted to whether this effect exists in collective imaginations, of...
Social Media Generation in Urban China
A Study of Social Media Use and Addiction among Adolescents
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2014
Social media such as instant messaging (IM), social networking sites (SNS), blogs and microblogs are an integral part of adolescents’ lives in China. Anecdotal evidence reported in the news has suggested that the increasing popularity of social media could make adolescents more vulnerable to being...
How to Tame Your Tongue
Break 7 Bad Habits
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2016
Imagine how it would seem if only words could literally wound the heart. Probably, a lot would suffer from excruciating pain. It's not only your words that you should be mindful of. Your tone can also paint a different meaning to your words. As an old saying goes, "It's not what you say; It's...
Race and the Jury
Racial Disenfranchisement and the Search for Justice
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
In this timely volume, the authors provide a penetrating analysis of the institutional mechanisms perpetuating the related problems of minorities' disenfranchisement and their underrepresentation on juries.
Identity, Segregation and Peace-building in Northern Ireland
A Social Psychological Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
When conflict, competing identities, and segregation collide; Identity, Segregation and Peace-building in Northern Ireland explores the implications for peace-building in Northern Ireland, and across the globe.
Stability of Happiness
Theories and Evidence on Whether Happiness Can Change
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
The right to "pursue happiness" is one of the dominant themes of western culture, and understanding the causes of happiness is one of the primary goals of the positive psychology movement. However, before the causality question can even be considered, a more basic question must be addressed:...
by John Thomson Faris
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2014
Everywhere there are people who feel that the odds are against them, that difficulties in the way are unsurmountable, that it is useless to make further effort to conquer. The author of "The Book of Courage" knows by experience how they feel, and he longs to send to them a message of cheer...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This volume grew out of a discussion between the editors at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology meeting in Nashville in 1981. For many years the Society has played a leading role in encouraging rigorous and sophisticated research. Yet, our discussion that day was occupied with what seemed...
Drugs and Social Context
Social Perspectives on the Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018
This book goes beyond the traditional approaches to drug use and discusses the issue from a societal perspective, integrating contributions from different disciplines such as psychology, public health, anthropology, law, public policies and sociology to address specifically the social aspects of the...
by Dr. Ruth Carr
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2017
ExcusesHow to Stop Making Excuses and Learn to Find Truth in Your Daily Life so you can Enjoy Your Time and Attract SuccessBy Dr. Ruth CarrExcuses are an interesting phenomenon. Most people are so used to making excuses in their lives that they make them every day. They have no...
by Instaread Summaries
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2019
Summary, Analysis & Review of Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath by Instaread
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Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants is a book about perceived disadvantage. People with few resources or certain disadvantages...