Psychology category: 48213 books
Toward a New Psychology of Gender
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Drawn from a brilliant array of voices primarily from psychology, but also from other social sciences and humanities, this unique reader of creative and intellectually provocative essays investigates the social construction of gender. For the past several decades, those involved with the study of...
Decolonizing Psychology
Globalization, Social Justice, and Indian Youth Identities
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
In recent years, the news media has directed a significant amount of attention to the effect of globalization on the second most populous nation in the world: India. With the emergence of new economic opportunities and the influx of foreign popular culture and commodities, India has experienced an...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
The Social Psychology of Everyday Politics examines the ways in which politics permeates everyday life, from the ordinary interactions we have with others to the sense of belonging and identity developed within social groups and communities. Discrimination, prejudice, inclusion and social change,...
by Diana Jackson-Dwyer, Craig Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2015
This is a comprehensive student revision guide for those taking the GCSE OCR Psychology exam. It summarises the specification material clearly and attractively, enabling students to easily digest and retain the information.
Packed full of revision tips and techniques, the book includes a number...
The Therapeutic Turn
How psychology altered Western culture
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
In what ways has psychology become more influential in Western society? In this book author Ole Jacob Madsen considers the notion of a ‘Therapeutic Turn’ in Western culture – the tendency for psychology to permeate ever new spheres within society.
The Therapeutic Turn evaluates the increasing...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2011
Uniquely integrative and authoritative, this volume explores how advances in social psychology can deepen understanding and improve treatment of clinical problems. The role of basic psychological processes in mental health and disorder is examined by leading experts in social, clinical, and counseling...
The New Psychology of Language
Cognitive and Functional Approaches to Language Structure, Volume I
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
From the point of view of psychology and cognitive science, much of modern linguistics is too formal and mathematical to be of much use. The New Psychology of Language volumes broke new ground by introducing functional and cognitive approaches to language structure in terms already familiar to psychologists,...
Cultural-Existential Psychology
The Role of Culture in Suffering and Threat
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
Cultural psychology and experimental existential psychology are two of the fastest-growing movements in social psychology. In this book, Daniel Sullivan combines both perspectives to present a groundbreaking analysis of culture's role in shaping the psychology of threat experience. The first part...
by Durganand Sinha, Girishwar Misra, Ajit K Dalal
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Durganand Sinha was a visionary who gave psychology in India new directions and identity through his seminal writings and efforts.
This is the first book featuring Durganand Sinha’s seminal contributions to psychology. It includes his key articles in the areas of indigenous psychology; self,...
by Joanna Brooks, Nigel King
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2017
With a highly pragmatic, yet rigorous and pragmatically driven approach, this edited book explores demonstrates qualitative research with an applied approach. Using not only theory but real world setting, readers are introduced to the function and relevance of qualitative methods in psychological...
Primer of Adlerian Psychology
The Analytic - Behavioural - Cognitive Psychology of Alfred Adler
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
A Primer of Adlerian Psychology offers an accessible, yet very learned, introduction to Adlerian Psychology. Also known as Individual Psychology, the approach stresses the unity of the individual, the subjective choices he or she makes and the goals the individual works towards he or she moves through...
Child Psychology
A Handbook of Contemporary Issues
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2016
This third edition of Child Psychology continues the tradition of showcasing cutting-edge research in the field of developmental science, including individual differences, dynamic systems and processes, and contexts of development. While retaining a similar structure to the last edition, this revision...
Forensic Psychology Reconsidered
A Critique of Mental Illness and the Courts
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
Forensic psychology is where psychology meets the criminal justice system. An understanding of the intersection of criminal law and psychological issues relating to criminal responsibility is critical for criminal justice students. This accessible text focuses on the criminal law implications of forensic...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
Juvenile justice centers have a long tradition as an unfortunate stop for young offenders who need mental health care. Reports estimate that as many as 70% of the youth in detention centers meet criteria for mental health disorders. As juvenile justice systems once again turn their focus from confinement...