Social, group or collective psychology Books

Inspired by recent advances in the area of social psychology, researchers are rapidly developing realistic and detailed models of the psychological process that determines political judgements and behavior. Early attempts to...

- Represents both sides of the problem of violence in the lives of girls - girls as victims of violence; and girls as perpetrators of violence. To fully understand the problem of violence it is essential to consider both sides...

This book is a useful resource for designing and delivering culturally responsive counseling services for international students. It introduces readers to contributions made by international students in higher education, and...

Latinos are the fastest growing and largest minority group in the United States. In 2008, this group numbered over 47 million; by 2050, the population is expected to triple, reaching 133 million. Traditionally, Latinos have immigrated to large urban...

With the emergence of positive psychology in the West, and the many fold discovery of the impact of psychology in one's life, there is a need to understand spirituality, and to use its positive aspects to maintain a balance in hectic modern life. This...

Is our society color-blind? Trans-racial? Post-racial? And what-if anything-should this mean to professionals in clinical practice with diverse clients? The ambitious volume The Concept of Race and Psychotherapy probes these questions, compelling readers...

Peace is one of the most sought after commodities around the world, and as a result, individuals and countries employ a variety of tactics to obtain it. One of the most common practices used to accomplish peace is negotiation. With its elevated role in...

Amid its growing diversity and shifting demographics, the U.S. is still home to glaring health inequities by race, ethnicity, and class. Yet while it is customary to identify poverty as their root cause, other complex mechanisms are involved in their...

Building on earlier patient-empowerment movements, consumer- and advocate-driven mental health self-help (MHSH) initiatives currently outnumber traditional mental health organizations. At the same time, this apparent success raises significant questions...

As a career sociologist I ?rst became interested in neurosociology around 1987 when a graduate student lent me Michael Gazzaniga's The Social Brain. Ifthe biological human brain was really social, I thought sociologists and...

Since its founding one hundred years ago psychoanalysis has been the focus of contention, controversy, and debate. What has been clear despite all controversies is that the psychoanalytic tradition has created and inspired...

Four decades of contributions to personality theory and family practice have earned Luciano L'Abate a worldwide reputation for therapeutic insights. Now he expands on his pathbreaking relational theory of personality to apply...

Beginning with the assumption that a justice motive exists, the author posits that belief in a just world influences the behavior of most people most of the time. This is true for all people of all ages and in all areas of...

Proceedings of the XIV World Meeting of the International Society for the Research on Aggression: Prevention and Control of Aggression and the Impact on its Victims, held in July 9-14, 2000, in Valencia, Spain. Aggression...

No diagnosis of mental disorder is more important or more disputable than that of "schizophrenia." The 1982 case of John Hinckley, who shot President Reagan, brought both aspects of this diagnostic dilemma to the forefront of...

From questions surrounding motives to the concept of crimes of passion, the intersection of emotional states and legal practice has long interested professionals as well as the public-recent cases involving extensive pretrial...

Language and communication are central features of social behaviour. So, it is somewhat surprising that the social psychological study of language, communication and discourse has a relatively short history. In this book a leading group of language,...

¿Te interesaría saber cómo descifrar fácilmente las personas que te rodean y así detectar las que son tóxicas y que no tienen escrúpulos?¿Te gustaría desarrollar tu capacidad de persuasión al entender la psicología humana y protegerte contra las...

This seminal work utilizes the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA) to understand people's actions. It provides a framework for the study of social injustices that moves beyond just condemning others for their oppressive behaviors, outlining...

Get a man's perspective on what is essential in every woman's life: self-acceptance, self-development, relationships, and love.This book includes many helpful hints, author reflections, and thoughts of great people. Have you...

 What are audience and passenger similar psychology need?  I shall explain that their similar psychological needs are "" short time satisfaction""in my this book. Passenger needs to feel short time happy journey and theater audience needs to...

No Country For Black Men captures the plight and possibilities of what it means to be Black and male in the United States past and present. Through storytelling and sociological data analysis, the author weaves a powerful story about challenges and...

Este livro nasce de um movimento de divulgação do trabalho de psicólogos dialógicos-culturais que vem, há tempos, construindo saberes sobre as relações entre os campos da psicologia e educação. Após anos de trabalhos conjuntos no Brasil, Dinamarca,...

In today's fast-paced world, the travel industry faces the dual challenge of mitigating its environmental impact while promoting the mental and emotional well-being of travelers. Traditional travel practices often lead to significant carbon footprints...

The age of digital culture has not only brought significant transformations in how we perceive memory, history, and heritage, but it has also raised pressing questions about authenticity and ownership of memory. The role of digital technologies in...

Amidst the issues of our changing climate, a critical yet often overlooked concern comes to the forefront-the profound impact on mental health. As our planet experiences shifts in temperature and ecosystems teeter on the brink, a silent crisis takes...

The integration of social psychology and school education has long been a challenge for scholars, hindering progress in understanding student behavior and effective educational practices. Social Psychology Theories and Methods in Education addresses this...

As the world of education evolves rapidly, understanding the intricacies of emotion, cognition, and language development is becoming increasingly vital. Unfortunately, the existing literature often fails to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary...

We live in a world of changing hearts and changing communities. Spiraling family violence, child abuse, and neglect, often related to intergenerational trauma, severely impacts many communities. On an international level accelerating threats of nuclear...

Haben Sie schon einmal die Frustration gespürt, sich kein Gehör verschaffen zu können? Die Schwierigkeit, die richtigen Worte zu finden, den Wunsch, sich selbstbewusst auszudrücken, und die Angst, Ihr Vertrauen und Ihre...

Have you ever wondered about the hidden motivations and complexities behind human behavior? Are you eager to unravel the enigmatic world of dark psychology and gain a deeper understanding of the human psyche? Do you desire to cultivate the art of empathy...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Psychologie - Sozialpsychologie, Note: 2,0, SRH Fernhochschule, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Mittels der qualitativen Stichprobe anhand eines leitfadengestützten Interviews möchte ich die drei wichtigsten...

You Can Live Happily Married For a Lifetime, will be invaluable for couples at every stage of their marital journey.Discover the reasons why misunderstandings happen.Resolve any challenge so that your marriage will be strengthened.Find out how to...

This book is focused on youth and young adults. We explore aspects of how youth are socialized and how they frame and form their self-identity. Our book looks at Kuwait, a multifaceted society which is often misunderstood by the Western world as mired in...

El bienestar psicológico es una base sobre la cual los inmigrantes construyen el éxito. Este libro describe tanto los factores estresantes ambientales que los inmigrantes tienden a enfrentar como la resiliencia cultural que ayuda a muchos de ellos a...

Identify false information. Avoid getting tricked. Be quick-witted and insightful. Would you like to ask the right questions, come up with strong arguments, detect biases and irrational or illogical reasoning? But you don't know where to start...

Robert Ornstein and Paul Ehrlich explain that we are causing our own problems because we have created a world where our basic mental functions are no longer suitable. We evolved over a period of millions of years to survive in small tribal families on...

People Interacting is an extensive resource of interactive games that can be used to help students develop a breadth of social skills. The 150 activities have been designed for a range of abilities, ages and levels of maturity. Each activity is...

This book on Universal Ideology is the second in a trilogy on History, Ideology and Revolution. The first book, in 5 volumes, traces the history of Western Civilization from the period of prehistory when the matriarchy ushered us out of animality by...

Although love and relationships have been focal points for poets and philosophers for thousands of years, these topics had not traditionally been the focus of empirical research. As a result, very little was known about how couples maintained happiness...

This book covers the gamut of topics related to gender and consumer culture. Changing gender roles have forced scholars and practitioners to re-examine some of the fundamental assumptions and theories in this area. Gender is a core component of...

Recipient of the 2014 International Association for Relationship Researchers Book Award!This multidisciplinary text highlights the development of romantic relationships, from initiation to commitment or demise, by highlighting the historical context,...

Psychological research on the origins and consequences of prejudice, discrimination, and stereotyping has moved into previously uncharted directions through the introduction of neuroscientific measures. Psychologists can now address issues that are...

Metacognition refers to thinking about our own thinking. It has assumed a prominent role in social judgment because our thoughts about our thoughts can magnify, attenuate, or even reverse the impact of primary cognition. Metacognitive thoughts can also...