Social, group or collective psychology Books

The Revolt of the Primitive explores the psychological dynamics of political correctness and gender warfare

Trust is a crucial facet of social functioning and feeds into our relationships with individuals, groups, and organisations. This book examines existing theories, frameworks, and models of trust, the methods and designs for examining it, and measures and...

Cognitive processes in teams have been a valuable arena for team researchers to explore. Team cognition research advances and informs a variety of disciplines, including cognitive and social sciences, engineering, military science, organizational...

With a rapidly aging population throughout the world, the issue of larger percentages of older adults has repercussions for both policy and the job market. Whether a university student about to seek a full-time job or a caregiver for an older person,...

This book was written to introduce a concept called self-aweirdness and how it can contribute to social acceptance and happinesss in your life. It is about owning your weirdness by being comfortable and accepting that you are weird - even a little weird...

Talking to others doesn't have to be so stressful. With these 9 skills by your side, you can make conversations a breezeDoes your mind go completely blank when you approach people to talk?Do you ever find yourself unable to move past a simple 'how are...

As a practising psychotherapist, Stacey Sanderson takes a holistic and trauma-based approach to healing in her work with clients who are-or have been-involved in narcissistic relationships. In Heart Wide Open: A Holistic Guide to Narcissistic Recovery,...

This volume captures the social, political, psychological, administrative and policy dimensions of COVID - 19 pandemic in the Indian context. The book is divided into four parts. Part I highlights the social narratives from the underprivileged workers,...

This book explores the experiences of managing the COVID-19 pandemic in Northeast India across different areas of life and work.

The eighth edition of The Dynamics of Persuasion again guides readers in understanding the power and limits of persuasion in contemporary society. This edition continues its accessible and detailed illustration of the theoretical underpinnings of...

This book differentiates between categories of adolescent male offending and explores the behavioural and social profiles of those who become involved in violent offending and organized crime.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

The topics of aging and disabilities are multifaceted and therefore may be approached in many ways. This work chooses to focus on four systems and areas of common ground (aging, developmental disabilities, independent living movement, and...

The Tender Bud is the journal that Meldin, a senior psychiatrist, wrote for herself as an aid to coping with the personal upheaval of breast cancer, including diagnosis, mastectomy, reconstructive surgery, chemotherapy, and the aftermath of treatm

Volume 14 includes chapters on the psychoanalysis of political commitment (P. Parin); Jews and homosexuals as strangers (P. Parin); the analogous tasks of the psychoanalyst and the ethnographer (M. Gehrie); cultic elements in early Christianity (W. Meiss

The sexual revolution has brought in its wake a wealth of questions that are only beginning to be addressed. How are women coping, both socially and psychologically, with "real world" challenges? Is their ostensible "liberation" actually making for a sen

Locked in our worldview communities and polarised through increasingly radical campaigning, we are anxious of today's great uncertainty and our politicians have little incentive to reach across party lines. The problem of social division is real. The...

In this book Angela Kreutz considers the relationship between environment, and attachment and development in children. Focusing on indigenous children who are suggested to have greater freedom, and therefore wander further than non-indigenous children,...

This edited collection provides an inter- and intra-disciplinary discussion of the critical role context plays in how and when individuals and groups remember the past. International contributors integrate key research from a range of disciplines,...

Imagination has long been a subject of interest and debate, this book considers imagination as a core process in our daily lives and explores how we use it in psychological development as well as in societal change. Tania Zittoun brings together findings...

This volume continues the tradition of the series with a substantive theoretical treatise and commentaries from leading scholars throughout social psychology. For all social cognition researchers and others interested in behavior regulation.

This authored book continues to challenge orthodoxy and static ideas about small group dynamics. Particular attention is paid to how groups change, evolve, and mature. McClure manages to serve up an intellectually challenged dish seasoned with just the r

The book is intended to appeal to students and researchers in the social and behavioral sciences, education, human factors, and computer science interested in gender differences in general, and in human-computer interaction, in particular.

Written by one of the foremost authorities in social cognition, Social Comprehension and Judgment examines how people process information encountered in their everyday lives. In the book, Dr. Wyer proposes a new theory about the way in which information...

This important volume defines the state of the art in the field of emotion and memory by offering a blend of research review, unpublished findings, and theory on topics related to its study. As the first contemporary reference source in this area, it...

The first comprehensive theoretical formulation of the way people use information they receive about their social environments to make judgments and behavioral decisions, this volume focuses on the cognitive processes that underlie the use of social...

This book details years of research involving questionnaires and observations of married couples in pursuit of the determinants of both marital happiness and divorce. It will be of interest to family and clinical psychologists and methodologists.

Questions about how children grow up in their social worlds are of enormous significance for parents, teachers, and society at large, as well as for children themselves. Clearly children are shaped by the social world that surrounds them but they also...

This book explores the relationship between knowledge and context through a novel analysis of processes of representation. Sandra Jovchelovitch argues that representation, a social psychological construct relating self, other and object-world, is at the...

This rich volume explores the complex problem of obedience and conformity, re-examining Stanley Milgram's famous electric shock study, and presenting the findings of the most extensive empirical study on obedience toward authority since Milgram's era...

This exciting new book traces the development of an unfolding challenge for psychoanalytic attention, which augments contemporary theoretical lenses focusing on structures of meaning, with an accompanying registration different than and interacting with...

Why is connection, vulnerability, and support so damn hard sometimes? How can we have more access to each other than ever, and still be so lonely? What will it take for us to open up about the things that actually matter?In this lively...

Exploring the Human Spirit is a collection of essays Richard Dance wrote for a study group that grew out of an East-West philosophy course he taught at several colleges in Arizona. His philosophy students asked him to start a study group to explore more...

This volume attempts to delineate the construction of the self in institutional settings of the contemporary world, with the topics ranging from young children to adults and from the micro level to the macro level of human development. The chapters focus...

United We Love: Strategies for a Thriving Marriage by Felix Northwood delves deep into the intricacies of marital success. This insightful book doesn't offer prescriptive advice but rather explores fundamental strategies drawn from extensive research on...

¿A menudo te preocupas por tu relación y te preguntas qué está pensando tu pareja? ¿Te encuentras analizando en exceso cada detalle e imaginando los peores escenarios? ¿Te gustaría poder dejar de pensar demasiado y disfrutar de una conexión más plena y...

In "Negativity Neutralized," discover a comprehensive roadmap for managing difficult relationships and fostering positive interactions. This guide delves into the complexities of human behavior, providing practical strategies to handle negativity with...

The Cult Blueprint emphasizes ethical leadership, the importance of a supportive community, and the potential for positive impact. Whether you are an aspiring leader seeking to create a movement or someone interested in the psychological and sociological...

Transforming Conversations into Lifelong ConnectionsHave you ever found yourself at a gathering, longing to move beyond small talk but unsure how? Or perhaps you've wanted to express yourself with confidence but felt held back by self-doubt? Anyways,...

"Barely Fit: How Hypocrisy Ruins The Life of the Hypocrite" is a thought-provoking and introspective book that delves into the destructive nature of hypocrisy and how it can ruin the life of the hypocrite. The author presents compelling...

This textbook is designed in accordance with the new syllabusand more emphasis is placed in using simple language. The goal ofwriting this textbook is to focus on students and motivate them tolearn and understand the basics and further build upon...

Stehen Sie oft vor Menschen, von denen Sie nicht genau wissen, ob sie die Wahrheit sagen? Hätten Sie gerne die Fähigkeit, alle Körpersignale, selbst die unmerklichsten, wahrzunehmen, um zu erkennen, ob Ihr Gesprächspartner Sie anlügt?Sicherlich sind Sie...

Die von den Vereinten Nationen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung formulierten siebzehn Themenfelder sind politische Zielsetzungen. Sie beruhen auf dem Leitbild der Nachhaltigkeit, dem drei Dimensionen zugrunde liegen: die Ökonomie, die Ökologie und die...