Social, group or collective psychology Books

Thousands of children avoid school each day for fear of being persecuted by their peers; countless more dread it for the same reason. This timely, insightful, and truly practical handbook shows parents, teachers, school administrators, and community...

The Relationship Handbook (www.relationshiphandbook.com) is written as an interactive resource for people desiring soundness, health, and realism in their relationships.The mission and the goal of The Relationship Handbook is to offer people an education...

The Dark Side of Close Relationships II is a completely new and up-to-date version of the original volume published in 1998, featuring new topics and authors. The volume showcases cutting-edge work on important topics by prominent scholars in multiple...

Social psychologists argue that people's past weighs on their present. Consistent with this view, Historical Tales and National Identity outlines a theory and a methodology which provide tools for better understanding the relation between the present...

Over the past 40 years, there has been a growing trend toward the utilization of teams for accomplishing work in organizations. Project teams, self-managed work teams and top management teams, among others have become a regular element in the corporation...

This book is about the social psychological dynamics and phenomenology of social inclusion and exclusion. The editors take as their starting point the assumption that social life is conducted in a framework of relationships in which individuals seek...

Research and theory on self-esteem have flourished in recent years.  This resurgence has produced multiple perpectives on fundamental issues surrounding the nature of self-esteem and its role in psychological functioning and interpersonal processes...

Communication and Social Cognition represents the explosion of work in the field of social cognition over the past 25 years. Expanding the contribution made by Social Cognition and Communication, published in 1982, this scholarly collection updates the...

Adoption is an extremely complex and emotionally demanding process for all those involved. This book explores the emotional experience of adoption from a psychoanalytic perspective, and demonstrates how psychoanalytic understanding and treatment can...

Societies and groups attribute greater value to some behaviours and some judgments. These 'norms' are what is most important for understanding how behaviours and judgments are socially regulated. The approach presented examines in particular the social...

Offering a holistic take on an emerging field, this edited collection examines how heroism manifests, is appropriated, and is constructed in a broad range of settings and from a variety of disciplines and perspectives. Psychologists, educators, lawyers,...

This volume is presented in four sections based on recent research in the field: the sources of identity, the tie between identity and the social structure, the non-cognitive outcomes - such as emotional - of identity...

Psychotherapy involves a deep ethical commitment to self-knowl­ edge, personal change, and mutual respect by both the therapist and the patient. Unfortunately, therapists have not always lived up to that commitment in ...

This book is about human behavior and, more particularly, about a class of human behaviors-those behaviors by people that have themselves as the object of their behaviors. These self-referent behaviors are social in nature in...

Social Encounters is an approach to social psychology that is not what one might expect to find in textbooks on this subject. As a companion to Social Interaction advocated by Michael Argyle and his associates, it has been used by a rapidly growing...

Reflecting the contributions of M. Brewster Smith to social psychology and personality study, this selection includes not only his best known essays but also previously unpublished material. Professor Smith's consistent striving for a psychology both...

Boat. River. Person. is a blend of relationship therapy, sex therapy and "self-find" therapy in book form. The author shares her own struggles to find what is missing and invites us into her therapy office where she helps her clients with relationship...

Have an open thoughts when you look at study. Do now not look right away for what's going to resolve my problem due to the fact that was instinct in crowd. relax !!!! your issues are not that critical.appreciate knowledge for sake of understanding and...

Although every aged person is qualified to read this book but as an author of this book I would like to emphasise teenagers, adults and parents to read  the story of a boy named Vishal about his life that despite of being intellect minded, sincere...

"Glauben erzeugen, sei es religiöser, politischer oder sozialer Glaube, Glaube an eine Person oder an eine Idee, das ist die besondere Rolle der großen Führer, und das ist der Grund, warum ihr Einfluss immer beträchtlich ist. Von allen der Menschheit zur...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Psychologie - Sozialpsychologie, Note: 1, Universität Salzburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In der vorliegenden Studie wurde untersucht, inwiefern sich die Tanzmotivation zum Besuch eines Tanzkurses...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Psychologie - Sozialpsychologie, Note: 2,0, Technische Universität Dresden (Fakultät Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften, Fachrichtung Psychologie, Professur für Sozialpsychologie), Veranstaltung:...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Psychologie - Sozialpsychologie, Note: 1,0, Europa-Universität Flensburg (ehem. Universität Flensburg), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Spätestens mit Beginn der Adoleszenz beginnen Jugendliche sich in ihrer...

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Psychology - Social Psychology, grade: A, Linnaeus University, course: Cultural Analysis with filed work, language: English, abstract: The research paper is to investigate adaptation process and current...

What does life ask of us, and how are we to answer that summons?Are we here just to propagate the species anew?Do any of us really believe that we are here to make money and then die?Does life matter, in the end, and if so, how, and in what fashion?What...

Builds a compelling case for thinking and doing psychology differently in and for AfricaWhat does the world look like from Africa? What does it mean to think, feel, express without apology for being African? How does one teach society and children to be...

William James was the older brother of novelist Henry James, and a pioneering psychologist and philosopher. His works pushed the boundaries of psychology and helped shape the direction the field would grow in. Collected here are four of his most...

'Vivid, blackly comic . . . a thought-provoking tale, full of splendidly unlikely characters' Mail on Sunday

This text situates binge watching as one of several new television viewing behaviors which collectively contribute to a fundamental change in the way we view television today.

A Black Woman's Journey follows Mildred Sirls as a young Black girl in rural east Texas in the 1930s who picked cotton to help her family survive, to her adulthood years as Dr. Mildred Pratt who influenced hundreds of students and empowered a community.

There's nothing worse than trying to give someone your best and all you receive is their worst. Add to this the fact that you've given your time to this person, while all you're considered to be is "something to do" while they wait for what they really...

Who believes in conspiracy theories, and why are some people more susceptible to them than others?What are the consequences of such beliefs?Has a conspiracy theory ever turned out to be true?The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories debunks the myth that...

What makes us trust people? How is trust developed and maintained? Is Western society facing a crisis of trust?The Psychology of Trust addresses trust issues that are directly relevant to peoples' experiences in their daily lives. It identifies the...

Dans cet ouvrage détaillé, Halberstadt explore comment la folie peut se propager de manière contagieuse dans différentes configurations sociales et culturelles. Un ouvrage important pour les professionnels de la santé mentale et tous ceux qui...

First published in 1841, this classic work explores the many cases of mass hysteria, delusion, and irrational behavior that have occurred throughout history. From the Crusades to the Tulip Mania, this book offers a compelling portrait of human nature...

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...

How do you get naturally resistant people to practice new ways of thinking? Learn how you can elevate the emotional intelligence levels of everyone in your organization.

This book illuminates the successful implementations of one of the few evidence-based parenting intervention programs. More than 20 years ago the editors began experimenting with videotaping parental behavior in order to enhance parents' sensitivity to...

The main goal of this volume is to present, in an integrated framework, the newest, most contemporary perspectives on emotion regulation. The book includes empirically-grounded work and theories that are central to our understanding of the processes that...

Is there life for the family in the 21st century? Pessimists view the traditional two-parent nuclear family as a relic of the past, attributing their gloomy outlook to increased demands from the workplace, rampant technological advancement, and the...

One of the most notable findings in contemporary behavior genetics is that children growing up in the same family are not very comparable. Findings suggest that in order to understand individual differences between siblings it is necessary to examine not...

Over 100 men interviewed share down-to-earth, heart-to-heart, soul-stirring revelations about the things that women do to deeply hurt, humiliate and turn men off sexually. This book is a must read for any woman who is serious about finding, keeping or...

Reality Therapy--A Workable Approach for Adolescents was written in an effort to give direction to those who are working with adolescents who are delinquent, runaways, truant, experiencing problems with teenage pregnancy, drug addiction, and other...