Social, group or collective psychology Books

We love to share good news with the world-a great restaurant, a coveted promotion, a new baby-and that makes us evangelists for many things. So why don't we do the same with Jesus? Simply put, talking about Jesus is awkward. Yet when we brave the...

We are made by and for relationship with God and others, even discovering and developing our God-given identity through relational connection. Bringing together the study of psychology and spiritual formation, The Relational Soul highlights how a...

Written by four leading researchers in the study of prosocial behavior, this book introduces a new perspective on prosocial behavior for the 21st century. Building on the bystander intervention work that has defined this area since the 1960s, The Social...

Our paths in life represent a journey in search for what we're meant to do and who we are meant to become. In a world full of information and distractions, we lose the focus of finding ourselves.Do you feel stuck where you are in life? Do you...

The Explanation of Social Action is a sustained critique of the conventional understanding of what it means to "explain" something in the social sciences. It makes the strong argument that the traditional understanding involves asking questions...

Weebee is a young and beautiful woman who dearly loves her man Droney, but falls for his 'lookism.' She embraces his family like her own, weaves herself into their lives, and keeps her priorities at bay to meet his needs, just like a worker bee does for...

In The Roots of Goodness and Resistance to Evil, Ervin Staub draws on his extensive experiences in scholarship and intervention to illuminate the socializing experiences, education, and trainings that lead children and adults to become helpers/active...

This book describes the reasoned action approach, an integrative framework for the prediction and change of human social behavior. It provides an up-to-date review of relevant research, discusses critical issues related to the reasoned action framework,...

Are our efforts to help others ever driven solely by altruistic motivation, or is our ultimate goal always some form of self- benefit (egoistic motivation)? This volume reports the development of an empirically-testable theory of altruistic motivation...

THE TIME HAS COME FOR A RADICAL NEW WAY OF THINKING ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS Instead of waiting for them to end up on the rocks we should be looking for the real cause of our failure to relate to each other in a meaningful way.THE PREMISE OF THIS BOOK IS...

Any person can be analyzed on sight. This photo-filled how-to book reveals the secrets, using the latest 21st century methods.  It's perfect for someone on a first date, at a job interview, or anytime a new person comes into one's life...

The Age of Single is about the metamorphic journey intimate relationships have undergone. Much of the social revolutions of the sixties have evolved into the so-called new gender politics. A march that accelerated in the sixties became academic by the...

Violent women in cinema pose an exciting challenge to spectators, overturning ideas of 'typical' feminine subjectivity. This book explores the representation of homicidal women in contemporary art and independent cinema. Examining narrative, style and...

Most sociological work on football fandom has focused on the 'malestream', i.e. the experience of men, and it usually talks about socially 'deviant' behaviours, such as alcohol, fighting and general hooliganism. Yet there have always been female fans of...

This collection focuses on the multi-layered links between international events and identity discourses. With a unique line-up of international scholars, this book offers a diverse range of exciting case studies, including sports competitions, music...

Marriages across ethnic borders are increasing in frequency, yet little is known of how discourses of 'normal' families, ethnicity, race, migration, globalisation affect couples and children involved in these mixed marriages. This book explores mixed...

Attachment theory has massively influenced contemporary psychology. While intended to be general, this western theory harbors a number of culturally biased assumptions and is devoted to decontextualized experimental procedures that fail to challenge this...

Have you thought of evaluating your current marriage/relationship recently?Are you considering a new relationship?Check out the Personal Track Record. It's a valuable tool.Have you ever thought that you're too important to be inconvenienced?Take the...

Ein bahnbrechendes Werk, das die Mechanismen der menschlichen Empathie erforscht und erklärt. Hufeland zeigt, wie Sympathie unser Handeln und unsere Beziehungen zu anderen beeinflusst und welche Rolle sie in der menschlichen Psyche spielt. Eine...

Ein einzigartiges Werk über die menschliche Natur und die Kunst der Menschenkenntnis. Karl von Eckartshausen verwendet Biographien und Geschichten, um die psychologischen und sozialen Mechanismen zu untersuchen, die unser Verhalten und unsere Beziehungen...

The evocative parable of Hope & Luna delves deeply into the transformative journey of Hope, a woman navigating the intricate maze of personal relationships, self-worth, and self-discovery. Luna, Hope's diary, metaphorical beacon, and inner...

An exploration of the elusive nature of learning and teaching.This adaptation of the Tao discusses the various phases of intellectual growth, the roles of the student and mentor, and how to express, receive, and consider knowledge. If you have ever...

The Tao is said to be one yang and one yin in dynamic balance. The balancing of man and woman is not just their coming together; but also their staying separate. The process is two contradictory things happening at the same time. The difference and...

Swiss psychologist Carl G. Jung referred to projection as "an unconscious, that is, unperceived and unintentional, transfer of subjective psychic elements onto an outer object." If a person projects such "subjective psychic elements" onto an outer...

An essential resource for all kinds of groups, these tried and tested strategies will stimulate and encourage full participation from all group members. Provides ideas for introducing group members to each other, breaking down barriers, energising...

Children and Separation deals with the social, emotional and psychological difficulties facing children separated from their genetic parent(s) and consequently their genealogical, social and cultural roots.

Nominated for the 2012 Distinguished Publication Award of the Association for Women in Psychology!Why are women more likely to be positioned or diagnosed as mad than men?If madness is a social construction, a gendered label, as many...

'Essential Personality' provides a clear, accessible and systematic introduction to the major theoretical approaches for the understanding of human personality. This introductory book assumes no prior knowledge of this core area in psychology and is...

We need scarcely note that the topic of this book is the stuff of headlines. Around the world, political, economic, educational, military, religious, and social relations of every variety have a racial or ethnic component. One...

This book proposes a new conceptual framework for theorising young people's relationship with crime. It emerges from a critique of the narrow approach advocated by developmental criminology and argues for an analysis that recognises and includes the...

What Matters Matters Mostprovides a novel solution to the pervasive problem of employee disengagement and the resulting issues in enterprise, healthcare, small business, and nonprofit organizations.The "solution" is revealed through the relatable story...

This book is your first resource when you need to know how God can help someone through life challenges! Scripture Resources for Counseling compiles decades of ministry leadership into an easily accessible reference that can be used by any Christian...