One of the stars of MTV’s smash hit series The Jersey Shore, Jennifer “JWOWW” Farley lays down The Rules According to JWOWW, offering a new spin on the dos and don’ts of dating, from “smushing” guys to avoiding booty calls to finding the guy of your dreams.
Understanding the complex psychology behind the problem of powerful, brilliant women who endure domestic abuse "e;If you are educated, intelligent and strong in other areas of your life, it's hard to imagine that you are a victim, but it happens.
Apologies soothes the soul and is an acknowledgment that one party has been wronged and where the offending party is trying to right the wrong committed.
Picking up where The Tipping Point leaves off, respected journalist Lee Daniel Kravetz’s Strange Contagion is a provocative look at both the science and lived experience of social contagion.
Examining children's rights from a global perspective, Mary John considers how children experience power, being powerful and the transformation of power relationships.
An innovative approach to rethinking sciences of mind at the turn of the twenty-first century via the texts of philosopher and psychologist William James.
In a book the San Francisco Chronicle called "e;unclassifiably wise"e; and a "e;masterpiece,"e; noted Harper's essayist Garret Keizer explores the paradox that we are human only by helping others– and all too human when we try to help.
In this book Axel Honneth re-examines arguments put forward by Hegel and claims that the 'struggle for recognition' should be at the centre of social conflicts.
This is one of the first systematic discussions of the nature of trust as a means of social cohesion, discussing the works of leading social theorists on the issue of social solidarity.
The new edition of this well-known text addresses the plurality of family life today, and considers the way in which the changeable 'theory of family' has influenced the approaches of those working with families.
Love seems like the most personal experience, one that touches each of us in a unique way that is more personal than social, and hence it is not surprising that it has been largely neglected by sociologists and social theorists.
A guide to productive dialogue across ideological divides with practical tools for building trust, defusing hostility, and approaching hot-button topics.