This volume contains contributions from 24 internationally known scholars covering a broad spectrum of interests in cross-cultural theory and research.
The contributions contained in the second volume of the two-volume set Body, Language and Mind introduce and elaborate upon the concept of sociocultural situatedness, understood broadly as the way in which minds and cognitive processes are shaped, both individually and collectively, by their interaction with socioculturally contextualized structures and practices; and, furthermore, how these structures interact, contextually, with language and can become embodied in it.
"Wie man Freunde gewinnt" – DER Klassiker, der das Leben von Millionen von Menschen überall auf der Welt verbessert und verändert hat – zum ersten Mal seit über vierzig Jahren aktualisiertIn Zeiten, in denen mitmenschliche Nähe und Freundschaft so wichtig sind wie nie zuvor, ist Dale Carnegies Motivationsbuch der Schlüssel für ein glückliches und erfülltes Leben.
This topical textbook provides a thorough insight into the discipline of social psychology, presenting students with a rich and engaging account of the human social experience.
This book elaborates on issues regarding alterity, values, and human development in different educational contexts, serving from young children to adolescents to adults, and it claims for the need of educational contexts to consider their responsibilities regarding the development of the sociomoral dimension of human beings.
This approachable guide meets health and social sciences scholars at their level--either as a reference text or as an enchanting but practical read--and walks them through each stage of their academic publishing journey.
This book presents an overview of Mexican ethnopsychology, an original theoretical and methodological approach that seeks to complement the mainstream psychological science - based on universal principles, processes and constructs - with scientific methods to study the idiosyncratic features and behaviors typical of specific cultural groups.
Key Thinkers in Individual Differences introduces the life, work and thought of 25 of the most influential figures who have shaped and developed the measurement of intelligence and personality.
Cultures in Conversation introduces readers to the ethnographic study of intercultural and social interactions through the analysis of conversations in which various cultural orientations are operating.
This volume opens up new ground in the field of social representations research by focusing on contexts involving mass violence, rather than on relatively stable societies.
After tracing the history of psychology at Iowa, the contributors reflect on the institution's leadership role in the development of the discipline, describe its long tradition of significant theoretical and empirical contributions to major areas in the field, and profile some of its most important intellectual leaders.
This book draws on in-depth interviews and extensive data to examine why contemporary Japanese women are postponing marriage and bearing fewer children.
This book offers a comprehensive review and integration of the most recent research and theories on the role of affect in social cognition and features original contributions from leading researchers in the field.
Gossip (auch: Klatsch und Tratsch) ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil unserer Kommunikation, die in der heutigen Medienwelt auch auf Sozialen Netzwerkseiten (SNS) stattfindet.
Originally published in 1987, the purpose of this companion volume to Donald Ford's (1987) Humans as Self-Constructing Living Systems: A Developmental Perspective on Personality and Behavior was to illustrate the potential utility of the Living Systems Framework (LSF) for stimulating new theoretical advances, for guiding research on human behavior and development, and for facilitating the work of the health and human service professions.
This edited collection covers the role of the process observer - a position that enhances the effectiveness of group functioning by observing the process, summarizing the behavior of the group so that the group can learn and, if needed, improve its functioning.
This pragmatic guide describes tested ways to adapt motivational interviewing (MI) to optimize outcomes when practitioner and client come from different cultural backgrounds; in particular, when clients are members of marginalized groups.
This compact book is constructed using psychological theory and research to empower university faculty to facilitate student engagement and address student resistance to diversity and social justice education more effectively.
"Zoff" zu Hause, Alkoholexzesse in der Familie, Arbeitslosigkeit der Eltern, Vernachlässigung, Armut, aber auch die Pubertät, Schulangst, Mobbing und gar nicht so selten körperliche und psychische Gewalt belasten viele Mädchen und Jungen in Deutschland.
