Social, group or collective psychology

The Handbook of Relationship Initiation is the first volume to focus specifically on the very beginning stage of relationships - their origin.

The civil rights of LGBTQ people have slowly yet steadily strengthened since the Stonewall Riots of June, 1969.

The definitive handbook on peer relations has now been significantly revised with 55% new material.

Der Band befasst sich mit der ganzen Bandbreite an fachlich diversen Themen und gibt einen Überblick über den empirischen Forschungsstand aus der Perspektive der verschiedenen Fachdisziplinen.

In Volume 3, Eliot R.

This thoroughly revised new edition looks at the nature of social networks, their changing configurations, and the forces of influence they unleash in shaping the life experiences of young people between the ages of 12 and 25 years.

This timely and unique edited book explores the concept of colorism, which is discrimination based on the color of a person's skin.

This book is to elucidate personal and social bases for personal resilience, thus addressing the issue concerning the predominance of social factors in shaping resilience.

The importance of collective behavior in early medieval EuropeBy the fifth and sixth centuries, the bread and circuses and triumphal processions of the Roman Empire had given way to a quieter world.

This book looks at how heterosexual relationships really work.

Homesickness today is dismissed as a sign of immaturity, what children feel at summer camp, but in the nineteenth century it was recognized as a powerful emotion.

The first anthropological book in a generation to reconsider the nature of emotion, a cultural preoccupation of our age.

Why do so many people volunteer to help others in need in society today?

Whether were buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisionsboth big and smallhave become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented.

We remember in social contexts.

This thoughtfully updated revision of a classic text sheds new light on the potential sociological and biological differences that result in deep, seemingly unbridgeable political divisions.

Contrary to common belief, suicide is preventable and insights from neuroscientific research show how.

IRestoring Trust in Organizations and Leaders/I is the first volume to adopt the mulidisciplinary approach required to understand the decline in public trust in contemporary institutions, and to propose and assess remedies.

One of the central questions in politics is from where people derive their tastes and opinions.

The fourth edition of this bestselling textbook offers a comprehensive examination of intimate relationships.

Originally published in 1988, the purpose of this book was to explore the interrelations among communication, social cognition and affect.

The Psychology of Effective Management combines basic psychological principles with practical recommendations for building positive and productive manager-employee relations.

A contemporary and international perspective on the application of psychology to economic themes, ideal for researchers and graduates.

This unique volume integrates history, mythology/folklore, and theory and research to bridge the gap between Western and Middle Eastern approaches to and understanding of psychotherapy, particularly Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).

Global Perspectives on Interventions in Forensic Therapeutic Communities: A Practitioner's Guide explores the validity and effectiveness of secure settings as therapeutic communities (TCs).

This book provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities for creating positive systemic change through research for development projects, providing four real-world examples.

The use of narrative methods has a long history in palliative care, pioneered by Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern hospice movement, Narrative and Stories in Health Care provides a vibrant, multidisciplinary examination of work with narrative and stories in contemporary health and social care, with a focus on the care of people who are ill and dying.

In The Opinionated Middle Ground, John Scott Cowan delves into the perpetual identity crisis of the middle ground, a space defined by uncontrollable opposing viewpoints.

This book examines mobile media use among children and youths within an Asian context.

Broadly scanning the biologically oriented treatments for psychological disorders in 20th century psychiatry, the authors raise serious questions about the efficacy of the somatic treatments for psychological distress and challenge the widespread preference for biologically based treatments as the treatments of choice.

Why are we fascinated by celebrities we've never met?

The book addresses the central theme of mental health and provides an in-depth look into the protagonist's individual struggles with dark thoughts, depression and anxiety.

This book presents a new approach to understanding the family unit and how and why it functions as it does.

This essential and timely text looks at the ways in which various identities are socially constructed by students, exploring and comparing multiple dimensions of diverse identities, and the various ways students try to fit in when faced with prejudice and discrimination.

This book explains how actions and inactions arise and change in social contexts, including social media.

Social psychology and politics are intricately related, and understanding how humans manage power and govern themselves is one of the key issues in psychology.

Are we really being ourselves on social media?

This volume explores and compares linguistic practices among young people in linguistically and culturally diverse urban spaces.

Taking a cross-disciplinary approach, Suzanne Romaine's main concern is to show how language and discourse play key roles in understanding and communicating gender and culture.

What is prejudice in the 21st Century and how can education help to reduce it?

This is the first book-length study on how authors of color present themselves in public literary discourse.

Providing essential knowledge and understanding that midwives, health visitors, nursery nurses and lay birth and early parenting educators need to deliver effective and evidence-based education to all new parents and families, this book explores key issues in perinatal education.

This book presents a cultural history of psychology that analyzes the diverse contexts in which psychological knowledge and practices have developed in Latin America.

This vibrant book examines individual and societal factors contributing to the rise of lying, cheating, bullying, and narcissism, with emphasis on the influence of Trumpism and the valuing of "e;getting things done"e; over the importance of self-discipline and issues of morality.

Volume 12 includes chapters on the hermeneutics of structuralism and psychoanalysis (H.

Fundamentals of Qualitative Research approaches qualitative inquiry as a strategically selected composite of genres, elements, and styles.

Worldwide, men have more opportunities, privileges, and power, yet they also have shorter life expectancies than women.

First published in 1981, this title takes a 'sociobiological' approach to the exploration of sexual habits, looking at the fundamental biological nature of humans.