Social, group or collective psychology

The Buddhist view of the mind - how it works, how it goes wrong, how to put it right - is increasingly being recognised as profound and highly practical by scientists, counsellors and other professionals.

The term 'consumption' is generally thought of as process by which individuals purchase goods and services.

In its modern usage, the term "e;consilience"e; was first established by Edward O.

Ludic Ubuntu Ethics develops a positive peace vision, taking a bold look at African and Indigenous justice practices and proposes new relational justice models.

The Nature of Grief is a provocative new study on the evolution of grief.

Decisive Parenting teaches parents concrete skills for quickly and permanently altering their teenagers' problem behaviors, ranging from argumentativeness and neglecting chores or homework to more serious issues such as shoplifting, underage drinking, and drug use.

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This book describes the path of women entrepreneurs who manage sustainable enterprises and delves into the issues that women entrepreneurs encounter along with the steps they are taking to overcome these obstacles.

Empirical Research in Teaching and Learning: Contributions from Social Psychology draws upon the latest empirical research and empirically-based theories from social psychology to inform the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Unhealthy or maladaptive shame is believed by many to be the root cause of a diverse range of mental health problems.

Although creativity is often considered an individual ability or activity, innovation in teams and organizations involves collaboration of people with diverse perspectives, knowledge, and skills.

Against the backdrop of research that tells us emotions are playing an increasingly prevalent role in organizations' performance, this text draws on empirical studies to powerfully argue that it is incumbent upon school principals to display emotional leadership within the education system.

Originally published in 1979, this title represents a summary of 17 years of research centring around the Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS) and the theory from which the test was derived.

Understanding Behavior in the Context of Time reviews the research on temporal orientation and brings together the disparate social behaviors influenced by time perspective.

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En la Conferencia Mundial sobre "El papel de la Universidad en la lucha por la paz", realizada en Viena, Austria entre el 25 y 29 de agosto de 1969, Viktor Frankl pronuncia un discurso donde utiliza la palabra Monantropismo, y nos dice: "La mera supervivencia no puede ser el valor supremo.

In this incisive study of the biological and cultural origins of the human self, the author challenges readers to re-think ideas about the self and consciousness as being exclusive to humans.

This book delves into the world of alternative medicine and related phenomena in several different ways, both from a scientific perspective and the perspective of supporters and practitioners of those phenomena.

Nga Kuaha: Voices and Visions in Maori Healing and Psychiatry explores what it means to hear voices and see visions from the perspectives of Maori healer Wiremu NiaNia and psychiatrist Allister Bush.

Gewalt in der Familie ist ein Tabuthema - obwohl Jugendämter jährlich 45.

This volume develops a theoretical framework for the modelling of meaning-making and cultural processes as crucial to the scientific study of contemporary complex societies.

This volume examines minimality in cooperation and shared agency from various angles.

Lorsqu’on est frappé par un malheur, petit ou grand, c’est d’abord de sa famille, de ses proches, qu’on espère de l’aide.

This book increases the awareness of youth political agency and how it relates to adults, governments, communities, and local and global discourse.

This book applies the most recent research in social psychology to decisive historical events that arguably built white supremacy as a cultural force, institutional system, and dominant social character.

This accessible book provides a foundational understanding of the science of deception and lie detection.

This book shows how prison officers may be able to significantly influence extra-programmatic conditions, to enhance rehabilitation outcomes and contribute to reducing reoffending.

Selected papers from the International Conference on New Computational Social Science, focusing on the following five aspects: Big data acquisition and analysis, Integration of qualitative research and quantitative research, Sociological Internet experiment research, Application of ABM simulation method in Sociology Research, Research and development of new social computing tools.

Dialogues on Democracy offers a panoramic overview of recent and classical debates on the meaning of democracy as a philosophical ideal.

This widely used practitioner resource and course text provides an engaging overview of developmental theory and research, with a focus on what practitioners need to know.

This insightful volume explores the experiences of ethnic migrants returning to Hong Kong, Singapore, and Israel.

This innovative two-volume handbook provides a comprehensive exploration of the major developments of social psychological theories that have taken place over the past half century, culminating in a state of the art overview of the primary theories and models that have been developed in this vast and fascinating field.

Originally published in 1966 the author challenges the accepted theories of group conflict of the time, such as frustration and maladjustment.

Love--like life--is full of choices.

This volume presents a comprehensive collection of essential documents for students and laymen interested in the history of the Holocaust.

This book is a tribute to two pioneers in the field of gaming simulation: Richard de la Barre Duke and Cathy Stein Greenblat.

This book explains the role of human behavior research, from both a historical and modern perspective, in improving objective, measurable performance outcomes to include safety, strategic decision making, and organizational performance.

As the first book to examine the psychological motivations underlying people's attitudes, as well as why people form attitudes, this volume presents empirical research describing theoretical perspectives and practical applications.

This two-volume exploration of what might be termed "e;interpersonal war and peace"e; reveals why individuals and groups coalesce or collide, and how more positive relationships can be achieved.

Interpersonal relationships are the core of our societal system and have been since before the dawn of civilization.

The problems associated with groups that commit crime are well known and notoriously complex.

This book charts a clear and accessible path through some of the key debates in contemporary psychology.

Presidential Leadership and African Americans examines the leadership styles of eight American presidents and shows how the decisions made by each affected the lives and opportunities of the nation's black citizens.

A wedding serves as the beginning marker of a marriage; if a couple is to manage cultural differences throughout their relationship, they must first pass the hurdle of designing a wedding ceremony that accommodates those differences.

Social cognition is a key area of social psychology, which focuses on cognitive processes that are involved when individuals make sense of, and navigate in their social world.

The past decade has witnessed an explosion of interest and research on close relationships and social cognition.

This innovative volume integrates social identity theory with research on teaching and education to shed new and fruitful light on a variety of different pedagogical concerns and practices.