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Book SynopsisThis volume brings together essays by five scholars concerned with the senses and the anthropology of everyday life. Covering a wide range of topics from film to food, the authors describe ways in which sensory memories have preserved cultures otherwise threatened by urbanism and modernity.Table of ContentsPrologue C. Nadia Seremetakis 1: The Memory of the Senses, Part I: Marks of the Transitory C. Nadia Seremetakis 2: Intersection: Benjamin, Bloch, Braudel, Beyond C. Nadia Seremetakis 3: The Memory of the Senses, Part II: Still Acts C. Nadia Seremetakis 4: The Cinema Screen as Prosthesis of Perception: A Historical Account Susan Buck-Morss 5: On the Move: The Struggle for the Body in Sweden in the 1930s Jonas Frykman 6: From Desert Storm to Rodney King via ex-Yugoslavia: On Cultural Anaesthesia Allen Feldman 7: "Conscious" Ain't Consciousness: Entering the "Museum of Sensory Absence" Paul Stoller 8: Implications C. Nadia Seremetakis About the Book and Editor About the Contributors

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Book SynopsisThe construction of "midlife", most often rendered in chronological, biological and medical terms, has become an accepted reality to European Americans. This study explores the significance of this pervasive cultural representation compared to other cultures where "middle age" does not exist.

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Book SynopsisBlending physiology and psychology with historical examples of social change and a model of social systems, this work examines how societies are made possible. The influences of love relationships, attachments, and addictive behaviours in society are also discussed here.

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Book SynopsisThis path-breaking book reconceptualizes our understanding of political tolerance as well as of its foundations. Previous studies, the authors contend, overemphasized the role of education in explaining the presence of tolerance, while giving insufficient weight to personality and ideological factors. With an innovative methodology for measuring levels of tolerance more accurately, the authors are able to explain why particular groups are targeted and why tolerance is an inherently political concept. Far from abating, the degree of intolerance in America today is probably as great as it ever was; it is the targets of intolerance that have changed.

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Book SynopsisIn a series of tightly argued essays, Turner traces out implications that discarding the notion of shared frameworks has for relativism, social constructivism, normativity and a number of other concepts.

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Book SynopsisUsing a biophysical perspective, this text aims to demonstrate that there are many ways of knowing, methods of inquiry, and perspectives that can guide one's understanding of human behaviour. It encourages the development of critical thinking as opposed to memorization of theories.Trade ReviewSaleebey is telling an evocative story of how we "become human" through the lifecycle. -- Michael Hayes Clinical Social Work JournalTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Philosophical principles Conceptual frameworks Integrative themes Paradigms, postmodernism, and possibilities M & M dialogue Meaning-making Self Culture Story, connection, ritual and myth M & M dialogue Strengths and Resilience Strengths and resilience: images of altruism and humanity Power in the people: Strengths and hope M & M dialogue Biopsychosocial Understanding Human nature and the human condition Genes and experience: The case of temperament The brain and behavior: The biopsychosocial view M & M dialogue Nature and Nurture; Neurons and Narratives Nature and nurture: How necessary are parents? Nature Nurture Neurons and narratives: A biopsychosocial understanding of mental illness M & M dialogues Theories: Part I The elements of theory Part/whole analysis Psychodynamic theory Critique of psychodynamic theory M & M dialogues Theories: Part II Ecological theory Critique of ecological theory Cognitive theory Cognitive theories and the environment Critique of cognitive approaches Radical/critical theory The terms and conditions of radical/critical theory Critique of radical/critical theory Conclusion M & M dialogues Families: The Variety of Us The family and society today: What's up? The family and community What are families for? The care and feeding of infants Socialization What is a family? Nuclear family A note on social class and family Single-parent families Extended families Dual earner families Remarried families Couples Gay and lesbian families Family resilience Conclusion M & M Dialogue Growing Up in the Community and World: Part I A contextual model of family transition and adaptation Becoming partners and being a couple I love your genes A new human being joins the family Culture: Africentric childrearing The early processes that make us human Culture, again Where's dad? When things go awry Being homeless Conclusion M & M dialogue Growing up in the Family and Community: Part II Middle childhood: The forgotten years Moral development Peers and groups Siblings School and family; play and work Meaning and community A note on ADHD Conclusion M & M dialogue Growing Up in the Family and Community: Part III Sturm and drang or "the romance of risk" Identity formation: Gender and culture Gender and identity Sexuality Risks and resiliency: The family and community Violence and the neighborhood Adolescents and community Adolescents and family Family and community and understanding and intervening Conclusion M & M dialogue Coming of Age and Old Age in Family and Community Maturity: Love, work, connection, and closure Theories of the adult development of maturity Borysenko Levinson Contextual/constructionist view Generational differences Some important moments in adult life Leaving home Boomerang babies Love and work together Love and mating: the coming together of body, mind and culture Work Becoming a citizen: family and community Coming of (older) age in America Successful aging Dying and death Conclusion M & M dialogue Reprise, Vision and the Final Conversation Reprise Spirituality The ordinariness of everyday life Multiculturalism Technology The global village Organizations: Culture and behavior Context So what is the good life, anyway? The heroic and the common Some elements of a life worth living Conclusion The final M & M dialogue

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Book SynopsisA compilation of articles providing an overview of current thought on the psychological aspects of lesbian, gay and bisexual experience. Divided into nine sections, the meaning of sexual orientation, discrimation, identity development, diversity, adolescence and mental health, are all discussed.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction to the Second Edition: Lesbian Gay Male and Bisexual Dimensions in the Psychological Study of Human Diversity Douglas C. Kimmel and Linda D. Garnets Part I: The Meaning of Sexual Orientation Contemporary Issue: Degree of Choice versus No Choice of Sexual Orientation 1. What a Light It Shed: The Life of Evelyn Hooker Douglas C. Kimmel and Linda D. Garnets 2. Biological Perspectives on Sexual Orientation, by J. Michael Bailey 3. Bisexual Identities, by Ronald C. Fox 4. Explaining Diversity in the Development of Same-Sex Sexuality Among Young Women, by Lisa M. Diamond and Ritch C. Savin-Williams Part II: Psychological Dimensions of Prejudice Discrimination and Violence Contemporary Issue: Sexual Prejudice Verbal Abuse Physical Harassment and Violence Based on Sexual Orientation 5. The Psychology of Sexual Prejudice, by Gregory M. Herek 6. Do Heterosexual Women and Men Differ in Their Attitudes Toward Homosexuality? A Conceptual and Methodological Analysis., by Mary E. Kite and Bernard E. Whitley Jr. 7. Violence and Victimization of Lesbians and Gay Men: Mental Health Consequences, by Linda Garnets Gregory M. Herek and Barrie Levy 8. Matthew Shepard's Death: A Professional Awakening, by Ritch C. Savin-Williams Part III: Identity Development and Stigma Management Contemporary Issue: Effects of Historical Differences Between Older and Younger Generations of Lesbians Bisexuals and Gay Men 9. Finding a Sexual Identity and Community: Therapeutic Implications and Cultural Assumptions in Scientific Models of Coming Out., by Paula C. Rust 10. Why Tell If You're Not Asked? Self-Disclosure Intergroup Contact and Heterosexuals' Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Gregory M. Herek 11. Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Youths' Relationships with Their ParentsRitch C. Savin-Williams 12. Employment and Sexual Orientation: Disclosure and Discrimination in the Workplace, by M. V. Lee Badgett Part IV: Diversity Among Gay Men Lesbians and Bisexuals Contemporary Issue: Racism in the Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Community 13. Beyond Heterosexism and Across the Cultural Divide Developing an Inclusive Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Psychology: A Look to the Future, by Beverly Greene 14. Native Gay and Lesbian Issues: The Two-Spirited, by Terry Tafoya 15. Sapphic Shadows: Challenging the Silence in the Study of SexualityEvelyn Blackwood and Saskia E. Wieringa 16. Identifying and Addressing Health Issues of Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Populations in Rural Communities: Psychological Perspectives, by Douglas C. Kimmel Part V: Relationships and Families Contemporary Issue: Legal Recognition of Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Relationships and Families 17. The Close Relationships of Lesbians Gay Men and Bisexuals, by Letitia Anne Peplau and Leah R. Spalding 18. Monogamy and Polyamory, by Paula C. Rust 19. Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents, by Charlotte J. Patterson 20. Stories from the Homefront: Perspectives of Asian-American Parents with Lesbian Daughters and Gay Sons, by Alice Y. Hom Part VI: Adolescence Midlife and Aging Contemporary Issue: The Impact of AIDS on Adolescents and Older Persons 21. Developmental and Adjustment Issues of Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Adolescents: A Review of the Empirical Literature, by Karla Anhalt and Tracy L. Morris 22. Lesbians and Gay Men in Midlife, by Douglas C. Kimmel and Barbara E. Sang 23. Being Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Sixty or Older, by Arnold H. Grossman Anthony R. D'Augelli and Timothy S. O'Connell Part VII: Health Contemporary Issue: Barriers to Health Care for Lesbians Gay Men and Bisexuals 24. AIDS and Stigma, by Gregory M. Herek 25. Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Health: Findings and Concerns, by Gay and Lesbian Medical Association and Columbia University Center for Lesbian 26. Long-Term Care and Hospice: The Special Needs of Older Gay Men and Lesbians, by Lora Connolly Part VIII: Mental Health Contemporary Issue: Effects of State and National Legislation and Popular Votes Regarding Sexual Orientation Issues on the Psychological Well-Being of Gay Men Lesbians and Bisexuals 27. "Somewhere in Des Moines or San Antonio": Historical Perspectives on Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Mental Health, by Esther D. Rothblum 28. The Practice and Ethics of Sexual Orientation Conversion TherapyDouglas C. Haldeman 29. Minority Stress and the Mental Health in Gay Men, by Ilan H. Meyer Part IX: Status of Research Practice and Public Policy Issues in American Psychology Contemporary Issue: Benefits of Bisexuals Lesbians and Gay Men to Society and to Heterosexual Women and Men 30. Avoiding Heterosexist Bias in Psychological Research, by Gregory M. Herek Douglas C. Kimmel Hortensia Amaro and Gary B. Melton 31. Guidelines for Psychotherapy with Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Clients, by American Psychological Association 32. Seeing Is Believing: Research on Women's Sexual Orientation and Public Policy, by Sheila James Kuehl Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisHuman Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants makes philosophy fun, tactile, and popular. Moral thinking is simple, Ruwen Ogien argues, and as inherent as the senses. In our daily experiences, in the situations we confront and in the scenes we witness, we develop an understanding of right and wrong as sophisticated as the moral outlook of the world's most gifted philosophers. By drawing on this knowledge to navigate life's most perplexing problems, ethics becomes second nature. Ogien explores, through experimental philosophy and other methods, the responses nineteen real-world conundrums provoke. Is a short, mediocre life better than no life at all? Is it acceptable to kill a healthy person so his organs can save five others? Would you swap a natural life filled with frustration, disappointment, and partial success for a world in which all of your needs are met, but through artificial and mechanical means? Ogien doesn't seek to show how difficult it is to determine right from wrong Trade ReviewHuman Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants is Ruwen Ogien at his very best. The book's richness lies in Ogien's endeavor to do philosophy from the reality of lived experience rather than the kind of imaginary reflection that is characteristic of so much of philosophy. -- Laurence Thomas, Syracuse University A lucid translation of a wide-ranging intellectual foray. Booklist (starred review)Table of ContentsPreface: An Antimanual of Ethics Acknowledgments Introduction: What Is the Use of Thought Experiments? Part I. Problems, Dilemmas, and Paradoxes: Nineteen Moral Puzzles 1. Emergencies 2. The Child Who Is Drowning in a Pond 3. A Transplant Gone Mad 4. Confronting a Furious Crowd 5. The Killer Trolley 6. Incest in All Innocence 7. The Amoralist 8. The Experience Machine 9. Is a Short and Mediocre Life Preferable to No Life at All? 10. I Would Have Preferred Never to Have Been Born 11. Must We Eliminate Animals in Order to Liberate Them? 12. The Utility Monster 13. A Violinist Has Been Plugged Into Your Back 14. Frankenstein, Minister of Health 15. Who Am I Without My Organs? 16. And If Sexuality Were Free? 17. It Is Harder to Do Good Intentionally Than It Is to Do Evil 18. We Are Free, Even If Everything Is Written in Advance 19. Monsters and Saints Part II. The Ingredients of the Moral "Cuisine" 20. Intuitions and Rules 21. A Little Method! 22. What Remains of Our Moral Intuitions? 23. Where Has the Moral Instinct Gone? 24. A Philosopher Aware of the Limits of His Moral Intuitions Is Worth Two Others, Indeed More 25. Understand the Elementary Rules of Moral Reasoning 26. Dare to Criticize the Elementary Rules of Moral Argument Conclusion Glossary Notes Index

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Book SynopsisHuman Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants makes philosophy fun, tactile, and popular. Moral thinking is simple, Ruwen Ogien argues, and as inherent as the senses. In our daily experiences, in the situations we confront and in the scenes we witness, we develop an understanding of right and wrong as sophisticated as the moral outlook of the world's most gifted philosophers. By drawing on this knowledge to navigate life's most perplexing problems, ethics becomes second nature. Ogien explores, through experimental philosophy and other methods, the responses nineteen real-world conundrums provoke. Is a short, mediocre life better than no life at all? Is it acceptable to kill a healthy person so his organs can save five others? Would you swap a natural life filled with frustration, disappointment, and partial success for a world in which all of your needs are met, but through artificial and mechanical means? Ogien doesn't seek to show how difficult it is to determine right from wrong Trade ReviewHuman Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants is Ruwen Ogien at his very best. The book's richness lies in Ogien's endeavor to do philosophy from the reality of lived experience rather than the kind of imaginary reflection that is characteristic of so much of philosophy. -- Laurence Thomas, Syracuse University A lucid translation of a wide-ranging intellectual foray. Booklist (starred review)Table of ContentsPreface: An Antimanual of Ethics Acknowledgments Introduction: What Is the Use of Thought Experiments? Part I. Problems, Dilemmas, and Paradoxes: Nineteen Moral Puzzles 1. Emergencies 2. The Child Who Is Drowning in a Pond 3. A Transplant Gone Mad 4. Confronting a Furious Crowd 5. The Killer Trolley 6. Incest in All Innocence 7. The Amoralist 8. The Experience Machine 9. Is a Short and Mediocre Life Preferable to No Life at All? 10. I Would Have Preferred Never to Have Been Born 11. Must We Eliminate Animals in Order to Liberate Them? 12. The Utility Monster 13. A Violinist Has Been Plugged Into Your Back 14. Frankenstein, Minister of Health 15. Who Am I Without My Organs? 16. And If Sexuality Were Free? 17. It Is Harder to Do Good Intentionally Than It Is to Do Evil 18. We Are Free, Even If Everything Is Written in Advance 19. Monsters and Saints Part II. The Ingredients of the Moral "Cuisine" 20. Intuitions and Rules 21. A Little Method! 22. What Remains of Our Moral Intuitions? 23. Where Has the Moral Instinct Gone? 24. A Philosopher Aware of the Limits of His Moral Intuitions Is Worth Two Others, Indeed More 25. Understand the Elementary Rules of Moral Reasoning 26. Dare to Criticize the Elementary Rules of Moral Argument Conclusion Glossary Notes Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing on groundbreaking personal interviews as well as decades of research from psychologists and others, John Horgan traces the pathways that lead people into violent extremism and explores what happens to them as their involvement deepens.Trade ReviewA masterful exploration of the question of who becomes a terrorist and why, by the world’s leading expert on the psychology of terrorism. Horgan explains how far our understanding has come since 9/11 and provides a blueprint for future studies. An essential primer about the complex mix of social conditions and psychology that lead individuals to turn to terrorist violence, and why and how they leave terrorism behind. -- Jessica Stern, author of Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants KillBoiling down oceans of research into lucid prose, Terrorist Minds represents a major achievement. Horgan surveys what is already known about the psychology of terrorism, and how in the future we might yet see further and clearer. An inspiring book that wears its immense learning lightly. -- T. K. Wilson, author of Killing Strangers: How Political Violence Became ModernTerrorist Minds is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand how and why people become involved with terrorism—and how and why they sometimes quit. Throughout this book, Horgan, one of the most brilliant minds in our field, offers an engaging, masterful blend of research and insights from talking directly with terrorists. This authoritative masterpiece brings invaluable clarity to a profoundly complex topic. -- Randy Borum, coeditor of Violent Extremism: A Handbook of Risk Assessment and ManagementLike a skilled climber, John Horgan ascends the summits, where the air is thin and few dare to travel. Terrorist Minds is an exploratory journey that identifies hazards and illuminates the new trails that have yet to be blazed within terrorism research. -- Mark Fallon, author of Unjustifiable Means: The Inside Story of How the CIA, Pentagon, and U.S. Government Conspired to TortureTable of ContentsPreface1. What Is Terrorism?2. Who Becomes a Terrorist?3. Motivation4. Mindset5. Reintegration6. Talking to Terrorists7. Chasing StormsAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisSocial psychiatry was a mid-twentieth-century approach to mental health that stressed the prevention of mental illness rather than its treatment. Matthew Smith offers a history of the rise and fall of social psychiatry that also explores the lessons this largely forgotten movement has to offer today.Trade ReviewMatthew Smith has done a great service by restoring to us the vanished history of social psychiatry. The pandemic uncovered social fissures, including large racial and ethnic divides. These should clear the way for a renaissance of social psychiatry: to have good mental health, people need decent lives. -- Mary Travis Bassett, commissioner of the New York State Department of HealthThe challenges and debates that animated social psychiatry echo in today’s conversations about the “social determinants” of health. Smith’s engaging description of the successes and, ultimately, the failures of this past attempt to ground mental health in social conditions offers important lessons to those who strive to do so now. -- Sherry Glied, coauthor of Better But Not Well: Mental Health Policy in the U.S. since 1950Matthew Smith has written a compelling history of social psychiatry in the United States. He expertly charts its origins, evolution, and decline over the course of the twentieth century, forcing us to reckon with the ways that our society’s glorification of the individual and the profit motive ultimately undermined the noble effort to use mental healthcare to address social inequality. -- Martin Summers, author of Madness in the City of Magnificent Intentions: A History of Race and Mental Illness in the Nation's CapitalCarefully contextualized and urgently relevant to the exigencies of today, The First Resort is required reading for anyone seeking to understand how social disparities contribute to mental health disparities—and to rediscover a forgotten range of solutions for building a more equitable approach to treatment, prevention, and recovery. -- Jeremy A. Greene, author of The Doctor Who Wasn’t There: Technology, History, and the Limits of TelehealthThe First Resort is a fascinating, well-researched, and beautifully written history of social psychiatry. As the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically exposed the ongoing costs of mental health disparities, Smith’s history is highly relevant. -- Anne Kveim Lie, University of OsloFor far too long historians have written dismissively—or, worse, entirely ignored—of the contributions made by social psychiatry to the evolution of thought on mental health in the twentieth century. The First Resort explains the conditions that allowed social psychiatry to emerge and addresses the reasons it ultimately failed, highlighting both the strengths and limitations of the social psychiatry movement. -- Mat Savelli, coeditor of Global Transformation in the Life Sciences, 1945–1980Table of ContentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: The Magic Years1. The Origins of Social Psychiatry2. From Hobohemia to the Gold Coast3. Swamp Yankees and Proper New Haveners4. Madness in the Metropolis5. From Cove to Woodlot6. The Decline of Social PsychiatryEpilogue: Social Psychiatry and Universal Basic IncomeAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisSocial psychiatry was a mid-twentieth-century approach to mental health that stressed the prevention of mental illness rather than its treatment. Matthew Smith offers a history of the rise and fall of social psychiatry that also explores the lessons this largely forgotten movement has to offer today.Trade ReviewMatthew Smith has done a great service by restoring to us the vanished history of social psychiatry. The pandemic uncovered social fissures, including large racial and ethnic divides. These should clear the way for a renaissance of social psychiatry: to have good mental health, people need decent lives. -- Mary Travis Bassett, commissioner of the New York State Department of HealthThe challenges and debates that animated social psychiatry echo in today’s conversations about the “social determinants” of health. Smith’s engaging description of the successes and, ultimately, the failures of this past attempt to ground mental health in social conditions offers important lessons to those who strive to do so now. -- Sherry Glied, coauthor of Better But Not Well: Mental Health Policy in the U.S. since 1950Matthew Smith has written a compelling history of social psychiatry in the United States. He expertly charts its origins, evolution, and decline over the course of the twentieth century, forcing us to reckon with the ways that our society’s glorification of the individual and the profit motive ultimately undermined the noble effort to use mental healthcare to address social inequality. -- Martin Summers, author of Madness in the City of Magnificent Intentions: A History of Race and Mental Illness in the Nation's CapitalCarefully contextualized and urgently relevant to the exigencies of today, The First Resort is required reading for anyone seeking to understand how social disparities contribute to mental health disparities—and to rediscover a forgotten range of solutions for building a more equitable approach to treatment, prevention, and recovery. -- Jeremy A. Greene, author of The Doctor Who Wasn’t There: Technology, History, and the Limits of TelehealthThe First Resort is a fascinating, well-researched, and beautifully written history of social psychiatry. As the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically exposed the ongoing costs of mental health disparities, Smith’s history is highly relevant. -- Anne Kveim Lie, University of OsloFor far too long historians have written dismissively—or, worse, entirely ignored—of the contributions made by social psychiatry to the evolution of thought on mental health in the twentieth century. The First Resort explains the conditions that allowed social psychiatry to emerge and addresses the reasons it ultimately failed, highlighting both the strengths and limitations of the social psychiatry movement. -- Mat Savelli, coeditor of Global Transformation in the Life Sciences, 1945–1980Table of ContentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: The Magic Years1. The Origins of Social Psychiatry2. From Hobohemia to the Gold Coast3. Swamp Yankees and Proper New Haveners4. Madness in the Metropolis5. From Cove to Woodlot6. The Decline of Social PsychiatryEpilogue: Social Psychiatry and Universal Basic IncomeAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisCombining a comprehensive account of Freudian theory with a synthesis of contemporary psychoanalysis, this volume details the development of analytic theory. The author traces this evolution from the earliest stages of Freud's psychoanalytic thinking to developments such as relations theory.Trade Review“Meissner summarizes the findings and theories of psychoanalysis in a contemporary context while emphasizing significant historical roots. He does so in a comprehensive way, covering and evaluating many important trends and theoretical perspectives. His book is thus an excellent compendium of many classical and modern views.” —Psychoanalytic Quarterly“Meissner (Boston College) offers one of the best summaries available of the development of Freud’s thought and of post-Freudian psychoanalytic developments. It is more advanced and more comprehensive in treating Freud than Raymond Francher’s Psychoanalytic Psychology: The Development of Freud’s Thought (CH, Mar’64) and David Stafford-Clark’s What Freud Really Said (CH,Oct’67) ... Meissner’s is now the book to recommend to upper-division undergraduates through faculty for a comprehensive survey of psychoanalytic thought.” —Choice“This relatively short book is really a primer on psychoanalysis, along the lines of Brenner’s (1955) and Waelder’s (1960) classic texts. Although similar to these books in offering an overview and explanation of Freud’s theories, it has the advantage of summarizing the post-Freudian development of psychoanalysis as well, particularly recent thinking. . . . an excellent resource for teaching. . . . The main strength of this book is that it provides a comprehensive yet succinct overview and critique of various schools of thought within psychoanalysis by someone who has spent a good part of his life thinking and writing about it.” —American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry“[A] useful introductory manual on Freud’s basic theories and a brief overview of his psychoanalytic technique. [A]n interesting, informative, and readable survey of the basic tenets of psychoanalytic theory from a classical, scientific perspective.” —Journal of Phenomenological Psychology“Meissner’s Freud and Psychoanalysis gives a thorough and balanced view of its topic and renders difficult and complex material accessible an even inviting to the neophyte.” —Freud Studies“Throughout the book, Meissner presents his complex material in clear, judiciously chosen language which, whilst often laden with jargon, is almost always accessible and intelligible. At his best, Meissner’s exposition of Freud is genuinely illuminating and stimulating.” —The Heythrop Journal

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Book SynopsisOne hundred years after the birth of psychoanalysis, renowned scholar W. W. Meissner combines a comprehensive account of the evolution of Freud's thought with a synthesis of contemporary psychoanalytic theory that includes the contributions of Margaret Mahler and Erik Erikson, as well as those of Heinz Hartmann, Heinz Kohut, Otto Kernberg, Ronald Fairbairn, Donald Winnicott, and Anna Freud.Dr. Meissner details the development of psychoanalytic theory, tracing its evolution from the earliest stages of Freud's thinking to recent developments such as object relations theory and self-psychology. A chapter on psychoanalytic therapy completes this unique and essential volume.Freud and Psychoanalysis was originally published as part of a reference work addressed to psychiatrists. The University of Notre Dame Press edition of this classic study makes it available for the first time to a wider audience. The only contemporary work on Freud and the field he founded writtTrade Review“Meissner summarizes the findings and theories of psychoanalysis in a contemporary context while emphasizing significant historical roots. He does so in a comprehensive way, covering and evaluating many important trends and theoretical perspectives. His book is thus an excellent compendium of many classical and modern views.” —Psychoanalytic Quarterly“Meissner (Boston College) offers one of the best summaries available of the development of Freud’s thought and of post-Freudian psychoanalytic developments. It is more advanced and more comprehensive in treating Freud than Raymond Francher’s Psychoanalytic Psychology: The Development of Freud’s Thought (CH, Mar’64) and David Stafford-Clark’s What Freud Really Said (CH,Oct’67) ... Meissner’s is now the book to recommend to upper-division undergraduates through faculty for a comprehensive survey of psychoanalytic thought.” —Choice“This relatively short book is really a primer on psychoanalysis, along the lines of Brenner’s (1955) and Waelder’s (1960) classic texts. Although similar to these books in offering an overview and explanation of Freud’s theories, it has the advantage of summarizing the post-Freudian development of psychoanalysis as well, particularly recent thinking. . . . an excellent resource for teaching. . . . The main strength of this book is that it provides a comprehensive yet succinct overview and critique of various schools of thought within psychoanalysis by someone who has spent a good part of his life thinking and writing about it.” —American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry“[A] useful introductory manual on Freud’s basic theories and a brief overview of his psychoanalytic technique. [A]n interesting, informative, and readable survey of the basic tenets of psychoanalytic theory from a classical, scientific perspective.” —Journal of Phenomenological Psychology“Meissner’s Freud and Psychoanalysis gives a thorough and balanced view of its topic and renders difficult and complex material accessible an even inviting to the neophyte.” —Freud Studies“Throughout the book, Meissner presents his complex material in clear, judiciously chosen language which, whilst often laden with jargon, is almost always accessible and intelligible. At his best, Meissner’s exposition of Freud is genuinely illuminating and stimulating.” —The Heythrop Journal

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Book SynopsisHow do we bring the law into line with people's psychological experience?Trade ReviewWinner of the American Psychoanalytic Association's 2018 Courage to Dream Book PrizeWinner of the Sharon Harris 2018 Book Award, given by The University of Connecticut for the best book published in the humanities. "Anne Dailey takes up the controversial relation of law and psychoanalysis in a book of great cogency and importance. She goes far beyond the standard quarrels that divide the two fields and makes a reasoned and forceful case for psychoanalysis as coming to the aid of the law—not opposing it—in a richer account of human autonomy and responsibility."—Peter Brooks, Princeton University, author of Troubling Confessions: Speaking Guilt in Law and Literature"In this wise and wide-ranging book, Anne Dailey breathes fresh life into the psychoanalytic study of law. She makes the best case I know for the continuing relevance to law of the humanistic discipline of psychoanalysis and reminds us of the humility that must always accompany the law's fearful exercise of power when it relies on a conception of human agency that the psychoanalytic discovery of the unconscious teaches us is incomplete."—Anthony Kronman, Sterling Professor of Law, Yale Law School"In this masterpiece of scholarship, Anne Dailey argues that legal theory and our system of justice have been missing an essential ingredient: how the human mind works. Her synthesis of psychoanalysis and the law offers nothing short of a paradigm shift in how we approach some of the most challenging and controversial legal questions of our time."—Jordan Smoller, Professor Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and author of The Other Side of Normal “With a rare combination of erudition, insight, and vision, Anne Dailey compellingly argues for a reintegration of legal and psychoanalytic thinking about human behavior. This is a provocative, historically grounded study with great contemporary relevance.”—Susanna Blumenthal, author of Law and the Modern Mind: Consciousness and Responsibility in American Legal Culture

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Book SynopsisA surprising assessment of the ways that virtual worlds are entangled with human psychologyTrade Review"Nick Yee is responsible for the most thoughtful work on the psychology of avatars and gaming in the past 15 years. He also has a rare gift for writing compelling prose."—Jeremy Bailenson, author of Infinite Reality: Avatars, Eternal Life, New Worlds, and the Dawn of the Virtual Revolution -- Jeremy Bailenson“Yee's breathtaking look at the psychology underpinning virtual worlds is packed with warnings, hopes, dreams, and dangers, all supported by original research. An astonishing tour de force.”—Richard A. Bartle, author of Designing Virtual Worlds -- Richard A. Bartle"This fascinating book proves virtual worlds are excellent laboratories for discovering truths about superstition and ethnic prejudice, love and friendship amidst conflict, and the quest for freedom in an unequal society."—William Sims Bainbridge, author of The Warcraft Civilization and eGods -- William Sims Bainbridge“Our avatars are not exactly ourselves, but we do import an awful lot of the real world into our virtual worlds. Yee has mapped the boundaries of our virtual selves for years. With this book, he’s gathered that research into a lucid and informative package. Highly recommended for anyone who has ever spent time as an online persona.”—Raph Koster, lead designer Ultima Online and author of A Theory of Fun for Game Design -- Raph Koster“Yee practically invented the study of online player psychology. With his lively wit and rigorous methodologies, he has once again made the complex understandable, the bizarre normal, and the scientific fun.”—Dmitri Williams, University of Southern California and CEO Ninja Metrics -- Dmitri Williams"With clarity, insight, and above all hard experimental data, Yee has written what may be the last word on the tantalizing promise of virtual worlds. A must-read for social theorists and game designers alike."—Julian Dibbell, author of Play Money: Or How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot -- Julian Dibbell“Based on surveys, experiments, and observations of thousands of players, Yee’s work offers compelling evidence that digital experiences shape us—and not always as we might expect or hope. If you want to know more about the consequences of spending time in a virtual world, you need to read this thought-provoking book.”—Mia Consalvo, author of Cheating: Gaining Advantage in Videogames -- Mia Consalvo"This is a terrific read based on solid research, logic and inferences--a must for anyone interested in our growing digital universe and culture."—Jim Blascovich, author of Infinite Reality: Avatars, Eternal Life, New Worlds, and the Dawn of the Virtual Revolution -- Jim Blascovich“Nick Yee’s fascinating new book on the human relationship to online games uses years of exhaustive studies to calmly debunk some of the persistent myths about online games.”—Leigh Alexander, The Columbia Journalism Review -- Leigh Alexander * Columbia Journalism Review *“It is often difficult to find a textbook suitable for undergraduates wanting to know more about video games and virtual worlds. Some texts are scientifically rigorous but lead the readers through a labyrinth of difficult prose, whereas some texts are ‘soft’ and easy to follow but lack the scientific rigor. Yee's book is a perfect balance of both. Based on over a decade's expertise in video games and how they influence players' attitudes and behaviors, Yee presents a multifaceted, up-to-date discussion of how game players think and why they are motivated to invest so many hours immersed in virtual worlds.”—Sun Joo Ahn, Grady College, University of Georgia -- Sun Joo Ahn“It is the most important, challenging, and accessible study yet conducted on the rich, sprawling culture the players have built. It is also a fine way for nonplayers to learn what gamers actually do.”—Reason Magazine * Reason Magazine *

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Book SynopsisAn illuminating study of the complex relationship between children and media in the digital ageTrade Review“Patti Valkenburg is a prominent scholar of media and children and one of the most prolific scholars of communication globally. Jessica Taylor Piotrowski is a rising star in our field and one of the leading scholars of the upcoming generation. Together, these two are a powerhouse.”—Dafna Lemish, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey -- Dafna Lemish“Screen media are among the most pervasive influences in the lives of infants, children, and adolescents. A cutting-edge and forward-thinking book of this sort is greatly needed.”—Heather Kirkorian, University of Wisconsin-Madison -- Heather Kirkorian“This carefully researched and deeply insightful book offers new perspectives on the role of media in the lives of children and adolescents.”—Amy B. Jordan, The Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania -- Amy B. Jordan“This essential book combines history with analysis to offer a roadmap on children and media research. It provides a launch pad for scholars and an accessible read to all.”—David Kleeman, Dubit Limited -- David Kleeman“Ambitious and comprehensive, this excellent book offers a compelling and readable overview of the relationship between young people and the media, informed by diverse theoretical perspectives and a wealth of empirical research. Professors Valkenburg and Piotrowski admirably cover the full spectrum of age groups and a broad range of key issues that are of primary concern to parents, educators, practitioners and indeed, young people themselves.”—Sun Sun Lim, Singapore University of Technology and Design -- Sun Sun Lim

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Not only a very engaging book, but one that provokes thought. . . . Fuentes . . . offers what is, to my knowledge, the first comprehensive etiological view of the origins and evolution of belief as an essential component of the human niche.”—Luis Oviedo, ESSSAT News & ReviewsAwarded the Popular Book Award sponsored by the International Society for Science and Religion“A wholly impressive look at how our capacity for belief evolved, with fresh insights, especially about early Homo sapiens. I found Fuentes’ case studies on religion, economics, and love fascinating.”—Barbara J. King, author of Evolving God“We are the believing species. Much of what we are and what we do is driven by belief of one kind or another. Agustin Fuentes, a gifted writer and teacher, helps us understand both the power and role of belief in this brilliant book. Why We Believe is an exciting intellectual tour through culture, neurobiology, prehistory, religion, economies, love, war, and more. Read it to better know yourself and your species.”—Guy P. Harrison, author of At Least Know This: Essential Science to Enhance Your Life and Think: Why You Should Question Everything

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Book SynopsisTerri Apter reveals how everyday judgments impact our relationships and how praise, blame and shame shape our sense of self.Trade Review"In her latest book, Terri Apter once again helps us to better understand ourselves and others... She illuminates and explains an often ignored aspect of relationships, that which is informed by the judgments driven by both negative and positive evaluations, even in our smallest interpersonal exchanges." -- Liba Taub, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at University of Cambridge

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Book SynopsisOne of the world’s leading cultural psychologists debunks the hype surrounding DNA testing and puts to rest our mistaken anxieties about our genes.

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Book SynopsisFrom The New York Times best-selling author and host of Hidden Brain comes a counterintuitive, thought-provoking exploration of deception's role in human success.Trade Review"A lively and digestible book... Perhaps the book’s most important point advises how to combat destructive delusions." -- The Wall Street Journal"In this scientifically informed, provocative and stylish study of self-deception, written with journalist Bill Mesler, [Shankar Vedantam] explores the risks and benefits of the lies we tell ourselves to preserve self-worth, relationships and social structures." -- Andrew Robinson, Five of the Week's Best Science Picks - Nature"Powerful… [Vedantam] explains the phenomenon of deceit in general, and self-deception in particular, with the same plain language and gentle authority that his listeners have come to rely on." -- Katie Hafner - The Washington Post"Vedantam and Mesler pepper hard data with compelling stories to make their case. Vedantam’s empathy and intuitive understanding of human nature, which shine on his popular “Hidden Brain” podcast, come through in ‘Useful Delusions’." -- The New York Times Book Review

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Book SynopsisBringing attachment theory essentials to everyday life.Trade Review"I’m always interested in anything new that Dan Hughes produced. In this case, I think he has produces another fine book . . . I would have no hesitation in recommending it as a self-help book useful not just for those who are having problems in their primary relationships but who would like a better understanding of themselves or an up-to-date account of the usefulness of attachment theory written in a clear and authoritative manner." -- Psychologist (UK)"Daniel Hughes has done more here than translate the science of attachment theory to the general reader. He offers readable, thoughtful, practical tools capable of transforming relationships. 8 Steps to Building Your Best Relationships has the power to change your life." -- Terry Real, founder of the Relational Life Institute (RLI) and author of The New Rules of Marriage

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Book SynopsisScientists, clinicians and mindfulness teachers discuss training the mind to bring more health and resiliency to our lives.

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Book SynopsisHelp for both victims and offenders of sexual misconduct in the age of #MeToo.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, I make use of an idea from economics to suggest how noble human tendencies might not only have survived the ruthless pressures of the material world, but actually have been nurtured by them.

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Book SynopsisDecision-making is an integral part of our daily lives. Researchers seek a complete understanding of the decision-making process, including the biological and social basis and the impact of our decisions.Trade Review“But, on the whole, readers will come away with an appreciation for the complexities and potential rewards inherent in this still-growing field.” (The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1 December 2012) Table of ContentsContributors vii Introduction 1 Richard P. Ebstein, Mikhail Monakhov, Poh San Lai, and Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory PART 1 EMPATHY: NEURAL BASES AND GENETIC CORRELATES 19 1.1 Genes Related to Autistic Traits and Empathy 21 Bhismadev Chakrabarti and Simon Baron-Cohen 1.2 The Behavioral Genetics of Human Pair Bonding 37 Hasse Walum and Lars Westberg 1.3 Brain Networks Supporting Empathy 47 Martin Schulte-Rüther and Ellen Greimel 1.4 The Human Mirror Neuron System and Social Cognition 63 Sook-Lei Liew and Lisa Aziz-Zadeh 1.5 Motivational Aspects of Future Thinking in the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex 81 Arnaud D'Argembeau PART 2 MORAL NEUROSCIENCE AND EMOTION 91 2.1 Contributions of the Prefrontal Cortex to Social Cognition and Moral Judgment Processes 93 Chad E. Forbes, Joshua C. Poore, and Jordan Grafman 2.2 Emotion and Moral Cognition 111 Michael Koenigs 2.3 The Neuroanatomical Basis of Moral Cognition and Emotion 123 Roland Zahn, Ricardo de Oliveira-Souza, and Jorge Moll 2.4 Envy and Schadenfreude: The Neural Correlates of Competitive Emotions 139 Jonathan Dvash and Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory PART 3 Genes and Decision Making 157 3.1 The Somatic Marker Framework and the Neurological Basis of Decision Making 159 Antoine Bechara 3.2 A Model of the Initial Stages of Drug Abuse: From Reinforcement Learning to Social Contagion 185 Gilly Koritzky, Adi Luria, and Eldad Yechiam 3.3 Extrinsic Effects and Models of Dominance Hierarchy Formation 203 Matthew Druen and Lee Alan Dugatkin 3.4 Complex Social Cognition and the Appreciation of Social Norms in Psychiatric Disorders: Insights from Evolutionary Game Theory 215 Martin Brüne and Julia Wischniewski 3.5 From Neuroeconomics to Genetics: The Intertemporal Choices Case as an Example 233 Itzhak Aharon and Sacha Bourgeois-Gironde Index 245

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Book SynopsisPsychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can''t help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology''s new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.Table of ContentsHandbook of Psychology Preface xi Irving B. Weiner Volume Preface xiiiHoward Tennen and Jerry Suls Contributors xix I PERSONALITY 1 1 GENETICS OF PERSONALITY 3Susan C. South, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Nicholas R. Eaton, and Robert F. Krueger 2 BIOLOGICAL BASES OF PERSONALITY 27Marvin Zuckerman 3 PSYCHODYNAMIC MODELS OF PERSONALITY 43Robert F. Bornstein, Christy A. Denckla, and Wei-Jean Chung 4 THE FIVE-FACTOR MODEL IN FACT AND FICTION 65Robert R. McCrae, James F. Gaines, and Marie A. Wellington 5 COGNITIVE-EXPERIENTIAL SELF-THEORY: AN INTEGRATIVE THEORY OF PERSONALITY 93Seymour Epstein 6 SELF-REGULATORY PERSPECTIVES ON PERSONALITY 119Charles S. Carver and Michael F. Scheier 7 INTERPERSONAL THEORY OF PERSONALITY 141Aaron L. Pincus and Emily B. Ansell 8 THE COGNITIVE-AFFECTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM 161Lara K. Kammrath and Abigail A. Scholer 9 PERSONALITY TRAIT DEVELOPMENT IN ADULTHOOD 183Brent W. Roberts, M. Brent Donnellan, and Patrick L. Hill 10 PERSONALITY STRENGTHS 197Laura A. King and Jason Trent II SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 223 11 SOCIAL COGNITION AND PERCEPTION 225Galen V. Bodenhausen and Javier R. Morales 12 THE SOCIAL SELF 247Roy F. Baumeister, E. J. Masicampo, and Jean M. Twenge 13 ATTITUDES IN SOCIAL BEHAVIOR 275Gregory R. Maio, James M. Olson, and Irene Cheung 14 SOCIAL INFLUENCE AND GROUP BEHAVIOR 305Donelson R. Forsyth 15 CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS 329Margaret S. Clark and Nancy K. Grote 16 PREJUDICE 341Monica Biernat and Kelly Danaher 17 PERSUASION AND ATTITUDE CHANGE 369Richard E. Petty, S. Christian Wheeler, and Zakary L. Tormala 18 EMOTION REGULATION EFFECTIVENESS: WHAT WORKS WHEN 391Gal Sheppes and James J. Gross 19 JUSTICE THEORY AND RESEARCH: A SOCIAL FUNCTIONALIST PERSPECTIVE 407Linda J. Skitka and Daniel C. Wisneski 20 SOCIAL CONFLICT, HARMONY, AND INTEGRATION 429John F. Dovidio, Samuel L. Gaertner, Elena Wright Mayville, and Sylvia Perry 21 AGGRESSION 449C. Nathan DeWall, Craig A. Anderson, and Brad J. Bushman 22 ALTRUISM AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR 467Mark Snyder and Patrick C. Dwyer 23 EVOLUTIONARY SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 487Jon K. Maner and Andrew J. Menzel 24 CULTURE AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 507Joan G. Miller and J. Patrick Boyle Author Index 529 Subject Index 565

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Book SynopsisDisability and Discourse applies and explains Conversation Analysis (CA), an established methodology for studying communication, to explore what happens during the everyday encounters of people with intellectual disabilities and the other people with whom they interact. Explores conversations and encounters from the lives of people with intellectual disabilities Introduces the established methodology of Conversation Analysis, making it accessible and useful to a wide range of students, researchers and practitioners Adopts a discursive approach which looks at how people with intellectual disabilities use talk in real-life situations, while showing how such talk can be supported and developed Follows people into the meetings and discussions that take place in self-advocacy and research contexts Offers insights into how people with learning disabilities can have a voice in their own affairs, in policy-making, and in researchTrade Review“This thought-provoking text is aimed at practitioners, those who engage in everyday conversation with individuals with intellectual disabilities and researchers who employ conversation analysis (CA). This book reminds us that these individuals and their support workers can benefit from engaging in more mindful and reflective practice with regard to everyday discourse.” (British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 7 August 2013) Table of ContentsAbout the Author. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1 Starting Points. 2 Some Building Blocks for Analysis. Part 1 Individual Voices. 3 Challenging Disempowering Patterns of Talk. 4 Supporting Someone to be Competent. 5 Opening up Conversation. 6 Equalising Talk and Friendliness. 7 Doing Autonomy: 'It's entirely up to you'. 8 Public Encounters. Part 2 Collective Voice. 9 Self-Advocacy Talk: The personal to the political. 10 Supporting People to Speak up in Group Situations. 11 Being Interviewers with the Label of 'Intellectual Disability'. 12 Behind the Scenes in Inclusive Research: 'We are the artists of our lives'. 13 Talk about Labelling and Identity. 14 Reflections on Doing Analysis. 15 Reflections on Change. Appendix Transcription Conventions. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisAs citizens of capitalist, free-market societies, we tend to celebrate choice and competition. However, in the 21st century, as we have gained more and more choices, we have also become greater targets for persuasive messages from advertisers who want to make those choices for us. In Sold on Language, noted language scientists Julie Sedivy and Greg Carlson examine how rampant competition shapes the ways in which commercial and political advertisers speak to us. In an environment saturated with information, advertising messages attempt to compress as much persuasive power into as small a linguistic space as possible. These messages, the authors reveal, might take the form of a brand name whose sound evokes a certain impression, a turn of phrase that gently applies peer pressure, or a subtle accent that zeroes in on a target audience. As more and more techniques of persuasion are aimed squarely at the corner of our mind which automatically takes in information withoTrade Review"Students and teachers of persuasion would benefit greatly from reading Sold on Language. Other professionals in communication, marketing, change management, sales, negotiation, and politics will find the examples and techniques of influence to be useful as both best practices to emulate and pitfalls to avoid." (PsycCRITIQUES, 11 January 2012) "The result is a truly enjoyable, ironic and fresh volume, easy and pleasant to read for any type of audience." (Metapsychology, 15 November 2011) "This is a well-written, entertaining, and penetrating book on advertisers' ubiquitous attempts at persuasion to influence marketplace behaviour, including the basis for an argument that advertisers are bent on making choices for the consumer. . . Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; consumers, general readers." (Choice, 1 October 2011) "I highly recommend the landmark and must read book Sold on Language: How Advertisers Talk to You and What This Says About You by Julie Sedivy and Greg Carlson, to anyone seeking an open, honest, as well an engaging study into the nature of advertising messages, brands, and the words used to market products. This eye opening book will change the way readers approach advertising messages and the illusion that the market offers real choice." (Blog Business World, 28 April 2011) "For a university student with nascent interests in language and thought, reading this book might well provide a stimulus to take some philosophy or psychology or language sciences, which would be no bad thing." (Times Higher Education Supplement, 21 April 2011)Table of ContentsAbout the Authors. Preface. 1 The Power of Choice. 2 The Unconscious Consumer. 3 The Attentional Arms Race. 4 We Know What You’re Thinking. 5 Why Ads Don’t Say What They Mean (Or Mean What They Say). 6 Acting Out. 7 Divide and Conquer. 8 The Politics of Choice. Sources. Index.

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Book SynopsisMany people want to gain trust or support in business and throughout life, but the true skill is doing so in a charming fashion! Whether you're convincing the boss about your much-deserved promotion or a busy restaurateur to offer a better table, the power of persuasion can help improve and increase your successes.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Preparing to Persuade and Influence 7 Chapter 1: Laying the Groundwork for Persuasion and Influence 9 Chapter 2: Finding Common Ground with Your Audience 27 Chapter 3: Establishing an Emotional Connection 57 Chapter 4: Putting Together a Compelling Case 73 Chapter 5: Establishing Your Credibility 93 Chapter 6: Exhibiting and Exercising Your Expertise 117 Part II: Developing Your Persuasive and Influencing Skills 135 Chapter 7: Listening Actively 137 Chapter 8: Gaining and Maintaining Your Audience’s Interest 155 Chapter 9: Gearing Your Approach to Different Decision-Making Styles 177 Part III: Picking the Right Approach 205 Chapter 10: Getting Things Done with the Help of Others 207 Chapter 11: Leading by Example: Quietly Creating Big Change 229 Chapter 12: Appealing to Other People’s Drives, Needs and Desires 245 Part IV: Putting Persuasion and Influencing Skills into Practice 271 Chapter 13: Getting Physical: Putting Body Language to Work 273 Chapter 14: Perfecting Your Persuasive Voice 293 Part V: The Part of Tens 321 Chapter 15: Ten Sure-Fire Ways to Influence Anyone 323 Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Persuade Electronically: Emails and Beyond 329 Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Persuade over the Phone 339 Chapter 18: Ten Essential Instruments for Your Persuasion Toolkit 347 Index 357

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive theoretical and practical presentation on theassessment and treatment of adult children of alcoholics. In Treating Adult Children of Alcoholics, renowned psychologist,researcher, and author Stephanie Brown develops an in-depth,integrated theory linking childhood experiences with an alcoholicparent to developmental difficulties. She emphasizes the importanceof the traumatic family environment and provides rich clinicaldescriptions, linking systems theory and literature of thehandicapped to the experience of children of alcoholics. Dr. Brown connects environmental issues with individualdevelopment. She details the defensive maneuvers required to copewith an alcoholic parent and explores their impact on thedevelopment of the self. Finally, she outlines the process ofrecovery, continuing to emphasize the link between environment andindividual development. She traces the recovery process from itsfirst step--admitting parental alcoholism--through thereconstrTable of ContentsTHE ALCOHOLIC FAMILY. The Children of Alcoholics. The Alcoholic Family Environment. Interactions, Patterns, and Adaptations. THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL ALCOHOLISM ON INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT. Trauma and Defensive Adaptations. The Impact of Parental Alcoholism on Attachment. The Impact of Parental Alcoholism on Identity Formation. THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY. The Process of Recovery: Theory. Preparation for Recovery: Drinking and Transition. Early Recovery. Ongoing Recovery. What Is Progress: Growing Up, Growing Out, and Coming Home. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisA revolutionary theory, a clinical watershed, a masterful text The Influence of Race and Racial Identity in Psychotherapy, Robert T. Carter changes the course of a century of psychological theory, practice, and education. He debunks the traditional belief that race has a marginal impact on personality development and, with compelling empirical evidence, demonstrates that race is the defining factor above other experiences of living in the United States and a crucial ingredient in the therapeutic process. Carter presents models of racial identity for all racial groups and offers numerous case studies of various psychosocial resolutions within racial groups. He constructs the first racially inclusive model of psychotherapy--a rigorous conceptual framework that affords clinicians a deeper awareness of how racial issues affect their dealings with patients--and creates a means of integrating that knowledge into their practices. The Influence of Race and Racial IdeTable of ContentsWHAT DO WE KNOW? THE PSYCHOTHERAPY LITERATURE. Race in Psychological Theory and Practice. Overview of the Social and Historical Basis of Beliefs About Racein Psychotherapy. Psychotherapy with Visible Racial/Ethnic Groups: The CulturalDifference Paradigm. WHERE DO WE GO? THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS. Race and Identity Development. Visible Racial/Ethnic Identity Theories. White Racial Identity. Biracial Identity and Questions and Concerns About Racial IdentityStatus Development. Race and Psychotherapy: A Process Model. HOW DO WE KNOW? RESEARCH EVIDENCE. Racial Identity and Psychosocial Correlates. Does Race or Racial Identity Influence the Therapy Process? Relationship Types: An Examination of Qualitative Aspects ofTherapeutic Process and Outcome. Case Studies: Evidence of Race in Psychotherapy. WHAT DO WE DO WITH RACE? CLINICAL APPLICATIONS. Race and Psychotherapy: Clinical Applications in a SocioculturalContext. Assessing Race Using the Racially Inclusive Model in ClinicalTreatment. Race and Psychotherapy: Training Applications. A Call to the Mental Health Profession. Appendix. References. Indexes.

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Book SynopsisThis two-volume handbook offers a thorough treatment of the concepts and theoretical developments concerning how to apply cultural knowledge in theory and practice to various racial and cultural groups. Volume Two focuses on practice and training, and addresses such topics as: assessment testing group therapy occupational therapy supervision ethics couples and family therapy continuing education Table of ContentsPART I: TRAINING FOR RACIAL-CULTURAL COMPETENCE. 1. Racial-Cultural Competence: Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills (D. Sue). 2. Emerging Approaches to Training Psychologist to Be Culturally Competent (J. Ponterotto & R. Austin). 3. Teaching Racial-Cultural Counseling Competence: A Racially Inclusive Model (R. Carter). 4. Multicultural Learning in Family Therapy Education (C. Alderfer). 5. The Ecology of Life Spaces: Racial Identity-Based Education and Training (V. Wang). 6. A Practical Coping Skills Approach for Racial-Cultural Skills Acquisition (B. Wallace). 7. Issues of Language Diversity: Training Culturally Competent and Confident Therapists (M. Faubert & D. Locke). 8. Racial-Cultural Training for Group Counseling and Psychotherapy (M. McRae & E. Short). 9. The Working Alliance, Therapy Ruptures and Impasses, and Counseling Competence: Implications for Counselor Training and Education (W. Liu & D. Pope-Davis). 10. Racial-Cultural Training for Supervisors: Goals, Foci, and Strategies (E. Chen). 11. Applications of Racial-Cultural Supervision (A. Reynolds). 12. Postdoctoral Training in Racial-Cultural Counseling Competence (C. Ridley & D. Mollen). PART II: CRITICAL ISSUES IN RACIAL-CULTURAL PRACTICE. 13. Psychological Theory and Culture: Practice Implications (C. Thompson). 14. Integrating Theory and Practice: A Racial-Cultural Counseling Model (A. Alvarez & R. Piper). 15. The Use of Race and Ethnicity in Psychological Practice: A Review (K. Cokley). 16. The Impact of cultural Variables on Vocational Psychology: Examination of the Found and Bingham Culturally Appropriate Career Counseling Model (K. Ihle-Helledy, et al.). 17. Diagnosis in racial-Cultural Practice (T. Buckley & D. Franklin-Jackson). 18. Assessment Practices in Racial-Cultural Psychology (L. Suzuki, et al.). 19. Racial-Cultural Issue sin Clinical Assessment (C. Branch). 20. Racial-Cultural Practice: An Integrative Approach to White Racial Identity Assessment (T. Richardson & E. Frey). 21. Skills and Methods for Group Work with Racially and Ethnically Diverse Clients (D. Hurdle). 22. Family Counseling and Psychotherapy in Racial-Cultural Psychology: Case Applications (A. Thomas). 23. Couples Counseling and Psychotherapy in Racial-Cultural Psychology: Case Application (D. Miehls). 24. Immigration and Transition: Implications of Racial-Cultural Counseling and Clinical Practice (P. Arredondo). 25. A Psychohistorical Analysis of the African American Bicultural Experience (S. Utsey, et al.). 26. White Racism and Mental Health: Treating the Individual Racist (J. Dobbins & J. Skillings). 27. Racial Discrimination and Race-Based Traumatic Stress: An Exploratory Investigation (R. Carter, et al.). 28. Enhancing Therapeutic Interventions with People of Color: Integrating Outreach, Advocacy and Prevention (E. Vera, et al.). 29. Developing a Frame Work for Culturally Competent Systems of Care (A. Evans, et al.). 30. An Racial Code for Racial-Cultural Practice: Filling Gaps and Confronting Contradictions in Existing Ethical Guidelines (L. Cladwell & D. Tarver). 31. Racial-Cultural Training and Practice Moving form Rhetoric to reality: Summary and Conclusion (R. Carter, et al.). Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Environmental Psychology defines the ongoing revolution in thinking about how the environment and psychology interact. Divided into four parts, it outlines various models, methodological issues, implementation in numerous settings, the role of technology in the field, and the trends to watch.Trade Review"I believe that the book serves an important role in bringing this relatively marginalized area of psychology to broader audiences" (Contemporary Psychology, Vol. 4, No.3; June 2004)Table of ContentsSECTION I: SHARPENING THEORIES. The Increasing Contexts in the Study of Environment BehaviorRelations (S. Wapner & J. Demick). The Ethical Imperative (L. Rivlin). Environmental Psychology: From Spatial-Physical Environment toSustainable Development (M. Bonnes & M. Bonaiuto). Environmental Management: A Perspective from EnvironmentalPsychology (E. Pol). The New Environmental Psychology: The Human InterdependenceParadigm (T. Garling, et al.). The Phenomenological Approach to People-Environment Studies (C.Graumann). Ecological Psychology: Historical Contexts, Current Conception,Prospective Directions (A. Wicker). SECTION II: SHARPENING LINKS TO OTHER DISCIPLINES. Exploring Pathology: Relationships between Clinical andEnvironmental Psychology (K. Anthony & N. Watkins). Environmental Anthropology (E. Liebow). Environmental Sociology (R. Dunlap). Environmental Psychophysiology (R. Parsons & L.Tassinary). Environmental Psychology and Urban Planning: Where Can the TwainMeet? (A. Churchman). SECTION III: SHARPENING METHODS. Transactionally Oriented Research: Examples and Strategies (C.Werner, et al.). Meta-Analysis (A. Stamps). The Experience Sampling Method: Measuring the Context and Contentof Lives (J. Hektner & M. Csikszentmihalyi). The Open Door of GIS (R. Golledge). Structural Equation Modeling (V. Corral-Verdugo). Spatial Structure of Environment and Behavior (J. Peponis & J.Wineman). Behavioral-Based Architectural Programming (R. Hershberger). Postoccupancy Evaluation: Issues and Implementation (C.Zimring). SECTION IV: SHARPENING APPLICATION. Making a Difference: Some Ways Environmental Psychology HasImproved the World (R. Gifford). Bridging the Gap: How Scientists Can Make a Difference (F.Kuo). Women and Environment (K. Franck). Children's Environment (K. Korpela). Design and Dementia (K. Day & M. Calkins). Healthy Residential Environments (R. Lawrence). Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED): Yes, No,Maybe, Unknowable, and All of the Above (R. Taylor). Wayfinding: A Broad View (J. Carpman & M. Grant). Work Environments (J. McCoy). Environmental Psychology in Museums, Zoos, and Other ExhibitionCenters (S. Bitgood). Climate, Weather, and Crime (J. Rotton & E. Cohn). Noise Pollution: A Hazard to Physical and Mental Well-Being (A.Bronzaft). The History and Future of Disaster Research (L. Peek & D.Mileti). The Challenge of Increasing Proenvironment Behavior (E.Geller). Emerging Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives onConservation Behavior (J. Vining & A. Ebreo). Contamination: The Invisible Built Environment (M.Edelstein). Environmental Conflict and Its Resolution (T. d'Estree, etal.). A Methodology of Participatory Planning (L. Horelli). Sustained Participation: A Community Based Approach to AddressingEnvironmental Problems (E. Wiesenfeld & E. Sanchez). SECTION V: THE FUTURE. Personal Space in a Digital Age (R. Sommer). Toward an Environmental Psychology of the Internet (D. Stokols& M. Montero). On to Mars! (R. Bechtel). Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisThis annual series reflects the dynamism of social psychology in Europe and the attention now being paid to European ideas and research. This volume will further the international exchange of ideas by providing an outlet for substantial accounts of theoretical and empirical work that have not been previously published in English.Table of ContentsContributors Acknowledgments Intention-Behaviour relations: A Conceptual and Empirical Review(Paschal Sheeran) Ambivalence and Attitudes (Mark Connor and Paul Sparks) Expanding the Assessment of Attitude Components and Structure: TheBenefits of Open-ended Measures (Victoria M. Esses and GregoryR.Maio) Shifting Standards and Contextual Variation in Steroptyping (MonicaBiernat and Elizabeth R. Thompson) A Group By Any Other Name - The Role of Entitativity in Group Perception (David L. Hamilton,Steven J. Sherman and Luigi Castelli) The Meaning and Consequences of Perceived Discrimination inDisadvantaged and Privileged Social Groups (Michael T. Schmitt andNyla R. Branscombe) Goal-based Explanations of Actions and Outcomes (JohnMcClure) The Self in Relationships: Whether, How and When Close Others Putthe Self "in Its Place" (Constantine Sedikides, W. Keith Campbell,Glenn D. Reeder and Andrew J. Elliot) Prospects, Pitfalls and Plans: A Proactive Perspective on SocialComparison Activity (Lisa G. Aspinwall, Douglas L. Hill andSamantha L. Leaf) Social and Cognitive Influences in Group Brainstorming: PredictingProduction Gains and Losses (Paul B. Paulus, Karen Leggett Dugosh,Mary T. Dzindolet, Hamit Coskun and Vicky L. Putnam.) Author Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisThis annual series reflects the dynamism of social psychology in Europe and the attention now being paid to European ideas and research. Although open to authors of all nations, it furthers the international exchange of ideas by including substantial accounts of work not previously published in English.Table of ContentsContributors Acknowledgements Intention-Behaviour Relations: A Conceptual and Empirical Review(Paschal Sheeran) Ambivalence and Attitudes (Mark Conner and Paul Sparks) Expanding the Assessment of Attitude Components and Structure: TheBenefits of Open-Ended Measures (Victoria M. Esses and Gregory R.Maio) Shifting Standards and Contextual Variation in Stereotyping (MonicaBiernat and Elizabeth R. Thompson) A Group By Any Other Name. The Role of Entitativity in GroupPerception (David L. Hamilton, Steven J. Sherman and LuigiCastelli) The Meaning and Consequences of Perceived Discrimination inDisadvantaged and Privileged Social Groups. (Michael T. Schmitt andNyla R. Branscombe) Goal-based explanations of actions and outcomes (JohnMcClure) The Self in Relationships: Whether, How and When Close Others Putthe Self "in Its Place" (Constantine Sedikides, W. Keith Campbell,Glenn D Reeder and Andrew J Elliot) Prospects, Pitfalls and Plans: A Proactive Perspective on SocialComparison Activity (Lisa G. Aspinwall, Douglas L. Hill andSamantha L. Leaf) Social and Cognitive Influences in Group Brainstorming: PredcitingProduction Gains and Losses (Paul B. Paulus, Karen Leggett Dugosh,Mary T. Dzindolet, Hamit Coskun and Vicky L. Putman) Author and Subject Index

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Book SynopsisIntended as the group therapy equivalent to Bergin and Garfield''s The Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change. Renowned contributors offer a comprehensive survey of all empirical evidence concerned with process and outcome in group therapy. Contains both general considerations and applications to specific disorders and with determinate populations.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS. Group Psychotherapy: Research and Practice (A. Fuhriman & G.Burlingame). STRUCTURAL ENTITIES IN GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY. Client Variables (W. Piper). Therapist Variables in Group Psychotherapy Research (R.Dies). THERAPEUTIC COMPONENTS OF THE GROUP ECOSYSTEM. Group Development (K. MacKenzie). Therapeutic Factors: Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Mechanisms (E.Crouch, et al.). SPECIAL APPLICATIONS AND POPULATIONS. Progress in Short-Term and Time-Limited Group Psychotherapy:Evidence and Implications (S. Budman, et al.). Inpatient Group Therapy (R. Klein, et al.). Epilogue (G. Burlingame & A. Fuhriman). Indexes.

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Book SynopsisDuring the ''Golden Era'' of economic growth between 1950 and 1973, mortality and physical illness declined in developed countries, but a number of psychosocial disorders increased. The authors of this volume search out the causes of the increased disorder in young people and target the disorders that rise in frequency in the teenage years: crime, alcohol and drug abuse, depression, anorexia and bulimia, and suicide. The extensive research findings on the mechanisms that lead to each of the disorders are reviewed. In addition, the authors consider a wide range of social and economic changes as possible explanations of trends in the disorders: the changing process of adolescent development, the family, the economy, the labour market, the mass media, and moral concepts and values are all discussed in depth. This international group of researchers bring together, for the first time, under the auspices of the Academia Europaea, data for a range of psychosocial disorders on time trends, on Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: OBJECTIVES AND METHODS. Causal Concepts and Their Testing (M. Rutter). Individual Development and Social Change (G. Caprara & M.Rutter). CHANGING CONDITIONS AND INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT. Changing Family Patterns in Western Europe: Opportunity and RiskFactors for Adolescent Development (L. Hess). Living Conditions in the Twentieth Century (D. Smith). Media and Problem Behaviours in Young People (E. Wartella). THE TARGET DISORDERS. Youth Crime and Conduct Disorders: Trends, Patterns and CausalExplanations (D. Smith). Secular Trends in Substance Use: Concepts and Data on the Impact ofSocial Change on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (R. Silbereisen, etal.). Depressive Disorders: Time Trends and Possible ExplanatoryMechanisms (E. Fombonne). CONCLUSIONS. Time Trends in Psychosocial Disorders of Youth (D. Smith & M.Rutter). Towards Causal Explanations of Time Trends in PsychosocialDisorders of Youth (M. Rutter & D. Smith). Index.

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Book SynopsisEuropean Review of Social Psychology Volume 8 Edited by Wolfgang Stroebe Utrecht University, The Netherlands and Miles Hewstone University of Wales, Cardiff, UK The European Review of Social Psychology is an annual series that reflects the dynamism of social psychology in Europe and the attention now paid to European ideas and research. Although open to authors from all nations, one of its major purposes is to further the international exchange of ideas by providing an outlet for substantial accounts of theoretical and empirical work that has not been previously published in English. With the help of an editorial board consisting of senior scholars from various European countries and the USA, the editors invite outstanding researchers to contribute to these volumes. The emphasis of these contributions is on critical assessment of major areas of research and of substantial individual programmes of research as well as on topics and initiatives of contemporary interest and originality. ThTable of ContentsCognitive Dissonance Theory: A Radical Review (R.-V. Joule & J.-L. Beauvois). Affect, Attitudes and Decisions: Let's Be More Specific (J. van der Pligt, et al.). Affective Priming (K. Klauer). Hindsight Bias: Impaired Memory or Biased Reconstruction? (D. Stahlberg & A. Maass). Cognitive and Social Consequences of the Need for Cognitive Closure (D. Webster & A. Kruglanski). The Context/Comparison Model of Social Influence: Mechanisms, Structure and Linkages that Underlie Indirect Attitude Change (W. Crano & E. Alvaro). The Group as a Basis for Emergent Stereotype Consensus (S. Haslam, et al.). Outgroup Prejudice in Western Europe (T. Pettigrew, et al.). Indexes. Contents of Previous Volumes.

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Book SynopsisRecent years have seen a rapid expansion of the number of psychologists and applied social scientists working or training in applied settings such as mental health, health promotion, education, work and organisations, management and marketing.Table of ContentsCoding Attributions. Attributions in Clinical Settings. Attributions at Work. Consumer Beliefs and Behaviours. Future Trends and Research. References. Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisMany countries have reduced dramatically the proportion of patients in psychiatric hospitals in favour of community care. The demand for mental health care in the community keeps growing, and cannot be met by traditional, conventional services alone.Table of ContentsTHE THEORETICAL, PRACTICAL AND PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT. Challenges and Opportunities for Professionals. UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL SUPPORT. Making Sense of Social Support. Measuring Social Support. IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS. Clinical Interventions. Proximal Interventions. Distal Interventions. EVALUATING SOCIAL SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS. Evaluation of Social Support Interventions. Reflections and Implications. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThese are the first two volumes in an important new five-book series derived from sections of the international bestseller, Handbook of Personal Relationships, Second Edition, by Steve Duck.Table of ContentsPersonal Relationships and Social Psychology (W. Ickes & S.Duck). An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Relationships (D. Kenrick& M. Trost). A Process Model of Adult Attachment Formation (D. Zeifman & C.Hazan). Perspectives on Interracial Relationships (S. Gaines & W.Ickes). Interdependence in Personal Relationships (C. Rusbult & X.Arriaga). Self-expansion Motivation and Including Other in the Self (A. Aron& E. Aron). Self-presentational Perspectives on Personal Relationships (M.Leary & R. Miller). Methods of Studying Close Relationships (W. Ickes). On the Statistics of Interdependence: Treating Dyadic Data withRespect (R. Gonzalez & D. Griffin). Embracing the Social in Personal Relationships and Research (L.Acitelli, et al.). References. Indexes.

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Book SynopsisThe 1980s saw the peak of a moral panic over fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. This book explores both the history and the sociological significance of this panic. It is suitable for those with an interest in religion, popular culture, and social behavior, both in the classroom and beyond.Trade Review"Dangerous Games presents a detailed and multi-layered history of the social realities surrounding Role Playing Games (RPGs), analyzing a complex legacy of cultural and religious epistemologies, in order to argue that the corresponding moral panic over such games is itself a form of dangerous corrupted play. . . . Overall, Dangerous Games is an important read for students and scholars of contemporary history, religion, popular culture, and mythology." * Nova Religio *"Dangerous Games is a necessary interjection into the conversation between fantasy role-playing and the hysteria over violent-themed play . . . [and] charges players to keep rolling on, and for those who question such games to reflect on what exactly they find so repugnant from an exploration of imagination and play." * Reading Religion *"Worth reading for the detailed and nuanced history of fantasy role-playing games in and of itself, the book’s supplementary focus on tragic events that were widely linked to role-playing games is engrossing. . . . But Laycock’s greatest achievement is shooting a silver bullet straight into the heart of moral, media and satanic panics by positing that society’s discomfort with role-playing games is rooted in a discomfort with imagination." * Times Higher Education *"This book deserves a place in the library of any scholar of games as cultural texts—and especially those interested in religion and games." * American Journal of Play *"This book will be useful for those who wish to explore the intersections of religion and popular culture. . . .clear and convincing." * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsPreface. "You Worship Gods from Books!" Introduction. Fantasy and Reality PART I. THE HISTORY OF THE PANIC 1. The Birth of Fantasy Role-Playing Games 2. Dungeons & Dragons as Religious Phenomenon 3. Pathways into Madness: 1979--1982 4. Satanic Panic: 1982--1991 5. A World of Darkness: 1991--2001 PART II. INTERPRETING THE PANIC 6. How Role-Playing Games Create Meaning 7. How the Imagination Became Dangerous 8. Rival Fantasies Conclusion. Walking between Worlds Notes Bibliography Index

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