Social, group or collective psychology Books

Book SynopsisMichael Hogg received his BSc from the University of Birmingham and his PhD from the University of Bristol and is currently Professor of Social Psychology and Chair of the Social Psychology Program at Claremont Graduate University in Los Angeles, and an Honorary Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Kent. A former President of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, he has also been a Professor at Bristol University, Princeton University, the University of Melbourne and the University of Queensland, and a Visiting Fellow at SapienzaUniversità di Roma. Graham Vaughan, a former Professor of Psychology and Chair of Department at the University of Auckland, has been a Fulbright Fellow and Visiting Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a Visiting Lecturer and Ford Foundation Fellow at the University of Bristol, a Visiting Professor at Princeton University, a Visiting Directeur d'Etudes at the Maison des SciTable of ContentsPreface About the authors Acknowledgements Guided tour Introducing social psychology Social cognition and social thinking Attribution and social explanation Self and identity Attitudes Persuasion and attitude change Social influence People in groups Leadership and group decision-making Prejudice and discrimination Intergroup behaviour Aggression Prosocial behaviour Attraction and close relationships Language and communication Culture Glossary

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Book SynopsisIndigenous psychologies are attempts to portray the concepts, and to present the evidence, about human behaviour and experience from a point of view within the cultural traditions of the group. It takes a position that distances itself from a uniform (usually Western) psychology, and explores human psychological variation in its own cultural contexts. Indigenous psychologies provide important alternatives to the existing unitary psychology, but in their very diversity we may discover variations and communalities that could provide the basic material to create a more truly pan-human psychology. Thus, diversity in psychological knowledge may allow for the eventual development of a more representative psychology that will likely be very different from current conceptions of human behaviour. Table of ContentsC. Martin Allwood, J.W. Berry, Preface to Special Issue on the Indigenous Psychologies C.Martin Allwood, J.W. Berry, Origins and Development of Indigenous Psychologies: An International Analysis. K. Danziger, Comment. K.K. Hwang, Moral Face and Social Face: Contingent Self-esteem in Confucian Society. H.S.R. Kao, Shufa: Chinese Calligraphic Handwriting (CCH) for Health and Behavioural Therapy. U. Kim, Y.S. Park, Indigenous Psychological Analysis of Academic Achievement in Korea: The Influence of Self-efficacy, Parents and Culture. K.S. Yang, Indigenized Conceptual and Empirical Analyses of Selected Chinese Psychological Characteristics.

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Book SynopsisIf psychology is seriously to address the despair and anguish that increasingly afflict us all, it needs to develop ‘outsight’. It needs to stop looking inside the head of each troubled individual that seeks its help and turn its gaze outwards. The causes of distress are not to be found in faulty or dysfunctional brains, but in the often toxic family circumstances, community settings, the workplace and the wider social world, with all its inequalities, injustices and environmental breakdown. These are the true influences on our wellbeing, argues the Midlands Psychology Group, a collective of counselling, clinical and academic psychologists who continue to find inspiration and guidance from the thinking of David Smail. In this hard-hitting challenge to their own profession, they outline their proposal for a social-materialist psychology – one that is concerned with the influences of our shared, material world and how it shapes everything we think, feel and do. For too long psychology has served the interests of the exploitative economic systems that dictate the lives of so many people in the industrialised world. Instead, it should be placing the values of compassionate solidarity at the heart of all that it does. This book seeks to inspire that shift and equip the profession to question, challenge and even change what it does.Table of ContentsPreface, 1. We are in a mess, 2. A brief history of the present, 3. The ‘state’ of psychology, 4. Does therapy work? 5. The latest technologies of the self, 6. Psychology and the construction of consent, 7. A social-materialist psychology, 8. Doing psychology differently, 9. Within and beyond psychology, 10. Postscript, Appendix 1: the Draft Manifesto for a Social Materialist Psychology of Distress, Appendix 2: Establishing and maintaining a group

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“The Lonely Crowd . . . was published more than half a century ago. It remains not only the best-selling book by a professional sociologist in American history, but arguably one that has had the widest influence on the nation at large. The work . . . inevitably raises questions about the claims and limitations of academic sociology today.”—Orlando Patterson, New York Times“One of the most important books of the twentieth century.”—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker“As accessible as it is acute, The Lonely Crowd is indispensable reading for anyone who wishes to understand American society. After half a century, this book has lost none of its capacity to make sense of how we live.”—Todd Gitlin

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Book SynopsisAn updated and refreshed edition of the groundbreaking book that shows how people can be nudged toward decisions that will improve their livesTrade Review“Amusing, enlightening and approachable. . . . The hugely influential Nudge is essential reading. It shows you the template of technocracy.”—Alexander Adams, The Critic“This eminently readable and most enjoyable book has a few new chapters added to it since 2008. The authors have taken out areas that are now seen as obsolete due to technological advances since the book was first written. New chapters cover areas such as ‘Sludge,’ a term they use to indicate the bureaucratic difficulties in attempting to take action—which still acts as a disincentive to change in so many areas and so many countries around the world.”—Vicky Pryce, Society of Professional Economists“Few books can be said to have changed the world, but Nudge did. The Final Edition is marvelous: funny, useful, and wise.”—Daniel Kahneman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Thinking, Fast and Slow“Nudge should be required reading for anyone who aspires to run a country, lead a company, raise a child, or make a choice. It’s the gold standard for using behavioral science to guide decisions and policies, and the new edition is even better than the original.”—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLife“Nudge has changed the way we think about both business’s and society’s biggest problems. The Final Edition is full of new insights and well worth reading.”—Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google“We used the core principles of Nudge when designing our protocols for resuming play during the pandemic. This new edition provides a refreshed set of practical concepts and strategies to influence decision-making for good.”―Adam Silver, NBA commissioner“If you’ve read Nudge and think you fully grasp the concept and its uses, you are mistaken. The new edition significantly deepened my understanding of what nudges are and how they can be employed. It truly is a must-read.”—Robert Cialdini, New York Times bestselling author of Influence “Revolutionary. Once you’ve read it, you start seeing the evidence everywhere. Evidence that economic orthodoxy is woefully out of date, that as humans we’re not always rational, and that in every bit of architecture, design, and economic choice, we are ALWAYS being nudged in some way. Once we see and accept that, we can ask how we can make better choices. This book points us in the direction. It changes the way you see the world—this edition even more so.”—David Byrne, musician

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Book SynopsisWho am I? How do I fit in the world around me? This revealing and innovative book demonstrates that each of us discovers what is true and meaningful, in our lives and in ourselves, through the creation of personal myths. Challenging the traditional view that our personalities are formed by fixed, unchanging characteristics, or by predictable stages through which every individual travels, The Stories We Live By persuasively argues that we are the stories we tell. Informed by extensive scientific research--yet highly readable, engaging, and accessible--the book explores how understanding and revising our personal stories can open up new possibilities for our lives. Trade ReviewThere's a quiet revolution taking place within psychology and at its forefront is a young personologist named Dan McAdams. To understand ourselves, he says, you have to go beyond 'objective' data to the myths we create about our lives. Here at last is a book that will introduce you to the revolution, and here is a social scientist--a storyteller, too--who will guide you through the intricacies of your own myths. You'll welcome the chance to spend some time with him. --John Kotre, PhD, Coauthor of Seasons of Life, Professor of Psychology, University of MichiganMcAdams looks beyond the narrow confines of academic psychology and sheds light on the mysteries of the life cycle. He calls to his aid the contemporary scientific visionaries Erikson, Jaques, and Levinson, and shows how the life stories we create and revise can lead to genuine self-discovery. --Peter M. Newton, PhD, Professor of Psychology, The Wright Institute, Berkeley, CaliforniaThis wonderful and readable account of the ways in which we use stories across the life cycle and through history provides important new insights into the ways in which we maintain our identity. A compassionate and informed discussion of life-story and life-history, the book will have wide appeal to both students and those working with or studying personality. --Bertram J. Cohler, PhD, William Rainey Harper Professor of Social Sciences in the College and the Departments of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Education, University of ChicagoThis the first exciting theory of adult personality development as seen through the eyes of the person, and expressed through the ideas each man and woman tells. A 'must' read for those of us entering mid-life and beyond, who seek to better understand where we came from, where we are now, and where we are going. --Robert Emmons, PhD, University of California at DavisDan McAdams' wonderful book is a major event....McAdams has the gift of being able to express complicated and subtle notions with remarkable clarity. --Robert Hogan, PhD, in Contemporary PsychologyThis is a wonderful book. Dan McAdams integrates the rigor of modern psychology with the humanity, sensitivity, and complexity of the best fiction. His message is simple, yet profound. We are our stories. This work places Dan McAdams in the forefront of psychology's efforts to understand people in their life contexts. It defines a whole new tradition of scientific inquiry. --William Pinsof, PhD, President, The Family Institute at Northwestern UniversityI highly recommend this book for classes in pastoral counseling and religious education. In fresh ways, Dan McAdams introduces us to patterns of human development. Grounded in research, the book provides resources for understanding how people build life meanings. The insights of this work complement narrative theology and qualitative research in ministry studies. --Jack L. Seymour, Academic Dean and Professor of Religious Education, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, IllinoisDan McAdam's wonderful new book is a major event....McAdams has the gift of being able to express complicated and subtle notions with remarkable clarity. --Robert Hogan, in Contemporary Psychology - This is the sort of book around which a narrative psychology course can easily be built....McAdams renders the research literatures from disparate psychological domains (i.e., developmental, social, clinical, and personality) comprehensible and integrated. --Contemporary Psychology, 1/5/1997Table of ContentsIntroduction: Life and Myth. Part I: Making Lives Into Stories. The Meaning of Stories. Narrative Tone and Imagery. Theme and Ideological Setting. Becoming the Mythmaker. Part II: Story Characters.Character and Image. Agentic and Communal Characters. Part III: The Mythic Challenge of Adulthood. Identity, Malaise, and Faith. Putting It Together in Mid-life. Generating New Beginnings. Exploring Your Myth. Epilogue: Beyond Story. Appendix 1: Agency and Communion. Appendix 2: Nuclear Episodes.

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Book SynopsisWhen having coffee with your family, you are offered energized water. On Twitter you discuss with vaccination opponents. The WhatsApp kitagroup discusses zodiac signs, the pharmacy sells you globules, the neighbor proselytizes for her guru, and the news is once again about demonstrations by right-wing extremists.Everywhere you encounter conspiracy myths, superstition, esotericism, pseudoscience and Co. and you want to respond to them - while remaining as factual as possible, clarify your position, provide facts, but also not unnecessarily provoke or overload. In addition, you do not want to hurt your counterpart, but to encourage him to rethink. But how do you do that?If you are asking yourself this question, read "Fact and Prejudice". Understand why we are driven by emotions and most information bounces off us. Read experiences and tips from interviews with professional (science) communicators. Then follow different people through their own rethinking processes: What convinces an alternative medicine practitioner to leave non-evidence-based medicine behind? What was the deciding factor for a former vaccination opponent to have her children vaccinated after all? What helps members of appropriative organizations to get out? What moves a celebrated medium to break away from esotericism?This book is for anyone who worries about or doesn't know how to communicate with people who have irrational worldviews - whether it's with family, friends, anonymously on the Internet, or at work. The authors give concrete tips on discussions and situations and also help to decide when it is important to engage and when it is better to withdraw.Table of ContentsPart I: Basics.- Introduction.- Why do they believe that? And why do we perhaps believe something equally nonsensical?- Re-thinking processes.- Basic strategies.- With whom does one discuss and for what?- Part II: Typical discussion situations.- On the Internet many things work quite differently.- Discussions in the family.- Children and young people.- Corporate environment and further education.- Health and social system. Part III: Practical tips.- Phrases you hear over and over again.- Practical tips.

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Book SynopsisHow does mindfulness promote psychological well-being? What are its core mechanisms? What value do contemplative practices add to approaches that are already effective? From leading meditation teacher Christina Feldman and distinguished psychologist Willem Kuyken, this book provides a uniquely integrative perspective on mindfulness and its applications. The authors explore mindfulness from its roots in Buddhist psychology to its role in contemporary psychological science. In-depth case examples illustrate how and why mindfulness training can help people move from distress and suffering to resilience and flourishing. Readers are guided to consider mindfulness not only conceptually, but also experientially, through their own journey of mindfulness practice.Trade Review"A tour de force. This book elaborates in exquisite detail--yet with utter accessibility and clarity--what mindfulness is and where it comes from, as well as its profound ethical foundation, clinical applications, growing evidence base, and potential for healing. The depth of the case studies alone exemplifies the elemental wisdom inherent to the practice of mindfulness, and how it can be applied in trying and challenging life situations to beneficial effect."--Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) "Given the widespread appeal of mindfulness training, there is a growing need to understand what mindfulness actually is (and is not!), and to see the ancient roots of its modern applications. Bringing together their own deep practice of meditation with sophisticated psychological expertise and the latest neuroscience research, the authors have created a comprehensive map of the mind. This book illuminates the range and transformative power, both secular and spiritual, of mindfulness practice."--Joseph Goldstein, cofounder, Insight Meditation Society, Barre, Massachusetts "This inspiring book builds bridges between Buddhist psychology and contemporary science. This integration is vital in our world--it has the potential to radically transform perspectives and relieve suffering for individuals and communities. Highly renowned in their respective fields, Feldman and Kuyken are professionally and personally invested in discovering what can emerge from bringing ancient and contemporary disciplines together. This resource will be profoundly useful to so many of us."--Rebecca Crane, PhD, Director, Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, Bangor University, United Kingdom "This book provides a much-needed view of the lay of the land for mindfulness in the 21st century. Drawing on their many years of experience in practicing, investigating, and teaching within the Buddhist insight meditation tradition, on the one hand, and contemporary psychological science, on the other, Feldman and Kuyken offer a remarkably elegant and profound demonstration of what they name as the 'mutuality of learning and dialogue' between the two worlds. Their book shows clearly how and why such mutuality has transformative potential, and the conditions under which it may or may not flourish. This book is a 'must read' for students and teachers of mindfulness-based approaches."--Mark Williams, DPhil, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford, United Kingdom "You are holding in your hands a profound work that brings much-needed clarity to the synergies and tension between Buddhist psychology and psychological science. The book offers an integrated map of how distress is created and perpetuated, and how mindfulness training can transform suffering into well-being and flourishing. Highly recommended."--S. Helen Ma, PhD, Founding Teacher, Hong Kong Center for Mindfulness -Powerful….Will be a great benefit to the field….Because of the breadth of the topic and intertwining perspectives, this book would be beneficial to a wide range of readers….All readers will be skillfully guided through this book, as it is laid out like a map that any reader can follow. Feldman and Kuyken set out with the intention of building a bridge between the ancient wisdom of Buddhism and the modern science of psychology. This book does precisely that.--Mindfulness, 6/8/2020ƒƒThe book provides an extremely rich resource for those who teach mindfulness or want to learn more about it in depth, including many practices, helpful illustrations, and scientific discussions and references.--Mindful Magazine, 2/3/2020ƒƒThe finest contribution to date to the ever-growing literature on mindfulness and its implications for creating and living a life less hampered by suffering and distress….An invaluable addition to the body of research and therapy-oriented work around the use of mindfulness to enhance life, this volume is a requisite for students and practitioners in psychology, social work, psychiatry, and related disciplines, and for any reader seeking a solid overview of the conceptual and practical terrain of mindfulness. Essential. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals; general readers.--Choice Reviews, 12/17/2019ƒƒThe authors help readers understand how the mind works and how to reframe their thoughts and mindfulness approaches….This book really is for anyone who wants to know more about the art of mindfulness and bridging it with today's psychological theories….The authors have done a fantastic job of explaining mindfulness.--Doody's Review Service, 8/23/2019Table of ContentsForeword, Zindel V. Segal 1. Unpacking Mindfulness 2. A Map of the Mind: Attention, Perception, and the Judging Mind 3. A Map of the Mind: Being and Knowing 4. A Buddhist Psychology Map: From Suffering to Flourishing 5. An Integrated Map of Distress and Suffering 6. Transformation: A Route Map through Mindfulness Training 7. The Heart of the Practice: Befriending, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity 8. Embodiment: Living the Life We Aspire To 9. Ethics and Integrity in Mindfulness-Based Programs 10. A Final Word Appendix 1. Definitions of Key Terms Appendix 2. What Is Mindfulness Training and a Mindfulness-Based Program? Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisWhy are people nice to each other? What are the reasons for altrusim? Matt Ridley explains how the human mind has evolved a special instinct for social exchange, offering a lucid and persuasive argument about the paradox of human benevolence.

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Book SynopsisRecognized as the definitive reference, this handbook brings together leading experts from multiple psychological subdisciplines to examine one of today's most dynamic areas of research. Coverage encompasses the biological and neuroscientific underpinnings of emotions, as well as developmental, social and personality, cognitive, and clinical perspectives. The volume probes how people understand, experience, express, and perceive affective phenomena and explores connections to behavior and health across the lifespan. Concluding chapters present cutting-edge work on a range of specific emotions. Illustrations include 10 color plates. New to This Edition *Chapters on the mechanisms, processes, and influences that contribute to emotions (such as genetics, the brain, neuroendocrine processes, language, the senses of taste and smell). *Chapters on emotion in adolescence and older age, and in neurodegenerative dementias. *Chapters on facial expressions and emotional bodTrade Review"Offering the most comprehensive coverage imaginable, this handbook continues to occupy a unique position in the emotion field. Experts will find it invaluable for keeping current, and novices will find it an appealing and accessible introduction."--Susan T. Fiske, PhD, Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology and Professor of Public Affairs, Princeton University “The fourth edition of Handbook of Emotions once again assembles a brilliant set of chapters from the world’s foremost experts on every aspect of emotion. It is easy to see why this accessible and authoritative compendium has become, and still remains, the bible of the field. An essential resource for researchers and students alike.”--Daniel Gilbert, PhD, Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology, Harvard University -[An] excellent (and nearly exhaustive) reference…for emotion scholars in the social sciences and humanities.--Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture, 04/24/2019ƒƒThe editors of the fourth edition of this handbook have surpassed their outstanding third edition…to produce a work that provides not only a snapshot of the state-of-the-art aspects of emotion science, but also a credible and revealing vision of the future of the field. Of course, the editors are leaders in their respective areas of study; in addition, they have a rich and comprehensive understanding of the field of emotion science as a whole, especially its expanding borders. In the eight years since the last edition was published, the field has grown enormously; the new edition reflects that growth and more….Noteworthy in this regard is the inclusion of chapters that incorporate some of the new methodologies and approaches that are changing the ways in which individuals think about emotions, as well as the expansion of the final section of the book, 'Specific Emotions.' There is no other handbook of this quality and scope. This text is absolutely essential.--Choice Reviews, 03/01/2017ƒƒThis book appears to be the gold standard in the field based on the distinguished editors and authors and the fact that it continues to be revised as new theories and research occur. All in all, this is a tremendous contribution to psychology and our understanding of human nature. ****! (on the third edition)--Doody's Review Service, 09/12/2008ƒƒSimply put, it is the best single-volume compendium of the state of the art in emotion research. (on the first edition)--Cognition and Emotion, 01/01/2005Table of ContentsI. Interdisciplinary Perspectives 1. The Philosophy of Emotions, Andrea Scarantino 2. The History of Emotions, Ute Frevert 3. The Sociology of Emotion, Katherine J. Lively & Emi A. Weed 4. Emotions in Music, Literature, and Film, P. N. Johnson-Laird & Keith Oatley 5. Affect in Economic Decision Making, Karolina M. Lempert & Elizabeth A. Phelps 6. Computational Models of Emotion as Psychological Tools, Stacy Marsella & Jonathan Gratch II. Biological Perspectives 7. From Pleasure to Happiness: “Liking” and “Wanting” in Mind and Brain, Kent C. Berridge & Morten L. Kringelbach 8. Neural Fingerprinting: Meta-Analysis, Variation, and the Search for Brain-Based Essences in the Science of Emotions, Elizabeth Clark-Polner, Tor D. Wager, Ajay B. Satpute, & Lisa Feldman Barrett 9. Emotion and the Autonomic Nervous System, Wendy Berry Mendes 10. Genetic Contributions to Affect and Emotion, Yuliya S. Nikolova, Elena G. Davis, & Ahmad R. Hariri 11. Olfaction: Explicit and Implicit Emotional Processing, Jeannette M. Haviland-Jones, Patricia J. Wilson, & Robin Freyberg 12. Interoception and Emotion: A Neuroanatomical Perspective, A. D. (Bud) Craig 13. The Affect of Taste and Olfaction: The Key to Survival, Linda Bartoshuk and Derek J. Snyder III. Developmental Perspectives 14. The Development of Facial Expressions: Current Perspectives on Infant Emotions, Linda A. Camras, Serah S. Fatani, Brittney R. Fraumeni, & Michael M. Shuster 15. The Emergence of Human Emotions, Michael Lewis 16. Understanding Emotion, Paul L. Harris, Marc de Rosnay, & Francisco Pons 17. The Development of Children’s Concepts of Emotion, Sherri C. Widen 18. Emotion and Aging, Mara Mather & Allison Ponzio 19. The Interplay of Motivation and Emotion: View from Adulthood and Old Age, Molly Sands, Nhi Ngo, & Derek M. Isaacowitz 20. Emotional Development in Adolescence, Leah H. Somerville IV. Social and Personality Perspectives 21. Gender and Emotion: Theory, Findings, and Content, Leslie R. Brody, Judith A. Hall, & Lynissa R. Stokes 22. The Cultural Psychology of Emotions, Batja Mesquita, Jozefien De Leersnyder, & Michael Boiger 23. Intergroup Emotions, Eliot R. Smith & Diane M. Mackie 24. Social Functions of Emotion and Emotion Regulation, Agneta H. Fischer & Antony S. R. Manstead 25. Social Pain and Social Pleasure: Two Overlooked but Fundamental Mammalian Emotions?, Naomi I. Eisenberger 26. Emotion Regulation: A Valuation Perspective, Guarav Suri & James J. Gross 27. Expression of Emotion, Dacher Keltner, Jessica Tracy, Disa A. Sauter, Daniel C. Cordaro, and Galen McNeil 28. Emotional Body Perception in the Wild, Beatrice de Gelder 29. Form and Function in Facial Expressive Behavior, Daniel H. Lee & Adam K. Anderson V. Cognitive Perspectives 30. Emotional Intelligence, Marc A. Brackett, Susan E. Rivers, Michelle C. Bertoli, & Peter Salovey 31. New Light on the Affect–Cognition Connection, Gerald L. Clore & Alexander J. Schiller 32. A Fundamental Role for Conceptual Processing in Emotion, Christine D. Wilson-Mendenhall & Lawrence W. Barsalou 33. Memory and Emotion, Elizabeth A. Kensinger & Daniel L. Schacter 34. Language and Emotion: Putting Words into Feelings and Feelings into Words, Kristen A. Lindquist, Maria Gendron, & Ajay B. Satpute 35. Emotion and Attention, Greg Hajcak, Felicia Jackson, Jamie Ferri, & Anna Weinberg VI. Health-Related Perspectives 36. Emotions and Health, Laura D. Kubzansky & Ashley Winning 37. Neuroendocrine and Neuroimmunological Mechanisms of Emotion, Aric A. Prather 38. Emotion Disturbances as Transdiagnostic Processes in Psychopathology, Anne M. Kring & Jasmine Mote 39. The Clinical Application of Emotion in Psychotherapy, Leslie S. Greenberg 40. Eat, Drink, and Be Sedentary: A Review of Health Behavior’s Effects on Emotions and Affective States, and Implications for Interventions, Elissa Epel, Aric A. Prather, Eli Puterman, & A. Janet Tomiyama 41. Stress and Emotion: Embodied, in Context, and Across the Lifespan, Barbara Ganzel, Jason R. D. Rarick, & Pamela Morris 42. Emotion-Related Symptoms of Neurodegenerative Dementias, Bradford C. Dickerson VII. Specific Emotions 43. Fear and Anxiety, Kevin S. LaBar 44. Anger, Eddie Harmon-Jones & Cindy Harmon-Jones 45. Self-Conscious Emotions: Embarrassment, Pride, Shame, Guilt, and Hubris, Michael Lewis 46. Disgust, Paul Rozin, Jonathan Haidt, & Clark McCauley 47. Gratitude and Compassion, David DeSteno, Paul Condon, & Leah Dickens 48. Love: Positivity Resonance as a Fresh, Evidence-Based Perspective on an Age-Old Topic, Barbara L. Fredrickson 49. Sadness and Depression, Christian A. Webb & Diego A. Pizzagalli 50. Empathy, Jamil Zaki & Kevin Ochsner Author Index Subject Index

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Book SynopsisIdentity is one of the most powerful drivers of humanity and yet among the least understood. Despite countless studies, articles, and books, many aspects of identity remain mysterious to both scientists and laypeople. As social beings, our lives are regulated and influenced by our understanding of who we are. Identity shapes and is shaped by social norms, laws, cultures, in addition to our personal feelings and beliefs.Identity plays an essential and complex role in relation to conflicts and mental illness. People may accept harming others when they see them as deserving of harm and essentially different from themselves. Conversely, they may cooperate and resist when they see themselves as part of a group worth sacrificing for.In this book, Talal Alali examines collective identity and its complex relationship with both mental disorders and traumas using the context of war. He examines why psychology has struggled to grasp these dynamics comprehensively and how we can better understand conflicts like those in the Middle East and Ukraine.The author illustrates how people perceive and present themselves and their (adverse) personal experiences in the form of complex formations. These frameworks have multifaceted simultaneous effects. They offer psychological benefits by providing explanations and positive outlooks; on the other hand, they justify perpetuation of conflict by obscuring some of its devastating effects and by distorting realities.The fact that psychology still relies on self-reporting as well as qualitative methods limits its ability to reach a comprehensive understanding of identity and how people react to traumas.

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Book Synopsis''Beautifully written and brilliantly argued, Possessed is one of the few things you really need to own'' Daniel GilbertHow ownership came to own us - and what we can do about itOur love affair with possessions seems to be all-consuming, even as we face economic and environmental breaking points. The global pandemic is a wake-up call that forces us to reassess what we value most in our lives, and yet we remain reluctant to change our ways when it comes to accumulating things. Why?The answer is our need for ownership. A uniquely human preoccupation rooted in our biology, psychological ownership can be seen in everything from nations fighting over resources to the rise of political extremism.Award-winning psychologist Bruce Hood draws on his own and international research to explain why ownership is an emotional state of mind that governs our behaviour from cradle to grave, even when it is often irrational and destructivTrade ReviewBeautifully written and brilliantly argued, Possessed is one of the few things you really need to own. -- Dan GilbertBruce Hood convincingly shows that we are possessed with possessions, but his book is one possession you have to have, especially now. Engagingly written, Possessed brings psychological science to bear on understanding how to exorcise this demon. -- Robert Plomin, author of 'Blueprint: How DNA makes us who we are'Science writing at its best: it's funny, smart, and on an fascinating topic. -- Paul Bloom * Twitter *Ownership is a surprisingly nuanced and wonderfully colorful topic, and no one is better poised to tell its story than psychologist and author Bruce Hood. The book he's written is a page-turner that puts our intuitions under the spotlight at every turn. -- David Eagleman, bestselling author of 'The Brain' and 'Incognito'Bruce Hood's excellent new book upends the concept of possession and ownership . . . Possessed combines philosophy with rigorous experimental research to examine the reasons why we want to own so much more than we need. Hood's writing is crisp and he covers an impressive range for such a slim volume. For practical strategies to declutter, read Marie Kondo. For those interested in the psychology and philosophy of materialism, this rich and engaging book will spark hours of joy. -- David Robson * The British Psychological Society blog *

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Book SynopsisA WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE WORK OF NON-FICTION A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR''Meticulous, clinical and sobering, a shockingly important and incisive book'' David OlusogaVast and revelatory, Dan Gretton''s I You We Them is an unprecedented study of the perpetrators of crimes against humanity: the ''desk killers'' who ordered and directed some of the worst atrocities of the modern era. From Albert Speer''s complicity in Nazi barbarism to cases of ecocide and the deaths of activists, Gretton shines a light on the figures ''who, by giving orders, use paper or a phone or a computer to kill, instead of a gun.'' Over the past twenty years, Gretton has interviewed survivors and perpetrators, and pored over archives and thousands of pages of testimony. His remarkable insight into the psychology of the desk killers is deepened by the intimate journey he travels with his readers.Trade ReviewMeticulous, clinical and sobering, a shockingly important and incisive book. -- David OlusogaI You We Them is a uniquely gripping journey around the landscapes of mass murder. -- Phillipe Sands, author of East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes against HumanityThis remarkably powerful book entails a dogged and worldwide pursuit of 'the desk-killer', the government functionary or business executive whose decisions so often cost human lives. The model of this remote-control assassin is Hitler's architect Albert Speer, but the German story is subsumed in a far more compelling and modern investigation of the collective amnesia which so often operates in the telling of national histories, including our own. -- Mark Cocker * Spectator, Books of the Year *Not since Gitta Sereny’s vast script of Into That Darkness arrived on my desk have I read anything so disturbing as the early draft of Dan Gretton’s book. I was shaken to the core by his brilliant treatment of the Wannsee meeting… The book seemed to be humming with life... much more alive than anything I’ve read for ages... I’m certainly grateful for having been given the chance to read this amazing work.Great books never occur out of a desire for greatness, but often out of a possessed persistence in the face of a chosen and immensely difficult task. This is such a book. In it, through it, a century speaks to us - not with the thunderous voice of History, but in the intimate voice of a sequence of confessions.

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Book SynopsisThe essential new book from the authors of the international bestseller The Spirit Level''Why are people, particularly young people, experiencing increasing levels of mental illness and distress? Highly readable and authoritative, The Inner Level shows clearly how social anxieties and the problems they lead to rise steadily in richer, more unequal societies'' Clare Short, The Tablet, Books of the YearWhy is the incidence of mental illness in the UK twice that in Germany? Why are Americans three times more likely than the Dutch to develop gambling problems? Why is child well-being so much worse in New Zealand than Japan? As this groundbreaking study demonstrates, the answer to all these hinges on inequality.In The Spirit Level Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett put inequality at the centre of public debateby showing conclusively that less-equal societies fare worse than more equal ones across everythingfrom educatioTrade ReviewThe question of inequality is likely to play a bigger role in the next election than it has for more than a generation. It would be better for all of us if that debate was informed by robust statistical analysis rather than the emotive politics of envy. Any politician wishing to do so would be wise to read Wilkinson and Pickett's books. -- Andrew Anthony * Observer *It holds the reader's attention by elaborating a phenomenon most will already have observed, and by providing an explanation for the dysfunction they see around them, from the brazen disregard for rules among many corporate and political leaders to the nihilism of drug addicts and school-shooters * Economist *

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe work is clearly written and within the grasp of readers with some baccalaureate training. It will be particularly valuable for those studying criminal justice, psychology, social work, sociology, or women's studies * R. T. Sigler, CHOICE *Violence against women fills our newsfeeds. Was it always this way and can anything be done? Anne DePrince answers these questions by providing a history of the movement to end violence against women as well as promising practices from her own research that can help communities respond in joined-up ways. * Louise Godbold, Executive Director of Echo, and Weinstein survivor *DePrince reveals in this remarkable book that each act of violence against a woman reverberates throughout society. Drawing on her years of experience as a scientist and advocate, DePrince lays out a roadmap to end violence against women. This intelligent and compassionate book offers the tools to heal our world and it provides the gift of hope. * Jennifer Joy Freyd, Professor Emerit of Psychology, University of Oregon, and Founder & President, Center for Institutional Courage *Dr. DePrince expertly weaves news headlines, personal anecdotes, and research into a powerful (and readable) call to action. She identifies steps each of us can take to build a future without violence against women. As a woman, a lawyer, an activist and a professor, I am grateful for this book, which I will share with students, colleagues and community. * Professor Meg Garvin, MA, JD, MsT, Director of the National Crime Victim Law Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School *Dr. DePrince has paid tribute to the field of work of ending violence against women while providing, how we can adjust perspectives and systems moving forward. Every 90 Seconds: Our Common Cause Ending Violence Against Women challenges us to consider new ways of working to ensure that all survivors are supported through collaborative and community action, and to end the public health crisis of violence against women. * Ruth M. Glenn, CEO & Survivor, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Our Common Cause Chapter 1: Of Hysteria and Health Chapter 2: When Gun Violence is Gendered Violence Chapter 3: Lessons in Intimate Violence Chapter 4: The Local Cost of Global Pain Chapter 5: The Price of Intimate Violence Chapter 6: A Question of Justice Chapter 7: From Hysteria to Justice: Transforming Awareness into Action

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Book SynopsisVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological therapy. It is not a unitary approach, but instead has evolved through a range of approaches that share a common underpinning model of cognition (thought) and behaviour being important in understanding and alleviating psychological distress. While the earliest approaches focused on modifying observable behaviour, later versions emphasized cognitive processes. Most recently, the third wave approaches in CBT have moved the focus away from the content of an individual''s thoughts to their relationship with their thoughts, and the processes underlying thinking. This Very Short Introduction gives an overview of what CBT is, where it came from, what it does, and when it can be used. It explores how one of the driving forces behind CBT''s success and continued adaptation has been its basis in empiricism, and analyses how it must continue to evolve to meet future challenges. Looking to the future, Freda McManus also discusses how the scale of mental health problems and relative costs of traditional therapy formats have prompted investigations into alternative formats of CBT that have the potential to reach broader audiences, globally. She also considers the challenges of scale in training the workforce required to roll out such interventions, as well as those of determining the best ways of monitoring their competence and effectiveness.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of Contents1: The behavioural origins of CBT. 2: Putting the 'C' into CBT 3: The theory behind CBT 4: The style and structure of CBT 5: CBT methods 6: Applications of CBT 7: Future directions and challenges Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisA harrowing account of brainwashing’s pervasive role in the twentieth and twenty-first centuriesTrade Review“Riveting. . . . Dimsdale takes readers through it all, animating the journey with a clear, energetic writing style that shows how the art of dark persuasion a generation ago led almost inevitably to today’s misinformation, cyberbullying and cultlike behavior on the Internet.”—Dina Temple-Raston, Washington Post“Teeming with intriguing tales of mental manipulation, including accounts of the Jim Jones cult, Patty Hearst’s post-kidnap transformation and the whole thorny subject of Stockholm Syndrome.”—Martin Chilton, The Independent“Joel E. Dimsdale describes the refinement of thought-manipulation over the past century, as rival ideologies competed for control of the mind.”—Peter Pomerantsev, Spectator“A brilliant, highly readable account.”—Charles Foster, Fortean TimesShortlisted for the 2022 William James Award, sponsored by the APA“In an age with deep concern that we are being manipulated by artificial intelligence and algorithms, this is an important topic and a timely, well-written book. The question of how large groups of seemingly reasonable people come to hold obviously unreasonable beliefs is one of the deepest questions of our age.”—Tanya Luhrmann, author of When God Talks Back“This book is a fascinating account of coercive persuasion from Pavlov to today's mass believers in conspiracy. Dimsdale’s sobering account makes the reader wonder if what anti-vaxxers, Big Lie believers, and victims of brainwashing techniques have in common is the story told in this book about the socialization of cognition and emotion. Provocative and eye-opening.”—Arthur Kleinman, author of The Soul of Care“A book for our times—timely, compelling, provocative, smart, and ultimately hopeful, in offering a means to our own protection from the forces of darkness.”—Philippe Sands, author of East West Street“A remarkable history of the historical background to brainwashing in the twentieth century. This book should be read by anyone interested in how people can believe in something dramatically different from their own observations.”—Thomas Wise, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine“Captivating. Illuminating. Frightening. Secrets revealed and myths debunked on the past century’s practices of brainwashing told from the perspective of an experienced psychiatrist and a gifted narrator. A journey never to be forgotten.”—Stephen M. Stahl, Neuroscience Education Institute

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Book SynopsisIn this follow-up to her international bestseller How Women Rise, Sally Helgesen draws on three decades of work with executives and aspiring leaders around the world to offer practical ways to build more inclusive relationships, teams, and workplaces. Participants at leadership conferences often tell Sally, “Please don’t spend your time telling us why developing and retaining a diverse workforce is important. We get it. The problem is, we don’t know how to do it.” Rising Together provides that missing how in full detail by identifying both what holds us back and specific tactics that can help us move forward. First, Sally identifies the eight common triggers most likely to undermine our ability to collaborate across divides—not only of gender, but also of age, ethnicity, race, sexuality, and life experience. These triggers are widespread, yet rarely acknowledged. They include differences in how people from different backgrounds view ambition, competence, perceptions, fairness, communication, networks, attraction, and humor. Sally then offers specific practices designed to address these triggers: simple behavioral tweaks that we can use on a daily basis; a method for informally enlisting allies to hold us to account; and a means for cultivating and disseminating the dynamic power of we.Rising Together is for readers at every stage and level in their careers who recognize that building a broad range of relationships is essential to their advancement, now and in the future. This book also serves as an indispensable guide for HR, diversity, and leadership professionals tasked with addressing the misunderstandings, resentments, and derailments caused by the eight triggers. Sally’s focus on behaviors—how we act—rather than bias—how we think—promises to redirect the inclusion conversation in a grounded, real-world way that brings us together.  

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking redefinition of what it means to be healthy that introduces the need for social health - the part of wellbeing that comes from feeling connected - to truly flourish.Exercise. Eat a balanced diet. Go to therapy. Most wellness advice is focused on achieving and maintaining good physical and mental health. But Harvard-trained social scientist and pioneering social health expert Kasley Killam reveals that this approach is missing a vital component: human connection.Relationships not only make us happier, but also are critical to our overall health and longevity. Research shows that people with a strong sense of belonging are 2.6 times more likely to report good or excellent health. Perhaps even more astonishingly, people who lack social support are up to 53% more likely to die from any cause. Yet social health has been overlooked and underappreciated - until now.Just as we exercise our physical muscles, we can strengthen our social muscles. Weaving together cutting-edge science, mindset shifts, and practical wisdom, Killam offers the first methodology for how to be socially healthy. An antidote to the loneliness epidemic and an inspiring manifesto for seeing wellbeing as not only physical and mental, but also social, The Art and Science of Connection is a handbook for thriving.In this essential book, you will:- Learn a simple yet powerful framework to understand, evaluate, and bolster your social health.- Discover the exact strategy or habit you need, as well as research-backed tips, to cultivate and sustain meaningful connection now and throughout your life.- Glean actionable insights to develop a sense of community in your neighbourhood, at work, and online from a spirited group of neighbours in Paris, the CEO of a major healthcare company, and an artificially intelligent chatbot.- Get an insider look at the innovative ways that doctors, teachers, entrepreneurs, architects, government leaders, and everyday people are catalysing a movement toward a more socially healthy society.The Art and Science of Connection will transform the way you think about each interaction with a friend, family member, coworker, or neighbour, and give you the tools you need to live a more connected and healthy life - whether you are an introvert or extrovert, if you feel stretched thin, and no matter your age or background. Along the way, Killam will reveal how a university student, a newlywed, a working professional, and a retired widow overcame challenges to thrive through connection-and how you can, too.

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Book SynopsisPopular media present a vast array of stories about women and men. What impact do these images and ideas have on peopleâs identities?The new edition of Media, Gender and Identity is a highly readable introduction to the relationship between media and gender identities today. Fully revised and updated, including new case studies and a new chapter, it considers a wide range of research and provides new ways for thinking about the mediaâs influence on gender and sexuality.David Gauntlett discusses movies such as Knocked Up and Spiderman 3, menâs and womenâs magazines, TV shows, self-help books, YouTube videos, and more, to show how the media play a role in the shaping of individual self-identities.The book includes: a comparison of gender representations in the past and today, from James Bond to Ugly Betty an introduction to key theorists such as Judith Butler, Anthony Giddens and Michel Foucault an outline of creative approaches, where identities are explored with video, drawing, or Lego bricks a Companion Website with extra articles, interviews and selected links, at: www.theoryhead.com. Trade ReviewPraise for the first edition:"Gauntlett’s optimism is infectious, the subject matter engaging, and, as a result, the book is difficult to put aside. It is a thoroughly pleasurable introduction to the ties between self-identities and representations of gender in media." - Anne E. Lincoln in Journal of Consumer Culture (2003)"Brings the theory of popular culture to the widest possible audience ... Delightful and provocative." - Charlie Peverett of HERO (2002)"The value of Gauntlett's work is his engagement with feminism and issues of masculinity in ways which...appeal to students." - Nic Groombridge, St Mary's University CollegeTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Some background debates 3. Representations of gender in the past 4. Representations of gender today 5. Giddens, modernity and self-identity 6. Michel Foucault: discourses and lifestyles 7. Queer theory and fluid identities 8. Men’s magazines and modern masculinities 9. Women’s magazines and female identities 10. Directions for living: Role models and self-help discourses 11. Exploring identity stories 12. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisIf you are a teenager whose friend or relative has died, this book was written for you. Earl A. Grollman, the award-winning author of Living When a Loved One Has Died, explains what to expect when you lose someone you love.

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Book SynopsisThe third title in the successful Talkabout series, Talkabout Relationships reflects current literature and research on developing relationships for people with learning disabilities, and aims, through groupwork, to improve self-esteem and relationship skills in people who are having difficulties in making or maintaining friends. This highly illustrated, practical resource: is designed to help teachers or therapists to work through self-esteem and relationship skills within a group setting in a structured way. It was originally written for young adults with a learning disability, it has also been used successfully with children with learning disabilities and those who present with social skills difficulties. Includes a staff rating assessment of a client''s relationship skills and criteria for inclusion in a relationships group, as well as a self-esteem assessment and a self-rating assessment of relationship skills. This title contains illustrated, photocopiable group activities and woTrade Review"This accessible book would be very useful for anyone in the multidisciplinary team. The activities are relevant and the specific situation cards and lists can be used as presented or individualised for a particular group." — RCSLT Bulletin"A welcome addition to social skills work with adolescents in mainstream secondary schools." — Speech Language Therapy in Practice"Another excellent sourcebook form a publisher who clearly knows their market and produces for it." — British Book Design Production Awards"The attributes of practical, pertinent and well paced apply to both of these resources." — Canadian Association of OT's"The authors include a well-written introduction...this accessible book would be particularly useful to staff who have just begun to lead groups."— RCSLT Bulletin"well-presented package. Each section is well structured...would be a welcome addition to social skills work with adolescents in mainstream secondary schools." — Sue Lawrence, Senior SLT, Speech & Language Therapy in Practice"Well-structured resource...numerous worksheets."— Care and Health Magazine "Layout of the manual is very good...a programme such as this is most welcome." — Frontline"Like the format and the worksheets are nice and clear...good as a weekly activity." — Jan Burley, Bardwell School, BicesterTable of ContentsIntroduction, Assessment, Talkabout Self Esteem, Talkabout Relationships, Session Notes, Bibliography, Index.

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Book SynopsisMany of us have been affected by trauma and struggle to manage our health and well-being. The social psychological approach to health highlights how social and cultural forces, as much as individual ones, are central to how we experience and cope with adversity. This book integrates psychology, politics, and medicine to offer a new understanding that speaks to the causes and consequences of traumatic experiences. Connecting the personal with the political, Muldoon details the evidence that traumatic experiences can, under certain conditions, impact people''s political positions and appetite for social change. This perspective reveals trauma as a socially situated phenomenon linked to power and privilege or disempowerment and disadvantage. The discussion will interest those affected by trauma and those supporting them, as well as students, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers in social psychology, health and clinical psychology, and political science. This title is available as open access on Cambridge Core.

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Book SynopsisAttitudes towards spoken, signed, and written language are of significant interest to researchers in sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, communication studies, and social psychology. This is the first interdisciplinary guide to traditional and cutting-edge methods for the investigation of language attitudes. Written by experts in the field, it provides an introduction to attitude theory, helps readers choose an appropriate method, and guides through research planning and design, data collection, and analysis. The chapters include step-by-step instructions to illustrate and facilitate the use of the different methods as well as case studies from a wide range of linguistic contexts. The book also goes beyond individual methods, offering guidance on how to research attitudes in multilingual communities and in signing communities, based on historical data, with the help of priming, and by means of mixed-methods approaches.Trade Review'This brilliant new book will energise the field by offering researchers a clear and detailed overview of the latest methods to investigate language attitudes.' Jean-Marc Dewaele, Birkbeck, University of London'For those seeking to better understand and evaluate research into language attitudes, and for those wishing to conduct investigations of their own, this outstanding and comprehensive collection of clearly explained and well-exemplified chapters by leading contemporary researchers is likely to be the go-to resource for many years to come. In addition, the volume provides a valuable productive backdrop and reference point for further methodological innovation and development in this complex and challenging field.' Peter Garrett, Cardiff University'This book gives a wonderful overview of techniques and methods in language attitude research, and offers a discussion of the opportunities and challenges that investigators in this highly interdisciplinary field encounter. I can recommend this book to anyone who wants to investigate the relationship between societal and political structures and our views about language in more detail.' Nanna H. Hilton, University of GroningenTable of Contents1. An introduction to language attitudes research Ruth Kircher and Lena Zipp; Part I. Analysis of the Societal Treatment of Language: 2. Discourse analysis of print media Olivia Walsh; 3. Content analysis of social media Mercedes Durham; 4. Discourse analysis of spoken interaction John Bellamy; 5. Analysis of communication accommodation Jakob Leimgruber; 6. Variable analysis James Hawkey; Part II. Direct Methods of Attitude Elicitation: 7. Semi-structured interviews Petros Karatsareas; 8. Focus groups Michael Hornsby; 9. Questionnaires to elicit quantitative data Ruth Kircher; 10. Questionnaires to elicit qualitative data Lena Zipp; 11. Perceptual dialectology Chris Montgomery; Part III. Indirect Methods of Attitude Elicitation: 12. The matched-guise technique Verónica Loureiro-Rodríguez and Elif Acar; 13. The verbal-guise technique Marko Dragojevic and Sean Goatley-Soan; 14. The theatre-audience method Tore Kristiansen; 15. Experimental methods to elicit language attitudes among children Jasmine M. DeJesus, Radhika Santhanagopalan, and Katherine D. Kinzler; 16. The Implicit Association Test paradigm Laura Rosseel; Part IV. Overarching Issues of Language Attitudes Research: 17. Researching language attitudes in multilingual communities Bernadette O'Rourke; 18. Researching language attitudes in signing communities Annelies Kusters, Maartje De Meulder, and Erin Moriarty; 19. Researching language attitudes based on historical data Anna D. Havinga and Andreas Krogull; 20. The use of priming in language attitudes research Abby Walker, Katie Drager, and Jennifer Hay; 21. Mixed-methods approaches to the study of language attitudes Ruth Kircher and James Hawkey.

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Book Synopsis''If you''ve ever wondered why we keep secrets and what motivates us to spill them, look no further'' Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think AgainAn eye-opening look at why we keep the secrets we keep, how to better understand and cope with them, and when (and how) we should bring them to light.Think of a secret that you''re keeping from others. It shouldn''t take long. Psychologist Michael Slepian finds that, on average, we are keeping as many as thirteen secrets at any given time. His research, involving more than 50,000 participants from around the world, shows that we most frequently keep secrets about lies we''ve told, ambitions, addictions, mental health challenges, hidden relationships and financial struggles.Our secrets can weigh heavily upon us. Yet the burden of secrecy rarely stems from the work it takes to keep a secret hidden. Rather, the weight of our secrets comes from carrying them alone. Whether we are Trade Review'If you've ever wondered why we keep secrets and what motivates us to spill them, look no further. Michael Slepian has spent the past decade studying the psychology of secrets, and is ready to reveal his findings to the world' Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again'Everybody has them, keeps them, betrays them, and wonders about them. Wonder no more. This delightful and fascinating new book reveals the hidden psychology of our secrets' Daniel Gilbert, Harvard professor and bestselling author of Stumbling on Happiness'Michael Slepian is the first scientist to take on the challenging task of studying what we hide away. In this wonderfully fascinating book, he helps us better understand not only the universal nature of our secrets, but also the specifics of how they relate to our relationships and well-being-offering profound insights that help us make better choices' Sheena Iyengar, Columbia University professor and author of The Art of Choosing'In this eye-opening and engrossing debut, Michael Slepian, one of psychology's most eminent rising stars, weaves cutting-edge science with captivating stories to explain a topic equal parts familiar and mysterious: keeping secrets. Entertaining, informative, and scientifically precise, this is nonfiction writing at its best' Ethan Kross, bestselling author of Chatter'I loved this book! A major advance in psychology, The Secret Life of Secrets gracefully blends engaging stories with compelling science. In the secrets that you carry, you will discover a hidden self' Sonja Lyubomirsky, distinguished University of California, Riverside professor and author of The How of Happiness'We all keep secrets, but it turns out that our intuitions of what to do with them are often wrong. The Secret Life of Secrets sheds light on why we conceal, and the power of confessing, confiding and letting go' Jonah Berger, Wharton Professor and bestselling author of The Catalyst and Contagious'The Secret Life of Secrets is that rare book that combines original research on the cost of keeping secrets with poignant stories of how sharing secrets can deepen relationships and transform lives' Frank Warren, Founder of PostSecret

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Book SynopsisResearch suggests that between 6 and 14 percent of the US population has been homeless at some point in their lives—a huge number of people. No Longer Homeless shares the stories of people who have formerly been homeless to examine how they transition off the streets, find housing, and stay housed. No Longer Homeless offers a unique perspective of people who have managed to change their lives, the resources they needed, and the factors that contributed to lasting change. The book profiles men and women of different races and ages across the country, and it shares stories of people who have been off the streets from two months to twenty years. It addresses topics such as addiction, mental health, income—from formal employment and off-the-books work, and community resources. No Longer Homeless is a powerful look at a group of people we rarely hear about—those who have formerly been on the streets—sharing the details of their lives to help individuals, organizations, and communities learn to better support the ongoing challenges of homelessness.Trade ReviewHomelessness does not define a person—it is a tragic condition that too many Americans have suffered for far too long. David Wagner expertly captures the essential humanity of men and women who have been homeless. It is a story of hope and promise. -- Robert Hayes, founder, National Coalition for the HomelessFor some years now, David Wagner has styled himself as something of a Studs Terkel among the homeless poor, collecting stories, reminiscences, and hopes. He has also taught, befriended, and organized with them. In this latest dispatch, he explores how the “ex-homeless” account for exits from street and shelter. A worthy read. -- Kim Hopper, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia UniversityThis book is a wonderful tribute to the survival and tenacity of people who have experienced the trauma of homelessness. There is such stigma around people who are currently unhoused that it creates an alternate class of people that our culture doesn’t see as actualized citizens. David Wagner has brought humanity back to the experience of homelessness by showing the transition back into a home. -- Megan Hustings, interim director, National Coalition for the HomelessWagner, a professor emeritus at the University of Southern Maine, explains, with coauthor Atticks, that the purpose of the book is to destigmatize homeless individuals and show that this segment of society can succeed. It is not a surprise that the homeless have a lack of income, and Wagner and Atticks describe causes such as benefit cuts, housing gentrification, domestic violence, substance abuse, and major mental and physical health problems. The authors interviewed more than 50 people in the research process, including eight who are profiled: one is a quadriplegic, while others are transgender, had addictions, or were raped and abused. Their conclusions are that people can overcome obstacles and setbacks, but warns that homelessness is increasing even though welfare benefits are available. Unfortunately, these benefits are not enough to bring the homeless out of poverty, a topic also addressed in Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer Prize–winning Evicted (2017). An appendix describes the authors’ research methods, including tables and statistics. There is also a detailed bibliography. Recommended for academic and large public libraries. * Booklist *Table of ContentsChapter 1—Introduction: Giving Voice to the Ex-Homeless Chapter 2—Profiles of Formerly Homeless People: Some Surprising Successes Chapter 3—The Fight to Secure and Stay in Housing Chapter 4—The Income to Live and Avoid Homelessness Chapter 5—Community, Support, and Staying Housed Chapter 6—The Therapeutic Road to Recovery: Exits from Homelessness

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Book Synopsis'Thoughtful, moving and well-written' - Yuval Noah Harari'An urgent examination of the human attraction to misinformation' - Daniel H. PinkMisinformation affects us daily, from social media to politics and even personal relationships. Policing social media alone cannot solve the complex problem shaped by partisan politics and subjective interpretations of truth.In Misbelief social scientist Dan Ariely explores the behaviour of 'misbelief' that leads people to distrust accepted truths and embrace conspiracy theories. Misinformation taps into something innate in all of us, regardless of political affiliation. By understanding this psychology, we can mitigate its effects. Grounded in research and Ariely's personal experience as a target of disinformation, the book analyses the psychological drivers behind adopting irrational beliefs. Ariely reveals the emotional, cognitive, personality, and social elements that drive people towards false information and mistrust.Despite advanced AI generating convincing fake news, Ariely offers hope. Awareness of the forces fuelling misbelief makes individuals and society more resilient. Combating misbelief requires empathy, not conflict. Recognising misbelief as a human problem allows us to be part of the solution.Trade Review'In this thoughtful, moving and well-written book, Dan Ariely narrates his personal and professional journey to understand the world of misbelievers and conspiracy theories, and offers insights and tips that will hopefully help all of us protect our fragile social fabric from being torn apart by disinformation and distrust.' -- Yuval Noah Harari, Bestselling author of Sapiens'Misbelief is an urgent examination of the human attraction to misinformation. This timely book can provide a crucial foundation for building a more empathetic and informed society.' -- Daniel H. Pink, NYT-bestselling author of The Power of Regret'Once again Dan Ariely writes in a way that gets us to think and reflect about our human nature. In Misbelief, Ariely helps us understand the nature of our opinions, how they're formed, and how the forces of misinformation can distort them. This is an important book for those who want to understand themselves and the increasingly complex world around us.' -- Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global'For most of us it is tempting to think that people misbelieve things because they are uneducated, unintelligent, or misinformed. But as one of the world's leading scientists studying beliefs, Dan Ariely, convincingly demonstrates in this important book (and as he discovered first hand in being wrongly accused of leading a nefarious conspiracy!), Misbelief is a process to which any of us can fall prey. More importantly, he offers science-based suggestions on what we can do about the polarization and breakdown in trust that comes with Misbelief.' -- Michael Shermer, Publisher of Skeptic magazine and author of Conspiracy'A fascinating tour of the (frighteningly) many ways in which our minds can lead us to misbelieve.' -- Michael Norton, co-author, Happy Money'Dan Ariely does to false beliefs what he did to rationality - breaks it down, explains it, and builds it back up in a way that suddenly makes sense.' -- Moran Cerf, Professor, Columbia Business School'The global economy is experiencing multiple types of fundamental challenges and threats. From trade wars to cold and hot wars to inflation to climate change and productivity slowdown. In Misbelief Dan Ariely identifies another important challenge, which is the increased intensity in false beliefs across the globe, the decrease in trust, and, consequently, the difficulties of societies to work together toward a common goal. Although complex and somewhat depressing, the perspective Ariely shares sheds an important light on this crucial challenge for modern society. A must read for anybody trying to understand the world we live in.' -- Nouriel Roubini, Professor Emeritus, Stern School of Business, NYU'In an era marked by misinformation this illuminating book, Misbelief, is a must-read for both sides of our divided world. Ariely explores the profound impact of misguided beliefs with compelling research, personal anecdotes, and amusing stories. He convincingly shows how Misbelief shapes decisions, distorts perceptions, and alters interactions, prompting readers to confront their own biases and reflect on the dangers of unquestioned assumptions.' -- Ellen Langer, Professor, Harvard University

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Book Synopsis____________________________Why can some people effortlessly command the attention of everyone in the room?What makes some individuals seem immediately credible and others appear inherently untrustworthy?And how is it that precisely the same idea can be enthusiastically embraced or roundly rejected depending on who has put it forward?When we talk to others, we assume that they are carefully weighing our words and arguments. But these are far from being the only factors that hold sway.In this groundbreaking new book, bestselling behavioural scientists Stephen Martin and Joseph Marks explore the eight powerful human traits that help determine whether what we have to say gets heard or lands on deaf ears. They show how seemingly irrelevant details about our demeanour influence others’ responses. They explain how trust is won, even when it may not be deserved. They show how the most trivial of signals – like the shape of our face, the shoes we wear or the car we drive – can influence how people respond to us.And in a world of uncertainty and fake news they demonstrate how, increasingly, the Messenger is the Message.‘Some books make us better citizens. Others make us better at our jobs. This amazing book does both!’Dan Pink, author of When, Drive and To Sell is Human____________________________‘A tour de force. Timely and thoroughly researched.’Professor Robert Cialdini, author of Influence and Pre-suasion‘Messengers is engaging, informative and entertaining. It will change the way you think about who you follow and take advice from. But why would you listen to me? Read their book to find out.' Professor Tali Sharot, author of The Optimism Bias and The Influential Mind'A powerful, profoundly illuminating exploration of one of the most important subjects of our time. Martin and Marks have a terrific talent for combining evidence and research with lively and vivid writing. Trust these messengers!'Cass R. Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard University, and author of Conformity'Fascinating'The Economist'Zeitgeisty'Financial Times, Business Book of the Month'Messengers is a crucial reminder that the messenger is as important as the message. Superficial indicators count.'PR WeekTrade ReviewSteve Martin’s and Joe Marks’ Messengers is engaging, informative and entertaining. It will change the way you think about who you follow and take advice from. But why would you listen to me? Read their book to find out. -- Professor Tali Sharot, author of THE OPTIMISM BIAS and THE INFLUENTIAL MINDA tour de force. Timely and thoroughly researched.A powerful, profoundly illuminating exploration of one of the most important subjects of our time. Martin and Marks have a terrific talent for combining evidence and research with lively and vivid writing. Trust these messengers!A timely book * Evening Standard *A crucial reminder that the messenger is as important as the message * PR Week *

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Book SynopsisBuilding on the achievements of Goethe in his Theory of Colour, Rudolf Steiner shows how colour affects us in many areas of life, including our health, our sense of well-being, and our feelings. Distinguishing between 'image' and 'lustre' colours, he lays the foundation, based on his spiritual-scientific research, for a practical technique of working with colour that leads to a new direction in artistic creativity. His many penetrating remarks on some of the great painters of the past are supplemented by a deep concern to see a cultural, spiritual renewal emerge in the present time. 'If you realize', he states, 'that art always has a relation to the spirit, you will understand that both in creating and appreciating it, art is something through which one enters the spiritual world.' This volume is the most comprehensive compilation of Rudolf Steiner's insights into the nature of colour, painting and artistic creation. It is an invaluable source of reference and study not only for artists and therapists but for anyone interested in gaining an appreciation of art as a revelation of spiritual realities.

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Book SynopsisSocial anthropologist Jean Lave and computer scientist Etienne Wenger’s seminal Situated Learning helped change the fields of cognitive science and pedagogy by approaching learning from a novel angle. Traditionally, theories of learning and education had focused on processes of cognition – the mental processes of knowledge formation that occur within an individual. Lave and Wenger chose to look at learning not as an individual process, but a social one. As so often with the creative thinking process, a small, simple shift in emphasis was all that was required to show things in an entirely different light. What Situated Learning illustrated – and emphasized – was that learning is dependent on its social situation. Even though the most effective way to learn is through interaction with experts and peers in a community organized around a common interest, the traditional cognitive learning model failed to account for the way in which learners interact with their ‘community of practice.’ The new hypothesis that Lave and Wenger developed was that learning can be seen as a continuously evolving set of relationships situated within a social context. This allowed Lave and Wenger to place discussions of apprenticeship and workplace learning on a new footing – and led in turn to the book’s impressive impact in business and management scholarship.Table of ContentsWays in to the Text Who are Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger? What does Situated Learning say? Why does Situated Learning matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited

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Book SynopsisHow can we overcome crises and shape our common future?Since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, we have all been put to an immense test. This shows how humanity can successfully and constructively deal with such situations and make the best of them. And we learn that the future is not something that happens to us, but that we can actively and constructively shape it. The basic prerequisite for this is an attitude of openness, mutual helpfulness and hope. This non-fiction book vividly reports on the currently prevailing images of the future and the common longings as well as on people's capacity for hope and action. It reveals the power of desirable images of the future and of a collective hope as the opposite of general helplessness or of blind and naïve optimism. The central statements of this book are based on the experiences of thousands of people in more than ten countries who participated in the scientific study of the Hope Barometer in 2019 and 2020. In a unique way, this combines lived practice with the latest findings of social science futurology, positive psychology and pragmatic philosophy. Target groups:This book is for anyone who wants to look to the future with hope. It offers concrete answers to key questions and shows how crises can be overcome while shaping a better future for individuals and society as a whole. About the author:Dr. Andreas M. Krafft teaches at the University of St. Gallen and at the Free University of Berlin. As co-president of swissfuture, the Swiss Association for Futures Research, and as a board member of the Swiss Society for Positive Psychology, he leads the international research network of the Hope Barometer.Table of ContentsPreface.- Part I - Images of the Future.- Part II - Overcoming Crises.- Part III - Shaping the Future.- Appendix.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"It is the somewhat gratifying lesson of Philip Tetlock's new book ... that people who make prediction their business--people who appear as experts on television, get quoted in newspaper articles, advise governments and businesses, and participate in punditry roundtables--are no better than the rest of us. When they're wrong, they're rarely held accountable, and they rarely admit it, either... It would be nice if there were fewer partisans on television disguised as "analysts" and "experts"... But the best lesson of Tetlock's book may be the one that he seems most reluctant to draw: Think for yourself."--Louis Menand, The New Yorker "The definitive work on this question... Tetlock systematically collected a vast number of individual forecasts about political and economic events, made by recognised experts over a period of more than 20 years. He showed that these forecasts were not very much better than making predictions by chance, and also that experts performed only slightly better than the average person who was casually informed about the subject in hand."--Gavyn Davies, Financial Times "Before anyone turns an ear to the panels of pundits, they might do well to obtain a copy of Phillip Tetlock's new book Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? The Berkeley psychiatrist has apparently made a 20-year study of predictions by the sorts who appear as experts on TV and get quoted in newspapers and found that they are no better than the rest of us at prognostication."--Jim Coyle, Toronto Star "Tetlock uses science and policy to brilliantly explore what constitutes good judgment in predicting future events and to examine why experts are often wrong in their forecasts."--Choice "[This] book ... Marshals powerful evidence to make [its] case. Expert Political Judgment ... Summarizes the results of a truly amazing research project... The question that screams out from the data is why the world keeps believing that "experts" exist at all."--Geoffrey Colvin, Fortune "Philip Tetlock has just produced a study which suggests we should view expertise in political forecasting--by academics or intelligence analysts, independent pundits, journalists or institutional specialists--with the same skepticism that the well-informed now apply to stockmarket forecasting... It is the scientific spirit with which he tackled his project that is the most notable thing about his book, but the findings of his inquiry are important and, for both reasons, everyone seriously concerned with forecasting, political risk, strategic analysis and public policy debate would do well to read the book."--Paul Monk, Australian Financial Review "Phillip E. Tetlock does a remarkable job ... applying the high-end statistical and methodological tools of social science to the alchemistic world of the political prognosticator. The result is a fascinating blend of science and storytelling, in the the best sense of both words."--William D. Crano, PsysCRITIQUES "Mr. Tetlock's analysis is about political judgment but equally relevant to economic and commercial assessments."--John Kay, Financial Times "Why do most political experts prove to be wrong most of time? For an answer, you might want to browse through a very fascinating study by Philip Tetlock ... who in Expert Political Judgment contends that there is no direct correlation between the intelligence and knowledge of the political expert and the quality of his or her forecasts. If you want to know whether this or that pundit is making a correct prediction, don't ask yourself what he or she is thinking--but how he or she is thinking."--Leon Hadar, Business Times

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Islamic Psychology: The Basics is a jargon-free and accessible introduction that explores psychology from an Islamic perspective, and provides a foundation level overview of the fundamental principles and practices of Islamic psychology. The book introduces concepts, models, approaches, themes, and theories you need to know to study the mind, soul, and behaviour based on Islamic scripture.Offering an overview of Islamic psychology and what Islamic psychologists do, chapters address key topics including the history of the evolution of the science of the soul, and the psychology of human behaviour and experiences. Rassool examines the concepts of the Fitrah, the Nafs (Self), the Aql (Intellect), the Ru? (Soul) the Qalb (Heart), and the concept of Islamic healing and spiritual interventions. Other themes include the Qur'an and psychology, models and approaches in Islamic psychology, interpreting Islamic psychology for modern times, and the contemporary scope of the prac

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Book SynopsisThe properties and function of human communication.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook explores cultural responsiveness needed for working with diverse Australian communities in psychology and counselling settings, as well as in social science research. Key concepts essential for self-awareness and multicultural understanding are discussed in detail, encouraging readers to explore socialisation, discrimination and bias as well as effective principles for change. Topics covered include postcolonialism in relation to Indigenous Australians, racism, classism, sexism, cisgenderism and heterosexism, ageism, ableism, sizeism and religion. Over eleven chapters key concepts are discussed by experts in the field. Each topic covered includes a summary of relevant current affairs, followed by reflective essays from individuals sharing their own stories about their identities and experiences. Each chapter concludes with transformational learning activities to cultivate further insight, engagement and understanding of oppression and multicultural experiences.This book will be a core resource for those completing tertiary psychology and counselling courses in Australia, and for those wishing to ensure their existing practice is up to date.Table of Contents1 Introduction; Susan Sisko.- 2 Post-colonialism; Noritta Morseu-Diop, Corrinne Sullivan, Sharlene Cruickshank, Vicki Hutton.- 3 Racism; Alperhan Babacan, Rachael Jacobs, Alanna Kamp, Yin Paradies, Anton Piyarathne, Caroline Wang, Karen Zwi and Lisa Woodland, Vicki Hutton.- 4 Classism; Matt Fisher, Christopher Scanlon, Bernard Deojee, Vicki Hutton.- 5 Sexism; Fiona Kate Barlow, Raine Vickers-Jones, Beatrice Alba, Emma Williamson, Vicki Hutton.- 6 Heterosexism and Cisgenderism; Michael Barnett, Filipe Fotheringham, Vicki Hutton and Kieran O’Loughlin.- 7 Ageism; Catherine Barrett, Sarah Bostock, Alessandra Chinsen, Ilsa Hampton, Magenta Simmons, Ellie Brown, Nicholas Fava and Vivienne Browne, Lucas Walsh, Vicki Hutton.- 8 Ableism; Sarah Wayland and Jennifer Smith-Merry, Sarina Rakidzic and Amie O’Shea, Richard Schweizer, Kate Gill, Vicki Hutton.- 9 Sizeism; Cat Pausé, Deborah Lupton, Tayla Cadigan, Vicki Hutton.- 10 Religious Hegemonism; Kathleen McPhillips, Maxine Rosenfield, Ridwan Haq, Vicki Hutton.- 11 Key principles of multicultural counselling and psychology; Susan Sisko.

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking, comprehensive program for designing effective and socially equitable groups of all sizes- from businesses and social justice groups to global organisations.Whether you work in business or schools, volunteer in neighbourhoods or church organisations, or are involved in social justice and activism, you understand the enormous power of groups to enact powerful and lasting change in the world. But how exactly do you design, build, and sustain effective groups?Based on the work of Nobel Prize winning economist Elinor Ostrom and grounded in contextual behavioura-science, evolutionary science, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Prosocial presents a practical, step-by-step approach to help you energise and strengthen your business or organisation. Using the Prosocial model, you'll learn to design groups that are more harmonious, have better member or employee retention, have better relationships with other groups or business partners, and have more success and longevity.Most importantly, you'll learn to target the characteristics that foster cooperation and collaboration-key ingredients for any effective group.

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Book SynopsisIn 1971, psychologist Philip Zimbardo ran the now famous Stanford prison experiment to show that prison could make normal people behave in pathological ways. Based on the first thorough investigation in the archives of the experiment and on interviews with about half of its participants, this book shows that theStanford prison experiment is far from being scientific. In particular, the guards knew what results were expected from them, they were trained and supervised by the experimenters, and they were following a schedule and a set of rules written by the experimenters. The experimenters deceived the guards and made them believe they were not subjects. They also borrowed many elements from a previous student experiment without disclosing this information in their reports. The prisoners were not allowed to leave the experiment at will, and they were conditioned by the experimenters. The mock prison situation was unrealistic. Most participants did not forget they were participating in an experiment, and many responded to demand characteristics. The data was not collected properly. And the conclusions were pre-written according to non-academic aims. This book goes beyond the experiment to provide ample background and context, in order to understand how the experiment was planned, financed, recorded, and divulged in the press and within the academic. It discusses also the role played by Philip Zimbardo in the trial of one of the guards of Abu Ghraib, as well as the impact of mass media on science, the debates between personal psychology and social psychology, and the specific nature of cold war social science.

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Book SynopsisInternationally respected NVC trainers, Judi Morin, Raj Gill, and Lucy Leu have come together to codify more than twenty years of training experience in one hands-on facilitator guide. Whether you’re a new facilitator, a seasoned trainer looking to incorporate a more experiential approach, or a team of trainers, the Nonviolent Communication Toolkit for Facilitators has a wealth of resources for you. By breaking Nonviolent Communication down into 18 key concepts, this toolkit provides succinct teaching tools that can be used on their own for shorter sessions, or combined for a long-term or multi-session training.

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Book SynopsisWas love invented by European poets in the Middle Ages or is it part of human nature? Will winning the lottery really make you happy? Is it possible to build robots that have feelings? In this Very Sort Introduction Dylan Evans explores these and many other intriguing questions in this guide to the latest thinking about the emotions. Drawing on a wide range of scientific research, from anthropology and psychology to neuroscience and artificial intelligence, Evans takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the human heart, discussing the evolution of emotions and their biological basis, the science of happiness, and the role that emotions play in memory and decision making. Greeted by critics as a pop science classic when it was first published in 2001, the book has now been thoroughly revised and updated to incorporate new developments in our understanding of emotions, including new sections addressing the neural basis of empathy and the emotional impact of films. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of Contents1: The universal language 2: Why Spock could never have evolved 3: Short cuts to happiness 4: The head and the heart 5: The computer that cried Further reading Index

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Book SynopsisThe revolutionary study of how the place where wegrew up shapes the way we think, feel, and act--with new dimensions and perspectivesBased on research conducted in more than seventy countries over a forty-year span,Cultures and Organizations examines what drives people apartâwhen cooperationis so clearly in everyoneâs interest. With major new contributions from MichaelMinkovâs analysis of data from the World Values Survey, as well as an account ofthe evolution of cultures by Gert Jan Hofstede, this revised and expanded edition: Reveals the âœmoral circlesâ from which national societiesare built and the unexamined rules by which people think,feel, and act Explores how national cultures differ in the areas of inequality,assertiveness versus modesty, and tolerance for ambiguity Explains how organizational cultures differ from nationalculturesâand how they can be managed Analyzes stereotyping, differences in language, cultural rootsof the 2008 economTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Rules of the Social Game; Part I: Dimensions of National Cultures; Chapter 1. More Equal Than Others;Chapter 2. I, We and They;Chapter 3. He, She and (S)he; Chapter 4. What Is Different Is Dangerous; Chapter 5. Yesterday, Now or Later?; Part II: Cultures in Organizations; Chapter 6. Pyramids, Machines, Markets and Families; Chapter 7. The Elephant and the Stork; Part III: Implications; Chapter 8. Intercultural Encounters; Chapter 9. Surviving in a Multicultural World; Endnotes; Glossary; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index

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Book SynopsisWe make choices all the time - about trivial matters, about how to spend our money, about how to spend our time, about what to do with our lives. And we are also constantly judging the decisions other people make as rational or irrational. But what kind of criteria are we applying when we say that a choice is rational? What guides our own choices, especially in cases where we don''t have complete information about the outcomes? What strategies should be applied in making decisions which affect a lot of people, as in the case of government policy?This book explores what it means to be rational in all these contexts. It introduces ideas from economics, philosophy, and other areas, showing how the theory applies to decisions in everyday life, and to particular situations such as gambling and the allocation of resources.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade Reviewa spirited and efficient welcome for newcomers should brighten many minds already much immersed - make them newcomers again. * Sydney Afriat, University of Siena *Table of Contents1. Choice and desire ; 2. Reason and rationality ; 3. Racing and roulette ; 4. Gambling and insurance ; 5. Conflict and cooperation ; 6. Democracy and Dictatorship

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Book SynopsisThis book uses Big Allied and Dangerous (BAAD) as the dataset for a modern and comprehensive exploration of why insurgent groups attack civilians, even though their existence depends on public support. The book examines this phenomenon in specific contexts, including schools, news media, and nonmilitary/nongovernment spaces designed for the general public.Trade ReviewIn this compelling book, Asal, Phillips, and Rethemeyer provide a much-needed investigation into why armed militant organizations target civilians during conflicts. The authors use both original quantitative data and numerous case references to construct a comprehensive picture of militant group targeting behavior that considers group relations with civilians, state counter-insurgency strategy, inter-group competition, group criminal activity, group ideology and ethnic ties and a host of other factors. The end result is a book that will inform both scholarly and policy audiences alike. A must-read for anyone interested in insurgent group behavior. * James Piazza, Liberal Arts Professor of Political Science, The Pennsylvania State University *By honing in on relational explanations, this book makes a major contribution to our understanding of why insurgent organizations sometimes kill civilians and other times not. The concept of insurgent embeddedness provides a compelling and novel theoretical lens to explain this variation. Combined with a rich qualitative and quantitative empirical material, it generates profound insights that will inform and inspire students of insurgent violence in years to come. * Hanne Fjelde, Associate Professor, Uppsala University *Insurgent Terrorism is a thought-provoking, provocative investigation by three leading scholars on why insurgent groups may target civilians in pursuit of political goals. This is an important question of increasing relevance for sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa. The book supports its theses with data-driven, careful empirical analysis based on insurgent attacks, goals, and inter-organization linkages. * Todd Sandler, Emeritus Chair, University of Texas at Dallas *This book provides a fresh look at organizations' choices to engage in terrorist attacks against civilians. Advancing a theory of embeddedness, the authors examine complex relationships between insurgent organizations, the state, other insurgents, and the civilian population. They find a diverse set of factors impact different types of terrorism, advancing our understanding of this phenomena. * Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham, Cunningham, Professor, University of Maryland *Insurgent Terrorism is an important book that presents detailed cross-national data and analyses of civilian targeting by insurgent groups in civil conflict. Asal, Phillips, and Rethemeyer persuasively argue that the embeddedness of insurgent groups - that is, their relations with the state, the public, and each other - explains variation in civilian victimization. This relational account produces novel and intriguing findings, such as that both alignment and rivalry with other groups lead to more frequent civilian targeting. Marked by empirical richness, the book advances knowledge on the behavior of insurgent groups, civilian victimization, and civil conflict. * Ursula Daxecker, Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam *Table of ContentsSECTION I. Introduction, Theory, and Initial Testing Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. The Embeddedness Theory of Civilian Targeting by Insurgent Groups Chapter 3. Describing the BAAD2 Insurgency Data and Other Data Sources Chapter 4. Testing Primary Hypotheses SECTION II. Empirical Extensions: Types of Civilian Targeting Chapter 5. Why Do Some Insurgent Groups Attack Schools? Chapter 6. Why Do Some Insurgent Groups Attack Journalists? Chapter 7. Why Do Some Insurgent Groups Mostly Attack the General Public? SECTION III. Further Analysis of Inter-Group Relationships Chapter 8. Longitudinal Modelling of Insurgent Alliances Chapter 9. Understanding Insurgent Rivalry Chapter 10. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisAn essential read, written by a leading expert, for anyone who wants to understand young people's use of social mediaTrade Review"danah boyd . . . is one of my favorite people to talk with about teenagers and technology. That’s not because I agree with her all the time. . . . But danah is the best kind of sparring partner because she always tells me something I didn’t know along the way. That holds true with her new book, which offers interviews with teenagers in communities across the country. By filtering them through her distinct danah lens, she gleans valuable insights."—Emily Bazelon, Slate"Based on a decade of research and interviews with adolescents from the suburbs to the inner city, It’s Complicated is a persuasive anti-alarmist polemic that should help ease parents’ concerns about all sorts of Internet bogeymen."—Randye Hoder, TIME Health & Family"The key point is that social behaviour is adaptive, and people in power (i.e. parents) rarely understand the coping strategies being used by others. When adults start worrying about our children’s use of the internet, we should also ask what we can learn from our children—and then look in the mirror at our own behaviour too. And have the courage to give kids more freedom physically to roam in the 'real' world— alongside their travels in cyberspace."—Gillian Tett, Financial Times"The book took a decade to complete, and cites sociologists including Michel Foucault and Erving Goffman, but it’s the voices of the 166 teenagers Boyd interviewed across America that make it a truly enlightening read."—Jane Mulkerrins, The Sunday Telegraph"It’s Complicated, a new book about teenagers and digital technology by the media scholar danah boyd, places today’s smartphones, iPads and laptops in the context of this perennial power struggle between adolescents and parents. In doing so, it adds much to our understanding of a young generation of hyper-connected, hybrid consumer-producers–a cohort whose behaviour often unites parents, educators and investors in collective bewilderment."—Gautam Malkani, Financial Times"[T]here is something marvellously sensible about Boyd’s resolutely academic style. . . . Boyd’s anatomy of teenage life is penetrating."—Jane Shilling, The Sunday Telegraph"boyd’s new book is layered and smart . . . It’s Complicated will update your mind."—Alissa Quart, New York Times Book Review"Students, parents, and educators will find this a comprehensive study of how technology impacts teens’ lives and how adults can help balance rather than vilify its inevitable use."—Publishers Weekly"[T]here are. . .a lot of interesting observations here: that most teenagers aren’t “digital natives” as we like to believe."—Carole Cadwalladr, The Observer"It's Complicated champion[s] a rich, complex idea of what youth is about, and view[s] with horror the way adult discussions so often reduce the young to mute metrics."—Simon Ings, New Scientist"Boyd’s slim academic study makes a compelling case that today’s teenagers are more adept at navigating [the] dilemmas of the social media age than we old crusties aged 20 and over."—Helen Lewis, New Statesman"In It’s Complicated, [boyd's] detailed new anthropological inquiry into the internet habits of American teenagers, she does much to dispel many of the alarmist myths that surround young people and social media. Boyd has spent over a decade interviewing teens about their use of social media, and in the process has developed a nuanced feel for how they live their online lives."—Jacob Mikanowski, Prospect MagazineWinner of the 2015 Educators Book Award given by the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International"In explaining the networked realm of teens, boyd has the insights of a sociologist, the eye of a reporter, and the savvy of a technologist. For parents puzzled about what their kids are doing online, this is an indispensable book."—Walter Isaacson, CEO of the Aspen Institute, author of Steve Jobs"If you want to understand the digital worlds inhabited by today's young people, this is the book to read."—Howard Gardner, coauthor of The App Generation"Boyd has done her homework and listened well. She is a high-tech medium translating the language and meaning of teenagers and social networking."—Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues and In the Body of the World"I want to get this publication into the hands of every teacher, parent, policy maker, and journalist. Thoughtful in her analysis and adept at skewering the most common misunderstandings and anxieties about teens' online lives, boyd is the best possible person to write a book like this, and this book does not disappoint in any way."—Henry Jenkins, coauthor of Spreadable Media: Creating Meaning and Value in a Networked Culture"Astute, nuanced, provocative and hopeful, boyd does it all in this must-read treatise on teens and their digital lives."—Stephen Balkam, Founder and CEO, Family Online Safety Institute‘My favourite work book this year is danah boyd’s It’s Complicated. Myth-busting, assumption-challenging and eye-opening, it brings real evidence to a crucial field. Well written, academically rigorous and enjoyable, it makes important points for adults as well as teens.’—Paul Bernal, THES. -- Paul Bernal * THE *

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