Social, group or collective psychology Books
Bloomsbury Academic A Driving Anger
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Oxford University Press Representing Homelessness
Book SynopsisThis multidisciplinary volume combines academic research with first-hand accounts of homelessness. It describes how people affected by homelessness are perceived as objects through the process of Othering. It also provides examples of how such Othering can be overcome through collaboration, and by providing a platform for people affected by homelessness.The volume argues that stereotypical representations of homelessness, while useful for charity fundraising, do more harm than good. It concludes that organisations tasked with dealing with homelessness must include greater representation from people with direct lived experience' of homelessness.Table of ContentsList of Figures Notes on Contributors OWEN CLAYTON: Introduction: 's Skid Row 10: OWEN CLAYTON:
£65.00
The University of Chicago Press Blind to Sameness Sexpectations and the Social
Book SynopsisWhat is the role of the senses in how we understand the world? Drawing on more than sixty interviews with two decidedly different populations - the blind and the transgendered, this title answers provocative questions about the relationships between sex differences, biology, and visual perception.Trade Review"Blind to Sameness is a remarkable and highly original book. For theorists and empiricists alike this is a masterful empirical work in the social construction of reality and a fine example to show that theorist and researcher need not be mentally separated." (Wayne H. Brekhus, author of Peacocks, Chameleons, Centaurs)"
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The University of Chicago Press Misery and Company
Book SynopsisCandace Clark here seeks to identify the role sympathy plays in constructing the social order of American society. She explores the difference it makes for individuals, for relationships and for group solidarity if one person gives or withholds sympathy from another.
£30.00
The University of Chicago Press German Ideology From France to Germany and Back
Book SynopsisThis work examines the different national forms of the modern ideology of economic individualism. By means of a detailed comparison of France and Germany, it seeks to demonstrate that the French and German notions of individualism are far from equivalent.
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press Essays on Individualism Modern Ideology in
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University of Chicago Press Becoming an Ex The Process of Role Exit
Book SynopsisExploring a wide range of role changes, Ebaugh focuses on voluntary exits from significant roles and the common stages--from disillusionment with a particular identity to search for alternative roles to turning points and finally to the creation of an identity as an ex.
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press Collaborative Circles
Book SynopsisThis study looks at group dynamics in six collaborative circles: the French Impressionists; Sigmund Freud and his friends; C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Inklings; social reformers Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony; the Fugitive poets; and writers Joseph Conrad and Ford Maddox Ford.
£34.20
The University of Chicago Press The Cynical Society
Book SynopsisThe Cynical Society is a study of the political despair and abdication of (individual) responsibility Goldfarb calls cynicisma central but unexamined aspect of contemporary American political and social life. Goldfarb reveals with vivid strokes how cynicism undermines our capacity to think about society's strengths and weaknesses. Drawing on thinkers from Alexis de Tocqueville to Allan Bloom and on such recent works as Beloved, Bonfire of the Vanities, and Mississippi Burning, The Cynical Society celebrates cultural pluralism's role in democracy.
£30.00
The University of Chicago Press The Book of Margins Religion and Postmodernism
Book SynopsisJonathan M. Hall explores questions of ethnic and national identity in the context of ancient Greece in Hellenicity, drawing on an exceptionally wide range of evidence to determine when, how, why, and to what extent the Greeks conceived themselves as a single people.Trade Review"This book represents a very valuable addition to the literature on the ancient Greeks' conceptualization of their own ethnic identity and its relation to their culture....An important and stimulating book." - Kathryn Lomas, Bryn Mawr Classical Review; "Hall's scholarship is throughout deeply impressive, thoroughly informed by the latest theory and expressed in vigorous prose. He writes accessibly for intelligent general readers." - Paul Cartledge, London Magazine"
£34.20
The University of Chicago Press The Social Production of Indifference
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The University of Chicago Press Ethnography and Human Development Context and
Book SynopsisRestoring ethnographic methods to a central place in social inquiry, this text discusses how qualitative methodologies have strengthened the understanding of cognitive, emotional and behavioural development, and of the difficulties of growing up in contemporary society.
£30.00
The University of Chicago Press The Feast of the Sorcerer Practices of
Book SynopsisSorcery has long been associated with the dark side of human development, along with magic and witchcraft. This text argues, however, that sorcery practices reveal critical insights into how consciousness is formed, and how human beings constitute their social and political realities.
£42.75
The University of Chicago Press Opposing Ambitions Gender and Identity in an
Book SynopsisUsing a case study of a holistic health centre, Renewal, this book offers lessons on understanding the problems women face in organizations, the failure of social movements to live up to their ideals, and how it is possible for progressiveness to avoid perpetuating the inequalities it opposes.
£23.00
The University of Chicago Press Psychopathology and Politics Emersion Emergent
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1930, this classic study of personality types remains vital for the understanding of contemporary public figures. Lasswell's pioneering application of the concepts of clinical psychology to the understanding of powerbrokers in politics, business, and even the church offers insights into the careers of leaders as diverse as Adolf Hitler and Richard Nixon.
£38.00
The University of Chicago Press Unnatural Emotions Everyday Sentiments on a
Book Synopsis"An outstanding contribution to psychological anthropology. Its excellent ethnography and its provocative theory make it essential reading for all those concerned with the understanding of human emotions."--Karl G. Heider, "American Anthropologist"
£24.00
The University of Chicago Press The Economy of Character Novels Market Culture
Book SynopsisAt the start of the 18th century, literary "characters" referred as much to letters and typefaces as it did to persons in books. However, this text shows how, by the 19th century, readers used transactions with characters to accommodate themselves to newly-commmercialized social relations.
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University of Chicago Press ParaSites A Casebook against Cynical Reason
Book SynopsisThis is the penultimate volume in the "Late Editions" series, exploring how social actors located within centres of power and privilege develop and express a critical consciousness of their own situations.
£109.25
The University of Chicago Press Selfishness Altruism and Rationality
Book SynopsisWhy do we volunteer time? Why do we contribute money? Why, even, do we vote, if the effect of a single vote is negligible? Rationality-based microeconomic models are hard-pressed to explain such social behavior, but Howard Margolis proposes a solution. He suggests that within each person there are two selves, one selfish and the other group-oriented, and that the individual follows a Darwinian rule for allocating resources between those two selves. Howard Margolis's intriguing ideas . . . provide an alternative to the crude models of rational choice that have dominated economics and political science for too long.Times Literary Supplement
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The University of Chicago Press Mother Camp Female Impersonators in America
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The University of Chicago Press Home and Work
Book SynopsisThis text explores the intricacies and implications of how people draw the line between home and work. Arguing that relationships between the two realms range from those that are highly integrating to those that are highly segmenting, it examines the symbolic value of objects and actions.
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The University of Chicago Press Microsociology Discourse Emotion and Social
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The University of Chicago Press The Senses Still
Book SynopsisThis volume brings together essays by five scholars concerned with the senses and the anthropology of everyday life. Covering a wide range of topics from film to food, the authors describe ways in which sensory memories have preserved cultures otherwise threatened by urbanism and modernity.Table of ContentsPrologue C. Nadia Seremetakis 1: The Memory of the Senses, Part I: Marks of the Transitory C. Nadia Seremetakis 2: Intersection: Benjamin, Bloch, Braudel, Beyond C. Nadia Seremetakis 3: The Memory of the Senses, Part II: Still Acts C. Nadia Seremetakis 4: The Cinema Screen as Prosthesis of Perception: A Historical Account Susan Buck-Morss 5: On the Move: The Struggle for the Body in Sweden in the 1930s Jonas Frykman 6: From Desert Storm to Rodney King via ex-Yugoslavia: On Cultural Anaesthesia Allen Feldman 7: "Conscious" Ain't Consciousness: Entering the "Museum of Sensory Absence" Paul Stoller 8: Implications C. Nadia Seremetakis About the Book and Editor About the Contributors
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The University of Chicago Press Welcome to Middle Age And Other Cultural Fictions
Book SynopsisThe construction of "midlife", most often rendered in chronological, biological and medical terms, has become an accepted reality to European Americans. This study explores the significance of this pervasive cultural representation compared to other cultures where "middle age" does not exist.
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The University of Chicago Press Georg Simmel on Individuality and Social Forms
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The University of Chicago Press Strong Interaction
Book SynopsisBlending physiology and psychology with historical examples of social change and a model of social systems, this work examines how societies are made possible. The influences of love relationships, attachments, and addictive behaviours in society are also discussed here.
£30.40
The University of Chicago Press Political Tolerance and American Democracy Midway
Book SynopsisThis path-breaking book reconceptualizes our understanding of political tolerance as well as of its foundations. Previous studies, the authors contend, overemphasized the role of education in explaining the presence of tolerance, while giving insufficient weight to personality and ideological factors. With an innovative methodology for measuring levels of tolerance more accurately, the authors are able to explain why particular groups are targeted and why tolerance is an inherently political concept. Far from abating, the degree of intolerance in America today is probably as great as it ever was; it is the targets of intolerance that have changed.
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The University of Chicago Press BrainsPracticesRelativism Social Theory After
Book SynopsisIn a series of tightly argued essays, Turner traces out implications that discarding the notion of shared frameworks has for relativism, social constructivism, normativity and a number of other concepts.
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Columbia University Press Human Behavior and Social Environments
Book SynopsisUsing a biophysical perspective, this text aims to demonstrate that there are many ways of knowing, methods of inquiry, and perspectives that can guide one's understanding of human behaviour. It encourages the development of critical thinking as opposed to memorization of theories.Trade ReviewSaleebey is telling an evocative story of how we "become human" through the lifecycle. -- Michael Hayes Clinical Social Work JournalTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Philosophical principles Conceptual frameworks Integrative themes Paradigms, postmodernism, and possibilities M & M dialogue Meaning-making Self Culture Story, connection, ritual and myth M & M dialogue Strengths and Resilience Strengths and resilience: images of altruism and humanity Power in the people: Strengths and hope M & M dialogue Biopsychosocial Understanding Human nature and the human condition Genes and experience: The case of temperament The brain and behavior: The biopsychosocial view M & M dialogue Nature and Nurture; Neurons and Narratives Nature and nurture: How necessary are parents? Nature Nurture Neurons and narratives: A biopsychosocial understanding of mental illness M & M dialogues Theories: Part I The elements of theory Part/whole analysis Psychodynamic theory Critique of psychodynamic theory M & M dialogues Theories: Part II Ecological theory Critique of ecological theory Cognitive theory Cognitive theories and the environment Critique of cognitive approaches Radical/critical theory The terms and conditions of radical/critical theory Critique of radical/critical theory Conclusion M & M dialogues Families: The Variety of Us The family and society today: What's up? The family and community What are families for? The care and feeding of infants Socialization What is a family? Nuclear family A note on social class and family Single-parent families Extended families Dual earner families Remarried families Couples Gay and lesbian families Family resilience Conclusion M & M Dialogue Growing Up in the Community and World: Part I A contextual model of family transition and adaptation Becoming partners and being a couple I love your genes A new human being joins the family Culture: Africentric childrearing The early processes that make us human Culture, again Where's dad? When things go awry Being homeless Conclusion M & M dialogue Growing up in the Family and Community: Part II Middle childhood: The forgotten years Moral development Peers and groups Siblings School and family; play and work Meaning and community A note on ADHD Conclusion M & M dialogue Growing Up in the Family and Community: Part III Sturm and drang or "the romance of risk" Identity formation: Gender and culture Gender and identity Sexuality Risks and resiliency: The family and community Violence and the neighborhood Adolescents and community Adolescents and family Family and community and understanding and intervening Conclusion M & M dialogue Coming of Age and Old Age in Family and Community Maturity: Love, work, connection, and closure Theories of the adult development of maturity Borysenko Levinson Contextual/constructionist view Generational differences Some important moments in adult life Leaving home Boomerang babies Love and work together Love and mating: the coming together of body, mind and culture Work Becoming a citizen: family and community Coming of (older) age in America Successful aging Dying and death Conclusion M & M dialogue Reprise, Vision and the Final Conversation Reprise Spirituality The ordinariness of everyday life Multiculturalism Technology The global village Organizations: Culture and behavior Context So what is the good life, anyway? The heroic and the common Some elements of a life worth living Conclusion The final M & M dialogue
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Columbia University Press Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian Gay and
Book SynopsisA compilation of articles providing an overview of current thought on the psychological aspects of lesbian, gay and bisexual experience. Divided into nine sections, the meaning of sexual orientation, discrimation, identity development, diversity, adolescence and mental health, are all discussed.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction to the Second Edition: Lesbian Gay Male and Bisexual Dimensions in the Psychological Study of Human Diversity Douglas C. Kimmel and Linda D. Garnets Part I: The Meaning of Sexual Orientation Contemporary Issue: Degree of Choice versus No Choice of Sexual Orientation 1. What a Light It Shed: The Life of Evelyn Hooker Douglas C. Kimmel and Linda D. Garnets 2. Biological Perspectives on Sexual Orientation, by J. Michael Bailey 3. Bisexual Identities, by Ronald C. Fox 4. Explaining Diversity in the Development of Same-Sex Sexuality Among Young Women, by Lisa M. Diamond and Ritch C. Savin-Williams Part II: Psychological Dimensions of Prejudice Discrimination and Violence Contemporary Issue: Sexual Prejudice Verbal Abuse Physical Harassment and Violence Based on Sexual Orientation 5. The Psychology of Sexual Prejudice, by Gregory M. Herek 6. Do Heterosexual Women and Men Differ in Their Attitudes Toward Homosexuality? A Conceptual and Methodological Analysis., by Mary E. Kite and Bernard E. Whitley Jr. 7. Violence and Victimization of Lesbians and Gay Men: Mental Health Consequences, by Linda Garnets Gregory M. Herek and Barrie Levy 8. Matthew Shepard's Death: A Professional Awakening, by Ritch C. Savin-Williams Part III: Identity Development and Stigma Management Contemporary Issue: Effects of Historical Differences Between Older and Younger Generations of Lesbians Bisexuals and Gay Men 9. Finding a Sexual Identity and Community: Therapeutic Implications and Cultural Assumptions in Scientific Models of Coming Out., by Paula C. Rust 10. Why Tell If You're Not Asked? Self-Disclosure Intergroup Contact and Heterosexuals' Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Gregory M. Herek 11. Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Youths' Relationships with Their ParentsRitch C. Savin-Williams 12. Employment and Sexual Orientation: Disclosure and Discrimination in the Workplace, by M. V. Lee Badgett Part IV: Diversity Among Gay Men Lesbians and Bisexuals Contemporary Issue: Racism in the Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Community 13. Beyond Heterosexism and Across the Cultural Divide Developing an Inclusive Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Psychology: A Look to the Future, by Beverly Greene 14. Native Gay and Lesbian Issues: The Two-Spirited, by Terry Tafoya 15. Sapphic Shadows: Challenging the Silence in the Study of SexualityEvelyn Blackwood and Saskia E. Wieringa 16. Identifying and Addressing Health Issues of Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Populations in Rural Communities: Psychological Perspectives, by Douglas C. Kimmel Part V: Relationships and Families Contemporary Issue: Legal Recognition of Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Relationships and Families 17. The Close Relationships of Lesbians Gay Men and Bisexuals, by Letitia Anne Peplau and Leah R. Spalding 18. Monogamy and Polyamory, by Paula C. Rust 19. Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents, by Charlotte J. Patterson 20. Stories from the Homefront: Perspectives of Asian-American Parents with Lesbian Daughters and Gay Sons, by Alice Y. Hom Part VI: Adolescence Midlife and Aging Contemporary Issue: The Impact of AIDS on Adolescents and Older Persons 21. Developmental and Adjustment Issues of Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Adolescents: A Review of the Empirical Literature, by Karla Anhalt and Tracy L. Morris 22. Lesbians and Gay Men in Midlife, by Douglas C. Kimmel and Barbara E. Sang 23. Being Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Sixty or Older, by Arnold H. Grossman Anthony R. D'Augelli and Timothy S. O'Connell Part VII: Health Contemporary Issue: Barriers to Health Care for Lesbians Gay Men and Bisexuals 24. AIDS and Stigma, by Gregory M. Herek 25. Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Health: Findings and Concerns, by Gay and Lesbian Medical Association and Columbia University Center for Lesbian 26. Long-Term Care and Hospice: The Special Needs of Older Gay Men and Lesbians, by Lora Connolly Part VIII: Mental Health Contemporary Issue: Effects of State and National Legislation and Popular Votes Regarding Sexual Orientation Issues on the Psychological Well-Being of Gay Men Lesbians and Bisexuals 27. "Somewhere in Des Moines or San Antonio": Historical Perspectives on Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Mental Health, by Esther D. Rothblum 28. The Practice and Ethics of Sexual Orientation Conversion TherapyDouglas C. Haldeman 29. Minority Stress and the Mental Health in Gay Men, by Ilan H. Meyer Part IX: Status of Research Practice and Public Policy Issues in American Psychology Contemporary Issue: Benefits of Bisexuals Lesbians and Gay Men to Society and to Heterosexual Women and Men 30. Avoiding Heterosexist Bias in Psychological Research, by Gregory M. Herek Douglas C. Kimmel Hortensia Amaro and Gary B. Melton 31. Guidelines for Psychotherapy with Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Clients, by American Psychological Association 32. Seeing Is Believing: Research on Women's Sexual Orientation and Public Policy, by Sheila James Kuehl Acknowledgments Index
£38.25
Columbia University Press Human Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants
Book SynopsisHuman Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants makes philosophy fun, tactile, and popular. Moral thinking is simple, Ruwen Ogien argues, and as inherent as the senses. In our daily experiences, in the situations we confront and in the scenes we witness, we develop an understanding of right and wrong as sophisticated as the moral outlook of the world's most gifted philosophers. By drawing on this knowledge to navigate life's most perplexing problems, ethics becomes second nature. Ogien explores, through experimental philosophy and other methods, the responses nineteen real-world conundrums provoke. Is a short, mediocre life better than no life at all? Is it acceptable to kill a healthy person so his organs can save five others? Would you swap a natural life filled with frustration, disappointment, and partial success for a world in which all of your needs are met, but through artificial and mechanical means? Ogien doesn't seek to show how difficult it is to determine right from wrong Trade ReviewHuman Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants is Ruwen Ogien at his very best. The book's richness lies in Ogien's endeavor to do philosophy from the reality of lived experience rather than the kind of imaginary reflection that is characteristic of so much of philosophy. -- Laurence Thomas, Syracuse University A lucid translation of a wide-ranging intellectual foray. Booklist (starred review)Table of ContentsPreface: An Antimanual of Ethics Acknowledgments Introduction: What Is the Use of Thought Experiments? Part I. Problems, Dilemmas, and Paradoxes: Nineteen Moral Puzzles 1. Emergencies 2. The Child Who Is Drowning in a Pond 3. A Transplant Gone Mad 4. Confronting a Furious Crowd 5. The Killer Trolley 6. Incest in All Innocence 7. The Amoralist 8. The Experience Machine 9. Is a Short and Mediocre Life Preferable to No Life at All? 10. I Would Have Preferred Never to Have Been Born 11. Must We Eliminate Animals in Order to Liberate Them? 12. The Utility Monster 13. A Violinist Has Been Plugged Into Your Back 14. Frankenstein, Minister of Health 15. Who Am I Without My Organs? 16. And If Sexuality Were Free? 17. It Is Harder to Do Good Intentionally Than It Is to Do Evil 18. We Are Free, Even If Everything Is Written in Advance 19. Monsters and Saints Part II. The Ingredients of the Moral "Cuisine" 20. Intuitions and Rules 21. A Little Method! 22. What Remains of Our Moral Intuitions? 23. Where Has the Moral Instinct Gone? 24. A Philosopher Aware of the Limits of His Moral Intuitions Is Worth Two Others, Indeed More 25. Understand the Elementary Rules of Moral Reasoning 26. Dare to Criticize the Elementary Rules of Moral Argument Conclusion Glossary Notes Index
£79.20
Columbia University Press Human Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants
Book SynopsisHuman Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants makes philosophy fun, tactile, and popular. Moral thinking is simple, Ruwen Ogien argues, and as inherent as the senses. In our daily experiences, in the situations we confront and in the scenes we witness, we develop an understanding of right and wrong as sophisticated as the moral outlook of the world's most gifted philosophers. By drawing on this knowledge to navigate life's most perplexing problems, ethics becomes second nature. Ogien explores, through experimental philosophy and other methods, the responses nineteen real-world conundrums provoke. Is a short, mediocre life better than no life at all? Is it acceptable to kill a healthy person so his organs can save five others? Would you swap a natural life filled with frustration, disappointment, and partial success for a world in which all of your needs are met, but through artificial and mechanical means? Ogien doesn't seek to show how difficult it is to determine right from wrong Trade ReviewHuman Kindness and the Smell of Warm Croissants is Ruwen Ogien at his very best. The book's richness lies in Ogien's endeavor to do philosophy from the reality of lived experience rather than the kind of imaginary reflection that is characteristic of so much of philosophy. -- Laurence Thomas, Syracuse University A lucid translation of a wide-ranging intellectual foray. Booklist (starred review)Table of ContentsPreface: An Antimanual of Ethics Acknowledgments Introduction: What Is the Use of Thought Experiments? Part I. Problems, Dilemmas, and Paradoxes: Nineteen Moral Puzzles 1. Emergencies 2. The Child Who Is Drowning in a Pond 3. A Transplant Gone Mad 4. Confronting a Furious Crowd 5. The Killer Trolley 6. Incest in All Innocence 7. The Amoralist 8. The Experience Machine 9. Is a Short and Mediocre Life Preferable to No Life at All? 10. I Would Have Preferred Never to Have Been Born 11. Must We Eliminate Animals in Order to Liberate Them? 12. The Utility Monster 13. A Violinist Has Been Plugged Into Your Back 14. Frankenstein, Minister of Health 15. Who Am I Without My Organs? 16. And If Sexuality Were Free? 17. It Is Harder to Do Good Intentionally Than It Is to Do Evil 18. We Are Free, Even If Everything Is Written in Advance 19. Monsters and Saints Part II. The Ingredients of the Moral "Cuisine" 20. Intuitions and Rules 21. A Little Method! 22. What Remains of Our Moral Intuitions? 23. Where Has the Moral Instinct Gone? 24. A Philosopher Aware of the Limits of His Moral Intuitions Is Worth Two Others, Indeed More 25. Understand the Elementary Rules of Moral Reasoning 26. Dare to Criticize the Elementary Rules of Moral Argument Conclusion Glossary Notes Index
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Columbia University Press Terrorist Minds
Book SynopsisDrawing on groundbreaking personal interviews as well as decades of research from psychologists and others, John Horgan traces the pathways that lead people into violent extremism and explores what happens to them as their involvement deepens.Trade ReviewA masterful exploration of the question of who becomes a terrorist and why, by the world’s leading expert on the psychology of terrorism. Horgan explains how far our understanding has come since 9/11 and provides a blueprint for future studies. An essential primer about the complex mix of social conditions and psychology that lead individuals to turn to terrorist violence, and why and how they leave terrorism behind. -- Jessica Stern, author of Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants KillBoiling down oceans of research into lucid prose, Terrorist Minds represents a major achievement. Horgan surveys what is already known about the psychology of terrorism, and how in the future we might yet see further and clearer. An inspiring book that wears its immense learning lightly. -- T. K. Wilson, author of Killing Strangers: How Political Violence Became ModernTerrorist Minds is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand how and why people become involved with terrorism—and how and why they sometimes quit. Throughout this book, Horgan, one of the most brilliant minds in our field, offers an engaging, masterful blend of research and insights from talking directly with terrorists. This authoritative masterpiece brings invaluable clarity to a profoundly complex topic. -- Randy Borum, coeditor of Violent Extremism: A Handbook of Risk Assessment and ManagementLike a skilled climber, John Horgan ascends the summits, where the air is thin and few dare to travel. Terrorist Minds is an exploratory journey that identifies hazards and illuminates the new trails that have yet to be blazed within terrorism research. -- Mark Fallon, author of Unjustifiable Means: The Inside Story of How the CIA, Pentagon, and U.S. Government Conspired to TortureTable of ContentsPreface1. What Is Terrorism?2. Who Becomes a Terrorist?3. Motivation4. Mindset5. Reintegration6. Talking to Terrorists7. Chasing StormsAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
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Columbia University Press The First Resort
Book SynopsisSocial psychiatry was a mid-twentieth-century approach to mental health that stressed the prevention of mental illness rather than its treatment. Matthew Smith offers a history of the rise and fall of social psychiatry that also explores the lessons this largely forgotten movement has to offer today.Trade ReviewMatthew Smith has done a great service by restoring to us the vanished history of social psychiatry. The pandemic uncovered social fissures, including large racial and ethnic divides. These should clear the way for a renaissance of social psychiatry: to have good mental health, people need decent lives. -- Mary Travis Bassett, commissioner of the New York State Department of HealthThe challenges and debates that animated social psychiatry echo in today’s conversations about the “social determinants” of health. Smith’s engaging description of the successes and, ultimately, the failures of this past attempt to ground mental health in social conditions offers important lessons to those who strive to do so now. -- Sherry Glied, coauthor of Better But Not Well: Mental Health Policy in the U.S. since 1950Matthew Smith has written a compelling history of social psychiatry in the United States. He expertly charts its origins, evolution, and decline over the course of the twentieth century, forcing us to reckon with the ways that our society’s glorification of the individual and the profit motive ultimately undermined the noble effort to use mental healthcare to address social inequality. -- Martin Summers, author of Madness in the City of Magnificent Intentions: A History of Race and Mental Illness in the Nation's CapitalCarefully contextualized and urgently relevant to the exigencies of today, The First Resort is required reading for anyone seeking to understand how social disparities contribute to mental health disparities—and to rediscover a forgotten range of solutions for building a more equitable approach to treatment, prevention, and recovery. -- Jeremy A. Greene, author of The Doctor Who Wasn’t There: Technology, History, and the Limits of TelehealthThe First Resort is a fascinating, well-researched, and beautifully written history of social psychiatry. As the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically exposed the ongoing costs of mental health disparities, Smith’s history is highly relevant. -- Anne Kveim Lie, University of OsloFor far too long historians have written dismissively—or, worse, entirely ignored—of the contributions made by social psychiatry to the evolution of thought on mental health in the twentieth century. The First Resort explains the conditions that allowed social psychiatry to emerge and addresses the reasons it ultimately failed, highlighting both the strengths and limitations of the social psychiatry movement. -- Mat Savelli, coeditor of Global Transformation in the Life Sciences, 1945–1980Table of ContentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: The Magic Years1. The Origins of Social Psychiatry2. From Hobohemia to the Gold Coast3. Swamp Yankees and Proper New Haveners4. Madness in the Metropolis5. From Cove to Woodlot6. The Decline of Social PsychiatryEpilogue: Social Psychiatry and Universal Basic IncomeAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
£95.00
Columbia University Press The First Resort The History of Social Psychiatry
Book SynopsisSocial psychiatry was a mid-twentieth-century approach to mental health that stressed the prevention of mental illness rather than its treatment. Matthew Smith offers a history of the rise and fall of social psychiatry that also explores the lessons this largely forgotten movement has to offer today.Trade ReviewMatthew Smith has done a great service by restoring to us the vanished history of social psychiatry. The pandemic uncovered social fissures, including large racial and ethnic divides. These should clear the way for a renaissance of social psychiatry: to have good mental health, people need decent lives. -- Mary Travis Bassett, commissioner of the New York State Department of HealthThe challenges and debates that animated social psychiatry echo in today’s conversations about the “social determinants” of health. Smith’s engaging description of the successes and, ultimately, the failures of this past attempt to ground mental health in social conditions offers important lessons to those who strive to do so now. -- Sherry Glied, coauthor of Better But Not Well: Mental Health Policy in the U.S. since 1950Matthew Smith has written a compelling history of social psychiatry in the United States. He expertly charts its origins, evolution, and decline over the course of the twentieth century, forcing us to reckon with the ways that our society’s glorification of the individual and the profit motive ultimately undermined the noble effort to use mental healthcare to address social inequality. -- Martin Summers, author of Madness in the City of Magnificent Intentions: A History of Race and Mental Illness in the Nation's CapitalCarefully contextualized and urgently relevant to the exigencies of today, The First Resort is required reading for anyone seeking to understand how social disparities contribute to mental health disparities—and to rediscover a forgotten range of solutions for building a more equitable approach to treatment, prevention, and recovery. -- Jeremy A. Greene, author of The Doctor Who Wasn’t There: Technology, History, and the Limits of TelehealthThe First Resort is a fascinating, well-researched, and beautifully written history of social psychiatry. As the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically exposed the ongoing costs of mental health disparities, Smith’s history is highly relevant. -- Anne Kveim Lie, University of OsloFor far too long historians have written dismissively—or, worse, entirely ignored—of the contributions made by social psychiatry to the evolution of thought on mental health in the twentieth century. The First Resort explains the conditions that allowed social psychiatry to emerge and addresses the reasons it ultimately failed, highlighting both the strengths and limitations of the social psychiatry movement. -- Mat Savelli, coeditor of Global Transformation in the Life Sciences, 1945–1980Table of ContentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: The Magic Years1. The Origins of Social Psychiatry2. From Hobohemia to the Gold Coast3. Swamp Yankees and Proper New Haveners4. Madness in the Metropolis5. From Cove to Woodlot6. The Decline of Social PsychiatryEpilogue: Social Psychiatry and Universal Basic IncomeAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
£25.00
Longleaf - Univ of Notre Dame Du Lac Freud Psychoanalysis
Book SynopsisCombining a comprehensive account of Freudian theory with a synthesis of contemporary psychoanalysis, this volume details the development of analytic theory. The author traces this evolution from the earliest stages of Freud's psychoanalytic thinking to developments such as relations theory.Trade Review“Meissner summarizes the findings and theories of psychoanalysis in a contemporary context while emphasizing significant historical roots. He does so in a comprehensive way, covering and evaluating many important trends and theoretical perspectives. His book is thus an excellent compendium of many classical and modern views.” —Psychoanalytic Quarterly“Meissner (Boston College) offers one of the best summaries available of the development of Freud’s thought and of post-Freudian psychoanalytic developments. It is more advanced and more comprehensive in treating Freud than Raymond Francher’s Psychoanalytic Psychology: The Development of Freud’s Thought (CH, Mar’64) and David Stafford-Clark’s What Freud Really Said (CH,Oct’67) ... Meissner’s is now the book to recommend to upper-division undergraduates through faculty for a comprehensive survey of psychoanalytic thought.” —Choice“This relatively short book is really a primer on psychoanalysis, along the lines of Brenner’s (1955) and Waelder’s (1960) classic texts. Although similar to these books in offering an overview and explanation of Freud’s theories, it has the advantage of summarizing the post-Freudian development of psychoanalysis as well, particularly recent thinking. . . . an excellent resource for teaching. . . . The main strength of this book is that it provides a comprehensive yet succinct overview and critique of various schools of thought within psychoanalysis by someone who has spent a good part of his life thinking and writing about it.” —American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry“[A] useful introductory manual on Freud’s basic theories and a brief overview of his psychoanalytic technique. [A]n interesting, informative, and readable survey of the basic tenets of psychoanalytic theory from a classical, scientific perspective.” —Journal of Phenomenological Psychology“Meissner’s Freud and Psychoanalysis gives a thorough and balanced view of its topic and renders difficult and complex material accessible an even inviting to the neophyte.” —Freud Studies“Throughout the book, Meissner presents his complex material in clear, judiciously chosen language which, whilst often laden with jargon, is almost always accessible and intelligible. At his best, Meissner’s exposition of Freud is genuinely illuminating and stimulating.” —The Heythrop Journal
£70.55
University of Notre Dame Press Freud and Psychoanalysis
Book SynopsisOne hundred years after the birth of psychoanalysis, renowned scholar W. W. Meissner combines a comprehensive account of the evolution of Freud's thought with a synthesis of contemporary psychoanalytic theory that includes the contributions of Margaret Mahler and Erik Erikson, as well as those of Heinz Hartmann, Heinz Kohut, Otto Kernberg, Ronald Fairbairn, Donald Winnicott, and Anna Freud.Dr. Meissner details the development of psychoanalytic theory, tracing its evolution from the earliest stages of Freud's thinking to recent developments such as object relations theory and self-psychology. A chapter on psychoanalytic therapy completes this unique and essential volume.Freud and Psychoanalysis was originally published as part of a reference work addressed to psychiatrists. The University of Notre Dame Press edition of this classic study makes it available for the first time to a wider audience. The only contemporary work on Freud and the field he founded writtTrade Review“Meissner summarizes the findings and theories of psychoanalysis in a contemporary context while emphasizing significant historical roots. He does so in a comprehensive way, covering and evaluating many important trends and theoretical perspectives. His book is thus an excellent compendium of many classical and modern views.” —Psychoanalytic Quarterly“Meissner (Boston College) offers one of the best summaries available of the development of Freud’s thought and of post-Freudian psychoanalytic developments. It is more advanced and more comprehensive in treating Freud than Raymond Francher’s Psychoanalytic Psychology: The Development of Freud’s Thought (CH, Mar’64) and David Stafford-Clark’s What Freud Really Said (CH,Oct’67) ... Meissner’s is now the book to recommend to upper-division undergraduates through faculty for a comprehensive survey of psychoanalytic thought.” —Choice“This relatively short book is really a primer on psychoanalysis, along the lines of Brenner’s (1955) and Waelder’s (1960) classic texts. Although similar to these books in offering an overview and explanation of Freud’s theories, it has the advantage of summarizing the post-Freudian development of psychoanalysis as well, particularly recent thinking. . . . an excellent resource for teaching. . . . The main strength of this book is that it provides a comprehensive yet succinct overview and critique of various schools of thought within psychoanalysis by someone who has spent a good part of his life thinking and writing about it.” —American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry“[A] useful introductory manual on Freud’s basic theories and a brief overview of his psychoanalytic technique. [A]n interesting, informative, and readable survey of the basic tenets of psychoanalytic theory from a classical, scientific perspective.” —Journal of Phenomenological Psychology“Meissner’s Freud and Psychoanalysis gives a thorough and balanced view of its topic and renders difficult and complex material accessible an even inviting to the neophyte.” —Freud Studies“Throughout the book, Meissner presents his complex material in clear, judiciously chosen language which, whilst often laden with jargon, is almost always accessible and intelligible. At his best, Meissner’s exposition of Freud is genuinely illuminating and stimulating.” —The Heythrop Journal
£25.19
Yale University Press Law and the Unconscious
Book SynopsisHow do we bring the law into line with people's psychological experience?Trade ReviewWinner of the American Psychoanalytic Association's 2018 Courage to Dream Book PrizeWinner of the Sharon Harris 2018 Book Award, given by The University of Connecticut for the best book published in the humanities. "Anne Dailey takes up the controversial relation of law and psychoanalysis in a book of great cogency and importance. She goes far beyond the standard quarrels that divide the two fields and makes a reasoned and forceful case for psychoanalysis as coming to the aid of the law—not opposing it—in a richer account of human autonomy and responsibility."—Peter Brooks, Princeton University, author of Troubling Confessions: Speaking Guilt in Law and Literature"In this wise and wide-ranging book, Anne Dailey breathes fresh life into the psychoanalytic study of law. She makes the best case I know for the continuing relevance to law of the humanistic discipline of psychoanalysis and reminds us of the humility that must always accompany the law's fearful exercise of power when it relies on a conception of human agency that the psychoanalytic discovery of the unconscious teaches us is incomplete."—Anthony Kronman, Sterling Professor of Law, Yale Law School"In this masterpiece of scholarship, Anne Dailey argues that legal theory and our system of justice have been missing an essential ingredient: how the human mind works. Her synthesis of psychoanalysis and the law offers nothing short of a paradigm shift in how we approach some of the most challenging and controversial legal questions of our time."—Jordan Smoller, Professor Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and author of The Other Side of Normal “With a rare combination of erudition, insight, and vision, Anne Dailey compellingly argues for a reintegration of legal and psychoanalytic thinking about human behavior. This is a provocative, historically grounded study with great contemporary relevance.”—Susanna Blumenthal, author of Law and the Modern Mind: Consciousness and Responsibility in American Legal Culture
£38.00
Yale University Press The Proteus Paradox
Book SynopsisA surprising assessment of the ways that virtual worlds are entangled with human psychologyTrade Review"Nick Yee is responsible for the most thoughtful work on the psychology of avatars and gaming in the past 15 years. He also has a rare gift for writing compelling prose."—Jeremy Bailenson, author of Infinite Reality: Avatars, Eternal Life, New Worlds, and the Dawn of the Virtual Revolution -- Jeremy Bailenson“Yee's breathtaking look at the psychology underpinning virtual worlds is packed with warnings, hopes, dreams, and dangers, all supported by original research. An astonishing tour de force.”—Richard A. Bartle, author of Designing Virtual Worlds -- Richard A. Bartle"This fascinating book proves virtual worlds are excellent laboratories for discovering truths about superstition and ethnic prejudice, love and friendship amidst conflict, and the quest for freedom in an unequal society."—William Sims Bainbridge, author of The Warcraft Civilization and eGods -- William Sims Bainbridge“Our avatars are not exactly ourselves, but we do import an awful lot of the real world into our virtual worlds. Yee has mapped the boundaries of our virtual selves for years. With this book, he’s gathered that research into a lucid and informative package. Highly recommended for anyone who has ever spent time as an online persona.”—Raph Koster, lead designer Ultima Online and author of A Theory of Fun for Game Design -- Raph Koster“Yee practically invented the study of online player psychology. With his lively wit and rigorous methodologies, he has once again made the complex understandable, the bizarre normal, and the scientific fun.”—Dmitri Williams, University of Southern California and CEO Ninja Metrics -- Dmitri Williams"With clarity, insight, and above all hard experimental data, Yee has written what may be the last word on the tantalizing promise of virtual worlds. A must-read for social theorists and game designers alike."—Julian Dibbell, author of Play Money: Or How I Quit My Day Job and Made Millions Trading Virtual Loot -- Julian Dibbell“Based on surveys, experiments, and observations of thousands of players, Yee’s work offers compelling evidence that digital experiences shape us—and not always as we might expect or hope. If you want to know more about the consequences of spending time in a virtual world, you need to read this thought-provoking book.”—Mia Consalvo, author of Cheating: Gaining Advantage in Videogames -- Mia Consalvo"This is a terrific read based on solid research, logic and inferences--a must for anyone interested in our growing digital universe and culture."—Jim Blascovich, author of Infinite Reality: Avatars, Eternal Life, New Worlds, and the Dawn of the Virtual Revolution -- Jim Blascovich“Nick Yee’s fascinating new book on the human relationship to online games uses years of exhaustive studies to calmly debunk some of the persistent myths about online games.”—Leigh Alexander, The Columbia Journalism Review -- Leigh Alexander * Columbia Journalism Review *“It is often difficult to find a textbook suitable for undergraduates wanting to know more about video games and virtual worlds. Some texts are scientifically rigorous but lead the readers through a labyrinth of difficult prose, whereas some texts are ‘soft’ and easy to follow but lack the scientific rigor. Yee's book is a perfect balance of both. Based on over a decade's expertise in video games and how they influence players' attitudes and behaviors, Yee presents a multifaceted, up-to-date discussion of how game players think and why they are motivated to invest so many hours immersed in virtual worlds.”—Sun Joo Ahn, Grady College, University of Georgia -- Sun Joo Ahn“It is the most important, challenging, and accessible study yet conducted on the rich, sprawling culture the players have built. It is also a fine way for nonplayers to learn what gamers actually do.”—Reason Magazine * Reason Magazine *
£27.50
Yale University Press Plugged In
Book SynopsisAn illuminating study of the complex relationship between children and media in the digital ageTrade Review“Patti Valkenburg is a prominent scholar of media and children and one of the most prolific scholars of communication globally. Jessica Taylor Piotrowski is a rising star in our field and one of the leading scholars of the upcoming generation. Together, these two are a powerhouse.”—Dafna Lemish, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey -- Dafna Lemish“Screen media are among the most pervasive influences in the lives of infants, children, and adolescents. A cutting-edge and forward-thinking book of this sort is greatly needed.”—Heather Kirkorian, University of Wisconsin-Madison -- Heather Kirkorian“This carefully researched and deeply insightful book offers new perspectives on the role of media in the lives of children and adolescents.”—Amy B. Jordan, The Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania -- Amy B. Jordan“This essential book combines history with analysis to offer a roadmap on children and media research. It provides a launch pad for scholars and an accessible read to all.”—David Kleeman, Dubit Limited -- David Kleeman“Ambitious and comprehensive, this excellent book offers a compelling and readable overview of the relationship between young people and the media, informed by diverse theoretical perspectives and a wealth of empirical research. Professors Valkenburg and Piotrowski admirably cover the full spectrum of age groups and a broad range of key issues that are of primary concern to parents, educators, practitioners and indeed, young people themselves.”—Sun Sun Lim, Singapore University of Technology and Design -- Sun Sun Lim
£27.50
Yale University Press How We Cooperate
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Yale University Press Why We Believe Evolution and the Human Way of
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Not only a very engaging book, but one that provokes thought. . . . Fuentes . . . offers what is, to my knowledge, the first comprehensive etiological view of the origins and evolution of belief as an essential component of the human niche.”—Luis Oviedo, ESSSAT News & ReviewsAwarded the Popular Book Award sponsored by the International Society for Science and Religion“A wholly impressive look at how our capacity for belief evolved, with fresh insights, especially about early Homo sapiens. I found Fuentes’ case studies on religion, economics, and love fascinating.”—Barbara J. King, author of Evolving God“We are the believing species. Much of what we are and what we do is driven by belief of one kind or another. Agustin Fuentes, a gifted writer and teacher, helps us understand both the power and role of belief in this brilliant book. Why We Believe is an exciting intellectual tour through culture, neurobiology, prehistory, religion, economies, love, war, and more. Read it to better know yourself and your species.”—Guy P. Harrison, author of At Least Know This: Essential Science to Enhance Your Life and Think: Why You Should Question Everything
£21.38
WW Norton & Co Passing Judgment Praise and Blame in Everyday
Book SynopsisTerri Apter reveals how everyday judgments impact our relationships and how praise, blame and shame shape our sense of self.Trade Review"In her latest book, Terri Apter once again helps us to better understand ourselves and others... She illuminates and explains an often ignored aspect of relationships, that which is informed by the judgments driven by both negative and positive evaluations, even in our smallest interpersonal exchanges." -- Liba Taub, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at University of Cambridge
£19.94
WW Norton & Co DNA Is Not Destiny The Remarkable Completely
Book SynopsisOne of the world’s leading cultural psychologists debunks the hype surrounding DNA testing and puts to rest our mistaken anxieties about our genes.
£12.34
WW Norton & Co Useful Delusions
Book SynopsisFrom The New York Times best-selling author and host of Hidden Brain comes a counterintuitive, thought-provoking exploration of deception's role in human success.Trade Review"A lively and digestible book... Perhaps the book’s most important point advises how to combat destructive delusions." -- The Wall Street Journal"In this scientifically informed, provocative and stylish study of self-deception, written with journalist Bill Mesler, [Shankar Vedantam] explores the risks and benefits of the lies we tell ourselves to preserve self-worth, relationships and social structures." -- Andrew Robinson, Five of the Week's Best Science Picks - Nature"Powerful… [Vedantam] explains the phenomenon of deceit in general, and self-deception in particular, with the same plain language and gentle authority that his listeners have come to rely on." -- Katie Hafner - The Washington Post"Vedantam and Mesler pepper hard data with compelling stories to make their case. Vedantam’s empathy and intuitive understanding of human nature, which shine on his popular “Hidden Brain” podcast, come through in ‘Useful Delusions’." -- The New York Times Book Review
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WW Norton & Co 8 Keys to Building Your Best Relationships
Book SynopsisBringing attachment theory essentials to everyday life.Trade Review"I’m always interested in anything new that Dan Hughes produced. In this case, I think he has produces another fine book . . . I would have no hesitation in recommending it as a self-help book useful not just for those who are having problems in their primary relationships but who would like a better understanding of themselves or an up-to-date account of the usefulness of attachment theory written in a clear and authoritative manner." -- Psychologist (UK)"Daniel Hughes has done more here than translate the science of attachment theory to the general reader. He offers readable, thoughtful, practical tools capable of transforming relationships. 8 Steps to Building Your Best Relationships has the power to change your life." -- Terry Real, founder of the Relational Life Institute (RLI) and author of The New Rules of Marriage
£15.19
WW Norton & Co Mind Consciousness and WellBeing
Book SynopsisScientists, clinicians and mindfulness teachers discuss training the mind to bring more health and resiliency to our lives.
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