{"product_id":"controversy-in-the-psychology-classroom-9781433812385","title":"Controversy in the Psychology Classroom","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOne of the hallmarks of a quality liberal arts education is providing undergraduates the opportunity to wrestle with controversial issues. Yet many teachers feel ill-equipped when it comes to broaching disagreeable topics, managing the resulting heated debates, or helping students to separate their personal feelings from scientific evidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book provides frameworks for teaching controversial topics and skills for handling disruptions, so teachers can help students evaluate evidence and develop testable questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Specific teaching topics covered include:\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevolutionary psychology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003echildrearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esexual orientation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eanimal experimentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediversity and social justice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egender and ethnicity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ereligion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edisability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehealthcare policy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword: Deciding Where to Stand \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane S. Halonen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeaching About Controversial Issues: An Introduction \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDana S. Dunn, Regan A. R. Gurung, Karen Z. Naufel, and Janie H. Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. Guiding Frameworks for Teaching About Controversial Issues\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrames of Reference: Social Psychological Perspectives for Teaching About Controversial Matters \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDana S. Dunn, Regan A. R. Gurung, and Karen Z. Naufel\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreventing and Handling Classroom Disruptions \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKristin M. Vespia and Tonya E. Filz\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreating Students as Early-Career Professionals: The Ethics of Teaching \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaureen A. McCarthy and R. Eric Landrum\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. Helping Students Arrive at an Empirically Based Conclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven Tools for Teaching Evolutionary Psychology \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid M. Buss\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHitting Close to Home: Teaching About Spanking \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth T. Gershoff\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSexual Orientation, Marriage, and Students of Faith \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid G. Myers\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddressing the Role of Animal Research in Psychology \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuzanne C. Baker and Sherry L. Serdikoff\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. Opening Consideration of Multiple Views\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOvercoming Discomfort When Teaching About Evil and Immorality \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren Z. Naufel\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnticipating and Working With Controversy in Diversity and Social Justice Topics \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCheryl B. Warner, Rosemary E. Phelps, Delishia M. Pittman, and Carla S. Moore\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGender Matters: Engaging Students in Controversial Issues \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Yost Hammer and Eugenia M. Valentine\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeaching About Race and Ethnicity \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary E. Kite\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpirituality and Religion: How Contexts, Developmental Processes, and Personal Experiences Influence Behavior \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDean D. VonDras\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisability as Diversity Rather Than (In)Difference: Understanding Others' Experiences Through One's Own \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDana S. Dunn, David J. Fisher, and Brittany M. Beard\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealth Psychology and Policy: When Politics Infiltrates Science \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRegan A. R. Gurung and Daniel Bruns\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV. Concluding Thoughts and Going Forward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eUsing Controversies to Teach Scientific Thinking in Psychology: Topics and Issues \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeffrey D. Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Psychological Association","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408227705175,"sku":"9781433812385","price":29.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433812385.jpg?v=1730502045","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/controversy-in-the-psychology-classroom-9781433812385","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}