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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674594715Author Ned BlockFormat HardbackPage Count 372Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 703g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674862715Author Alice JosephFormat HardbackPage Count 392Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 744g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674863491Author Talcott ParsonsFormat HardbackPage Count 517Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 898g

Presenting cutting-edge science in a playful manner, this exploration of a topic that has been veiled by taboo, the psychology of excretion, surveys an assortment of embarrassing processes, shameful disorders and disgusting habits taking the reader on a...

Based on a solid framework of theory and research, this book illustrates definitive ways in which we learn to recognize psychological boundaries-our unique inner territory-and to defend our rights in every relationship. In a study that interweaves...

Do violent video games lead to violence? Does spanking children make them unstable? Can the alcoholic drink socially? Do children raised by gay parents turn out OK? Are eyewitness accounts accurate? Is winter a cause of depression? Does cell phone use...

Examining the issues of treatment, organizational planning, and research, this multidimensional study offers a critique of both the theoretical and programmatic aspects of providing mental health services to traditionally underserved populations...

The educational literature suggests that international contact contributes to a comprehensive educational experience. The Five Stages of Culture Shock examines an international shipboard educational program and seeks to identify specific insights...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780893916022Author Richard BeachFormat HardbackPage Count 426Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

This volume is based upon a conference which brought together a group of leading developmental researchers to assess state-of-the-art methodology for measuring audition and vision during the first year of life. The volume is primarily aimed at providing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780893917265Author Joan H. CantorFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648766605Author Allan NanvaFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Publicious Pty LtdPublisher Publicious Pty LtdWeight(grams) 148g

This book provides a basic approach to the linguistic analysis of conversation, building toward a theory of the aesthetics of conversation by analyzing spontaneous talk among friends. It sheds light on such issues as pacing, turn-taking, storytelling,...

An introduction to the foundations of Buddhist psychology, this book deals with the nature of psychological inquiry, concepts of mind, conciousness and behaviour, emotions and personality, motivation and the therapeutic structures of Buddhist psychology...

Within two months of the terrorists' destruction of the Twin Towers, 1,400 hate crimes against Muslims, ranging from assaults to murder and bomb threats, had been reported across this country. Although it is the fastest growing religion in the world, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837188423Author Jerome KaganFormat HardbackPage Count 328Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

A report on the relation between personality and extrasensory perception, based on data gathered by a psychologist and statistical analysis by a physicist.Book InformationISBN 9780837169927Author Gertrude Raffel SchmeidlerFormat HardbackPage Count...

Caring for a person with dementia is a difficult and often- overwhelming task. In addition to the inevitable decline in memory and physical function, most persons with dementia develop one or more troublesome behavior problems, such as depression,...

Language and Learning in the Cooperative Classroom reports the results of an experiment on the effects of cooperative learning. The authors address the following questions in detail: Is the effect of cooperative learning on achievement more salient for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780275903732Author Gaetano KanizsaFormat HardbackPage Count 267Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

The view that the study of rhetoric and metaphor is crucial to understanding psychological discourse is explored in this lucidly argued book. The author scrutinizes a wide range of traditional psychological theory including neuropsychology and memory,...

`I love the warmth and wit in this book, but I say this in no way to detract from the seriousness of its subject matter and its incisive treatment by Mary Crawford... this is a great book and an important book which articulates current critical thinking...

J L Moreno, the founder of sociodrama and sociometry, is best known for the impact he had on group psychotherapy, out of which he created psychodrama. This is now one of the most important and popular of the `creative' therapies, practised throughout the...

This volume presents a clear description of the problems of women offenders, a variety of treatment approaches and prospects for the future. Four chapters are devoted to the particular conditions of women's prisons, and the psychological effects on their...

Examines a wide range of problems and issues associated with the phenomenon of coalition building for health promotion.Book InformationISBN 9780803973091Author Ronald L. BraithwaiteFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint SAGE Publications IncPublisher SAGE...

Increasingly, health care professionals work in settings composed of ethnically, socially and economically disparate populations. Kavanagh and Kennedy analyze the issues that surround cultural, gender, ideological and experiential diversity, and focus on...

The critical needs of neglected and abused children are explored in this volume. The author discusses the challenges faced by practitioners who must provide the resources and support to help such vulnerable children anticipate the future with hope and...

Why do people forget some skills faster than others? What kind of training is most effective at getting people to retain new skills over a longer period of time? Cognitive psychologists address these questions in this volume by analyzing the results of...

Schools are a natural environment for prevention programmes as an infrastructure exists for reaching large numbers of children during their formative years. This volume evaluates the effectiveness of school-based programmes designed to prevent social...

An unplanned pregnancy in adolescence can be a crisis not only for young unmarried mothers, but also for unmarried fathers of the same age group. This landmark volume is the first in-depth, practical guide to counselling teenage fathers. Taking a...

This volume details the self-reported stress of being Black in the United States, and documents the cultural resources African Americans draw upon to overcome adversity and maintain a positive, healthy perspective on life. Based on data obtained from a...

Once a subject little noticed, and when noticed, left unspoken, child abuse has recently gained much public attention. In the thirty-seven chapters, this volume provides a comprehensive investigation of the many facets of parental abuse and neglect of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802807021Author Lillian V. GrissenFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

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Lawton Chiles GovernorofFlorida, 1991-1998 Social Change, Public Policy and Community Collaborations: Training Human Development Professionalsfor the Twenty-First Century is more than the name of the Third National Applied Developmental Science...

Family Diversity and Family Policy describes the dimensions of diversity which characterize the contemporary American family and discusses the implications for public policy and associated intervention programs linked to this diversity. The authors...

Integrating control theory, evolutionary psychology, and a hierarchical approach to personality, this book presents a new approach to motivation, personality, and consumer behavior. Called the 3M, which stands for `Meta-theoretic Model of Motivation',...

Using English Words examines the impact that the life histories of people have on their vocabulary. Its starting point is the taken-for-granted fact that the vocabulary of English falls into two very different sections. Randolph Quirk mentions this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791402382Author Curtis D. SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791438084Author Deborah P. BritzmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 199Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...