Social Psychology

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788293064558Author Mat LittleFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Communalism PressPublisher Communalism PressWeight(grams) 191gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

Topically organized, Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness and Flourishing presents a highly engaging, up-to-date introduction to positive psychology. Authors William C. Compton and Edward Hoffman invite students to apply practices to their own...

Clear, concise, and written by experts currently lecturing in the field, Organizational Behaviour focuses exclusively on what you need to know for success in your business course and today's global economy.The text brings together a vast range of ideas,...

The Third Edition of this much celebrated textbook continues to focus on the four major and influential perspectives in contemporary social psychology - social cognition, social identity, social representations, and discursive psychology. A foundational...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838334611Author Derek BorthwickFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Derek Borthwick All Rights ReservedPublisher Derek Borthwick All Rights...

A cross between Jen Hatmaker and Rosalind Wiseman, VIRAL PARENTING is a guide to raising responsible, safe, and communicative kids in the digital world. From cell phone contracts, rules for earning an allowance, and creating a family mantra, this book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087921280Author Chase HillFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Indy PubPublisher Indy PubWeight(grams) 152g

This compelling work brings together leading social psychologists and evaluators to explore the intersection of these two fields and how their theory, practices, and research findings can enhance each other. An ideal professional reference or student...

Bridging Social Psychology illuminates the unique contribution the field of social psychology can bring to understanding major scientific and societal problems. The book focuses on illustrating the benefits and costs of bridging social psychology with...

From the National Book Award winner, a powerful and timely rumination on how we can draw on historical examples of "survivor power" to understand the upheaval and death caused by the COVID-19 pandemic-and collectively heal"Lifton shows us why we must...

Now in a revised and expanded fourth edition, this definitive reference and text has more than 50% new material, reflecting a decade of theoretical and empirical advances. Prominent researchers describe major theories and review cutting-edge findings...

Why do people become extremists? What makes people become so dismissive of opposing views? Why is political and cultural polarization so pervasive in America? Why do groups of teenagers, investors, and corporations take unnecessary risks? What leads...

How can we understand the relationship between employer and employee? What determines the give and take of such relationships and what happens when they go wrong? This book is the first to provide a comprehensive and critical overview of what is now the...

Combining principles of individual rational choice with a sociological conception of collective action, James Coleman recasts social theory in a bold new way. The result is a landmark in sociological theory, capable of describing both stability and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780757003141Author Gabriel GraysonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Square One PublishersPublisher Square One PublishersWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm)...

Michael Billig's rhetorical approach has been key to the discursive turn in the social sciences. His witty and original book examines argumentation and its psychological importance in human conduct, and traces the connections between ancient rhetorical...

When it comes to politics, we often perceive our own beliefs as fair and socially beneficial, while seeing opposing views as merely self-serving. But in fact most political views are governed by self-interest, even if we usually don't realize it...

Perhaps the greatest strength of choosing video as a method for social research is its flexible and almost limitless potential for gathering, analyzing, writing up, and disseminating the research findings. Understanding the rich potential of video as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385348393Author Jamie HolmesFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Crown PublicationsPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 283gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

The authors of Social Identifications set out to make accessible to students of social psychology the social identity approach developed by Henri Tajfel, John Turner, and their colleagues in Bristol during the 1970s and 1980s. Michael Hogg and Dominic...

A fascinating examination of delusional thinking and how it might benefit health, relationships, and wellbeing. Although reason and rationality are our friends in almost all contexts, in some cases people are better off putting reason aside. In a...

This accessible text introduces the key elements of a discursive approach to psychology. This focuses on how discourse - naturally occurring talk and text - can be studied and understood as the accomplishment of social action. Building on discourse...

'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...

`This is an admirable book which can be recommended to students with confidence, and is likely also to become an indispensable source of reference for those researching fact construction' - Discourse & Society How is reality manufactured? The idea of...

The idea of the self is immediately familiar to everyone, yet elusive to define and understand. From pioneering researcher Roy F. Baumeister, this volume synthesizes a vast body of knowledge to provide a panoramic view of the human self--how it develops...

'Punchy... it could transform millions of meetings, doing away with all those mushy , consensus-driven hours wasted by people too scared of disagreement.' - Wall Street Journal'Beautifully written and important.' - Adam Alter, bestselling author of...

This introductory social psychology text addresses the core knowledge domains of the subject, with key chapters on understanding identities, attribution theory, attitudinal research, social influence, racism and prejudice, class and exclusions,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780970950512Author Darrel W RayFormat PaperbackPage Count 241Imprint I P C PressPublisher I P C Press

Positive psychology tackles the big questions: What does it mean to live a 'good life'? What helps people to flourish and access their optimal potential? And how can we increase our capacities for joy, meaning, and hope? This engaging textbook emphasizes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914081323Author Connor WhiteleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint CGD PublishingPublisher CGD PublishingWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

An important work from a leading scholar, this book explores self-development from early childhood to adulthood. Susan Harter traces the normative stages that define the emergence of many self-processes, including self-esteem. She also addresses...

_________________'Macdonald zeros in on the slipperiness of factuality, offering an array of case studies from the worlds of history, commerce and - of course - politics.' New York Times True or false? It's rarely that simple.There is always more than...

We live in enormously polarised times. From politics to race, religion, gender and class, division runs rampant. In 2020, 40 percent of each political party said that supporters of the opposing party were "downright evil." In 2019, hate crimes reached a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781957240589Author Sigmung FreudFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Warbler PressPublisher Warbler Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399592553Author Brene BrownFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 1162gDimensions(mm) 240mm...

Electronic Inspection Copy available here The volume begins with a rationale for multilevel modeling (MLM). Different aspects of MLM such as centering and modeling error terms are discussed, and examining hypotheses within the multilevel framework is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Cundill Prize 2012.Book InformationISBN 9780143122012Author Steven PinkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 832Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam...

While it is true that genocide prevention is not what tends to land on the front pages of national newspapers today, it is what prevents the worst headlines from ever being made. However, despite the post-Holocaust consensus that "never again " would the...

This important volume defines the state of the art in the field of emotion and memory by offering a blend of research review, unpublished findings, and theory on topics related to its study. As the first contemporary reference source in this area, it...

Understanding Social Psychology Across Cultures Second Edition starts by asking why social psychology needs a cross-cultural perspective. It then examines cultural differences and their origins, before addressing traditional social psychological themes...