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Applied Social Psychology (Paperback)

This comprehensive and accessible textbook overviews the applications of social psychology to a wide range of problems and issues in contemporary society. With internationally respected contributors who survey the major developments in their fields... more

Routledge Advances in Sociology Loneliness: A Social Problem (Paperback)

In recent years its medical implications have brought loneliness to the centre of attention of mass media government agents and the general public. However as this volume demonstrates loneliness is not merely a psychological individual or health... more

Current Issues in Social Psychology Self-Esteem (Paperback)

In this edited collection a distinguished set of contributors present a broad overview of psychological research on self-esteem. Each chapter is written by leading experts in the field and surveys current research on a particular issue concerning... more

Psycho-Social Health Issues in Indian Youth: Emerging Trends and Intervention (Hardcover)

Psycho-social Health Issues in Indian Youth: Emerging Trends and Intervention examines challenges to psycho-social health of Indian adolescents and youth. Exploring issues afflicting psychological social and physiological well-being of the youth the... more

Corporate Governance in Japan: From the Viewpoints of Management Accounting and the Market (Paperback)

In Japan the problem of corporate governance has been cogently argued in the ?eld of social science for the past decade and the issue has also been taken up separately in law business administration and accounting.This book however is the ?rst to... more

The Idea of God and Social Ideals (Paperback)

This volume is purely expository. Philosophic and psychological problems are suggested at many points of this exposition. They cannot be dealt with here though I have discussed most of them to the best of my ability in my other theological books.... more

Ten Keys to Helping Your Child Grow up with Diabetes 9781580401869 Used / Pre-owned

For a child living with diabetes there are a wide range of issues beyond nutrition and medication. There are also significant emotional psychological and social factors. In the second edition of this popular book noted pediatric psychologist Tim... more

Pre-Owned Cookin with Cocky: More Than a Cookbook (Hardcover) 1563527421 9781563527425

Social workers regularly face the challenges of working with people with alcohol and other drug problems. Yet many social workers receive little if any training for working with these issues in social work education. As substance use and its impact... more

Culture and Ecology of Food and Nutritio Social Aspects of Obesity Book 1 (Paperback)

This collection of essays examines obesity not as an objective medical or psychological problem but as a subjective social and cultural phenomenon. The contributors take a cross-cultural perspective examining both the negative casting of obesity in... more

Handbook of Research on Pedagogies and Early Intervention Strategies for Combatting Socio-Pathological Behaviors (Hardcover)

Issues of social pathology have been encountered throughout many societies. There is a need for all educational sectors in society to coordinate unique educational engagements regarding children with accumulated and escalating behavioral problems... more

College Drinking: Reframing a Social Problem / Changing the Culture (Paperback)

This book answers crucial questions about why students drink examines its complex links to campus crime and sexual assault and offers new insights on how to address the issue. more

Social Security and Its Discontents : Perspectives on Choice (Hardcover)

Among the issues discussed are the problems of the current system; proposals for the reform; and the impact of reform on the poor women and minorities. more

Toward Greater Impact : A Path to Reduce Social Problems Improve Lives and Strengthen Communities (Paperback)

While many major social problems - poverty low education levels crime and a host of health issues including alcohol and substance use disorders - are often interrelated we have a tendency in the U.S. to treat those problems individually in isolation... more

Social Exclusion Power and Video Game Play : New Research in Digital Media and Technology (Paperback)

This book represents cutting-edge research that addresses major issues of social exclusion power and liberatory fantasies in virtual play. Specifically the scope of the book examines three areas of concern: social psychological implications of... more

Politically Correct Moral Autonomy : Christianity Besieged! Stirring the Melting Pot to a Boil (Hardcover)

On what basis should we accept or reject political or social philosophies that insist human nature human wisdom and human cooperation have the potential to resolve our issues and problems if we buy into the morality espoused by liberal politics and... more

Pre-Owned Violence in the Home : Multidisciplinary Perspectives 9780195165180 Used

Violence in the home is one of the most damaging and widespread of social problems. It is an issue that cuts across all socioeconomic racial ethnic gender and age boundaries. It takes many forms including emotional physical and sexual abuse as well... more

Pre-Owned Ethics and Values in Applied Social Research (Hardcover) 0803926316 9780803926318

With the primary objective of raising ethical sensibility this volume details the ethical problems and dilemmas faced by applied social science researchers. Issues such as the use of deception the participants right to privacy and informed consent... more

Pre-Owned Violence in the Home : Multidisciplinary Perspectives 9780195151145

Violence in the home is one of the most damaging and widespread of social problems. It is an issue that cuts across all socioeconomic racial ethnic gender and age boundaries. It takes many forms including emotional physical and sexual abuse as well... more

Philosophical Issues in Science Psychological Knowledge: A Social History and Philosophy (Hardcover)

Psychologists and philosophers have assumed that psychological knowledge is knowledge about and held by the individual mind. Psychological Knowledge challenges these views. It argues that bodies of psychological knowledge are social institutions... more

Children Exposed to Violence: Current Issues Interventions and Research (Hardcover)

Children s exposure to violence (CEV) in their home their community and our society has finally been recognized as a serious mental health social and public health problem. This book highlights a summary of relevant current research practice and... more

Social Problems & Social Issues: Qualitative Methods and Health Policy Research (Paperback)

Qualitative researchers have traditionally been cautious about claiming that their work was scientific. The right-on schools have exaggerated this caution into an outright rejection of science as a model for their work. Science is for them outmoded;... more

Social Entrepreneurship : A Better Way of Thinking about a Sustainable Future (Hardcover)

There s a lot going wrong in the world: climate change war inequality divisive politics. It can be hard to see a way out of the issues we face. But social entrepreneurs across the world are addressing these big problems in innovative ways: The New... more

From Magical Child to Magical Teen : A Guide to Adolescent Development (Edition 2) (Paperback)

A groundbreaking perspective on Nature s plan for full human creativity and intelligence during the teen years - Shows what is at the core of today s serious social and psychological problems - Explores the sexual and spiritual stage of adolescent... more

European and Transatlantic Studies: The Making of the European Union (Hardcover)

Outstanding social scientists (economists sociologists political scientists and policy researchers) discuss in this book the issue of the social aspects of European integration. For each field they sketch out the main problems provide a survey on... more

Pre-Owned Psychological Approaches to Pain Management Second Edition: A Practitioner s Handbook (Hardcover) 1572306424 9781572306424

Designed for maximum clinical utility this volume shows how to tailor psychological treatment programs to patients suffering from a wide range of pain problems. Conceptual and diagnostic issues are discussed widely used clinical models reviewed and... more

Applied Social Psychology (Hardcover)

This comprehensive and accessible textbook overviews the applications of social psychology to a wide range of problems and issues in contemporary society. With internationally respected contributors who survey the major developments in their fields... more

Voices of Reason: Adolescents Talk about Their Futures Over Time (Hardcover)

In their own words ten diverse adolescents talk about their school experiences family issues societal problems and their own attempt to deal with social inequities. The book is also a study of future talk as jointly constructed attempts by students... more

Contemporary Studies in Social and Policy Issues in Educatio: Effective Schooling for Economically Disadvantaged Students: School-Based Strategies for Diverse Student Populations (Hardcover)

Although the problems of educating disadvantaged youth often seem overwhelming this volume provides optimistic insights on the subject. All of the contributors are committed to the principle that disadvantaged children can be served by schools. They... more

Making Sense of Social Problems: New Images New Issues

Making Sense of Social Problems: New Images New Issues more

Pre-Owned Conditions in Occupational Therapy: Effect on Occupational Performance (Paperback) 0781754879 9780781754873

This Third Edition focuses on chronic health problems and their impact on an individual s physical cognitive psychological and social capabilities. Readers learn how the patient s age life tasks and living environment affect occupational therapy... more

Shame-informed Counselling and Psychotherapy: Eastern and Western Perspectives (Paperback)

Unhealthy or maladaptive shame is believed by many to be the root cause of a diverse range of mental health problems. If we want to offer a more reparative healing to people contending with these psychological issues we must ultimately trace back... more

Reaching the Hard to Reach: Evidence-Based Funding Priorities for Intervention and Research (Paperback)

Social inequality and social disadvantage provide an all too fertile soil that sustains the majority of the serious mental health problems suffered by children in our society. The complexity of the issues clinicians routinely encounter in working... more

International and Cultural Psychology: Cultural Psychology Racism and Social Justice (Hardcover)

This book utilizes cultural psychology as a cultural theory and psychological theory capable of explaining and improving social issues. In particular Vygotsky s cultural-historical psychology and Ratner s macro-cultural psychology are invoked to... more

Routledge Library Editions: Political Th Knowledge and Belief in Politics: The Problem of Ideology Book 6 (Hardcover)

First published in 1973. Few concepts in the modern age have created more controversy in the discussion of social moral and political issues than that of ideology. Ever since the term was coined by Destutt de Tracy to refer to a scientific study of... more

Pre-Owned Consuming Mexican Labor: From the Bracero Program to NAFTA (Paperback) 1442601574 9781442601574

Mexican migration to the United States and Canada is a highly contentious issue in the eyes of many North Americans and every generation seems to construct the northward flow of labor as a brand new social problem. The history of Mexican labor... more

Pre-Owned Human Rights in the World Community: Issues and Action (Paperback) 0812219481 9780812219487

Specifically designed for educational use by international relations law and political and social science classes Human Rights in the World Community treats the full range of human rights issues including implementation problems and processes... more

Social Histories of Medicine: Publics and Their Health: Historical Problems and Perspectives (Hardcover)

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a renewed interest in the relationship between public health authorities and the public. Particular attention has been paid to problem publics who do not follow health advice. This is not a new issue. As the... more

Underground Economy The Rise Of The Shadow Economy (Paperback)

During the 1960s the underground economy began to be discussed as an important economic and social issue in western economies and the U.S.A. In the eighties it became a problem discussed in all economies worldwide. There has been increasing distress... more