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11. Stereotyping and Prejudice

    Edited by Charles Stangor, Christian S. Crandall

    Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

    This volume presents a contemporary and comprehensive overview of the great diversity of theoretical interests, new ideas, and practical applications that characterize social psychological approaches to stereotyping and prejudice. All the contributions are written by renowned...

    Published May 8th 2013 by Psychology Press
12. Television and the Aggressive Child

    A Cross-national Comparison

    Edited by L. Rowell Huesmann, Leonard D. Eron

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Television

    The research presented in this book, originally published in 1986, looks to pinpoint the psychological processes involved in the media violence-aggression relation. Expanding on earlier studies, the compilation of essays here delves deeply into aggression study and compares results about media...

    Published May 8th 2013 by Routledge
13. The Use and Abuse of Television

    A Social Psychological Analysis of the Changing Screen

    By J. Mallory Wober

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Television

    A critical review of the harms and benefits of television that also examines systems for maximizing television's benefits. The author breaks away from the conventional jargon of audience measurement and other traditional research methods, proposing instead new and alternative European and...

    Published May 8th 2013 by Routledge
14. The Structure of Human Personality (Psychology Revivals)

    By H.J. Eysenck

    Series: Psychology Revivals

    Originally published in 1953, this third edition was first published in 1970. It was one of the early attempts at bringing together theories of personality organisation and finding empirical evidence to test their hypotheses. This third edition includes additional chapters and updated references to...

    Published May 8th 2013 by Routledge
15. Child's Construction of Quantities

    Selected Works vol 8

    Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
16. Cognition & Emotion

    Reviews of Current Research and Theories

    Edited by Jan De Houwer, Dirk Hermans

    Emotions are complex and multifaceted phenomena. Although they have been examined from a variety of perspectives, the study of the interaction between cognition and emotion has always occupied a unique position within emotion research. Many philosophers and psychologists have been fascinated by the...

    Published May 6th 2013 by Psychology Press
17. Attention in Action

    Advances from Cognitive Neuroscience

    Edited by Glyn Humphreys, Jane Riddoch

    Series: Advances in Behavioural Brain Science

    Over the past forty years much work has assessed how attention modulates perception, but relatively little work has evaluated the role of attention in action. This is despite the fact that recent research indicates that the relation between attention and action is a crucial factor in human...

    Published May 6th 2013 by Psychology Press
18. Emerging Technologies

    Socio-Behavioral Life Cycle Approaches

    Edited by Nora Savage, Michael E. Gorman, Anita Street

    Traditional Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) methodologies affect the public health and environmental impacts from a material, product, process or activity. The authors of this book suggest that a more holistic approach that incorporates societal and behavioral dimensions will create better results. They...

    Published May 6th 2013 by Pan Stanford Publishing
19. Challenges and Inequalities in Lifelong Learning and Social Justice

    Edited by Susan Jackson

    The connections and interactions of lifelong learning and social justice are complex and contested. Both are seen as a means to unconditional good, with little account taken of the inequalities and equalities located in constructions of power. This book develops critical ways to engage with...

    Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
20. New Directions in Social Theory, Education and Embodiment

    Edited by John Evans, Brian Davies

    This book exemplifies the nurturing spirit of inter-discursive debate with a view to opening up new theoretical and empirical insights, understanding, and engagement, with debates on issues relating to pedagogy, policy, equity and embodiment. From a variety of social science perspectives, an...

    Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge