Psychological Science Books

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1. The Routledge International Handbook of Children, Adolescents and Media

   Edited by Dafna Lemish

   The roles that media play in the lives of children and adolescents, as well as their potential implications for their cognitive, emotional, social and behavioral development, have attracted growing research attention in a variety of disciplines. The Routledge International Handbook of Children,...

   Published May 15th 2013 by Routledge
2. Regression Periods in Human infancy

   Edited by Mikael Heimann, Frans X. Plooij

   Regression periods play a central role in the psychological development of the human baby. Studies of infants have identified 10 periods of regression, or a return to a high frequency of mother-infant contact, within the first 20 months of life. These periods of emotional insecurity in the child...

   Published May 14th 2013 by Psychology Press
3. The United States, Israel, and the Search for International Order

   Socializing States

   By Cameron G. Thies

   Series: Role Theory and International Relations

   How do emerging states become full, functioning members of the international system? In this book, Cameron G. Thies argues that new and emerging states are subject to socialization efforts by current member states, which guide them in locating their position in the international system. Thies...

   Published May 14th 2013 by Routledge
4. A Handbook of Divorce and Custody

   Forensic, Developmental, and Clinical Perspectives

   Edited by Linda Gunsberg, Paul Hymowitz

   The Handbook of Divorce and Custody brings together mental health professionals and forensic specialists dedicated to working in the legal arena with families in crisis. Section I provides the individual perspectives of experienced clinicians, all of whom share a psychodynamic and...

   Published May 13th 2013 by Routledge
5. The Developmental Course of Romantic Relationships

   By Brian G. Ogolsky, Sally A. Lloyd, Rodney M. Cate

   This multidisciplinary text highlights the development of romantic relationships, from initiation to commitment or demise, by highlighting the historical context, current research and theory, and diversity of patterns. Engagingly written with colorful examples, the authors examine the joy,...

   Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
6. An Emergence Approach to Speech Acquisition

   Doing and Knowing

   By Barbara L. Davis, Lisa M. Bedore

   The central assertion in this volume is that the young child uses general skills, scaffolded by adults, to acquire the complex knowledge of sound patterns and the goal-directed behaviors for communicating ideas through language and producing speech. A child’s acquisition of phonology is seen...

   Published May 12th 2013 by Psychology Press
7. Athletes' Careers Across Cultures

   Edited by Natalia B. Stambulova, Tatiana V. Ryba

   Series: International Perspectives on Key Issues in Sport and Exercise Psychology

   Athletes’ Careers Across Cultures is the first book of its kind to bring together a truly global spread of leading sports psychology career researchers and practitioners into one comprehensive resource. This extensive volume traces the evolution of athlete career research through a cultural lens...

   Published May 12th 2013 by Routledge
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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