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Personality, Human Development, and Culture

International Perspectives On Psychological Science (Volume 2)

Personality, Human Development, and Culture
  • Edited by Ralf Schwarzer, and Peter A. Frensch.

Published June 2010

This is the second of two volumes which together present the main contributions from the 29th International Congress of Psychology, held in Berlin in 2008, written by international leaders in psychology from around the world. The authors present a variety of approaches and…
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Rediscovering Social Identity

Rediscovering Social Identity
  • Edited by Tom Postmes, and Nyla R. Branscombe.

Published May 2010

This reader brings together the founding texts of the "Social Identity Approach"—a set of concepts, ideas, and principles contained in Social Identity Theory and Self-Categorization Theory. This approach originated in social psychology and is increasingly part of the standard curriculum in…
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The Scientist and the Humanist

A Festschrift in Honor of Elliot Aronson

The Scientist and the Humanist
  • Edited by Marti Hope Gonzales, Carol Tavris and Joshua Aronson.

Published May 2010

Elliot Aronson is among the 100 most influential psychologists of the 20th Century. He is best known for his theorizing and research on cognitive dissonance theory -- one of the most provocative and enduring theories in contemporary psychology -- and for his design of the "jigsaw…
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The Psychology of Advertising

The Psychology of Advertising
  • By Bob M. Fennis, and Wolfgang Stroebe.

Published May 2010

Advertising is a ubiquitous and powerful force, seducing us into buying wanted and sometimes unwanted products and services, donating to charity (even to causes we have not heard of before), voting for political candidates (even of questionable reputation), and changing our health-related…
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Hard Knocks

Domestic Violence and the Psychology of Storytelling

Hard Knocks
  • By Janice Haaken.

Published May 2010

This book draws on interviews carried out over a period of eight years, as well as novels, films, and domestic violence literature, to explain the role of storytelling in the history of the battered women’s movement. The author shows how cultural contexts shape how stories about domestic abuse get…
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Why Aren't We Saving the Planet?

A Psychologist's Perspective

Why Aren't We Saving the Planet?
  • By Geoffrey Beattie.

Published May 2010

Global warming. Many of us believe that it is somebody else’s problem, that it will affect other people and that other people will come up with the solution. This is not true. "Global" warming is a global problem: it will affect every single one of us and will be only be stopped by a huge shift in…
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Attitudes and Attitude Change

  • Edited by Joseph P. Forgas, Joel Cooper and William D. Crano.

Published May 2010

Human beings have a unique ability to create elaborate predispositions and evaluations based on their social experiences. The concept of attitudes is central to understanding how experience gives rise to these predispositions, and psychologists have spent the best part of the past 100 years trying…
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Attachment

Expanding the Cultural Connections

Attachment
  • Edited by Phyllis Erdman, and Kok-Mun Ng.

Published May 2010

Insightful analysis, remarkable case studies, and groundbreaking research make Attachment: Expanding the Cultural Connections essential reading for any clinician or scholar interested in perceptions of love and attachment.…
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Psychology of Religion

  • Edited by Justin L. Barrett.

Published May 2010

Psychology of religion is essentially as old as psychology itself, with over a hundred years of history and claiming some of psychology’s most notable characters as contributors, including William James, Sigmund Freud, Gordon Allport, and Jean Piaget. In recent years, this subfield of psychology…
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A Contemporary Look at Organizational Justice

Multiplying Insult Times Injury

A Contemporary Look at Organizational Justice
  • By Joel Brockner.

Published April 2010

This book is for scholars with an interest in the burgeoning area of theory and research on organizational justice. The ideas it describes forge connections between the justice literature and other prominent bodies of knowledge in organizational and social psychology, including those pertaining to…
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