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The ability to regulate and control our behaviors is a key accomplishment of the human species, yet the psychological mechanisms involved in self-regulation remain incompletely understood. This book……続きを見る

Taking a cross-disciplinary approach, Suzanne Romaine's main concern is to show how language and discourse play key roles in understanding and communicating gender and culture. In addition to lingui……続きを見る

This volume studies age as a basis for social organization by uniting research from the social science disciplines while implementing both cross-cultural and historical perspectives. The contributor……続きを見る

With a list of contributors that reads like a "Who's Who" of political psychology, this comprehensive volume introduces the major concepts, debates, and themes in the field and provides an overview ……続きを見る

The Bush Doctrine is dead! At least that’s what critics hope. But while new U.S. national security challenges emerge, many post-9/11 threats still persist and the policies of George W. Bush offer on……続きを見る

Adolescent Relationships and Drug Use explores the communicative and relational features of adolescent drug use. It focuses on peer norms, risk, and protective factors and considers how drugs are of……続きを見る

The primary aim of this volume is to present the most recent advances in the psychological study of the self with a special emphasis on the factors that contribute to self-concept and self-esteem. T……続きを見る

The first edition of Growing Up Fast attempted to counter the stereotype of poor, minority adolescent mothers and describe the diversity of their educational, work, parenting, and relationship exper……続きを見る

First published in 1982. The intent of this book is to build an understanding of the people who create humor and are expert at making people laugh. Who are the comedians and clowns of the world? Whe……続きを見る

Psychological interest in religion, in terms of both theory and empirical research, has been constant since the beginning of psychology. However, since the beginning of the 21st Century, partially d……続きを見る

This innovative text sheds light on how people work -- why they sometimes function well and, at other times, behave in ways that are self-defeating or destructive. The author presents her groundbrea……続きを見る

In The Therapist's Notebook for Children and Adolescents, 2nd ed, you'll find the most powerful tools available for aiding children with their feelings, incorporating play techniques into therapy, e……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Psychologie - Sozialpsychologie, Note: 1,3, Universität Kassel (Institut für Psychologie), Veranstaltung: Sozialpsychologie, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract……続きを見る

Why are voters so easily hoodwinked? Why so many vote against their own interests? What is it about human beings that corrupts even the systems and organizations designed with the best of intentions……続きを見る

Originally published in 1973, this work takes a hard look at the claims made for the small group as a learning medium (lecture, structured discussion, ‘sensitivity’, training groups etc.). Various t……続きを見る

This edited collection provides an inter- and intra-disciplinary discussion of the critical role context plays in how and when individuals and groups remember the past. International contributors in……続きを見る

The relationship between how we evolved and how we behave is a controversial and fascinating field of study. From how we choose a mate to how we socialize with other people, the evolutionary process……続きを見る

As the first introductory statement of the ‘new psychology’, Motives and Mechanisms, originally published in 1985, aims to bring the study of human action to the forefront of the subject. Like any s……続きを見る

What are other people like? How do we decide if someone is friendly, honest or clever? What assumptions do we develop about them and what explanations do we give for their behaviour? The Perception ……続きを見る

This is the first book to provide a multidisciplinary and global overview of evidence-based sexuality education(SE)programs and practices. Readers are introduced to the fundamentals of creating effe……続きを見る

The Science of Attitudes is the first book to integrate classic and modern research in the field of attitudes at a scholarly level. Designed primarily for advanced undergraduates and graduate studen……続きを見る

Originally published in 1978, this volume provided a broad survey of the latest research and theory, at the time, concerning the potential detrimental effects of inappropriate uses of tangible rewar……続きを見る

Faut-il manger des pizzas pour avoir un garçon ? Les bad boys deviennent-ils de gentils papas ? Faut-il épouser d’urgence votre compagne enceinte ? Les enfants sont-ils un "tue-l’amour" ? Les "papas……続きを見る

This timely text examines normative and pathological brain/behavior connections across the male lifespan, and how these findings can best inform research, intervention, and prevention. It spotlights……続きを見る

Der Beitrag 'Die Anwendung der humanistischen Psychoanalyse auf die marxistische Theorie' ist eine für Marxisten und Nicht-Psychologen leicht verständliche Zusammenfassung von Fromms eigenen sozialp……続きを見る

Erich Fromm war Anfang der Sechziger Jahre in den USA wohl der bekannteste Psychoanalytiker der Gesellschaft. Bereits in den Dreißiger Jahren hatte Fromm in verschiedenen deutschsprachigen Beiträgen……続きを見る

Zu den Menschen, die Fromm wegen der Radikalität ihres Lebensvollzugs bewunderte, gehörte Bertrand Russell, dem der Beitrag 'Propheten und Priester' gewidmet ist. In der von Russell gelebten Einheit……続きを見る

In dem Beitrag 'Zum Problem einer umfassenden philosophischen Anthropologie' liefert Erich Fromm eine gut nachvollziehbare Skizze seines humanistischen Menschenbildes. Dabei liegt die Betonung auf '……続きを見る

Wie lässt sich die Spirale der atomaren Hochrüstung stoppen? Dies ist 1960 für Erich Fromm eine Überlebensfrage - mitten in der Hochphase des Kalten Krieges und eines drohenden Dritten Weltkrieges m……続きを見る

Die in diesem Sammelband enthaltenen Schriften wollen zum einen mit wichtigen frühen Arbeiten von Erich Fromm zum sozialpsychologischen Ansatz und zur Matriarchatsforschung (wieder) bekannt machen. ……続きを見る