Social- & gruppsykologi

The Power of BDSM is an evidence-based, provocative inquiry into the ethics, culture, and intersectional identities that is revealed through the BDSM practices across geographic locations for academics, scholars, and students interested in sexuali...

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Jaan Valsiner has made numerous contributions to the development of psychology over the last 40 years. He is internationally recognized as a leader and innovator within both developmental psychology and cultural psychology, and has received numero...

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A renowned neurologist explains why our routine forgetting--of names, dates, even house keys--is not a brain failure but actually one of our minds' most beneficial functions. Who wouldn't want a better memory? Dr. Scott Small has dedicated his car...

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A guide to modern times that explores the challenges living in the 21st century can pose to our mental wellbeing. The modern world has brought us a range of extraordinary benefits and joys, including technology, medicine and transport. But it can ...

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Vad skulle du vara utan dina ägodelar? En oväntad baksida av marknadsekonomins frihet är att vi helt plötsligt har blivit vad vi köper, vare sig vi vill eller inte. Vi sitter fast i konsumtionskulturens garn men förstår inte detta själva utan tyck...

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Will Storr is one of our best journalists of ideas The Status Game might be his best yet James Marriott, Books of the Year, The Times What drives our political and moral beliefs? What makes us like some things and dislike others? What shapes how w...

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'I recommend [Awe] to everyone. Its ideas organized a lot of my experiences, observations, thoughts, and hopes in a powerful new way.' - Rebecca Solnit, (X) From a foremost expert on the science of emotions, a groundbreaking exploration ...

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Conspirituality takes a deep dive into the troubling phenomenon of influencers who have curdled New Age spirituality and wellness with the politics of paranoiapeddling vaccine misinformation, tales of child trafficking, and wild conspiracy theorie...

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'Reason to Be Happy is a wise and witty book that shows how thinking clearly can help us find happiness in our daily lives, get more of what we want, and even make the world a better place' Hannah Fry Why do our friends have more friends...

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In Our Clients Shoes conveniently assembles a number of important papers on the Therapeutic Assessment approach in one resource, explicating its history, theory, techniques, as well as its impact on clients and assessors. Author Stephen E. Finn in...

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Candace Clark here seeks to identify the role sympathy plays in constructing the social order of American society. She explores the difference it makes for individuals, for relationships and for group solidarity if one person gives or withholds sy...

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Leading scholars report on current research that demonstrates the central role of cultural evolution in explaining human behavior. Over the past few decades, a growing body of research has emerged from a variety of disciplines to highlight the imp...

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Why do people reject science and believe online conspiracy theories? How are people radicalized online and go on to commit acts of violence? Why is our society so politically polarized? Astonishingly irrational ideas are spreading. Covid denial pe...

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Evolutionary psychiatry attempts to explain and examine the development and prevalence of psychiatric disorders through the lens of evolutionary and adaptationist theories. In this edited volume, leading international evolutionary scholars present...

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A Best Book of 2023 by Inc. Social psychologist and Stanford professor Brian Lowery presents a provocative, powerful theory of identity, arguing that there is no essential "self"our selves are social creations of those with whom we inter...

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In an increasingly globalized world, there are new economic, strategic, cultural, and political forces at work. The Political Psychology of Globalization: Muslims in the West explores how these shifts and shocks have influenced the way in which Mu...

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The Act of Creation begins where this view ceases to be true. Koestler affirms that all creatures have the capacity for creative activity, frequently suppressed by the automatic routines of thought and behavior that dominate their lives. The study...

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As social animals, each of us can only be partly understood through insights into our individual psychodynamics. There is, within us, another principle at work: to preserve the group, even at the expense of the individual. In this innovative synth...

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Explaining Creativity is an accessible introduction to the latest scientific research on creativity. It examines research on thinking processes, personality, culture, mental health, groupwork, technology, self-beliefs, and more, while reviewing cr...

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Social Work Treatment remains the most popular and trusted compendium of theories available to social work students and practitioners. This treasure trove of practice knowledge equips professionals with a broad array of theoretical approaches, eac...

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In The Power of the Sacred, Hans Joas develops a new sociological theory of religion by reconstructing existing scientific theories of religion, from the eighteenth century to the present. Through a critical reading and reasssessment of key texts,...

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Vi behöver ett samhälle som tidigt skapar de unga ledarämnen som senare röstar fram superledarna; Albatrossledarna. Den nya tidens ledare är just dessa Albatrossledare, som liksom dessa stormfåglar, kunnat ta sig igenom de mörka molnen och konstan...

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From pioneering attachment researchers, this book takes an expansive look at the nature and functions of security dynamics in personal and social relationships. Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver examine how attachment operates not only in clo...

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This book explores scientific breakthroughs on spiritual experiences from the fields of psychology and neuroscience, beginning with an account of William James's foundational work before turning to cutting-edge research using neuroimaging, psyched...

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The Handbook of Musical Identities explores three features of psychological approaches to musical identities and four real-life contexts in which musical identities have been investigated. The multidisciplinary breadth of the Handbook reflects the...

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Why do people and groups ignore, deny and resist knowledge about society's many problems? In a world of 'alternative facts', 'fake news that some believe could be remedied by factfulness, the question has never been more pressi...

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THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ALL BIBLIOMANES A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, SPECTATOR AND DAILY MAIL AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 WOMAN'S HOUR AND START THE WEEK Plunge into this rich, surprising and stunningly designed A-Z compendium t...

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Hur kommer det sig att en läkares tuffa barndom bidrog till att revolutionera behandlingen av cancer? Är Ingvar Kamprads dyslexi en av förklaringarna till Ikeas framgångar? Varför ser vi så ofta nackdelar där vi istället kan se fördelar? Malcolm G...

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If you want to discover what face reading can teach you about yourself and others, then keep reading... What if I told you that your entire life story is written on your face? Or if you learn to read faces, you can determine a person's past, prese...

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A System of Meaning Management the first-ever systematic approach to successful brand meaning "this book illuminates the most ancient grooves in our mental architecture, which carol jung described as "archetypes", and shows how they can be employe...

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