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30 produkter
Role Change
A Resocialization Perspective
Inbunden, 1990
1066 kr
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Role Change: A Resocialization Perspective is a comprehensive introduction to role change theory and the first volume to systematically apply resocialization concepts to problem solving. Based on the premise that most personal problems are actually role problems best corrected by role change, this …
Analyzing Psychotherapy
A Social Role Interpretation
Inbunden, 1992
1098 kr
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This book reinterprets psychotherapy from a social role perspective, permitting a grand synthesis that explains many of the apparent contradictions in contemporary therapy, and challenging the usual definitions of therapy in terms of personality, behavior, and mental illness. Dr. Fein surveys all …
I.A.M.*
A Common Sense Guide to Coping with Anger
Inbunden, 1993
1036 kr
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Despite our justified fears of its destructiveness, anger is an essential part of our social life. I.A.M. (Integrated Anger Management) provides a way to take advantage of this by offering a step-by-step guide for 1. keeping the emotion safe, 2. learning to tolerate its sometimes over-whelming …
Hardball Without an Umpire
The Sociology of Morality
Inbunden, 1997
1066 kr
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This comprehensive sociological analysis sheds light on the informal rules governing our moral decisions. According to Fein, we may not be aware of how we really play the morality game. His Negotiation/Emotion Paradigm (NEP) demonstrates that morality entails creating, enforcing, and modifying …
Limits of Idealism
When Good Intentions Go Bad
Inbunden, 1999
1062 kr
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This volume demonstrates how and why morality can result in extremist behaviour and advocates what the author calls "critical idealism" as a way of life. It discusses radical elements of the feminist, civil rights, and "medicalist" movements as examples of the contemporary drift toward intolerance …
Race and Morality
How Good Intentions Undermine Social Justice and Perpetuate Inequality
Inbunden, 2001
1093 kr
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After I had finished my presentation, a colleague and I sat rocking on the hotel porch to discuss its merits. It was a picture-perfect fall day in Jekyll Island Georgia, and he was a friend. Yes, he explained, what I was saying seemed to be true. And yes it probably needed to be said, but why did I …
Limits of Idealism
When Good Intentions Go Bad
E-bok, 2007
1455 kr
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If the truth be known, I am only a partially reformed idealist. In the secret depths of my soul, I still wish to make the world a better place and sometimes fantasize about heroically eradicating its faults. When I encounter its limitations, it is consequently with deep regret and continued …
Evolution Versus Revolution
The Paradoxes of Social Change
Häftad, 2024
647 kr
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Revolutionary and evolutionary theorists have very different views about change; Fein writes in favour of evolution. He proposes an integrated model of social evolution, one that accounts for the complexity, inconclusiveness, and impediments that characterize social transformations.This …
Human Hierarchies
A General Theory
Häftad, 2017
884 kr
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Human beings are hierarchical animals. Always and everywhere, people have developed social ranking systems. These differ dramatically in how they are organized, but the underlying causal mechanisms that create and sustain them are the same. Whether they are on the top or bottom of the heap, people …
On Loss and Losing
Beyond the Medical Model of Personal Distress
Häftad, 2017
488 kr
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All people suffer instances of personal loss that cause distress. All too often, their discomfort is treated as a medical issue requiring treatment usually through medication. Melvyn L. Fein argues for a broader understanding of loss and losing that offers another approach, which he characterizes …
Redefining Higher Education
How Self-Direction Can Save Colleges
E-bok, 2022
808 kr
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Higher education is in trouble. Commentators of all stripes bemoan escalating costs and diminishing quality. Solutions have been offered from all quarters, but tend to be piecemeal and all too often ideological. In this tough-minded look at the history, current climate, and future of university …
Redefining Higher Education
How Self-Direction Can Save Colleges
E-bok, 2022
790 kr
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Higher education is in trouble. Commentators of all stripes bemoan escalating costs and diminishing quality. Solutions have been offered from all quarters, but tend to be piecemeal and all too often ideological. In this tough-minded look at the history, current climate, and future of university …
Post-Liberalism
The Death of a Dream
E-bok, 2017
624 kr
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Liberalism is dying—despite its superficial appearance of vigor. Most of its adherents still believe it is the wave of the future, but they are clinging to a sinking dream. So says Melvyn L. Fein, who argues that liberalism has made countless promises, almost none of which have come true. Under …
Post-Liberalism
The Death of a Dream
E-bok, 2017
624 kr
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Liberalism is dying—despite its superficial appearance of vigor. Most of its adherents still believe it is the wave of the future, but they are clinging to a sinking dream. So says Melvyn L. Fein, who argues that liberalism has made countless promises, almost none of which have come true. Under …
On Loss and Losing
Beyond the Medical Model of Personal Distress
E-bok, 2017
572 kr
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All people suffer instances of personal loss that cause distress. All too often, their discomfort is treated as a medical issue requiring treatment-usually through medication. Melvyn L. Fein argues for a broader understanding of loss and losing that offers another approach, which he characterizes …
On Loss and Losing
Beyond the Medical Model of Personal Distress
E-bok, 2017
560 kr
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All people suffer instances of personal loss that cause distress. All too often, their discomfort is treated as a medical issue requiring treatment-usually through medication. Melvyn L. Fein argues for a broader understanding of loss and losing that offers another approach, which he characterizes …
Human Hierarchies
A General Theory
E-bok, 2017
1106 kr
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Human beings are hierarchical animals. Always and everywhere, people have developed social ranking systems. These differ dramatically in how they are organized, but the underlying causal mechanisms that create and sustain them are the same. Whether they are on the top or bottom of the heap, people …
Human Hierarchies
A General Theory
E-bok, 2017
1082 kr
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Human beings are hierarchical animals. Always and everywhere, people have developed social ranking systems. These differ dramatically in how they are organized, but the underlying causal mechanisms that create and sustain them are the same. Whether they are on the top or bottom of the heap, people …
Evolution Versus Revolution
The Paradoxes of Social Change
E-bok, 2017
762 kr
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Revolutionary and evolutionary theorists have very different views about change; Fein writes in favour of evolution. He proposes an integrated model of social evolution, one that accounts for the complexity, inconclusiveness, and impediments that characterize social transformations.This …
Evolution Versus Revolution
The Paradoxes of Social Change
E-bok, 2017
746 kr
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Revolutionary and evolutionary theorists have very different views about change; Fein writes in favour of evolution. He proposes an integrated model of social evolution, one that accounts for the complexity, inconclusiveness, and impediments that characterize social transformations.This …
On Loss and Losing
Beyond the Medical Model of Personal Distress
Inbunden, 2011
1477 kr
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All people suffer instances of personal loss that cause distress. All too often, their discomfort is treated as a medical issue requiring treatment—usually through medication. Melvyn L. Fein argues for a broader understanding of loss and losing that offers another approach, which he characterizes …
Human Hierarchies
A General Theory
Inbunden, 2012
2510 kr
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Human beings are hierarchical animals. Always and everywhere, people have developed social ranking systems. These differ dramatically in how they are organized, but the underlying causal mechanisms that create and sustain them are the same. Whether they are on the top or bottom of the heap, people …
Post-Liberalism
The Death of a Dream
Inbunden, 2012
1229 kr
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Liberalism is dying—despite its superficial appearance of vigor. Most of its adherents still believe it is the wave of the future, but they are clinging to a sinking dream. So says Melvyn L. Fein, who argues that liberalism has made countless promises, almost none of which have come true. Under its …
Redefining Higher Education
How Self-Direction Can Save Colleges
Inbunden, 2014
2405 kr
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Higher education is in trouble. Commentators of all stripes bemoan escalating costs and diminishing quality. Solutions have been offered from all quarters, but tend to be piecemeal and all too often ideological. In this tough-minded look at the history, current climate, and future of university …
Evolution Versus Revolution
The Paradoxes of Social Change
Inbunden, 2015
2510 kr
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Revolutionary and evolutionary theorists have very different views about change; Fein writes in favour of evolution. He proposes an integrated model of social evolution, one that accounts for the complexity, inconclusiveness, and impediments that characterize social transformations.This …
Post-Liberalism
The Death of a Dream
Häftad, 2016
531 kr
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Liberalism is dying—despite its superficial appearance of vigour. Most of its adherents still believe it is the wave of the future, but they are clinging to a sinking dream. So says Melvyn L. Fein, who argues that almost none of liberalism's countless promises have come true. Under its auspices, …
Race and Morality
How Good Intentions Undermine Social Justice and Perpetuate Inequality
Häftad, 2012
1126 kr
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After I had finished my presentation, a colleague and I sat rocking on the hotel porch to discuss its merits. It was a picture-perfect fall day in Jekyll Island Georgia, and he was a friend. Yes, he explained, what I was saying seemed to be true. And yes it probably needed to be said, but why did I …
Race and Morality
How Good Intentions Undermine Social Justice and Perpetuate Inequality
E-bok, 2012
1502 kr
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After I had finished my presentation, a colleague and I sat rocking on the hotel porch to discuss its merits. It was a picture-perfect fall day in Jekyll Island Georgia, and he was a friend. Yes, he explained, what I was saying seemed to be true. And yes it probably needed to be said, but why did I …
Limits of Idealism
When Good Intentions Go Bad
Häftad, 2013
1126 kr
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If the truth be known, I am only a partially reformed idealist. In the secret depths of my soul, I still wish to make the world a better place and sometimes fantasize about heroically eradicating its faults. When I encounter its limitations, it is consequently with deep regret and continued …
Unlocking Your Inner Courage
Five Winning Strategies to Achieve the Life You Want and the World We Need
Häftad, 2016
236 kr
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Courage is not just for heroes. It is a virtue that everyone can possess. This book will teach you how to develop the courage you never knew you had.Building upon his fifty-year career as a clinician and professor of sociology, Dr. Melvin Fein demonstrates why courage is the key to leading a …
