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37 produkter
Häftad, Engelska, 2002
478 kr
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The Internet is becoming a primary means of interpersonal communication, and with this comes implications for many aspects of social life. This book examines these from a variety of perspectives: psychological well-being, interpersonal relationships, social identity, group conflict, negotiation and bargaining, community involvement, and the development of democratic institutions. The authors present quantitative as well as qualitative methodological approaches, along with analyses reflecting the complexities of the 'Human-Internet interaction'. Examines the implications of the internet as the primary means of personal communicationPulls together current research by well established researchers on the social consequences of the Internet, from a variety of levels of analysis, producing a holographic, 3-D look at the Internet's impact on psychological functioning of the individual as well as on the social fabricPerspectives of this examination include: psychological well-being, interpersonal relationships, social identity, group conflict, negotiation and bargaining,community involvement, and the development of democratic institutions
Häftad, Engelska, 2000
649 kr
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Researchers and theorists who attempt to generalize about sexuality and sexual orientation in both men and women simultaneously often take male experiences as the norm and ignore unique aspects of women's lives. The purpose of this issue is to focus attention on scientific research and theory about aspects of women's sexualities, with special emphasis on sexual orientation. A new paradigm is presented that recognizes the great diversity of women's erotic experiences and the many sociocultural factors that shape women's sexuality and sexual orientation across the lifespan.
Häftad, Engelska, 2000
465 kr
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This book focuses on the psychology, sociology, and public policy of global environmental issues. The goals of the book are: to describe the current state of the environment and environmentalismto present new theories and research on environmental attitudes and behaviorsto explore obstacles and ethical considerations in promoting pro-environmental action
Häftad, Engelska, 2003
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Old age represents a new frontier. The number of older people is increasing throughout the world. This changing demography affects individuals, but also families, communities and societies. The focus of this special issue is the well-being of older adults on different continents. Scientists from around the world address this issue using a wide array of research designs and methodologies to provide a broad perspective on aging. Five topics are considered: Well-Being among Older Adults; Social Support; Functional Status, Well-Being, and Successful Aging; Cross-Cultural Approaches to the Study of Aging; and Research Perspectives in Aging. This volume clearly demonstrates that scientists have much to contribute to the goal of optimizing the experience of aging and creating a society for all ages.
Häftad, Engelska, 2003
613 kr
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Youth Perspectives on Violence and Injustice explores the myths and realities of adolescent's participation in violent behavior and the volence perpetrated against them because of ethnicity, sexuality, and gender. It explores the causes as well as the possible solutions for this growing issue in child development.
Häftad, Engelska, 2004
465 kr
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In 2004, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, yet issues of racial and ethnic integration in schools and colleges remain. The articles in this Issue explore both the processes and implications of interethnic contact in educational settings from elementary schools through universities, and suggest courses of action for educational institutions in the 21st century. outlines strategies schools and colleges can use to foster better interethnic relationships on campusexamines what predominantly White schools and colleges can do in faculty hiring and training and student programs to better address the needs of their students of colorexplores links between peer relationships at school and achievement motivation for students of colorstudies the implications of "English only" policies on the education of immigrant populationsinvestigates the struggles of faculty of color at predominantly White institutions.
Häftad, Engelska, 2005
697 kr
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In order for new reproductive technologies to improve the health and well-being of women, they must be acceptable and accessible. Therefore, it is imperative to learn not only about the technology, but also about the individuals for whom it is intended. In Current Reproductive Technologies 2ed, the focus is put on multiple determinants that influence the acceptability of reproductive technologies as wall as the policies, and political and legal implications associated. Topics included personal and contextual barriers to use, limited access for low income women and minorities, and the social controversy surrounding the topic as a whole.
Häftad, Engelska, 2005
560 kr
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Humans automatically categorize others in social perception. Some categorizations race, gender, and age -- are so automatic that they are termed "primitive categories." As we categorize, we develop stereotypes about the categories. Researchers know much about racism and sexism, but comparatively little about prejudice based on age. The papers in this issue highlight the current empirical and theoretical work on understanding the origins and consequences of stereotyping and prejudice against older adults.With the aging baby boomer demographic, it is especially timely for researchers to work to understand how society can shed its institutionalized ageism and promote respect for elders.
Häftad, Engelska, 2006
386 kr
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This volume focuses on exploring the impact of religion from a social science point of view by presenting the meaning system approach to the contemporary practice of religion, within social personality psychology and related fields; and to show the interdisciplinary, multimethod research being conducted within this framework. Religion as a Meaning System sheds new light on the impact that religion has on individuals in terms of their beliefs, goals, emotions, and behaviors, as well as the influence on interpersonal and intergroup relationship, both nationally and internationally.
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
557 kr
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Environmental sustainability is a necessity for all countries worldwide, and it is strongly related to human quality of life. Given that sustainability problems largely result from human-environment interactions, social and behavioral research is developing as a necessary complement to natural-science and technological studies of environmental problems. To demonstrate this, the various authors address key theoretical, methodological and policy-making questions about the behavioral dimensions of environmental sustainability. Successively considered are the appreciation of environmental risk, citizens’ annoyance from environmental noise, the evaluation of urban environmental quality, the restorative significance of nature experiences, fundamental behavioral processes and environmental motivations, and unsustainable-behavior change and the roles of technology therein. The usefulness of multidisciplinary research is emphasized. Finally explicated is psychology’s drive and potential for analyzing and supporting environmental sustainability as a long-term human social and economic interest.
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
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This volume deals with the challenge of measuring the emotional atmospheres, climates and cultures that affect humans at different periods of time. Individual articles deal with the emotional climate in different prisons, communities, regions, and nations. Some examine how emotional climates affect our individual and collective behavior, and how climate is affected by terrorist attacks, genocide, and conditions of peace. Others relate emotional climate to the peacefulness of different cultures and the happiness of individuals.
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
519 kr
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Changing times mean that people are living longer and in more complex families. Changes include greater geographical mobility, increased racial and ethnic diversity, new patterns of immigration and identity reformulation, and changing work and family roles. With governmental resources decreasing, it is especially important to understand the changing nature of multigenerational family structures, functioning, and roles in individual well-being in order to maximize the effectiveness of informal and formal supports available. This issue examines factors that facilitate anticipating, understanding, and designing support programs to meet the challenges facing individuals in all generation positions, families, and communities in the U.S. and around the world.
Häftad, Engelska, 2008
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The authors consider various forms of non-normative educational pathways within the cultural contexts of Canada, England, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States of America. Rather than conducting cross-cultural comparisons of normative educational pathways, the authors focus on (a) identifying unexpected educational pathways across various ages using various analytic methods and (b) examining a wide range of factors that may promote, inhibit, or result from these diverse forms of educational progress. The results are intended to help researchers and policy-makers understand why some students who appear to be on promising educational pathways fail to succeed and why other students, who appear to be at risk for failure, nevertheless go on to negotiate successful educational pathways.
Häftad, Engelska, 2008
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All papers concentrate on empirical findings throughout Europe as well as cross-national comparisons. This research reveals both consistent patterns and intriguing differences across countries. New research data from Western and Eastern European surveys and experiments New theoretical conceptualizations of prejudice Multi-disciplinary approaches Debate on policy making with reference to non European countries
Häftad, Engelska, 2008
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Psychologists, political scientists, and experts in election law present a multidisciplinary perspective on voting. Personality characteristics such as motivation, values, and efficacy are considered, as are demographic variables such as education, age, and social classExamines the reciprocal relationship that exists in the functions of voting for individual and society: the interplay between persons and institutions gives rise to the perception that a government is or is not legitimate, and to the sense that an individual does, or does not, belong
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
667 kr
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This special issue highlights the complexity, breadth, and range of topics pertaining to children’s rights as a social issue. The contributions included in this issue provide current theory and empirical research addressing the ways in which children and youth conceptualize their need for rights in contexts such as the family, school, community, and greater society. Additionally, the contributions address the implications this research has for policy and practice centered on the rights of children and youth in varying social contexts. As such this issue will be of interest to all those who advocate for young people in a variety of setting, as well as those whose work pertains to bettering the lives children and youth more generally. Focuses on children’s and adolescents’ conceptions of their rights and responsibilities. Articles utilize the best developmental science and theoretical frameworks to address the tensions and complexities of children’s rights both locally and globally
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New Perspectives on Human-Animal Interactions
Theory, Policy, and Research
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
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Animals are important in human psychological and cultural life, and our relationships with other species are psychological and morally complicated. This special issue presents a series of original research articles concerning attitudes towards animals, the ethics of their treatment, the effects of companion animals on human health and psychological well-being, and the role that culture plays in our interactions with other species. The articles illustrate the scope of the new field of human-animal relationships, the variety of research approaches, and the implications of research findings for social policy.
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
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Collective action is one of the core mechanisms of social change, and thus of major importance to social scientists, practitioners, and policy-makers. This book brings together recent insights on the social and psychological dynamics of collective action and social change, with contributions from around the world. The key theme in this book is that there is considerable diversity in collective action, and that understanding this diversity facilitates a better understanding of collective action and social change.
Del 6 - Journal of Social Issues
Intergroup Relations in Post Apartheid South Africa
Change, and Obstacles to Change
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
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This volume brings together research that has investigated change and obstacles to change in intergroup relations in South Africa. Reflects on theories of intergroup behavior that are current in the international literature.Highlights issues of interest when considering a transformation in which the formerly subordinate group becomes the politically dominant majority.
Del 9 - Journal of Social Issues
Social Stigma and Social Disadvantage
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
602 kr
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The aim of this special issue is to contribute to the advancement of current knowledge on social stigmatization. Progress in this area has been thwarted by seemingly incompatible findings and unresolved debates. This special issue includes contributions that bear on some of the most important debates in this area. In addition, this issue includes novel perspectives and alternative views to these issues. The issue highlights the social contextual and interactive nature of stigmatization that determines its impact and consequences for those who are stigmatized.
Del 4 - Journal of Social Issues
Immigrants and Hosts
Perceptions, Interactions, and Transformations
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
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This issue focuses on the contribution of psychological theory and research to facilitating successful immigration and integration.Coverage includes both sides of the equation-the attitudes and values of members of the host society as well as the motivations and experiences of immigrants themselves-and includes contributions from investigators on four continents. The work presented in this issue covers four continents; countries include Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, the Netherland, the United Kingdom and the United States; this geographical breadth is unusual in a single volume and should increase its readership baseMethods include experiments, questionnaires and surveys, interviews, longitudinal analyses, and meta-analytic techniquesIncludes the perspectives of both immigrants and members of the host countries, as well as articles that look at the interchange between these two perspectivesExplicit consideration of policy is part of the coverage, represented in particular by the final article written by a Canadian immigration policy specialistFor all of those in the field of social psychology who personally knew or professional respected Kenneth Dion, this issue is dedicated to him and to the many contributions that he made to social psychology in general and to the study of immigration in particular
Del 3 - Journal of Social Issues
75 Years of Social Science for Social Action
Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on SPSSI's Scholar-Activist Legacy
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
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This issue focuses critical attention on a number of topics (e.g., he environment, homosexuality, international relations) that have not been taken up in previous historical issues of the journal.
Häftad, Engelska, 2002
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The subject of poverty in the United States is one of central concern, with regards to social issues and justice. Its relative invisibility in psychology reflects the discipline's dominant middle-class standpoint. This issue focuses specifically on the voices of poor women in the United States.
Häftad, Engelska, 2002
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This book discusses the role of psychology in understanding the processes associated with immigrants and immigration, and in meeting the challenge of managing immigration successfully and in ways that facilitate the achievement and well-being of immigrants, that benefit the country collectively, and that produce the cooperation and support of members of the receiving society. It considers how the study of immigrants and immigration offers potential benefits to the discipline of psychology and describes how a psychological perspective on this topic can complement in important ways other disciplinary perspectives.
Häftad, Engelska, 2002
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The contributors to this special issue present an overview of the recent history and trends associated with community involvement, including definitions, goals, major movements, and examples of specific models. A special emphasis is given to service-learning programs and the factors that produce beneficial outcomes for all relevant constituencies. Presents an overview of the recent history and trends associated with community involvement, including definitions, goals, major movements, and examples of specific modelsIncludes discussions of the functions, processes, and theoretical underpinnings of community involvement and specific types of involvement such as community service, service-learning, and volunteerismHighlights themes such as education, power relations, and motivation as they emerge from the discussion of community involvement
Häftad, Engelska, 2003
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Psychological and social processes that connect health with housing come into focus in this collection of original papers. Eminent European and North American scholars provide conceptual and analytical tools useful for further enhancing our understanding of the relations among housing, residence, and health. Features articles by eminent European and North American scholars, which investigate the psychological and social processes that connect health with housing. Explores how social ecological factors set the boundaries for the activities individuals engage in regarding their health and housing. Provides conceptual and analytical tools to further enhance understanding of the relationships between housing, residence, and health.
Häftad, Engelska, 2003
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Beginning with an introduction that defines and explores privacy as a social and psychological concept and continuing with articles that discuss the ramifications of privacy for social policy, psychology and theory, this book provides an in-depth and insightful look at privacy as a pertinent social concern. Defines and explores privacy as a social and psychological concept. Includes articles on the transborder data flows of personal information; public opinion and legislation on privacy; medical and genetic privacy; e-commerce and justice theory; invasiveness in employment procedures; how individuals resist and neutralize surveillance; and the links between privacy, secrecy and deception. Offers an evaluation of the contributions of Westin's and Altman's theories of privacy.
Häftad, Engelska, 2003
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This issue of JSI is an effort to engage psychologists in a critical study of social class; that is, a systematic, research-based literature focused on the exploration of the psychological meaning of social class to diverse groups of people. Because educational institutions both attempt to offer opportunity and often simultaneously reproduce existing class stratification, the context of education is an ideal stage on which to watch the dynamics and contradictions of class play out in both individual and social psychology. Focuses on understanding attitudes, beliefs and attributions about class. Examines the processes through which education may provide class mobility for some, while maintaining class status for others. Brings attention to the implications of a critical psychology of social class for both educational policy and practice.
Häftad, Engelska, 2004
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Israeli Jewish and Arab intergroup relations experts within Israel have developed innovative coexistence programs. These programs consist of educational efforts designed to improve relations between Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs. This issue presents theory, methods, and data from these coexistence programs. Studies the diverse Israeli coexistence programs, which attempt to improve relations between Israeli Jews and ArabsAddresses conceptual and theoretical issues involved in establishing conditions for positive coexistence in Israel.Examines specific coexistence programs, presenting the background, goals, techniques and assessments of each program.Critically evaluates coexistence programs.
Häftad, Engelska, 2004
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The Cost of Conflict: Children and Northern Irish TroublesThis book explores the effects of political violence on children and young people in Northern Ireland. The issues begins with a brief historical account of the Northern Irish conflict and the recently negotiated Belfast Good Friday Agreement of 1998. The issue reviews the extent of young peoples' experience of conflict in Northern Ireland as well as the likely impact of these experiences on young people's lives. These include the effects of the conflict on everyday aspects of life, such as school life and availability and use and misuse of drugs. The issue also considers the role that social and national identity has played in maintaining the Northern Irish conflict, by exploring the enduring and polarised nature of children's political socialisation. Finally, in looking to the future young people's willingness to forgive and their engagement with the current political processes in Northern Ireland is considered.