Social Psychology
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We don’t think too much about sex; we’re merely thinking about it in the wrong way.
So asserts Alain de Botton in this rigorous and supremely honest book...
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An Economist Best Book of the Year
Everyone accepts the importance of physical health; isn’t it just as important to aim for the mental equivalent? Philippa...
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Crowds and Power is a revolutionary work in which Elias Canetti finds a new way of looking at human history and psychology. Breathtaking in its range and...
iDisorder
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When your smartphone, your ipad, and itouch drive you to distraction, technology and psychology expert looks at the stress and illness that our constantly...
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Understanding that the psychological well-being of individuals is inextricably linked to the health of their communities, environments, and cultures, the...
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The second edition of this highly successful introductory textbook has been updated and expanded to reflect how changes within society have led to developments...
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Listen, Little Man! is a great physician's quiet talk to each one of us, the average human being, the Little Man. Written in 1946 in answer to the gossip and...
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In today's competitive and global marketplace, it is becoming increasingly essential for companies and brands to understand why customers buy—or don't...
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American essayist and Harper’s contributing editor Garret Keizer offers a brilliant, literate look at our strip-searched, over-shared, viral-videoed existence....
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In our daily lives, in our memories and fantasies, our mental worlds overflow with faces. But why do we have faces at all, and brains that are good at reading...
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Recent polls show that 96% of Americans believe in God. Why are people turning to religion in greater numbers than ever before? In How We Believe , Michael...
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From the teenage years to retirement, each phase of life presents different challenges and new experiences. Examining the patterns of development throughout...
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Hauntings: Psychoanalysis and Ghostly Transmissions shows how the present is troubled by the past and by the future, using the idea of haunting to explore...
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A rigorous sociological study of sadomasochistic sexual behaviour that uses a series of insights from consensual practitioners to demonstrate the...
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Virtual worlds have exploded out of online game culture and now capture the attention of millions of ordinary people: husbands, wives, fathers, mothers,...
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Memory, Trauma and World Politics focuses on the effect that the memory of traumatic episodes (especially war and genocide) has on shaping contemporary...
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This work examines the impoverished image of life presupposed by the legacy of transcendent and representational thinking that continues to frame the limits of...
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Narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder are subjects of great interest in contemporary society. The modern world, with its strongly individualistic...
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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
What do hurricane Katrina victims, millionaire rappers buying vintage champagne, and Ivy League professors waiting...
On Rumors
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Many of us are being misled. Claiming to know the “pals” of presidential aspirants, dark secrets about public officials, and hidden causes of the current...
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This stimulating and thought-provoking reader brings together articles that explore all aspects of human morality and sociality from an evolutionary and...
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From body image to social networking, the media has a huge influence on how we view ourselves and others and this engaging text is ideal for students studying...
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Like food and water, sleep is essential for all. In this excellent study aid, the authors look at the nature and purpose of sleeping and related disorders,...
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The concepts of alienation and its overcoming are central to Marx's thought. They underpin his critique of capitalism and his vision of future society. Marx's...
