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A standard introductory textbook focusing on the scientific roots of the field while emphasizing its practical value and relevance to society. The first edition was published in 1989. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Being social is as fundamental to our survival as our ability to navigate the world through vision and reason. In this book, Matthew Lieberman draws on the latest research in the newly emerging field of social cognitive neuroscience to show that social interaction has moulded the evolution of our brains: we are wired to be social.
This edition provides a balanced coverage of research on social psychology. It includes new material on the self and identity, language, culture, health psychology as well as evolutionary psychology to meet the needs of students.
És un llibre que serveix com a base i punt de partida per a l'estudi psicosocial del comportament humà. En les situacions que els psicòlegs i psicòlogues analitzen, i en les quals intervenen, es donen processos psicosocials molt rics i variats. Per a entendre'ls és imprescindible de conèixer-los. Aquest llibre ofereix els instruments conceptuals que permeten comprendre la dimensió social d'alguns dels processos bàsics que conformen les situacions de la nostra vida quotidiana. El llibre vol abordar la realitat quotidiana des d'una perspectiva integrada, és a dir, posa un èmfasi especial a destacar la naturalesa social dels fenòmens psicològics. O, dit d'una altra manera, a explica...
The Oxford Handbook of Health Psychology brings together preeminent experts to provide a comprehensive view of key concepts, tools, and findings of this rapidly expanding core discipline.
This biographical encyclopedia will provide the first comprehensive reference work on leading scholars and professionals who have contributed to the development and institutionalization of psychology in Latin America. The figures biographed will include scholars who have made a significant theoretical contribution to the discipline, as well as, practitioners and those who have contributed to the institutionalization of psychology, through their work in scientific organisations, professional bodies and publications. All persons included are recognized authorities and either natives of, or long-term residents in the region. It will offer an invaluable reference point, in particular for scholars of the history of psychology, Latin American studies, the history of science, and global psychology; as well as for historians, psychologists and social scientists seeking international perspectives on the development of the discipline.
This comprehensive handbook, the first in its field, brings together 106 different contributors. The 38 interrelated but at the same time independent chapters discuss key areas including conceptual frameworks; empirically grounded constructs; intervention strategies and tactics; social systems; designs, assessment, and analysis; cross-cutting professional issues; and contemporary intersections with related fields such as violence prevention and HIV/AIDS.